Baden-Wurttemberg · Germany

Upper Rhine Germany fishing forecast

73 Good of 100

Upper Rhine Germany is a freshwater fishing spot in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Anglers here target Pike-perch, European Perch, Wels Catfish, Atlantic Salmon. The most productive months are typically April, May, June, July, August, September, October.

Quick answer

Best monthsApril, May, June, July

Top speciesPike-perch, European Perch, Wels Catfish

Score now73/100

Local rulesGermany

Today’s verdict

Trending up — 5 points above 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 23:32

Current conditions

Live conditions are temporarily unavailable for this spot (last data Aug 23, 2026). Seasonal and regulation info below is unaffected.

What the score means at Upper Rhine Germany

Upper Rhine Germany currently scores 73 out of 100 (Good). Water temperature is 17.2 °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
Gust factor +4.0: gustiness versus steady wind
Pre-storm bite +2.4: the classic feed before heavy weather
Moon phase +2.0: lunar feeding rhythm

What’s biting now

The model expects today: wels-catfish, tench, barbel, european-chub, rudd, bleak, european-eel, common-carp

[object Object] — Protected here — release immediately

Bite windows

Moon

Waxing Gibbous · 82% lit

Solunar day rating

50 / 100

Best months for Upper Rhine Germany:

Score history at this spot

7 days tracked at this exact location

Best recent day: 2026-08-02, 73/100

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

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 · estuary

What you can catch

Pike-perch

Sander lucioperca
European Perch

Perca fluviatilis
Wels Catfish

Silurus glanis
Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Best months by species at Upper Rhine Germany

Pike-perchSander lucioperca
European PerchPerca fluviatilis
Wels CatfishSilurus glanis
Atlantic SalmonSalmo salar

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
Atlantic SalmonLandesfischereiverordnungen of the 16 Bundesländer (inland fisheries are Land competence)	—	—	Jan 1 – Dec 31
PROTECTED AND LARGELY CLOSED INLAND. Atlantic salmon was extirpated from the Rhine and is the subject of long-running reintroduction programmes; taking it in German inland waters is prohibited or tightly restricted depending on the Land, and Baltic salmon is capped by annual EU quota. Assume you may not keep one until the Land and the water-holder say otherwise.
European PerchLandesfischereiverordnungen of the 16 Bundesländer (inland fisheries are Land competence)	—	—	Jan 1 – Dec 31
SET BY THE BUNDESLAND, NOT NATIONALLY — FishRadar publishes no figure. Perch is unrestricted in some Länder and carries a Mindestmaß in others; the Gewässerordnung of the water is the binding document.
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.