Slovakia
Slovak Lakes & Rivers Fishing Map
Find your stretch of water. Explore the lakes and rivers, get to know the species and plan your next day by the water.
Lakes and riversAll 53 grounds on the map
01 / Discover the waters
Slovak Lakes & Rivers fishing spots 53
Choose a place, explore its details or go straight to its pin on the map.
A total of 53 grounds; the first 53 of them are below.
Matching grounds:
Cerveny Klastor Dunajec River (Spišská Stará Ves)
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Prešovský kraj · Cerveny Klastor Dunajec River
Explore ground →Cierna voda, Cierna voda River (Čierna Voda)
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Trnavský kraj · Cierna voda, Cierna voda River
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Klucovec arm (revitalized side arm – Číčov)
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Nitriansky kraj · Klucovec arm - revitalized side arm
Explore ground →Male Levare (Rudava River – Malé Leváre)
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Bratislavský kraj · Male Levare - Rudava River
Explore ground →supply channel to Cicov dead arm (Číčov)
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Nitriansky kraj · supply channel to Cicov dead arm
Explore ground →VN Veľká Domaša (Nová Kelča – lom/hlboká časť)
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Prešovský kraj · Veľká Domaša (Ondava)
Explore ground →Železná studienka – Štvrtý rybník
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Bratislavský kraj · Rybníky Železná studienka (Vydrica)
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02 / Species
What can you catch in the lakes and rivers of Slovakia?
Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.
Matching species:
Pikeperch
Sander lucioperca
Wels catfish
Silurus glanis
European perch
Perca fluviatilis
Northern pike
Esox lucius
European chub
Squalius cephalus
Common bream
Abramis brama
Brown trout
Salmo trutta
Roach
Rutilus rutilus
Barbel
Barbus barbus
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Common nase
Chondrostoma nasus
Tench
Tinca tinca
Asp
Leuciscus aspius
Grayling
Thymallus thymallus
Prussian carp
Carassius gibelio
Grass carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Pumpkinseed
Lepomis gibbosus
Brook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Round goby
Neogobius melanostomus
White-eye bream
Ballerus sapa
Vimba bream
Vimba vimba
Silver carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Ide
Leuciscus idus
Goldfish
Carassius auratus
Black bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Ruffe
Gymnocephalus cernua
White bream
Blicca bjoerkna
Burbot
Lota lota
Volga pikeperch
Sander volgensis
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In season · October
Slovak Lakes & Rivers fishing calendar
Species with a productive season this month. Seasonal data is a guide, not a guarantee of a catch.
Species counts peak in the lakes and rivers of Slovakia in Sep, Jul, Aug — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 0 Jan
- 0 Feb
- 2 Mar
- 4 Apr
- 8 May
- 21 Jun
- 23 Jul
- 23 Aug
- 25 Sep
- 15 Oct
- 8 Nov
- 4 Dec
The height of the strip is the number of productive species in that month; it is not a guarantee of a catch. The turquoise column is the current month.
What is caught in the lakes and rivers of Slovakia month by month
For each month, the species in season — the most seasonal ones first.
- Jan
- No records
- Feb
- No records
- Mar
- Roach, Rainbow trout
- Apr
- Brook trout, Ruffe, Goldfish, Rainbow trout
- May
- Brown trout, Brook trout, Pumpkinseed, Prussian carp, Rudd, Black bullhead and 2 more species
- Jun
- Brown trout, Tench, European chub, Barbel, Grass carp, Brook trout and 15 more species
- Jul
- Silver carp, White bream, Wels catfish, Tench, European chub, Barbel and 17 more species
- Aug
- Silver carp, Wels catfish, Tench, Pikeperch, European chub, Barbel and 17 more species
- Sep
- Volga pikeperch, White bream, Wels catfish, Pikeperch, Northern pike, European chub and 19 more species
- Oct
- Volga pikeperch, Burbot, Pikeperch, Northern pike, European perch, Common bream and 9 more species
- Nov
- Burbot, Pikeperch, Northern pike, Grayling, Common nase, Ide and 2 more species
- Dec
- Burbot, Northern pike, Roach, Rainbow trout
What bites in the lakes and rivers of Slovakia this month
Ranked by this month’s research score at the lake and river spots of this region.
