SpearfishingMap

Luxembourg

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Luxembourg is landlocked, so there is no marine spearfishing. Recreational fishing exists only in inland fresh waters (rivers, the Upper Sûre reservoir, ponds) and is governed by the Law of 28 June 1976 regulating fishing in inland waters and its implementing regulations. The Grand-Ducal Regulation of 21 July 1976 sets the only authorized fishing methods: fishing is allowed solely by hand line (ligne à main) — one or two hand lines in first-category waters and a single hand line in second-category waters — plus casting and fly fishing as authorized procedures. Spearfishing / underwater fishing (pêche sous-marine / chasse sous-marine, with speargun or harpoon) is not among the permitted methods and is therefore effectively prohibited. A personal, non-transferable fishing permit is required for anyone aged 14 or over.

Prohibited
Affidabilità dei datiAffidabilità media

Ultimo aggiornamento Giugno 14, 2026

Quadro normativo di riferimento

  • §Loi modifiée du 28 juin 1976 portant réglementation de la pêche dans les eaux intérieures
  • §Règlement grand-ducal du 21 juillet 1976 portant fixation des modes et engins de pêche ainsi que des procédés autorisés dans les deux catégories d'eaux intérieures
  • §Règlement grand-ducal du 25 août 2015 portant fixation du montant du droit et de la taxe piscicole dont sont grevés les permis de pêche valables pour la pêche dans les eaux intérieures
Licenza obbligatoria
Obbligatoria
Fucile subacqueo
Vietato
Autorespiratore
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La legge, integrale

Testi legali

Le esatte disposizioni di legge e regolamentari che disciplinano la pesca subacquea qui, citate come pubblicate, con un link a ogni fonte ufficiale.

01Article 1erGrand Duchy of Luxembourg · national

Authorized fishing methods and gear in inland waters (hand line only)

Règlement grand-ducal du 21 juillet 1976 portant fixation des modes et engins de pêche ainsi que des procédés autorisés dans les deux catégories d'eaux intérieures

FROriginale

Dans les cours d'eau désignés à l'article 2 de la loi du 28 juin 1976 les modes et engins de pêche sont réglementés comme suit. Dans les eaux de la première catégorie la pêche est autorisée au moyen d'une ou de deux lignes à main. Dans les eaux de la deuxième catégorie la pêche n'est autorisée qu'au moyen d'une seule ligne à main. Par ligne à main on entend tout engin qui se compose d'une canne, d'une ligne, d'un hameçon, d'un appât et d'accessoires usuels. La pêche au lancer, à la mouche naturelle et artificielle ainsi qu'au train de 3 mouches artificielles au maximum est considérée comme procédé autorisé.

02Permis de pêcheGrand Duchy of Luxembourg · national

Fishing permit obligation for inland waters

Loi modifiée du 28 juin 1976 portant réglementation de la pêche dans les eaux intérieures (as applied via the official environment-ministry procedure)

FROriginale

Toute personne âgée de 14 ans accomplis qui veut exercer la pêche doit être titulaire d'un permis de pêche.

Quando puoi immergerti

Stagioni e restrizioni temporali

Periodi di chiusura, apertura e restrizione nel corso dell'anno. Conferma sempre localmente le chiusure specifiche per specie.

Nessuna chiusura stagionale registrata — verifica localmente prima di immergerti.

Permesso di pescare

Licenza

Cosa ti serve per poter entrare in acqua, quanto costa e come ottenerla.

Licenza obbligatoriatramite Administration de l'enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA (AED); environment authority for fishing policy

Apply via MyGuichet.lu or at a civil registry office (bureau de la population). The permit is required for anyone aged 14 or over; for 2nd-category (private/leased) waters the written authorization of the lease tenant is also required.

Ottieni la tua licenza

Apre il portale ufficiale · guichet.public.lu

Licenza obbligatoria
Tipo
Inland-waters fishing permit (permis de pêche): Ordinary, Special A, or Special B
Costo
Ordinary: EUR 18/year or EUR 4/month; Special A (adds shore fishing in 1st-category public waters): EUR 30/year or EUR 6/month; Special B (adds boat fishing in 1st-category waters): EUR 40/year or EUR 8/month
Validità
Annual or monthly; valid throughout Luxembourg; personal and non-transferable
Come ottenerla
Apply via MyGuichet.lu or at a civil registry office (bureau de la population). The permit is required for anyone aged 14 or over; for 2nd-category (private/leased) waters the written authorization of the lease tenant is also required.
Autorità
Administration de l'enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA (AED); environment authority for fishing policy

Attrezzatura e tecnica

Regole sull'attrezzatura

Quale attrezzatura è consentita, come può essere usata e le condizioni associate.

