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Beach Fishing licence

Posted: Sun Feb 3, 2019 11:45am
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karenB

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Hi can my husband buy a beach fishing licence from a tackle shop ? He read somewhere that he has to do a course and pass an exam, all in Spanish, obviously and his Spanish is not good enough. Is this right ? 

Posted: Sun Feb 3, 2019 11:53am

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Posted: Sun Feb 3, 2019 11:53am

See the link to the website that gives the information you are looking for, the good news is that if your husband has an existing U.K. License he will not need to do the Exam.

http://spain-info.co.uk/costa-blanca/fishing-licenses/

Posted: Sun Feb 3, 2019 12:23pm

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Posted: Sun Feb 3, 2019 12:23pm

Thank you, this us the site he looked at, but further down in the article it seems to say that you can obtain a licence from local fishing shops and mentions nothing about the exam. He has not been fishing since he was a boy, so doesn't have a UK licence. It seems like a lot of trouble for occasional fishing as a hobby. I don't think he will bother now, the test in Spanish would be too stressful for him.

Also the info Spain site says catch and release licence, then mentions seasons for certain types of fish, which would imply catch and keep to eat ?

Thank you again, it's great to get a reply so quickly 

Posted: Sun Feb 3, 2019 6:46pm

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Posted: Sun Feb 3, 2019 6:46pm

Karen, there is no requirement to take an exam. A good tackle shop will complete the application form for you. You require a copy of your passport and NIE number. A sea licence costs €35 for 5 years.

Posted: Sun Feb 3, 2019 11:51pm

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Posted: Sun Feb 3, 2019 11:51pm

Thank you

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Posted: Fri Feb 8, 2019 10:05am

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Posted: Fri Feb 8, 2019 10:05am

Hi 

I am under the impression that you do not need a licence for sea fishing in Guardamar or the Alicante province. No doubt I will get hung drawn and quartered if I am wrong but that is the impression I get.

Posted: Fri Feb 8, 2019 11:08am

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Posted: Fri Feb 8, 2019 11:08am

Thank you for the reply, I  think he will go to a fishing shop and see what they say 

Posted: Fri Feb 8, 2019 2:57pm

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Posted: Fri Feb 8, 2019 2:57pm

You definitely need a license for sea fishing and you will need a separate license to fish from a boat than you would the shore. Plus there is another one for underwater spearfishing.

http://www.gva.es/es/inicio/procedimientos?id_proc=647

There is info on how to process the license on that site and there are numerous online agencies who can do it for you like the one below.

http://telelicencia.com/licencias-de-mar/

Posted: Fri Feb 8, 2019 3:11pm

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Posted: Fri Feb 8, 2019 3:11pm

Thank you very much, I will get other half to check this out 

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