Fishing near Harlingen, Friesland

Harlingen is Friesland's only seaport town, sitting where the Wadden Sea meets an intricate network of canals and docks. Anglers fish the harbour, the city's canals, and the open Wadden Sea itself, with the IJsselmeer reachable nearby. The mix of salt, brackish, and fresh water means a wide range of species turns up within a short distance of the town centre.

Top waters to fish near Harlingen

Species & education

Learn what type of fish are in Harlingen, Friesland and what's needed to catch them.

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Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Bleak

Alburnus alburnus

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Burbot

Lota lota

Carpa-cabeça-grande

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Common Gudgeon

Gobio gobio

Common Sturgeon

Acipenser sturio

Eurasian Pikeperch

Sander lucioperca

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

Houting

Coregonus oxyrinchus

Ide

Leuciscus idus

Maraena Whitefish

Coregonus maraena

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

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