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Recreational Fishing in Estonia

Recreational Fishing in Estonia

Recreational Fishing can be devided as:

1. Simple Hand Line fishing right (free)

2 Recreational fishing right (fee/free)

3. Fishing card (fee)

1. Simple handline fishing: In Estonia everyone has free line fishing right enabling to fish with one simple hand line. Simple hand line includes rod, line with the length of up to 1,5 rod lengths and single-pronged hook. Natural bait shall be used for fishing. The line may be equipped with weight and float.

2. Recreational fishing: Fishing with the following sport fishing tackle is allowed on the basis of fee for the right to fish for recreation: more than one simple hand line; hand line; spinning reel; troll; pulling device; fly hook; bottom line (tonka, krunda); trimmer and harpoon gun and up to five-prong harpoon for underwater fishing (See prices and payment options).

3. Fishing card: In Estonia there are fishing sites and gears, which are allowed for use with fishing card only. On the basis of fishing card it is possible to use entangling net, longline consisting of up to 100 hooks, hoopnet, dragnet, crayfish dipnet and trap.