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Fishing in Croatia

Browse 1,181 public fishing venues across 21 counties — 825 lakes & reservoirs, 171 rivers and 185 canals.

Browse All Counties

Zadar
183 venues
Primorje-Gorski Kotar
139 venues
Osijek-Baranja
139 venues
Zagreb County
81 venues
Zagreb City
68 venues
Koprivnica-Križevci
57 venues
Istria
55 venues
Karlovac
53 venues
Međimurje
53 venues
Sisak-Moslavina
46 venues
Split-Dalmatia
46 venues
Lika-Senj
40 venues
Vukovar-Srijem
37 venues
Dubrovnik-Neretva
35 venues
Virovitica-Podravina
30 venues
Šibenik-Knin
30 venues
Varaždin
24 venues
Bjelovar-Bilogora
21 venues
Požega-Slavonia
21 venues
Krapina-Zagorje
15 venues
Slavonski Brod-Posavina
8 venues

Notable Lakes & Reservoirs

Fishing Licence & Permits

Licence
Dozvola za sportski ribolov
Visitor Permit
Day tickets available
Night Fishing
restricted (22:00–05:00 by law)
Top Species
carp, pike, zander, catfish, perch, bream, chub, barbel, asp

Croatia has over 2,700 public fishing venues on PiscaMaps, including the Drava, Sava and Una river systems, the karst lakes of Dalmatia, and the Pannonian carp fisheries of eastern Slavonia.

Sport fishing in Croatia is regulated by county fishing associations. Short-stay permits are available without examination for visiting anglers. Night fishing is restricted between 22:00 and 05:00 by default under Croatian law.

All anglers require a Dozvola za sportski ribolov (sport fishing permit). Short-stay permits (1, 3 and 7 day) are available without examination for visiting anglers. Night fishing is restricted between 22:00 and 05:00 under Croatian law. Motorised boats are prohibited on most Croatian freshwater venues.

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