Very good
Good
- Common bream
- Rainbow trout
- Ide
- Vimba bream
- European perch
- Asp
- Grayling
- Volga pikeperch
- Barbel
- Common nase
+12 more species
Weak
A 0–100 score from season, water temperature, habitat and local records; a general trend, not a guarantee.
Before you cast
Rules specific to this region 42
The entries are summaries compiled from that country’s fishing legislation; each lists its legal basis and official source. The official text is binding, and rules can vary by state and by water. Check the rules on your permit before you fish.
Legal framework and permits
Fisheries Act (216/2018 Z. z.; in force 01.01.2019; version amended by 310/2021 Z. z. since 01.01.2022). Fishing waters are divided into 3 types: pstruhové vody (trout waters), lipňové vody (grayling waters) – both together lososové vody – and kaprové vody (carp waters) (§ 3). § 7 chránená rybia oblasť (CHRO), § 10 chovný rybársky revír, § 13 general closed seasons by water type, § 14 species-specific protection, § 15–19 prohibited methods and places, § 12 licence. Permit: Two documents: rybársky lístok (issued by the municipality; weekly, monthly, annual, 3-year; § 12 ods. 2–5) + povolenie na rybolov (permit from the revír user, with catch logbook; § 12 ods. 6–9). For Danube salmon a povolenie na lov hlavátky is additionally required. Competent authority: Ministerstvo životného prostredia SR (Ministry of Environment) – establishes rybárske revíry, grants usage rights; the user (užívateľ) is mostly Slovenský rybársky zväz (SRZ).
Legal basis: Zákon č. 216/2018 Z. z. o rybárstve a o doplnení zákona č. 455/1991 Zb. o živno… communiqué text
Legal framework and permits
Implementing Regulation of the Fisheries Act (381/2018 Z. z.; in force 01.01.2019 (no amendment record found in Slov-Lex)). § 10 individual protection periods by species (čas individuálnej ochrany) and 38 species protected all year; § 11 daily fishing hours by water type; § 12 minimum sizes and the user's power to set maximum sizes; § 14 daily catch limits; § 18 permitted methods. Permit: As above. Competent authority: Ministerstvo životného prostredia SR.
Legal basis: Vyhláška Ministerstva životného prostredia SR č. 381/2018 Z. z., ktorou sa vyko… communiqué text
Legal framework and permits
SRZ Fishing Regulations (for carp, grayling and special permit holders) (2026 version, in force 01.01.2026, updated 25.06.2026 + annexes (Dodatok č. 1–5)). List of revírs and increased minimum/maximum sizes per revír (e.g. kapor 45/70), CHROs, closed seasons of wintering/spawning stretches, CHAP (catch-and-release) stretches, boat bans. Permit: Zväzové (association-wide) or miestne povolenie; separate permits for kaprové, lipňové, pstruhové. Competent authority: Slovenský rybársky zväz – Rada Žilina and local organisations (MO/MsO SRZ).
Legal basis: Rybársky poriadok pre držiteľov Kaprového zväzového povolenia / Lipňového zväzo… communiqué text
Legal framework and permits
Nature and Landscape Protection Act (543/2002 Z. z.). In 5th-degree protection zones (§ 16) fishing is prohibited unless an exemption is granted; additional restrictions for national parks (TANAP, NAPANT, Pieninský NP, Slovenský raj, Muránska planina, Poloniny, Veľká Fatra, Malá Fatra, Slovenský kras). Competent authority: MŽP SR, Štátna ochrana prírody SR, NP administrations.
