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This page lists the most important rules you must adhere to as a member.

We are an angling club with 5,400 members. We have many fishing waters with excellent fish stocks.

We would like to keep it that way, so fish may only be taken from the Wilhelmina Canal and only if they meet the legal size. Pike and carp are excluded, which must be released immediately. In all other waters, you must release fish immediately. Fish you wish to take must meet the legal size requirements:

Roach               no minimum size

Roach                  15 cm

Perch                           22 cm

Ide                        30 cm

Tench                        25 cm

Zander             42 cm (maximum 2 per day, only on the Wilhelmina Canal).

To protect fish during breeding season, there are closed seasons for certain species:

Pike: March 1st to the last Saturday in May
Perch and Zander: April 1st to the last Saturday in May
If you catch any of the above fish during these times, you must release it immediately.

Closed season bait types (you may not use these):

Slaughter products
A dead fish
A piece of fish (regardless of size)
All types of artificial bait, with the exception of artificial flies smaller than 2.5 cm.

From March 16th to June 15th, fishing is not permitted on the clay pits in Biezenmortel.

General rules:

The use of a keepnet is only permitted during official competitions.
The use of colored maggots or groundbait is not permitted.
Surface fishing is only permitted on the Wilhelmina Canal.
Night fishing and three-rod fishing is only permitted on the Wilhelmina Canal, Oostplas, and Surfplas.

You may only use one hook per rod.
Eel and catfish are protected fish species and must always be released immediately.
A Ruischruhn Fishing Permit is sufficient for both night fishing and three-rod fishing on the Wilhelmina Canal, Oostplas, and Surfplas. So you don’t need any additional stamps on your Sportvisunie fishing license.
Litter doesn’t belong around our fishing waters. Even if the litter isn’t yours, you should still leave your spot clean. Together we can keep the environment clean!