European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Don�?Tt1 hit the water without one by Brent stinsk1 staff writer. For fishermen eager to Sling lines Over Mirror smooth Ponds or gurgling streams a local Rod and Cun club or outdoor recreation Center can prove to be As Handy As a tackle Box. The 58 clubs in Europe Supply Inland fishing fans with licenses and gear train them on european Angling customs and direct them to local fishing Sites. A in Ger Marjy prospective anglers need both a fishing License and fishing permit before casting out. For a License applicants must pick up a one Page form from a Rod and gun club. The form should be submitted along with a passport sized photo and 9 Marks about $5.25 at a German fishing office usually found in any local City Hall. Fishing permits Are not As easy to get. German clubs control most fishing Waters and have the right to sell permits and determine Creel limits. Nearly All of those clubs require a German sport fishing pass a certificate showing completion of a course on fishing customs and techniques. Depending on the size of their Community Rod and gun clubs offer the training from once every two months to twice a year. Quot the class prepares you for about a 100-question test Quot says Robert Ardelean manager of the Bremerhaven Rod and gun club. Quot there Are a lot of different customs and different things that Germany does that you need to  such As Quot you have to have a net Quot says Ardelean. Quot you re not allowed to have stringers to put fish on. You re not allowed to use any kind of lures you have to use the live bait they have. And you must learn How to hit the fish properly with a Small Bat in order to kill  More information about fishing in Germany is available by writing the association of american Rod and gun clubs Europe Apo 09403. A to get a License and permit in Italy anglers must follow procedures similar to German ones. According to 1st sgt. Ricardo Lynn a part time recreation specialist in Vicenza Italy anglers must fill out an identification form available at any outdoor recreation Center or Rod and gun club and take it with two passport photos to an italian fishing office found in any City Hall. But there s a Snag. Instead of paying for the Licens there applicants must take a series of forms to a local Post office pay have the forms stamped to show payment and return to the fishing office to receive the License. The offices sell Only five year licenses costing about $60, Lynn says. As in Germany anglers in Italy need a fishing permit As Well As a License. The permits Cost about $15 and Are available at. Any fips office an italian Federal fishing Bureau. A each City has a fips office Lynn says. No class is required for the permit. A prospective anglers in Britain can land a fishing License easier than their German or italian counterparts. They can buy licenses at a local fishing store according to George Jenkins manager of the Lakenheath Rod and Cun club the fee varies depending on where it is purchased the Cost in the Lakenheath area is 7.50 pounds about $12.75. Many of the Waters in the . Are owned by private clubs which require a special permit Advance booking and a daily or monthly fee. Better options Are the several Quot pits Quot that Dot the British Countryside Jenkins says. Once used for gravel mining these chasms have been filled with water and stocked with fish. Quot people need to really try to make arrangements he Orp they come if they re going to try to fish with a club Quot Jenkins says. Quot but if they just want a Day s Worth of fishing there Are any number of pits they can choose from where they Don t need to Book  Jenkins said information on where to fish and what bait to use is abundant at local bait and tackle stores. A Landing a License in Spain is no problem but there Are a few catches says master sgt. Doug Jessup management and engineering specialist at Torrejon a. Anglers need to present a picture id and Complete an application form at a local fishing or sports store Jessup says. The store will Forward the forms to Spanish fishing offices which will then mail the License to the applicant. In larger cities some Banks also offer the service Jessup says. Jessup says the Cost of a License depends upon where it is bought. Prices Range up to 2,400 pesetas about $25. Anglers should keep in mind where and Nyhen they plan to fish Jessup says. Licenses Are Good for Only one year and Are valid Only in the province where they Are bought. A Fisherman tries his Luck amid the swells of the Adriatic sea off the shores of the Cape of Santa Maria i Leuca in  one that did no to get away by Brent Stinski staff writer the line snapped to attention. The fishing Rod arched As if it were drawn with a Compass. At the other end tugged what would be the largest Carp Ever caught with a pole. After 2vi hours of pulling and reeling on May 15, card Haberler a 38-Yeilr-old German landed a Marble Carp weighing 99 pounds 7 ounces at Eden Lake in Hanau Germany. The catch broke the previous world record set in 1988, by 29 pounds. The average Carp weighs about 10 pounds according to Doc w. Rutherford manager of the Hanau Rod and gun club which uses the Lake. Eden Lake a Man made Pond fed by Waters used by the German Power Plant Kraft Werk Stadinger is known for Mammoth fish like Haberler s. Rutherford said anglers routinely reel in Pike As heavy As 20 pounds and Catfish measuring up to 2 Yards. Why is Eden Lake the Pond of the giants Quot so Many people Are out there feeding them Quot Rutherford said joking about the less skilled anglers who frequent the Pond. Then he added Quot no. The fish thrive on the water. Because of the Power Plant the water is warm and the growth on the Bottom of the Lake is thick which makes for a great feeding and Breeding  Haberler who is on a two week fishing trip in France said in a Magazine interview that he had wanted to put his record catch Back but Felt it would t survive after its Long fight. The Carp is on display at the Sneckenberg museum of natural history in Frankfurt Germany. Card Haberler with his Carp and the Power Plant towers in the background. 4 stripes Magazine August 15, 1991