Germany · East
Mandatory courseNo-exam route availableThuringia.
Fishing License & Exam 2026
Exam questions
60
Exam fee
35 €
Minimum age
from 10
Exam duration
90 min
Exam format
Paper
Pass mark
45/60
Research-grade fact sheet — full German dossier on the German version of this page.
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The Exam
- Official name
- Fishing exam (Fischerprüfung)
- Administered by
- District fisheries authorities (exam committees)
- Exam format
- 60 multiple-choice questions (6 subjects × 10), 90 min, on paper; pass with 45/60 and 6/10 per subject; no practical part; usually 2 dates per year per authority
- Minimum age
- Exam from age 10, license obligation from 14; youth fishing license ages 8–14 (€10)
02
Preparation & Course
Mandatory: at least 30 hours; online course fully recognized as course replacement since 2019 – without practice day (Germany's most liberal online rule among course-requiring states)
03
Costs & License
- Exam fee
- €35
- Fishing license
- €17.50/1 year, €37/5 years, €58/10 years, €220 lifetime (levy included)
04
Fishing Without the Exam
Quarterly fishing license without exam: 3 months, from age 14, ~€19–25, only once per calendar year
05
Good to know
Early online-course pioneer (2019)
06
Official Sources & Associations
Other federal states
All information without guarantee — compiled from official state sources and associations, as of July 2026. The state fishing laws and the responsible authorities are authoritative. Items marked “(unsicher)” are contradictory across sources.
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