If you want to go fishing, you need a fishing license (compulsory fishing license). This is issued by the municipality responsible for the place of residence upon application, provided that you have passed a fishing examination or there are circumstances that do not require you to take the fishing examination. In Thuringia, it is also possible to obtain a quarterly fishing license without having to pass a fishing examination. This only entitles you to fish with a hand-held fishing rod and can be obtained in the municipality in whose jurisdiction you wish to fish.

For fishing in the respective waters, you also need a fishing permit, which must be obtained from the fishing rights holder (owner of the fishing rights) or the tenant of the fishing rights of the water. Please enquire before purchasing the quarterly fishing license whether permits for the water are issued to holders of quarterly fishing licenses.