Bodensee

Lake

Lake Constance

Lake Constance is Germany's largest lake and a major drinking-water reservoir. It is a shared border lake between Germany and Switzerland.

River system: Rhein
Species: 22
Threatened (Red List): 4

Federal states

Baden-Württemberg Bavaria

Map: Natural Earth (public domain); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Fishing here

Besides a fishing licence (Fischereischein) you need a permit (Angelkarte) from whoever holds the fishing rights for the water.

Baden-Württemberg

Guest licence for non-residents

Without the exam for people staying in Germany for up to one month; issued by the municipality.

Fishing licence FischG LFischVO

Bavaria

Guest licence for non-residents

Without the exam for adults not resident in Germany, for up to three months; issued by the municipality.

Fishing licence BayFiG AVBayFiG

Species	Baden-Württemberg	Bavaria
Common Carp	35 cm	35 cm
European Eel	50 cm · 15 Sep – 1 Mar	50 cm · 1 Oct – 31 Dec
Northern Pike	50 cm · 15 Feb – 15 May	50 cm · 15 Feb – 30 Apr
Pike-perch (Zander)	45 cm · 1 Apr – 15 May	50 cm · 15 Feb – 30 Apr

Minimum size · closed season, per state; a range is a harvest slot. Statewide rules for anglers as of 24 Oct 2026, without guarantee. Clubs and waters can set stricter rules; the ordinance text is binding.

Fish species in this water body

Expected occurrence, modelled from the fish zones of this water (cold, deep lake), habitat type and the federal states a species lives in, and checked against GBIF records — not a record of observations here.