Fishing in Lake Liepaja and Trade channel area from the New bridge to Tram bridge is allowed only with permit cards.
Licensed fishing is supervised by the association “Liepajas ezeri” authorised in city of Liepaja, Grobina and Nica districts.
Licensed fishing is allowed
- from the bank, while observing 10 m mooring lane, from a motorboat, which is registered in accordance with the applicable legislation, or from ice,
- fishing from boats and motorboats is only allowed during day-time, not before an hour until sunrise and not later than an hour after sunset.
Forbidden in Lake Liepaja
- lure fishing from bank or by wading in the water, from 1st of March to 30th of April,
- it is forbidden to fish and lure-fish on the ship route from Atteka isle to mouth of river Barta at 50 m distance on both sides from the marked navigation line,
- underwater hunting and crayfishing,
- it is forbidden for children of up to 14 years of age to fish from a motorboat and up to 12 years of age from paddle boat without adult supervision,
- fishing, performing of economic activities and other activities from 15th of March to 20th of June.
Fishing in Lake Liepaja and Trade channel is allowed with following licences
- Day-licence for fishing from banks or ice. For period from the 1st of June to the 30th of April. Price: 3 EUR.
- Day-licence for fishing from a boat or motorboat. From the 1st of June to the 1st of March (in absence of ice). Price: 3 EUR.
- Day-licence for fishing from banks, boats or motorboats. From the 1st of May to the 31st of May. Price: 4.50 EUR.
- Summer season licence for fishing from banks, boats or motorboats. For period from the 1st of June to the 31st of October. Price: 11.50 EUR.
- Yearly fishing licence. Price: 20 EUR.
- children under 16 years of age, persons older than 65 years of age, disabled and politically repressed persons after presentation of personal identification documents, disabled person card or politically repressed person card,
- Owners of coastal land near Lake Liepaja and their family members, families with multiple children living in Liepaja city, Nica and Grobina districts, and financially disadvantaged residents
Fishing licence point of sales
In person:
- “Latvijas nafta” gas stations in Liepaja and Nica – 24 hours per day,
- SIA “Gards” – TC “Rietumu centrs”, Jauna ostmala 3/5, Liepaja, from 10:00 to 20:00 o’clock,
- SIA “Ieroči” – Liela Str. 8, Liepaja, from 09:00 to 18:00 o’clock,
- SIA “GV Projekts” – Raina Str. 9, Liepaja, from 09:00 to 18:00 o’clock,
- SIA “Cope” – Riga Str. 12, Liepaja, from 09:00 to 18:00 o’clock,
Online:
- Fishing licence can be purchased online: www.epakalpojumi.lv.
Profits from licensed fishing are spent to increase of fish number increase, fish protection and fishing development.
Licensed fishing organization order is defined by
- Liepaja city council provisions No. 16 “On licensed fishing in Lake Liepaja”.
- Liepaja city council provisions No. 22 “On licensed amateur fishing in Liepaja Trade channel area from the Railway bridge to Tram bridge”.
- Provisions by the Cabinet of Ministers No. 799 “Order of licensed fishing, crayfishing and underwater hunting”.
- Provisions by the Cabinet of Ministers No. 800 “Order of fishing, crayfishing and underwater hunting”.