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Brațul Sfântu Gheorghe is a river in Tulcea county, Dobruja. It lies inside the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, so fishing requires the ARBDD permits (a free recreational permit and a paid access permit) rather than the ANPA permit, and pike, asp, catfish and carp must be released.
Brațul Sfântu Gheorghe holds pike, pike-perch, wels catfish, bream, roach, asp. Species information for Romanian public waters comes from OSM and local sources and can vary season to season — check the individual venue and local reports before targeting a species.
Night fishing: Night fishing permitted on the Danube with the free ANPA recreational permit. Border sectors also require the Border Police endorsement ("viza PG").
Boats: Boats permitted (navigable river).
Camping: Bank camping tolerated in places but not regulated - check locally.
Season: Close season: 9 April - 7 June inland waters; 24 April - 7 June Danube & border waters (Ordin 23/297/2025).
ARBDD permits — Brațul Sfântu Gheorghe is inside the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. You need the free ARBDD recreational fishing permit and the paid ARBDD tourist access permit. The national ANPA permit is not valid here.
Pike, asp, wels catfish and carp are catch-and-release only. You may keep one fish per day from another species (max 3 kg) and carry at most 10 kg out of the reserve.
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There is no ferry to Romania. Most UK anglers fly to Bucharest (Otopeni), Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara or Iași and hire a car, or drive across Europe — roughly 2,128 miles from Calais (26–32 hours) via Belgium, Germany, Austria and Hungary.
Every angler needs the free ANPA recreational permit before fishing in Romania. Contracted inland waters also need the local county association (AJVPS) permit; the Danube Delta needs the ARBDD permits.
Romania has a strongly continental climate, so the season matters. Spring (April–June) is prime for carp, bream and pike-perch on the lowland reservoirs and Danube arms once the water warms, though the annual close season — roughly 9 April to 7 June on inland waters, 24 April to 7 June on the Danube and border rivers — takes a large bite out of it, so check the current ANPA order before you travel. Autumn (September–October) is the other peak, with cooling water and hard-feeding fish, and it is the best window for a big wels catfish from the Danube or the Iron Gates.
Mountain trout and grayling fishing runs from 1 May to 14 September on RNP‑Romsilva water. Summer can be hard on the exposed plain reservoirs in the heat, which pushes carp anglers onto night sessions where the local association allows them. Winter fishing continues on the deeper canals and the Danube for pike-perch and bream. The Danube Delta is best from late spring through autumn, avoiding the close season.