Order No. D1-14 of the Minister of Environment validating Rules on inland angling.

The Rules on Inland Angling set out objects, gear, techniques and an angling system, a procedure for organising angling, and regulate other activities related to inland angling. The Rules do not apply to angling in the Baltic Sea, private reservoirs and ponds. The Rules apply to angling in other private water bodies to the extent specified in the Procedure for angling in inland water bodies under private ownership and joint and several ownership of the state and natural or legal persons. For limited fishing, the Rules apply to the extent specified in legislation on limited angling. Angling in protected areas is regulated also by the regulations, individual protection regulations and management plans of these areas. It shall be applicable to freshwater fishes and crustaceans (crayfish), specifying fishing gear and the number thereof for each angler. Fishing by using electrical energy, poisonous or explosive substances, firearms or pneumatic weapons (except spearguns), aqualungs and other autonomous breathing devices; shooting fish with spearguns from a boat or when paddling or walking on the shore; fishing by the stabbing, hooking (when a fish is caught on the hook by any part of the body, except the head) or striking technique; fishing when exceeding the number of allowed fishing gear items or hooks more than two times; fishing with non-recreational fishing gear or removing it from water pool; fishing in breach of paragraph 10.3 of these Rules; fishing in sites where it is prohibited or prohibited at specified time; fishing with gear and baits which are prohibited to use in that site at specified time or without right obtained under the procedure prescribed by legislation to fish with such gear or baits; fishing in breach of paragraphs 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3 of these Rules; fish grayling, brown trout or salmon with baits of natural origin, use crayfish traps or crayfish nets for catching fish, other than noble, narrow-clawed, spiny-cheek, and signal crayfish shall be prohibited. Trading fish and fish products obtained from angling shall be prohibited. Angling shall require issuance of angler’s permit that must be shown upon request of fishing inspector.