Spree

River

The Spree flows through Berlin and is heavily altered by Lusatian lignite mining.

River system: Elbe
Length: 400 km
Species: 34
Threatened (Red List): 4

Federal states

Saxony Brandenburg Berlin

Map: Natural Earth (public domain); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Fishing here

Besides a fishing licence (Fischereischein) you need a permit (Angelkarte) from whoever holds the fishing rights for the water.

Saxony

Guest licence for non-residents

Guest licence without the exam for people whose main residence is outside Germany, one month.

Fishing licence SächsFischG SächsFischVO

Brandenburg

Exemptions instead

No tourist licence: anyone may fish for non-predatory fish without a Fischereischein, as may short-stay visitors not resident in Germany. The fishing levy and a permit are still required.

Fishing licence BbgFischG BbgFischO

Berlin

No tourist licence

No tourist licence. Non-residents of Germany with a foreign licence or angling-club membership need no Fischereischein (a permit is still required).

Fishing licence LFischG LFischO

Species	Saxony	Brandenburg	Berlin
Asp	—	40 cm · 1 Apr – 30 Jun	—
Barbel	—	40 cm · 1 May – 31 Jul	—
Bitterling	—	Protected year-round	—
Blue Bream	—	20 cm · 1 Mar – 31 May	—
Burbot	—	30 cm	—
Common Carp	40 cm	35 cm	35 cm
Common Nase	—	Protected year-round	—
Dace	—	15 cm	—
European Bullhead	—	Protected year-round	—
European Eel	50 cm	50 cm	50 cm
Gudgeon	—	Protected year-round	—
Ide	—	30 cm	—
Northern Pike	50 cm · 1 Feb – 30 Apr	45 cm · 1 Feb – 31 Mar	45 cm · 1 Jan – 30 Apr
Pike-perch (Zander)	50 cm · 1 Feb – 31 May	45 cm · 1 Apr – 31 May	45 cm · 1 Jan – 31 May
Riffle Minnow	—	Protected year-round	—
Spined Loach	—	Protected year-round	—
Stone Loach	—	Protected year-round	—
Tench	—	25 cm	—
Vimba Bream	—	Protected year-round	—
Wels Catfish	no rule	no rule	75 cm
Whitefin Gudgeon	—	Protected year-round	—

Minimum size · closed season, per state; a range is a harvest slot. Statewide rules for anglers as of 24 Oct 2026, without guarantee. Clubs and waters can set stricter rules; the ordinance text is binding.

Fish species in this water body

Expected occurrence, modelled from the fish zones of this water (barbel zone and bream zone), habitat type and the federal states a species lives in, and checked against GBIF records — not a record of observations here.