Information for fishermen
NEWS!
During the revision of the fishing and economic basis, which is now called the fishing zone management plan, with the aim of preserving the aquatic ecosystem and the threatened habitats and species dependent on it, which are the goals of preserving the ecological network, new measures for the protection and sustainable management of the fish stocks of Vransko Lake were drawn up, which were adapted current situation in the lake and are applied from January 9, 2024.
Some of these measures we highlight are:
Prohibition of using boilies, pellets, corn, bread and other food for feeding fish
Any introduction of concentrated and enriched food has a negative effect on the good condition of the water and biological diversity. With the aim of restoring the ecological conditions of the shallow lake, it is not allowed to feed fish (with boilies, pellets or other food rich in minerals) in Vransko Lake in order to prevent additional loading of the lake with nutrients.
Fishing with live baits of foreign fish species and strictly protected fish species is prohibited
When hunting predatory species, live baits of foreign fish species are not allowed, which also applies to species caught in the lake (pike, carp, catfish, tench, babushka, bream, gambuzia and sunfish), especially those from other fishing waters, since they represent a risk accidental introduction of foreign species into the lake. Also, it is not allowed to use baits of strictly protected species of fish, because if they are caught, they should immediately be returned unharmed to the water.
What types of fish can you use as live bait? For example harrow (Scardinius dergle) caught in Vransko Lake.
Allowed baits of plant origin are all natural (cereals and legumes) and processed baits (bread, boilies, grits, pastes – from cheese, bread, meat, hemp, ready-made food for dogs and cats) and artificial baits that attract fish with their appearance, color, moving in the water imitating natural food (wobblers and metal lures).
Fishing according to the “catch and release” model
Not a single specimen of the following endangered, strictly protected species of fish may be kept after the catch, but must be returned unharmed to the water from which it was caught:
Anguilla anguilla (European eel)
Knipowitschia panizzae (Adriatic dwarf goby)
Rutilus aula
Salaria fluviatilis (Freshwater blenny).
The hunting season for foreign species has been suspended
Foreign species (pike, carp, catfish, tench, babushka, bream, gambuzia and sunfish) can be caught indefinitely and their return to the water is prohibited. Foreign species, especially carp and babushka, feed by digging in the silt of the lake and thus raise sediment in the lake water, which makes it even more cloudy, and what is even more important, they prevent the restoration of Characeae algae.
For all types of mullet (Chelon labrosus – traveling mullet, Liza saliens – rainbow mullet, Mugil cephalus – head mullet) and Scardinius dergle – harrow, the allowed catch is up to 2 pieces per fisherman per day.
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Dear fishermen!
The public institution is responsible for the management of the fishing zone within the boundaries of the Nature Park Vransko Lake and the management of the fish stock in order to maintain a balance between the needs of birds, fish and you – fisherman, and all in accordance with positive legal regulations and the Fishing Economic Basis of Nature Park Vransko Lake.
For sport fishing on Vransko Lake, it is possible to buy a fishing license with a validity period:
- one day (daily permit, valid from 00:00 to 24:00 on the date for which the permit is valid)
- three days (three-day permit, valid from 00:00 on the first date until 24:00 on the last date for which the permit is valid)
- seven days (weekly permit, from 00:00 hours of the first date until 24:00 hours of the last date for which the permit is valid)
- annual license (from 00:00 on January 1 to 24:00 on December 31 of the year for which the permit was issued)
- annual license for HRVI (from 00:00 on January 1 to 24:00 on December 31 of the year for which the permit was issued)
Prices of fishing licenses for 2024:
- daily permit: 10,00 € (75,35 kn)
(includes license fee of 2,65 € (20,00 kn) and fee for financial obligations of the authorized person for enforcement of fishing rights in the amount of 7,35 € (55,38 kn)) - three-day permit: 27,00 € (203,43 kn)
(includes license fee of 6,64 € (50,00 kn) and fee for financial obligations of the authorized person for enforcement of fishing rights in the amount of 20,36 € (153,38 kn)) - weekly permit: 54,00 € (406,86 kn)
(including license fee of 9,29 € (70,00 kn) and fee for financial obligations of the authorized person for enforcement of fishing rights in the amount of 44,71 € (336,87 kn)) - annual permit, annual permit for HRVI: 93,00 € (700,71 kn)
(includes license fee of 13,27 € (100,00 kn) and fee for financial obligations of the authorized person for enforcement of fishing rights in the amount of 79,73 € (600,73 kn))
SALE OF PERMITS
Fishing licenses for sport fishing can be purchased at the office of the Nature Park Vransko Lake in Biograd na Moru, Kralja Petra Svačića 2/II, Croatia (Monday-Friday, 7-15 h) or during the tourist season (from Easter to October) in the info centres of the Crkvine and Prosika.
When buying an annual fishing license, it is mandatory to bring / have:
- new certificate of passing the fishing test (county sports and fishing associations are responsible for replacing the certificate)
- identity card
- Email address (required data in the application; must be valid and unique, two or more persons cannot be entered in the database with the same Email)
In order to purchase an annual license for HRVI who exercise this right on the basis of Article 22, paragraph 2 of the Law on Freshwater Fisheries (NN 63/19), it is necessary to present a certificate of HRVI status issued by the state administration body responsible for Croatian veterans. Annual permits for HRVI purchased in the Nature Park Vransko Lake are also valid on all waterways in the territory of the Republic of Croatia.
When buying daily and multi-day permits, there is no obligation to take a fishing test; it is necessary to bring / have:
- identity card
- OIB
- Email address (required data in the application; must be valid and unique, two or more persons cannot be entered in the database with the same Email)
You can also buy a fishing license by Emailing us at: info@pp-vransko-jezero.hr by sending your name and surname, date of birth, OIB, identity card number, address, phone number and your Email, with a note of what type of fishing license you want to buy. If it is about the purchase of an annual permit, it is necessary to submit a copy of the new certificate of passing the fishing test, and for the annual HRVI permit and a copy of the certificate of HRVI status issued by the state administration body responsible for Croatian veterans. After submitting all the necessary information, we will send you the payment information.
(Note: if you pay the amount to the IBAN of public institutions, and do not provide us with all the necessary information to the Email address or by phone at +385 (0)23 383 181, the fishing license cannot be issued! It is mandatory to provide the information, because permits are issued in the application of the Ministry of Agriculture, for which all the above information is required. Fishing without a valid fishing license will be considered an offense subject to a fine under Article 73, Paragraph 6, Item 1 of the Law on Freshwater Fisheries.)
A fishing license must be purchased before arriving at the fishing position!
Fishing is allowed from sunrise to 23 h. Fishing at night and spending the night at fishing positions are not allowed!
For a more complete experience of sport fishing, fishing kayaks, one-seater and two-seater, are available to fishermen, which can be rented at the info centre Prosika every day during the tourist season (from Easter to October).
Price list of services related to sport fishing in the Nature Park Vransko Lake.
From 01.01.2021. all fishermen must register in the mRibic application when arriving at a fishing position, and when leaving the position, enter the retained catch in the application and log out. The app is available for download on Google Play and the App Store; OIB is entered as a username, while the password is the number of a valid fishing license.