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AutorespiratoreVietato
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Restrizioni

  • Fishing is authorized only by hand line (ligne à main): one or two hand lines in first-category waters, a single hand line in second-category waters
  • A hand line is defined as a device composed of a rod, line, hook, bait and usual accessories
  • Casting and natural/artificial fly fishing (up to 3 artificial flies) are the only additionally authorized procedures
  • Spearguns, harpoons and any underwater/spearfishing gear are not authorized methods

Spearfishing equipment (speargun/harpoon) is not listed among permitted gear in the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 21 July 1976, which limits inland fishing to hand line, casting and fly fishing. There is no sea coast, so no marine spearfishing exists.

Cosa puoi prelevare

Limiti di cattura e specie protette

Quote giornaliere, taglie minime e specie che non devono mai essere prelevate.

Limite giornaliero

unknown

Minimum sizes, closed seasons and catch limits for specific species are fixed by implementing grand-ducal regulations and by fishing-lot internal rules; not detailed here because spearfishing is not a permitted method. Verify species-specific limits with the Administration de la gestion de l'eau and the relevant fishing-lot tenant.

Chi può pescare

Visitatori e residenti

Come le regole differiscono per i visitatori stranieri e i residenti locali.

Visitatori stranieri

Requisiti

  • Same inland-waters fishing permit as residents is required (anyone aged 14+)
  • For 2nd-category (private/leased) waters, written authorization of the fishing-lot tenant is also required

Restrizioni

  • Spearfishing is not a permitted fishing method for anyone, resident or foreign

Rules for foreigners concern only legal angling. The fishing permit is valid throughout Luxembourg and is not nationality-restricted for inland-waters angling, but spearfishing remains outside the set of authorized methods.

Residenti

Inland-waters fishing permit (Ordinary / Special A / Special B)

Requisiti

  • Permit required for anyone aged 14 or over
  • Under-14s may fish without a permit using a single hand line under the supervision of an adult permit holder
  • Written authorization of the lease tenant for 2nd-category (private) waters

Residents and non-residents are subject to the same authorized-methods rules; spearfishing is not among them.

A chi rivolgersi

Autorità

Gli enti ufficiali responsabili della pesca e delle licenze.

  • Administration de la gestion de l'eau (Water Management Administration)

    water / fisheries authority

  • Administration de l'environnement / Portail de l'environnement (emwelt.lu)

    environment authority (fishing permits and policy)

  • Administration de l'enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA (AED)

    permit-issuing authority

Da dove provengono

Fonti

Ogni affermazione su questa pagina risale a uno di questi riferimenti.

  1. [01]

    Règlement grand-ducal du 21 juillet 1976 portant fixation des modes et engins de pêche ainsi que des procédés autorisés dans les deux catégories d'eaux intérieures (Legilux official journal text)

    Ufficiale
    data.legilux.public.luConsultato il Giu 14
  2. [02]

    Loi du 28 juin 1976 portant réglementation de la pêche dans les eaux intérieures (Legilux ELI page)

    Ufficiale
    legilux.public.luConsultato il Giu 14
  3. [03]

    Permis de pêche - Portail de l'environnement (emwelt.lu / environnement.public.lu)

    Ufficiale
    environnement.public.luConsultato il Giu 14
  4. [04]

    Inland fishing licence - Guichet.lu (official government portal)

    Ufficiale
    guichet.public.luConsultato il Giu 14
  5. [05]

    Règlement grand-ducal du 25 août 2015 fixant le droit et la taxe piscicole des permis de pêche (Legilux ELI page)

    Ufficiale
    legilux.public.luConsultato il Giu 14

Note dei ricercatori

Luxembourg is landlocked (no sea coast), so marine spearfishing does not exist. Recreational fishing occurs only in inland fresh waters. The decisive legal point is the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 21 July 1976, which limits authorized fishing methods to hand line (ligne à main), casting and fly fishing; spearguns/harpoons and underwater fishing are not authorized methods, so spearfishing is effectively prohibited (classified here as 'no'). This mirrors the wider European pattern for freshwater (e.g. neighbouring France strictly forbids chasse sous-marine in fresh water). Verbatim legal text for the 1976 regulation (Article 1er) and the permit obligation was retrieved from official sources (Legilux filestore HTML and the environment-ministry portal). The primary Law of 28 June 1976 was located on Legilux but its full consolidated article text could not be rendered via automated fetch (JavaScript page); its ELI page is cited. Confidence set to medium: the prohibition of spearfishing is an inference from the exhaustive list of authorized methods rather than from an article that names spearfishing explicitly. Species-specific size limits, closed seasons and catch quotas are set by further grand-ducal regulations and fishing-lot rules and are not enumerated here because spearfishing is not a lawful method.

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