Belgium · Spearfishing zone
All Walloon hydraulic waterways and watercourses (Wallonia)
Prohibited zoneregulatory - permitted-gear restriction / explicit harpoon ban
What this zone is
Overview
How spearfishing is treated at All Walloon hydraulic waterways and watercourses (Wallonia).
Fishing gear is restricted to the hand line and the crayfish balance net; harpooning fish is explicitly prohibited (Walloon Government Decree of 8 December 2016, Article 8).
Source
This zone is documented in the official source below.
Before you dive
License for Belgium
Whether you need a license to spearfish here, and how to get one.
License: unknown — verify locallyvia Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos (Flanders); Service public de Wallonie - Departement de la Nature et des Forets (Wallonia)
Inland angling permits via the regional authority (Natuur en Bos for Flanders; Service public de Wallonie for Wallonia). No mechanism exists to license spearfishing.
Get your licenseOpens the official portal · natuurenbos.vlaanderen.be