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fishing is simple - Maison Wallonne de la Pêche
Pike 2 Catfish Return to water obligatory 5 Rainbow trout Eel Chub Carp Gudgeon 2 25 cm 25 cm (2) Brown trout: Minimum size: 24 cm in navigable waterways and canals, including the Ourthe, downstream of Nisramont bridge. Handle all catches carefully, preferably with wet hands. If the fish has swallowed the bait too deeply, cut the line. Grayling Ideally, you should use a deep keepnet made from a soft material without knots. Don’t forget to take away with you all items of bait and equipment (nylon, lead, etc.). Forbidden practices • Fishing under ice • Fishing and baiting with blood or marrow • Fishing with a lead fish or similar lure imitating any type of animal. From 1st January to the Friday before the 3rd Saturday in March inclusive : • Fishing with live or dead fish, whether moving or not, of any species. • Spoon fishing or fishing with any other type of artificial lure or bait that may catch pike, perch, pike perch and black bass. Fly fishing under certain conditions In waterways where fly fishing only is permitted during the closed season, this type of fishing may only be practised using a rod fitted with a suitable reel and line, fitted with an artificial lure that neither rotates nor vibrates, and with a single hook measuring less than 2 cm (fly). Boat fishing The fishing boat may not travel on navigable waterways and tributaries unless it is fitted with a clearly-visible registration plate. Registration requests may be submitted using the online form on the website of the Service Public Fédéral Mobilité et Transports (Public Federal Mobility and Transport Department) : www.mobilit.fgov.be Boats may only stop on navigable waterways at locations indicated by an approved buoy. Trolling using motor boats is forbidden (combustion or electric motor). 4 Fishing platform X Minimum catch size Any fish caught that do not comply with the legal size must be returned to the water immediately and with care. • A rod, up to a maximum of two rods per person, fitted with no more than three hooks (single or multiple) each, including for nocturnal carp fishing, • A landing net, for removing fish caught with the rod only, • A crayfish dropnet or stay (maximum 5 per person). 28 cm Fish illustrations © P.J. Dunbar Ide 50 (1) Perch : There is no legal size for perch in Nisramont lake and the canals of Brabant and Hainaut. Common nase 25 cm Tench Minnow Caught fish may not be transported alive, except in a single container, with a maximum capacity of 12 litres. Legal size The length of the fish is measured from the tip of the mouth to the tip of the caudal fin. 30 25 cm Brown trout (2) 25 cm Any eels caught must be returned to the water immediately. Permitted equipment X Maximum number of takeaway catches per day Authorisation must be obtained to install a fishing platform along a waterway. For navigable waterways, this authorisation may be obtained from the Direction Générale Mobilité et Voies hydrauliques (General Mobility and Waterways Directorate): Tél. +32 (0)4/231.65.00 fishing is simple ! Pike perch 22 cm Brook trout and vendace Plus : Sturgeon, Flounder, Sea lamprey and River lamprey, Spined loach, European weather loach and Burbot. 40 cm 30 cm Barbel What equipment should you use ? Atlantic salmon Perch (1) 80 cm Sea trout Common rudd 50 cm Amur bitterling 22 cm Asp 18 cm 15 cm Fishing permitted, subject to conditions 22 cm Protecting the fish population Fishing not permitted The information contained in this brochure relates to general regional rules. There may be additional specific rules and temporary measures in some places ! Go to http://wallex.wallonie.be for complete, up-todate regulatory information. Code of good practice This brochure contains some useful advice to help you fish in a way that respects the environment and, of course, the fish themselves. With the support of : Fishing with a regional licence only The regional fishing licence authorises you to fish in the navigable waterways indicated below : FROM TO -30 min +30 min Exception : nocturnal fishing Bankside carp fishing is authorised from 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise. This type of fishing may only be practised using casting rods, and with plant-based or flour-based bait. All fishes must be returned to the water immediately and with care. Opening periods (see table opposite): Period 1 : 01/01 to 28-29/02 Period 2 : 01/03 to the Friday before the 3rd Saturday in March Period 3 : 3rd Saturday in March until the Friday before the 1st Saturday in June Period 4 : 1st Saturday in June until 30/09 Period 5 : 01/10 to 31/12 Waterway Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Canals (a) Escaut (a) Dender (navigable) (a) Dender (non-navigable) Dijle Zenne Mehaigne (upstream of the Hosdent windmill in Latinne) (b) Mehaigne (downstream of the Hosdent windmill in Latinne) Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Sambre (+ tributaries) Ourthe from its source (e) (fly fishing from (fly fishing from to Nisramont lake Ourthe from Nisramont to Jupille bridge (Hodister) Ourthe from Jupille bridge (Hodister) to the confluence with the Meuse (c) Canal de l’Ourthe (c) the bankside) the bankside) Amblève, upstream of Remouchamps bridge Amblève, downstream of Remouchamps bridge confluence Lesse, downstream of the confluence (fly fishing from (fly-fishing) (fly