Originally Posted by
WickedThump
This was a much as I could find:
http://berlin.angloinfo.com/information/32/fishing.asp
No mention of age, but the other rumored requirements of classes and permits I'd heard of proved true. Not to besmirch our fine friends in Christendom, but merely to point up cultural differences in protecting the wee ones.
Well, the wee ones being protected there are first of all the fish, isn't it?
The Germans are very environment conscious. That makes for a lot of regulation, some of which may look a bit absurd at times. But they mean well, hehe.