Fishing at Lake Wolfgang

The unique clear and excellent water quality and its fish richness
distinguish the Wolfgang lake as a fishermans´ eldorado. Also the presence of perl fish - wich is threatened by extinction - stands for the quality of the water.

The 12.8 square kilometers large Wolfgang lake, also called Abersee, is because of the constriction from the Zinkenbach and the Dittlbach, divided in two basins. Before St. Wolfgang, the lake is only 20 meters deep.
The St. Gilgener basin is the bigger one and achieves the largest depth with 114 meters. The smaller one in Strobl reaches just 67 meters.

Fishpopulation:
Seesaibling, Reinanke, Maräne, Seeforelle, Hecht, Zander, Barsch, Aal, Aalrute, Brachse, Aitel and others, White fish types
Protected is Perlfisch.

At lake Wolfgang, you have three different fishing-grounds:

Fishing-grounds and licences:

Licences for St. Wolfgang, Strobl till Gschwendt you will get at:
~ Fischerei Höplinger, +43 (0)664 5034734
~ Camping Appesbach, +43 (0)6138 2206

in Strobl/Gschwendt:
~ Sport Girbl, +43 (0)6137 7484
~ Camping Schönblick, +43 (0)6137 7042

The prices for this part are:
Daylicence: EUR 14.00 or weekly season ticket EUR 60.00
Fishery reallocation for a daylicence: EUR 5,00 and for a weekly season ticket: EUR 10,00

The second part Ried till Gschwand reaches from the southeast - the Zinkenbach, in the northeast the Dittelbachmuendung, in the northwest the Ferienhort and in the southwest to the hotel Gamsjaga.

The season starts with Februar 25 till October 31. From February till April and in September and October you can fish from 06:00 am till 07:00 pm. From May till August its allowed to fish from 05:00 am till 10:00 pm.

Licences for this area, you will get at
~ Agip Tankstelle Resch, +43 (0)6137 757521
~ Gasthof Gamsjaga, +43 (0)6227 3222

The prices are for a day-ticket for adults: EUR 12.00; young people (12 - 16 years) EUR 8.00 or weekly-season ticket for adults: EUR 50.00 and young people (6 - 12 years) EUR 20.00. Weekly-season-ticket for day and night: adults: EUR 85.00 and children: EUR 35.00

Fishery regulations:
Daily catch:
For each licensees and fishing-day, you are allowed to quote seal fish and six fishes, including a Seeforelle.

Fishing tackles:
Max. two fishing tackels, á one fishhook or three peaces Nymphs for Seesaibling and Renke/Maräne.
You are not allowed to use one more fishing tackels to fish seal-fishes. A tape measure, pliers for loose, fishing net are absolutly necessary to carry with you!!

Children:
For children under twelve years it is allowed to fish with an adult if he has a licence. Rank fish caught by the child among to the daily catch from of the licensee. Per daily licence you are allowed, including the child, to fish with two fishing rods.

Bait:
All legal artificial- and naturalbaits are allowed for fishing, the use of living vertebrate animals (seal fish) as bait is forbidden.

The thired area of fishing, the upper, northwest-part of the lake Wolfgang, reaches from Gasthof Gamsjaga, to the beginning of the Falkenstein till St. Gilgen.

A day-licence for this part costs EUR 16.00 or a weekly-season licence EUR 50.00; for night-fishing the price is EUR 15.00, for seasonal EUR 170.00

You get them at
~ Gasthof Fürberg, +43 (0)6227 2385

Conditions:
* The general fishing season lasts from May 10 – October 31.
* A maximum of two fishing rods with three fishhooks or baits each (free choice of bait, but no living vertebrates).
* It is not allowed to bring or use an echo sounder.
* Spin fishing, trolling, sports fishing and fly fishing are allowed.
* Fishing is allowed from sunrise to sunset.
* Fishing is not allowed along or near (150m) the shore section from Ferienhort Lueg to Gasthof Gamsjaga from September 15 onwards (spawning area).
* Seasonal tickets are only valid with an official tax card and entitle also to night fishing. Fishing of arctic char is not allowed though.
* A maximum of 4 whitefish and 1 trout may be taken per day.
* With night passes (valid from 9.00 p.m. to 5.00 a.m. only eel, burbot and various whitefish can be fished.
* Pass rates include provincial and fishing taxes.
* Please note that enclosed grounds may only be entered with the permission of the owner.
* Because of a trout project it is not allowed to fish in the area of brook mouths (radius of 50m). Fishing is also forbidden in Fürbergbucht bay from the moorings to the boat house.(sanctuary)

More information you get here:

hier

Wolfgangsee Tourismus Gesellschaft

Au 140, 5360 St. Wolfgang
Tel.: +43 (0)6138 8003
Fax: +43 (0)6138 8003-81

e-Mail: info@wolfgangsee.at
Web: http://www.wolfgangsee.at

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