Legal basis: Zákon č. 543/2002 Z. z. o ochrane prírody a krajiny communiqué text
General closed season
Fishing for all species is closed according to water type. The closed season in carp waters does not apply to flowing waters (vodné toky; excluding reservoirs and oxbows) or to 'ostatné vodné plochy' (gravel pit lakes, sand pits, clay pits, etc.); between 01–31.05 fishing is permitted if the user organises competitions. In trout/grayling waters with huchen, between 01.11–31.12 only holders of a hlavátka permit may fish. Period: trout waters 01.10–15.04; grayling waters 01.01–31.05; carp waters (reservoirs, oxbows/closed side arms) 15.03–31.05.
Legal basis: Zákon 216/2018 Z. z. § 13 ods. 1–5 communiqué text
Night fishing
Fishing outside daily fishing hours prohibited (§ 14 písm. b). Trout waters: April/September 06–20, May/August 05–21, June/July 04–22, November/December 07–19. Grayling waters: June–August 04–22, September/October 05–21, November/December 07–19. Carp waters: January–April and November–December 06–21, May 04–24, June–October 00–24 (night fishing permitted). Fishing from 1 hour after sunset until dawn without lighting the fishing spot prohibited. Catching fish at night using light (svetlom lákanie) prohibited. Period: Depending on water type.
Legal basis: Vyhláška 381/2018 Z. z. § 11; Zákon 216/2018 Z. z. § 14 písm. b), § 15 ods. 1 p… communiqué text
Methods and bait
Single rod; fly fishing (muškárenie) and spinning (prívlač) only; live/dead fish bait prohibited; dough, pellet, cheese, worm, insect and egg baits prohibited; groundbaiting prohibited; sbirolino/bubble prohibited (except reservoirs); maximum 3 days per week; ice fishing prohibited. Period: Entire season.
Legal basis: Zákon 216/2018 Z. z. § 16 communiqué text
Methods and bait
Single rod; fly fishing or float fishing (plávaná) only, with plant bait only for float fishing; flies larger than 10 cm prohibited; live/dead fish bait prohibited; maximum 5 days per week; ice fishing prohibited. Period: Entire season.
Legal basis: Zákon 216/2018 Z. z. § 17 communiqué text
Methods and bait
Maximum 2 rods; maximum 2 hooks per bottom/float rod; maximum 3 hooks on a spinning lure, each hook with maximum 3 points; spinning: 1 rod, 1 lure; from 15.03–31.05 spinning with live/dead baitfish or parts thereof and streamers/similar lures is prohibited; baitfish shorter than 10 cm prohibited; minimum sizes also apply to baitfish; in reservoirs fishing from boats prohibited 01.01–31.05; ice fishing prohibited on rivers, reservoirs and their tributaries; fishing without lighting prohibited from 1 hour after sunset. Period: 15.03–31.05 (baitfish and fish-imitating lures).
Legal basis: Zákon 216/2018 Z. z. § 18; Vyhláška 381/2018 Z. z. § 12 ods. 2 communiqué text
Methods and bait
Explosives, chemicals, poison, spears, line without rod, hand/snare fishing, electricity, narcotics, traps, čereň larger than 1 m², fixed installations/nets are prohibited; catching fish gathered in shoals during spawning and in wintering grounds is prohibited; fishing from a boat and boats for carrying bait are prohibited on still waters smaller than 10 ha; reserving fishing spots and building permanent shelters is prohibited. Period: All year.
Legal basis: Zákon 216/2018 Z. z. § 15 ods. 1 písm. a)–i) communiqué text
General provision
Daily limit: 1 sturgeon or 1 wels catfish, or 2 eels / 2 carp / 2 burbot / 2 zander / 2 Volga zander / 2 pike / 2 tench / 2 barbel / 2 lake trout / 2 brown trout / 2 grayling; rainbow trout, brook trout, nase and vimba may be added to these; total 4 fish and 5 kg; or a total of 5 kg of other fish. The day ends with the first fish exceeding 5 kg. Distance between anglers 5 m, 20 m for spinning/fly fishing. Period: All year.
