Austria
Guest card without examCarinthia.
Fishing License & Exam 2026
English fact sheet — the full dossier is available on the German page.
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At a glance
- Exam / course
- NO exam (only Austrian state!) – just an 8-h instruction session (attendance, €30–40); exam introduction decided but delayed
- Exam fee
- none (instruction €30–40)
- Guest card
- Yes, without course/exam: 1 week €4 / 4 weeks €10 – Austria's cheapest guest solution
- Annual costs
- Levy €25/year; first issue total ~€63–83 (district-dependent, uncertain)
- Minimum age
- Own card from 14; 10–14 with card + supervision; 7–10 without card, supervised
- German fishing license
- German training recognized + 4-h supplementary course on Carinthian law
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Good to know
Carinthian instruction often NOT recognized in exam states; legal change expected
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Official sources & associations
Other states
All information without guarantee — compiled from official state sources and associations, as of July 2026. The state fishing laws and the responsible authorities are authoritative.
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