Public fishing lakes, rivers and canals in Žilina.
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Žilina Region takes in the Orava, Liptov, Turiec and Kysuce valleys of northern Slovakia and holds the country's two headline reservoirs — Orava (around 3,500 ha, on the Polish border) and Liptovská Mara (about 2,160 ha, on the Váh below the Tatras). Both are big-water carp, pike and zander fisheries; the Váh itself runs the length of the region.
These are SRZ carp waters, so the national fishing-hours decree (381/2018) applies: 24-hour fishing from 1 June to 31 October, shorter hours in winter, and a 15 March–31 May carp close on standing water. The upper Orava, Belá and the Tatra-fed streams are trout and grayling water with their own closed seasons. You need a Slovak state licence (rybársky lístok) plus the SRZ permit for the revír; guest permits are sold by the day and week.
Every angler needs a Slovak state fishing licence (rybársky lístok), issued by any municipal office for roughly €3 a week, €5 a month or €10 a year.
On top of that you need a permit (povolenie) for the specific water from the Slovak Fishing Association (SRZ), whose local organisations manage the revíry. Non-members and visitors buy a guest permit (hosťovacie povolenie) by the day, week or season.
On carp waters the national decree 381/2018 sets the daily fishing hours: 24 hours a day from 1 June to 31 October, 04:00–24:00 in May, 06:00–21:00 from November to April. Standing carp water is closed to carp fishing from 15 March to 31 May; flowing carp water has no annual close. Designated trout and grayling stretches are more restricted.
Always confirm boat and camping rules for the specific water — and check for any nature-reserve overlay (for example VN Sĺňava). PiscaMaps shows what is confirmed for each venue.
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