Legal basis: Vyhláška 381/2018 Z. z. § 14 ods. 2–6, 15 communiqué text
General provision
SRZ revírs: With MŽP approval, the user may raise the minimum size and set a maximum size per revír (for 3 years); in many SRZ carp revírs the kapor maximum size is 60–80 cm (e.g. 'kapor 45/70' = return below 45 cm and above 70 cm). In CHAP stretches all fish (except invasive species) must be returned. Period: All year.
Legal basis: SRZ fishing districts: Vyhláška 381/2018 Z. z. § 12 ods. 5; SRZ Kaprový rybársky poriad… communiqué text
Protected species
38 species protected all year (vyhláška 381/2018 § 10 ods. 1 písm. i) (Umbra krameri, Zingel zingel, Zingel streber, Gymnocephalus schraetser, G. baloni, Barbus carpathicus, B. petenyi, Rutilus virgo, R. meidingeri, Coregonus maraena, Pelecus cultratus, Misgurnus fossilis, Cobitis spp., Sabanejewia spp., Romanogobio spp., Cottus spp., Eudontomyzon spp., Lampetra planeri, Carassius carassius, Cyprinus carpio (wild), Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, Rhodeus amarus, Leucaspius delineatus, Phoxinus phoxinus): fishing prohibited.
Legal basis: Vyhláška 381/2018 Z. z. § 10 ods. 1 písm. i) communiqué text
Mandatory release
Danube salmon (Hucho hucho): catch and release mandatory.
Legal basis: Protected 01.01–31.10; 01.11–31.12 only with a separate hlavátka permit; SRZ kaprové permit… communiqué text
Invasive species
Invasive alien species (fish on the EU IAS list (e.g. Perccottus glenii, Lepomis gibbosus, Ameiurus melas, Pseudorasbora parva)): invasive: release prohibited.
Legal basis: Unverified: no general release ban found in 216/2018 and 381/2018; ... communiqué text
Closed season and minimum size
All species (-), Trout waters (pstruhové vody) — Closed season: 01.10 – 15.04. Exception in hlavátka waters 01.11–31.12 with a hlavátka permit.
Legal basis: Zákon 216/2018 Z. z. § 13 ods. 1 communiqué text
Closed season and minimum size
All species (-), Grayling waters (lipňové vody) — Closed season: 01.01 – 31.05.
Legal basis: Zákon 216/2018 Z. z. § 13 ods. 2 communiqué text
Closed season and minimum size
All species (-), Carp waters – reservoirs and dead/closed arms — Closed season: 15.03 – 31.05. Running waters and 'ostatné vodné plochy' (gravel/sand pit lakes etc.) are exempt; there fishing is allowed all year subject to species-specific protection.
Legal basis: Zákon 216/2018 Z. z. § 13 ods. 3, 5 communiqué text
Closed season and minimum size
Brown trout (Salmo trutta m. fario), All waters — Closed season: 01.09 – 15.04. Minimum size: 27 cm. 30 cm in some SRZ revírs.
Legal basis: Vyhláška 381/2018 Z. z. § 10 ods. 1 písm. g), § 12 ods. 1 písm. w) communiqué text
Closed season and minimum size
Lake trout (Salmo trutta m. lacustris), All waters — Closed season: 01.09 – 15.04. Minimum size: 50 cm.
Legal basis: Vyhláška 381/2018 Z. z. § 10 ods. 1 písm. g), § 12 communiqué text
The first 20 of 42 entries are listed.
Frequently asked
What can you catch in the lakes and rivers of Slovakia?
30 species are on record in the lakes and rivers of Slovakia: Pikeperch, Wels catfish, European perch, Northern pike, European chub, Common bream, Brown trout, Roach and others.
What can you catch in the lakes and rivers of Slovakia in each month?
The month with the most species in season is September (25 species). By season: winter: Burbot and Northern pike; spring: Rainbow trout and Brook trout; summer: Tench and European chub; autumn: Pikeperch and Volga pikeperch.
How many fishing grounds are there in the lakes and rivers of Slovakia?
There are 53 fishing grounds on record in the lakes and rivers of Slovakia; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
