Fishing licence Spain: Catalonia, Costa Brava and holiday planning

Start with your destination and fishing method

Note your holiday destination and whether you plan to fish from shore, a registered boat or in fresh water. Our coastal licence offer is for shore fishing. Mallorca’s separate boat product has its own order page; a coastal order does not automatically become a boat application.

For a touring holiday, make a short list of coastal stretches. Check protected areas, harbour and beach rules, and the permitted method at each one. Your licence does not replace those local checks. If unsure about the right product, describe your location and planned fishing method through our contact form before ordering.

Catalonia and the Costa Brava: sea or freshwater?

The Costa Brava is a coastal region of Catalonia. A sea beach near Roses, a rocky shore and a river are different fishing plans. Record the town, water and method rather than only writing “Catalonia”. This also makes a pre-order question much easier to answer.

Catalonia’s surface fishing licence covers sea and inland fishing; controlled inland waters may also require a water-specific permit. The product offered here is an application service for shore fishing. Do not order it as a blanket freshwater, boat or spearfishing package. Ask us to clarify a mixed itinerary before ordering.

Ask about your destination and fishing method

Costa Brava: check the actual fishing spot

A licence does not tell you whether a particular beach section is open to fishing at your chosen time. Harbours, protected natural areas and seasonal beach uses have separate rules along Catalonia’s coast. Permission at one spot does not establish permission in the next bay.

Make a short itinerary with the town, planned date, shoreline section, access and any question still unresolved. “Roses, Tuesday evening, beach section to be checked” is more useful than “Costa Brava permitted”. Read the signs again when you arrive and prepare a second checked plan. Another visitor’s experience does not replace that check.

Read our licence validity and regional rules FAQ

Details to prepare for each person

Each person needs first and last name, date of birth, identity-card or passport number, address including country of residence, and contact details. Copy the spelling from the relevant document. Pay particular attention to transposed digits and similar-looking characters in the document number.

The current person form does not ask for document type, a second surname or additional nationality information. Billing details belong to the person ordering. Each member of a group receives an individual licence, so check every person’s information rather than only the billing address.

Understand the service price and payment timing

The coastal fishing licence costs 59 euros per person on this website, including VAT. The base price increases with the number of people. If you choose an offered express option, its displayed surcharge is added once per order: 10 euros for the working-day option or 15 euros for the weekend option. The final total is shown before you complete the order.

This is the price of our application service offer, not the government fee alone. Pay using a method offered in the final step. Bank-transfer orders wait for confirmed receipt of funds; a transfer confirmation alone is not a completed licence.

Coastal licence: see service details and current pricing

From placing your order to receiving the PDF

After ordering, you receive a link to your order. Following full payment and verification of your details, your coastal licence is delivered as a PDF by email within 24 hours on working days. Order before your first fishing day and check your spam folder if the message is missing.

An order confirmation or payment receipt is not the delivered licence. Wait for the actual authority-issued document and check the name, number and stated validity. Save the PDF somewhere on your phone where you can find it while travelling.

Check again when you arrive

Have your licence and suitable identification available. Before fishing, read signs at the actual coastal stretch and information from the responsible authority. Catch quantities, minimum sizes, closed seasons and reporting obligations can depend on species, waters and region.

Our regional FAQs and minimum-size tables provide a starting point. The Canary and Balearic tables linked from the Spain website are not a single minimum-size list for every mainland coast. Use our contact form for questions about your order.