German court rules that women are allowed to catch trout during 500-year-old ...
‘Every tradition has to change’: German court rules that women are allowed to catch trout during a Bavarian town’s 500-year-old fishing event German court ruled women cannot be excluded from traditional fishing event Fishermen compete to catch the biggest fish in a stream through Bavarian town It is a traditional event dating back to 16th century allowing males to compete Participants must also have lived in Memmingen for at least five years Mayor Manfred Schilder said the ruling was clear and the event 'will change'
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A German court has ruled that women cannot be excluded from a traditional event dating back to the 16th century.
The event sees fishermen compete to catch the biggest fish in a stream running through a Bavarian town.
The state court in Memmingen said the group that organises the town's Fischertag, or fishermen's day, must allow female members to participate in the climax of the annual summer event.
It features people jumping into the stream with nets to catch trout and whoever catches the biggest fish is