fishing from Chiny and Herbeumont (d) (fly fishing from Viroin (fly fishing from the bankside) the bankside) the bankside) Epargne bridge in Verviers) (fly fishing from the bankside) Chiers of the upstream limit at Coursur-Heure until the railway bridge at Marchienne) (all lures and baits) Hantes (from Brunebarbe bridge in Hantes-Wihéries to Madame bridge in La Buissière) OURTHE Eau d’Heure (downstream SAMBRE the bankside) Lesse, upstream of the Vesdre (downstream of the MEUSE Meuse Semois, licence zone between Hantes, downstream ofMadame bridge in La Buissière Burnot, Bocq, Biesme, Biesmelle, Eau d’Heure, Ruisseau de Fosse, Hermeton, Molignée, Samson and Thure : downstream sections after the confluence with the Sambre and Meuse Discover great fishing spots : Respect the riverbanks, crops, plants and other people’s property in general. Do not disturb local wildlife. Keep fishing areas clean and tidy by taking all litter away with you, including any litter you find on site. the bankside) Waterway / lake spillway at Chiny • via the following website http://peche.tourisme.wallonie.be • or www.maisondelapeche.be (fly fishing from the Namur-Liège railway bridge) spillway at Chiny Namur the bankside) Mehaigne (downstream of Semois, downstream of the Liège (one line from Other non-navigable waterways Semois, upstream of the The Leie, all canals : Espierres, ESCAUT Ath-Blaton, Nimy-Blaton, Antoing-Blaton, Charleroi-Bruxelles, Canal du Centre, Canal Albert, Escaut (except tributaries), the Dender, the Haine (canal section), Mons the Sambre, Lake Eau d’Heure, the Meuse, the branch of the Meuse from the Meuse in Liège to Coronmeuse bridge, the Semois, downstream of Deleau windmill (or Nawés) in Herbeumont, the Ourthe, downstream of Nisramont dam, the Amblève, downstream of Remouchamps bridge, the Lesse, downstream of the first fixed dam. Northern of Wallonia Other waterways Lake Eau d’Heure SEMOIS Southern of Wallonia Navigable waterways Non-navigable waterways Nisramont lakes (Bütgenbach, Neufchâteau, Robertville and Suxy) (a) (a) (+ grayling) (+ grayling) = Brook trout, arctic char = Minnow = Gudgeon = Brown trout, rainbow trout, vendace = Pike, perch, pike perch, black bass, grayling = Common roach, common rudd, bream, carp, goldfish, ide, common bleak, tench = All other species of fish for which fishing is not explicitly forbidden. (a) One or more rod fitted with a single hook. Living or dead fish, both stationary and moving, may not be used as bait, and the line must not be fitted with a spoon or artificial lure, whether stationary or moving, that may catch voracious fish. Flies are permitted. (b) Dispensation valid until the end of 2011. (c) Boat fishing authorised from 06/06/2009 to 28/02/2010. (d) A single, rod is permitted. (e) Fly fishing permitted on the bed of the waterway. An annual licence is compulsory In order to fish in non-navigable waterways, you must possess : • your regional fishing licence, • your membership card for the local society, where such a society holds the relevant fishing rights, • authorisation from the owner of the land bordering the waterway, where no fishing society exists. Fishing is permitted from 30 minutes before official sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset. Information at: www.meteo.be (forecasts and sunrise/sunset times). Useful contacts and information Authorisation to fish in non-navigable waterways Authorised hours Fishing opening periods • In locks • From bridges over canals and navigable or sailable waterways • In sections of non-navigable and non-sailable waterways that run through protected woods and forests (without dispensation) • In specific locations bearing the following signs : When can you fish ? Where can you fish in Wallonia ? fishing is simple ! Places where fishing is forbidden There are two types of fishing permit : • Licence A, € 12.39 + € 1.75: fishing using one or two rods from the water’s edge only. • Licence B, € 37.18 + € 1.75: same as licence A + any fishing, using one or two rods, other than from the water’s edge (boat, pier or any private, fixed fishing platform). For nocturnal carp fishing, licence B is required. Each licence is valid for the holder only and for the current year. If a licence is lost, a replacement can be obtained from any branch of the Wallonia Post Office for € 3. Children under the age of 14 fishing with a single, rod fitted with a single hook are exempt from the licence requirements on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays and during school holidays, as long as they are accompanied by their father, mother, guardian or other appointed adult. The accompanying adult must carry their fishing licence with them at all times. Maximum of 4 children per adult. Licences are available : • online from : http://permis.maisondelapeche.be • from any branch of the Wallonia Post Office : www.post.be Maison wallonne de la pêche asbl (Wallonia Fishing Organisation) Rue Lucien Namèche 10 5000 NAMUR Tél. +32 (0)81 41 15 70 [email protected] www.maisondelapeche.be Direction Chasse & Pêche (Hunting & Fishing Directorate) Avenue Prince de Liège 15 5100 JAMBES Tél. +32 (0)81 33 58 50 http://environnement.wallonie.be DGARNE 0800/1 1901 Service de la Pêche (Fishing Department) Avenue Prince de Liège 15 5100 JAMBES Tél. +32 (0)81 33 59 00 +32 (0)81 33 59 04 Unité anti-braconnage (Anti-poaching unit) 0800/12 322 SOS Pollution 070/23 30 01
