Fishing by the rules
Daytime fishing
The Walloon Region fishing permit is mandatory for fishing in all public waterways throughout Wallonia. However, this regional permit is generally not required for fishing in private fisheries.
The Walloon Region permit alone is sufficient for fishing in navigable waterways, including :
- All canals: Espierres, Ath-Blaton, Nimy-Blaton, Antoing-Blaton, Charleroi-Brussels, Canal du Centre, Albert Canal
- The Dendre, downstream from the confluence of the Western and Eastern Dendre (Ath)
- The canalized Haine
- The Sambre
- The Eau d'Heure Lakes
- The Meuse
- The Meuse bypass, from the Meuse in Liège to the Coronmeuse Bridge
- The Semois, downstream from the Deleau (or Nawés) mill in Herbeumont
- The Ourthe downstream from the Nisramont dam and Lake Nisramont
- The Amblève, downstream from the Sougné-Remouchamps bridge
- The Lesse, downstream from the first fixed dam
- The Scheldt (Escaut)
For all other watercourses, anglers must have both a regional fishing permit and either a membership card from the local fishing association or, if no association exists, the landowner’s permission.
There are different types of permits :
You may fish only from the riverbank. This permit allows you to fish with up to two rods, use a landing net and set up to five crayfish nets.
Buy a Permit A
Same as Permit A, plus fishing with up to two rods from positions other than the water's edge (e.g., standing in the water, from a platform, or from a boat).
*A partial refund of 22,00 € is available for persons with reduced mobility.
Buy a Permit B
Grants the same rights as Permit B, but only for a consecutive fourteen-day period.
Buy a permit T
This permit is reserved for those under 15 years of age and allows fishing every day of the year :
a) daytime fishing with a single handheld rod equiped with a single barbless hook with the barb flattened,
from the water's edge only - including from a removable platform
that is not left in place after fishing
b) the use of a landing net
c) daytime fishing with five crayfish nets
Buy a Permit J
Allows fishing by boat only on Lake Plate Taille, during the day, using one or two hand lines and a landing net, valid for one day.
Each boat may carry a maximum of two people (one permit per angler).
More information
Buy a Permit L
Last update: September 11, 2025
