Müritz cheat sheet
Every fish, the two documents and the no-exam route, the rigs and the one box of tackle. One page to take to the water.
Müritz
Zander closed ~1 April to 1 June. Pike and perch open all year. Autumn is the best all-round window.
Two documents, no exam
1) Touristenfischereischein (M-V tourist licence): 2026 €24 for 28 days, levy included, no test, from erlaubnis.angeln-mv.de. 2) Müritzfischer water permit (Angelkarte): day / week / multi-week / year, covers 70+ waters; price from mueritzfischer.de. Carry both.
Sizes and seasons
Pike 60 cm, return over 90 cm; zander 55 cm, closed ~1 Apr to 1 Jun; perch 17 cm; eel 55 cm; carp 40 cm, return over 65 cm.
Daily bag
Keep at most 2 fish across pike, zander, eel and carp combined, plus up to 15 perch. No contamination ban here; the limits are the sizes, the pike slot and the small bag. Dispatch kept fish humanely; return the rest in wet hands.
Bank vs boat · season · time → rig
| Fish | From the bank | From a boat | Best time | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perch | Yes, the main bank fish | Yes | First light, last hour of daylight | Drop shot or sliding float rig |
| Perch (deep, tight to bottom) | Yes, over the drop-off | Yes | Dawn and dusk | Slip-float paternoster |
| Pike | Yes (reed edges, bay mouths, harbour mouths) | Yes, the plateaus, weed beds and drop-offs | Low light; deadbait best as it cools | Pike rig |
| Zander | Yes, the deeper margins and channel mouths at last light | Yes, the open-water drop-offs and holes | Dawn, dusk and after dark | Vertical jig or drop shot (heavier) |
| Eel | Yes, on bait after dark | Possible, but a bank-and-bait fish | Dusk and through the night, summer | Bottom bait-leger (built on the slip-float paternoster components) |
| Carp | Yes, in the reedy bays | Possible | Early morning and evening | Carp hair rig |
The Müritz fishes well from the bank: perch, pike, eel and carp. A boat adds the open-water zander and bigger pike.
The rigs
PE 0.8 braid → swivel → 0.22 fluoro leader → small soft lure on a hook in-line, weight on the tag (3–14 g, heavier for zander)
PalomarPE 0.8 braid → swivel → 0.22 fluoro → 7–21 g jighead (1/0–3/0) + a 4–5" paddletail, worked lift-and-drop
Palomar · non-slip loopBraid → swivel → wire or 0.50–0.90 mm fluoro trace → big soft shad on a jighead (lure), or a deadbait under a float (bait)
Palomar · non-slip loopMain line → bobber stopper → bead → sliding float (~11.5 g) → split shot → swivel → hook with worm or maggot
PalomarBobber stopper → bead → slip float → dropper loop with hook off the bottom, weight (3–14 g) on the end. Same parts make the eel bait-leger
Dropper loop · PalomarMain line → running leger → hooklink → a boilie, corn or pellet on a short hair off the bend of the hook, over a baited spot
Palomar · dropper loopWhat you need
One spin outfit and one small box of terminal tackle build the predator and perch fishing. The pike trace, and a heavier rod and a bite alarm for eel or carp, are the only extras.
The knots
| Knot | Ties | Used by |
|---|---|---|
| Palomar | The workhorse, every rig. | Every rig |
| Dropper loop | A standing loop in the line for a hook branch. | Slip-float paternoster, the eel bait-leger |
| Non-slip loop | A fixed loop at a lure or jighead. | Jigheads, lure links |
Learn the Palomar first; it ties most of this. Wet every knot before you pull it tight.
This one page is the printable I take to the water.
Give me an email and I will show it to you, ready to print. A one-page reference: what's on by month, the licence and rules, a rig for every fish, the shared tackle box and the knots.
I'll send you the cheat sheet, and email you when I add a new place to fish. Nothing else.