Children under the age of 15 are allowed to fish for free with casting rod with different kinds of lures, jig, coarse fishing, fly fishing and trolling from from a rowing boat (without any use of a motor while fishing). Everybody over the age of 15 years old who wants to go fishing in lake Rottnen have to buy a fishing permit.
Other rules for basic cards also apply to these cards.
The fishing area includes lake Rottnen and lake Kalv. OBSERVE: Lake Tomtsjön and lake Lillasjön are NOT included.
To be allowed to go fishing you must buy a fishing permit. An issued permit should be brought along while fishing and you should be able to present your fishing permit when asked to do so. Those who are not able to present a permit will be cut off from furher fishing.
Up to the age of 15 years you are alowed to fish without a permit. with casting rod, jig, ordinary fishing rod, fly or trolling by rowing boat. (When winter fishing with fixed gear (swe angling) ice fishing, trolling och vertical fishing an additional fishing permit must be obtained rergardless of age.)
The permits are personal and are not to be transfered to anyone else.
Basic cards: When obtained these cards allow you to fish with casting rod, jig, ordinary fishing rod. or fly. Winter fishing with fixed gear (Swe: angling) up to 15 hooks is also included.
Additional Technic cards: These cards gives you the possibility to extend your basic card and are are demanded when a motor is used while fishing. e.g. motor boat trolling (Two rods per issued additional card) or vertical fishing.
None of the cards gives the holder any right to crayfishing nor any use of fishing nets.
The permits does not allow the holder to go by car och motor cycle (or any such vehicle) on private roads. A permit must be obtained from the land owner.
Pike-perch: Over 70 cm in lenght should be relaesed
Pike: 50-80 cm are keepers. Others should be released.
Perch: Over 40 cm should be released.
Fishing for pike-perch on spawning grounds (sand, gravel and small stone bottoms between 1-5 meters depth) should be avoided from mid April through mid June.