A Fishing Promise That Almost Fell Through

It Started with a Promise to My Son

It all started on a family holiday in Spain. My son wanted to go fishing, so I bought some fishing gear, it seemed like a simple plan. But everywhere I asked, the answer was the same: as a tourist, you can't just fish here. At the office they wanted a NIE (the Spanish identification number for residents), which I didn't have, and everything was only in Spanish. I spent days running back and forth, because I couldn't bring myself to tell my son we wouldn't go after I'd promised him.

In the end, I found a way. It turns out there is a legal way for a tourist to get a fishing license, most people just don't know about it. It wasn't easy, but we got the license, and that day on the water was worth all the effort. The experience stuck in my mind: if it was that hard for me, how difficult must it be for others? So I created FishingLicenseSpain.com so that anyone could get a license online in a few minutes, without the offices and paperwork. It became a success and we've helped thousands of anglers from all over the world.

I wanted getting a fishing license to be simple in more countries, not just Spain, so Croatia followed, and now France. FishingLicenseFrance.com handles the registration with the French fishing federation for you: no forms in French, no searching for the local association. Just a simple order and your official carte de pêche arrives by email. And if you're heading to the coast, we'll also arrange the mandatory sea angler registration.

Helping anglers fish legally in France