Crayfish fishing

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The crayfish fishing season starts in mid-August and lasts for about three weeks. You need a fishing permit to fish for crayfish, including in Lake Mälaren.

Buy a crayfish fishing permit

You can buy a crayfish fishing permit on the iFiske website. There you will also find information about fishing waters in Lake Mälaren and inland lakes, fishing seasons, and the rules for crayfish fishing.

Crayfish fishing permit, TDA 4, iFiske website (in Swedish)

When you buy a fishing permit, we will send you a brochure. It includes information about all the lakes covered by the bonus day, as well as the rules for crayfish fishing. The bonus day is the last Saturday in August. You can also contact us if you would like this information.

Contact us if you have any questions about crayfish fishing in Stockholm.

E-post: tdafiske@stockholm.se

Rules for crayfish fishing

  • You must carry your fishing permit with you whenever you fish.

  • The crayfish fishing permit is personal. You must be present and be able to show valid identification.

  • Signal crayfish are classified as an invasive species in Sweden. It is therefore illegal to move, import or breed them.

  • You may fish on several days and at different locations, as shown on the map.

  • You may catch a maximum of 50 crayfish during the entire fishing period.

  • The minimum size is 10 cm, measured from the tip of the rostrum to the end of the tail. Crayfish smaller than 10 cm must be returned to the water where they were caught.

  • You may use a maximum of ten fishing gear items per permit, including up to five crayfish traps. The remaining gear must be hand nets.

  • The first person to arrive at a fishing spot has priority.

  • Do not spread your fishing gear too far apart. You must be able to keep all of it under constant supervision.

  • If your gear is left unattended, fisheries officers may treat it as illegally set.

  • You may fish from both the shore and a boat.

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