Austria
Guest card without examVorarlberg.
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
- For the license card: exam (course incl. exam €235, classroom OR online); free youth instruction from ~10
- Exam fee
- in course package €235 (retake €35)
- Guest card
- Not needed: permits up to 2 weeks entirely WITHOUT card/exam – Austria's most liberal rule
- Annual costs
- No annual levy apparent; license card €30 one-off (unlimited, uncertain)
- Minimum age
- Course/exam from 12; youth instruction ~10–16
- German fishing license
- Equivalent exams recognized; not needed for short permits anyway
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Good to know
Lake Constance: separate act + international rules (IBKF); Bavaria/BW recognize the Vorarlberg exam
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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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