North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Lower Rhine Rees fishing forecast

Niederrhein

64 Good of 100

Lower Rhine Rees is a freshwater fishing spot in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Anglers here target Pike-perch, Asp, Barbel, Wels Catfish. The most productive months are typically May, June, July, August, September, October.

Quick answer

Best monthsMay, June, July, August

Top speciesPike-perch, Asp, Barbel

Score now64/100

Local rulesGermany

Today’s verdict

Ranks #309 of 644 spots FishRadar scored worldwide today

Trending down — 5 points below this spot’s 7-day average

Score confidence ±12 points, from 6 live signals

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

Helping the score most

Water temperature+15.0Wind+12.0Barometric pressure+4.4

Pressure trend

Pressure stable — fish feeding on their usual rhythm

Next solunar peak

minor 23:14

Current conditions

Sea surface temp	15.1 °C
Wind	6 km/h from N, gusting 13 km/h
Pressure	1025 hPa
Cloud cover	14%
Chlorophyll	1.27 mg/m³
Salinity	0.0 PSU
UV index	0
Wind sea	0.0 m
Ground swell	0.0 m at 0 s

The water is running true to season — within a few tenths of the August average of 15.1 °C for this location. The water is mixed to about 30.0 m, with the thermocline below that.

Updated 1 h ago.

What the score means at Lower Rhine Rees

Lower Rhine Rees currently scores 64 out of 100 (Good). Water temperature is 15.1 °C. 6 forecast signals are active in this score.

Water temperature +15.0: how close the water is to this species mix’s comfort band
Wind +12.0: surface chop, oxygen and bait drift
Barometric pressure +4.4: falling pressure often triggers feeding
Pre-storm bite +2.4: the classic feed before heavy weather
Moon phase +2.0: lunar feeding rhythm
Solunar period +1.5: sun–moon alignment feeding windows

What’s biting now

The model expects today: asp, barbel, wels-catfish, silver-bream, gudgeon, rudd, bleak, european-chub

Bite windows

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 82% lit

Solunar day rating

50 / 100

Best months for Lower Rhine Rees:

Score history at this spot

13 days tracked at this exact location

Best recent day: 2026-08-14, 74/100

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

5 points below the same day last week

About this spot

Water type

River · Freshwater

Rivers are flow-driven. Fish the seams, eddies, and structure where current breaks, where fish hold to conserve energy and ambush bait.

Access & shore

Fishable from shore · rocky shore

Groyne fields (Buhnen) line both banks; fish the slack water behind each groyne head.

What you can catch

Pike-perch

Sander lucioperca
Asp

Leuciscus aspius
Barbel

Barbus barbus
Wels Catfish

Silurus glanis

Best months by species at Lower Rhine Rees

Pike-perchSander lucioperca
AspLeuciscus aspius
BarbelBarbus barbus
Wels CatfishSilurus glanis

Typical months; local seasons and closures apply.

Local regulations

Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL) and the 16 Bundesländer

Germany

Species	Bag limit	Min size	Open season
Pike-perchLandesfischereiverordnungen of the 16 Bundesländer (inland fisheries are Land competence)	—	—	Jan 1 – Dec 31
SET BY THE BUNDESLAND, NOT NATIONALLY — FishRadar publishes no figure. Zander carries a Mindestmaß and a spring Schonzeit in every Land and the values differ between them, with the water-holder free to be stricter.
Wels CatfishLandesfischereiverordnungen of the 16 Bundesländer (inland fisheries are Land competence)	—	—	Jan 1 – Dec 31
SET BY THE BUNDESLAND, NOT NATIONALLY — FishRadar publishes no figure. Wels is native to the Danube and Elbe systems and introduced elsewhere; some Länder protect it with a Schonzeit and a Mindestmaß, others encourage removal where it is not native.

Licensing:

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.

FishRadar publishes NO German bag limits or inland minimum sizes, on purpose. Inland fisheries law in Germany is LAND law: each of the 16 Bundesländer sets its own minimum sizes, closed seasons and catch limits under its own Fischereigesetz, and they differ. Most waters are then leased to an angling association whose Gewässerordnung is stricter again — that is what your Fischereierlaubnisschein is issued under, and it is the binding document. The only figures shown here are EU minimum conservation reference sizes, which apply at sea. You need both a Fischereischein and a water-specific Fischereierlaubnisschein to fish. Check the Landesfischereiverordnung and the rules for the water before you go.