Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Germany

Greifswald Bodden Rugen fishing forecast

Greifswalder Bodden

48 Fair of 100

Greifswald Bodden Rugen is a saltwater fishing spot in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Anglers here target Northern Pike, Pike-perch, European Perch, Sea Trout. The most productive months are typically March, April, May, October, November, December.

Quick answer

Best monthsMarch, April, May, October

Top speciesNorthern Pike, Pike-perch, European Perch

Score now48/100

Local rulesMecklenburg-Vorpommern

Today’s verdict

Ranks #628 of 644 spots FishRadar scored worldwide today

Trending down — 22 points below this spot’s 7-day average

Score confidence ±4 points, from 8 live signals

The statistical model disagrees with the physics model here today — treat this score with extra caution.

Helping the score most

Water temperature+24.8Waves+9.0Current+5.6

Working against it

Marine heatwave-2.0

Pressure trend

Pressure stable — fish feeding on their usual rhythm

Next solunar peak

major 07:56

Current conditions

Sea surface temp	19.6 °C
Wind	31 km/h from WNW
Wave height	0.3 m at 3 s
Current	0.05 m/s toward SSW
Pressure	1018 hPa
Cloud cover	98%
Chlorophyll	14.70 mg/m³
Salinity	7.3 PSU
Mixed-layer depth	7 m
UV index	0
Precipitation (24h)	0.6 mm
Wind sea	0.3 m at 2 s
Ground swell	0.1 m at 3 s from W
Current shear (surface vs 50 m)	0.05 → 0.00 m/s

The water here is 5.8 °C warmer than the August average of 13.9 °C. Warmer-than-normal water pushes cool-water species deeper and brings warm-water species in earlier than the calendar suggests. The water is mixed to about 30.0 m, with the thermocline below that.

Updated 1 h ago.

What the score means at Greifswald Bodden Rugen

Greifswald Bodden Rugen currently scores 48 out of 100 (Fair). Water temperature is 19.6 °C. 8 forecast signals are active in this score.

Water temperature +24.8: how close the water is to this species mix’s comfort band
Waves +9.0: swell energy stirring the water column
Current +5.6: moving water concentrates bait
Chlorophyll +5.4: plankton density — the base of the food chain
Chlorophyll front +5.0: a plankton edge — classic feeding line
Barometric pressure +3.3: falling pressure often triggers feeding

What’s biting now

The model expects today: sea-trout, garfish, atlantic-halibut, grey-gurnard, atlantic-wolffish, atlantic-salmon, atlantic-mackerel, greenland-halibut

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Bite windows

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 82% lit

Solunar day rating

50 / 100

Best months for Greifswald Bodden Rugen:

Score history at this spot

13 days tracked at this exact location

Best recent day: 2026-08-12, 78/100

8 day(s) at 70+ in the tracked period

15 points below the same day last week

About this spot

Water type

Bay · Saltwater

Bays are sheltered and usually calmer than open water, offering protected fishing and holding structure for inshore species.

Access & shore

Fishable from shore · estuary

What you can catch

Northern Pike

Esox lucius
Pike-perch

Sander lucioperca
European Perch

Perca fluviatilis
Sea Trout

Salmo trutta trutta

Best months by species at Greifswald Bodden Rugen

Northern PikeEsox lucius
Pike-perchSander lucioperca
European PerchPerca fluviatilis
Sea TroutSalmo trutta trutta

Typical months; local seasons and closures apply.

Local regulations

Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittelsicherheit und Fischerei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (LALLF M-V), obere Fischereibehörde

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Species	Bag limit	Min size	Open season
European Perch§ 4 Nr. 2 KüFVO M-V (20 cm coastal); § 4 Nr. 5 BiFVO M-V (17 cm inland)	—	min 20 cm	Jan 1 – Dec 31
COASTAL figure shown (the stricter one): 20 cm under § 4 Nr. 2 KüFVO M-V. INLAND the minimum is 17 cm (§ 4 Nr. 5 BiFVO M-V) — so on the Müritz and the Schweriner See a 17 cm perch is legal. No closed season and no daily cap in either rulebook; the Gewässerordnung of the water may add one.
Northern Pike§ 4 Nr. 6, § 5 Nr. 2 and § 9 Nr. 3 KüFVO M-V; § 4 Nr. 6 BiFVO M-V for the 45 cm inland size	3/day	min 50 cm	Jan 1 – Feb 28; May 1 – Dec 31
COASTAL figures shown (the stricter set): 50 cm, closed 1 March to 30 April, and a hard daily cap of three pike per angling day per permit holder under § 9 Nr. 3 KüFVO M-V. An "Angeltag" is the calendar day 00:00–23:59. INLAND the minimum is 45 cm (§ 4 Nr. 6 BiFVO M-V) and the BiFVO sets NO closed season for pike — LALLF marks that cell "(!)" because the holder of the fishing right normally sets one, printed on your Angelerlaubnis. Retaining pike beyond the three-fish cap, including by keeping them alive in a keepnet, is not permitted.
Pike-perch§ 4 Nr. 14, § 5 Nr. 7 and § 9 Nr. 3 KüFVO M-V; § 4 Nr. 16 BiFVO M-V	3/day	min 45 cm	Jan 1 – Apr 22; May 23 – Dec 31
45 cm and a three-fish daily cap per permit holder, closed 23 April to 22 May in the Küstengewässer. The minimum drops to 40 cm — not rises — in three named Fischereibezirke: Stettiner Haff, Peenestrom and the Darßer Boddenkette (§ 4 Nr. 14 a KüFVO M-V). The Greifswalder Bodden is NOT one of them, so 45 cm applies there. Inland the minimum is also 45 cm (§ 4 Nr. 16 BiFVO M-V) with no statutory closed season — LALLF marks that cell "(!)"; read your Angelerlaubnis.
Sea Trout§ 4 Nr. 9, § 5 Nr. 4 and § 9 Nr. 3 KüFVO M-V; § 4 Nr. 10 and § 5 Nr. 9 BiFVO M-V	3/day	min 45 cm	Jan 1 – Sep 14; Dec 15 – Dec 31
45 cm and three fish per angling day per permit holder. Two coastal closures apply, not one: 15 September to 14 December everywhere, AND 1 June to 15 September outside a zone four nautical miles from the baseline — so from mid-June the offshore trolling fishery is shut while the shore fishery is open. Inland the closure is much longer, 1 September to 31 March (§ 5 Nr. 9 BiFVO M-V), at the same 45 cm. A separate Allgemeinverfügung sets an additional sea-trout closure on the Unterwarnow; check the LALLF Rechtsvorschriften page before fishing Warnemünde.

Licensing:

combined — residents Fischereischein auf Lebenszeit, issued by the local Ordnungsbehörde after passing the Fischereischeinprüfung (exam fee 15 EUR under 18, 25 EUR over 18; licence issue 8 EUR). It is only valid for a given year once the annual Fischereiabgabemarke (10 EUR) is affixed. Compulsory from the completed 14th year of age. On the Küstengewässer an Angelerlaubnis is additionally required: 30 EUR/year (10 EUR under 18), 12 EUR/week, 6 EUR/day. On Binnengewässer the Angelerlaubnis comes from whoever holds the fishing right for that water and its Gewässerordnung can be stricter than this pack., non-residents Touristenfischereischein — a time-limited exception from the exam requirement, valid up to 28 days and renewable within the same calendar year. 24 EUR on paper including the mandatory briefing brochure and the Fischereiabgabemarke, 23 EUR digital, 13 EUR for a renewal certificate. Available from local Ordnungsbehörden and online at erlaubnis.angeln-mv.de. Holders of a valid Fischereischein from another Bundesland or state are exempt from the M-V Fischereiabgabe if they can show the abgabe paid at home.
combined — residents A Fischereischein is required to fish, and it is issued only after passing the Fischerprüfung. In addition, a Fischereierlaubnisschein for the specific water is required — the Fischereischein alone does not entitle you to fish anywhere. Both must be carried. Rules, fees and the minimum age are set by each Bundesland., non-residents Visitors need the same two documents. Several Bundesländer issue a short-term Touristenfischereischein or Urlauberfischereischein without the examination — Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg among them — but not all do, and the conditions differ. Check the Land you intend to fish in before travelling.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has TWO rulebooks and they disagree: the Küstenfischereiverordnung governs the Baltic coast, the Bodden and the Haff, the Binnenfischereiverordnung governs lakes and rivers, and the same fish can carry different minimum sizes and different closed seasons in each. Where they differ FishRadar shows the stricter figure and states the other one in the notes. On top of both, whoever holds the fishing right for the water sets its own Gewässerordnung, which is stricter again and is what your Angelerlaubnis is issued under — that document is the binding one. Cod, salmon and eel are additionally governed by EU regulations that change every year; for 2026 all three are closed to recreational fishers on the coast. You need a Fischereischein (or a Touristenfischereischein) plus an Angelerlaubnis. Always verify with LALLF M-V before you fish.