a day fee - that is 25 zloty (equivalent of about $ 8,5) - after paying that fee one may angle one day (from midnight to midnight). There are two ways to pay the chosen fee:
- in cash at the Polish Angler's Association office
Warsaw, 42 Twarda Str. - ground floor,
working hours - Monday - Friday : 8.30 am - 18.00 pm , Saturday : 9.00 am - 13.00 pm
- by transfer to bank account: BZ WBK SA 10 O/Warszawa 11 1090 2574 0000 0006 4400 0281
The following text (in Polish) should be written on the transfer form:
Oplata za wedkowanie na wodach
Okregu Mazowieckiego PZW | Fee for fishing in waters of The Mazovian District of Polish Angler's Association |
| w 2007 r. | in 2007 (or date in case of a day fee) |
| John Smith | the name of a person who will be fishing |
| WX 10203040506 | the number of passport or other document with picture |
General rules of angling:
Generally it's allowed to angle using two fishing rods at the to angle using two fishing rods at the same time except for:
- fishing with a spinning rod,
- fishing with an artificial fly,
- fishing from under ice,
- catching fish from the family of Salmonidae1 and graylings1
In those cases only one fishing rod can be used.
Fish from the family Salmonidae and graylings can be caught only with an artificial bait.
It's not allowed to move the bait up and down all the time except while fishing from under ice.
It's permitted to angle at any time of day and night, each day a week, from the boat as well as from the bank.
There are places where angling is strictly prohibited:
protection zones: cover areas up to 50 metres around any kind of building that dam up water,
protection areas:
protection area Debe - covers part of Narew river from dam in Dêbe to the end of high tension wire. Protection period: the whole year.
protection area Zegrze- covers part of Zegrzyñskie Jezioro from the table "Narew river 32 kilometre" (white table bearing the inscription 32) to the road bridge in Zegrze, within 300 metres of the bank. Protection period: every year from November 15th to March 15th.
protection area Jadwisin - covers part of Zegrzyñskie Jezioro starting from port in Jadwisin, 500 metres down the river, along the right bank, to the end of concrete dyke, within 100 metres of the bank. Protection period: every year from November 15th to March 15th.
It's also obligatory to keep at least 50 metres distance from fishing net cast by fishermen employed by The Association.
They can cast the net according to official schedule and limits.
General rules concerning protection of stock of fish
- it's forbidden to take caught fish of body longitude (measured from the beginning of head to the end of the farthest point of tail fin) shorter than indicated below protection size:
| Name | Latin name | Protection size |
| asp | Aspius aspius (Linnaeus,1758) | - 40 cm |
| barbel | Barbus barbus (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 40 cm |
| spotted barbel1 | Barbus petenyi (Heckel, 1847) | - 20 cm |
| vimba | Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 30 cm |
| ide | Leuciscus idus (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 25 cm |
| dace | Leuciscus leuciscus (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 15 cm |
| carp | Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 30 cm |
| chub | Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 25 cm |
| tench | Tinca tinca (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 25 cm |
| grayling1 | Thymalus thymalus (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 30 cm |
| brown trout1 | Salmo trutta m. fario (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 30 cm |
| pike-perch | Stizostedion lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 45 cm |
| wels | Silurus glanis (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 70 cm |
| lavaret1 | Coregonus lavaretus (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 35 cm |
| pike | Esox lucius (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 45 cm |
| nose carp | Chondrostoma nasus (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 25 cm |
| sea trout1 | Salmo trutta m. trutta (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 35 cm |
| lake trout1 | Salmo trutta m. lacustris (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 50 cm |
| eel | Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 40 cm |
| perch | Perca fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 18 cm |
| rudd | Scardinius erythrophtalmus (Linnaeus, 1758) | - 15 cm |
| sapa | Abramis sapa (Pallas, ) | - 25 cm |
- it's forbidden to catch and take species of fish indicated below in the following protection periods:
| Name | Protection period |
| barble (Barbus barbus,L.) | - from January 1stto June 30st, |
| vimba (Vimba vimba,L.) | - from January 1st to June 30st, |
| salmon1 (Salmo salar, L.) | - during the whole year, |
| burbot (Lota lota, L.) | - from December 1st to the end of February, |
| brown trout1 (Salmo trutta m. fario, L.) | - from September 1st to December 31st, |
| lavaret1 (Coregonus lavaretus, L.) | - from October 15st to December 31st, |
| pike-perch (Stizostedion lucioperca, L.) | - from January 1st to May 31st, |
| wels (Silurus glanis, L.) | - from November 1st to June 30st, |
| pike (Esox lucius, L.) | - from January 1stto April 30st, |
| sea trout1 (Salmo trutta m. trutta, L.) | - from October 1st to December 31st, |
| lake trout1(Salmo trutta m. lacustris, L.) | - from September 1st to January 31st, |
1 - indicates species of fish that are very rare in waters of the Mazovian District
Angling from a boat is possible if the boat is regioat is possible if the boat is registered and has certificate of registration and permanent, visible signs on its sides.
Number of fish that may be caught during one day.
It's forbidden to take or keep temporarily more caught fish than it's indicated below for each separate group of species:
group I - one2 fish of the species wels (Silurus glanis)
group II - two2 fish of the following species lake trout (Salmo trutta m. lacustris), sea trout (Salmo trutta m. trutta)
group III - three2 fish of the following species asp (Aspius aspius), carp (Cyprinus carpio), grayling (Thymalus thymalus), brown trout (Salmo trutta m. fario), grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), pike-perch (Stizostedion lucioperca), pike (Esox lucius), barbel (Barbus barbus)
group IV - four2 fish of the fsup> fish of the following species rainbow trout (Salmo gairderi), brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
group V - four2 fish of the species lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus), eel (Anguilla anguilla), tench (Tinca tinca)
group VI - five2 fish of the species nose carp (Chondrostoma nasus), vimba (vimba vimba)
group VII - ten2 fish of the species ide (Leuciscus idus), chub (Leuciscus cephalus)
group VIII - ten2 fish of the species bream (Abramis brama)
Apart from limits for each separate group, the total number of fish from all above indicated groups taken from the fishery cannot exceed 10 during one day.
2- total number of fish from different species within a group
Certificate of payment of obligatory fee, equipment for fishing as well as fish caught may be inspected by:
