Below you will find the frequently asked questions and answers.
There are 2 types of fishing licenses - Angling licenses and Recreational fishing licenses
If you are fishing with light hand gear, you must have a fishing license. Hand tools are, for example, fishing rods, jigs and harpoons - tools that you actively fish with.
Who should not have angling licenses?
The fishing license is personal and may not be used by others - not even by people in the family or people who have the same address.
If you fish with gear such as nets, gillnets and hooks, you must have a recreational fishing license. The gear fishes passively without you having to be present.
To be a recreational fisherman you must:
You must have a recreational fishing license, even if you have obtained the right to a national pension.
The fishing license is personal and may not be used by others - not even by people in the family or people who have the same address.
Be aware that there are many places where you are not allowed to fish. This may be due to protection belts, rules on distance or there is a local angling or sport fishing association / club which has the right to fish. And there are areas where fishing is completely banned.
Angling license for fishing with light hand tools such as rod:
For day and week cards, you can choose a different validity day or period than the day you pay. This day, or for weekly short period start, can be a maximum of 30 days after the payment date. You must write the selected day or period on the sign before you start fishing.
Annual card is valid from the date of payment, or 1 year in extension of the angling license's current validity period.
Recreational fishing license for fishing with gear such as nets, gillnets and hooks costs DKK 300 for 1 year from the date of payment, or 1 year in extension of the recreational fishing license's current validity period. You can also use the recreational fishing license as an angling license.
The income from the sale of fishing licenses goes to fish care through releases, restoration and the like of streams and lakes as well as measures and research that are otherwise important for reproduction, growth, etc. of fish stocks. The funds are thus for the benefit of the fish, and it provides better opportunities for good fishing for anglers, recreational fishermen, beekeepers and commercial fishermen.
The income is approx. DKK 30 million per year. They are administered by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, in close collaboration with the Danish Fisheries Research Institute and the fisheries organizations.
The easiest and cheapest way is to buy your fishing license here at www.fisketegn.dk
The information from your payment card will be checked. We will then send a receipt for the completed purchase to the e-mail address which may be stated together with the other user information. It happens immediately after the purchase.
If there is an error and the purchase can therefore not be completed, you will be notified of the error immediately. You will also be instructed on how to correct the error.
The fishing license sign states the fishing number that you must bring with you when you fish, together with identification. Once you have the number, you can go fishing.
If you are checked, simply provide your fishing number and show identification. If you provided your CPR number when you purchased the sign, you can provide this instead of the fishing number.
The amount is usually deducted from your account on the business day after you pay.
Once you have purchased a one-year fishing license, you can subsequently use the fishing license number as your username and the self-selected password if you want to log in to the fishing license page.
You change the password by selecting "change password" in the sidebar. The password is changed when the update is pressed.
If your fishing license has expired, you can keep your fishing license number by renewing your angling license or recreational fishing license. You can also extend it before it expires.
STEP 1 Click "login" in the menu bar
STEP 2 Enter your fishing number or log in with MitID
STEP 3 Enter your self-selected password
STEP 4 You will see a status of your information (address, last payment, etc.)
You can now extend your fishing license. If it has not expired and it is an annual card, you can extend it directly after the expiration date. For day and week signs, you can also choose another date, which is no later than 30 days after the day you buy your fishing sign.
You can renew your fishing license even if it has expired. You can do this for up to 5 years after it has expired. If you renew the sign, you do not need to change the fishing number.
When you buy fishing licenses on fisketegn.dk, we register this information:
As a public authority, the Danish Agricultural and Fisheries Agency may pass on your information to other authorities to the extent that there is a legal authority for this or your consent to this.
In some cases, your information may also be passed on to our external data processors. This only applies to data processors who process your information on our behalf and in accordance with our instructions. In special cases, we can hand over your information to research institutions etc. for research and statistical purposes.
We process your personal data at all times in accordance with the principles of the data protection rules. Read more about this in our data protection policy
You can use these credit cards when you buy fishing licenses: