Brandenburg.

Official name

Angler exam (Anglerprüfung)

Administered by

District fisheries authorities and the Brandenburg State Anglers Association (LAVB)

Exam format

60 multiple-choice questions (5 subjects × 12, pool of 600), 120 min, on paper; pass with 45/60 and 6/12 per subject; no practical part; dates year-round (LAVB partly monthly)

Minimum age

Exam and license from 14

No course required – register for the exam directly; online courses and a free official practice portal available

Exam fee

€25

Fishing license

Unlimited license €25; fishing levy €12/year or €40/5 years (also payable by unlicensed coarse-fish anglers; children 8–13 exempt)

Coarse fishing without exam or license from age 8: up to 2 rods, levy + water permit suffice (unique in Germany); predator fishing still requires the exam

Popular exam destination for out-of-state candidates; official free practice portal fischereischeintest.brandenburg.de

• mleuv.brandenburg.de/mleuv/de/land-und-ernaehrungswirtschaft/fischerei-und-angeln/anglerpruefung-und-fischereischein/
• lelf.brandenburg.de/lelf/de/landwirtschaft/fischerei/anglerpruefung/
• anglerpruefung-brandenburg.de/
• fischereischeintest.brandenburg.de/
• bravors.brandenburg.de/gesetze/bbgfischg
• lavb.de/die-oberste-fischereibehoerde-informiert-zur-aenderung-bei-der-fischereiabgabe-ab-2026/
• lelf.brandenburg.de/lelf/de/service/veroeffentlichungen/details/~28-02-2020-friedfischangeln-ohne-fischereischein