Fishing at Almsee Lake

The Almsee, a colorful, shimmering, romantically situated natural lake.

ELDORADO for FLYFISHERS

Fly fishing on the Almsee:

Fish population: Arctic char, brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout, grayling

Type of fishing: fly fishing and spin fishing with pressed barbs. Fishing only from the boat in the presence of an accompanying guide.

Prices: Half-day ticket (5 hours) € 100.00

Other: The fisherman has a boat for 5 hours with an accompanying guide from the fishing association. Withdrawal and minimum catch size: Withdraw 4 fish per day / brook trout, brown trout from 30 cm / grayling from 50 cm. The so-called char should be reset under all circumstances and, if possible, not targeted.

The Almsee is very rich in fish, partly covered with reeds, in which numerous wild poultry nest. Greylag geese often graze on the bank meadows, occasionally swarming in large flocks in the early morning. The lake is fed by numerous springs and small white water tributaries and drains the Almtal. The underground lake tributaries extend into the central parts of the Dead Mountains. Part of the above-ground tributaries of the Almsee also comes from the widely branched cave system. At the bottom of the lake there are funnel-shaped holes in the ground from which spring water flows into the lake. The deepest point of the lake is the so-called Seegrube (depth 9 m), otherwise the Almsee only reaches a maximum depth of 4.6 m. The riverside bog on the west bank of the Almsee still provides a sufficient opportunity for life for extremely rare plants. The most undemanding tree and shrub pioneers on this riparian zone include dead tree, black birch and red pine. The islands and riparian meadows around the lake are home to two types of calcareous bog that were classified as extinct in Upper Austria. The soft orchestras or the slender cotton grass have found a last refuge here.


The best way to reach the Almsee is by train and bus, or the beautiful Almuferweg "Genuss am Almfluss".