Fischereigrenzstein

Fischereigrenzstein stands beside the Danube in Linz, marking a boundary between fishing areas along the urban river. The surrounding Donau Stadtwasser combines city banks with a riverbed of gravel, sand, and stones. This boundary helps define fishing rights along a busy stretch of Austria’s largest river. Anglers fish from the shore, not from boats, using fly fishing, float fishing, spinning, or bottom fishing.

The water supports brown trout, rainbow trout, grayling, carp, pike, zander, huchen, and several whitefish species. Fishing rules govern rods, hooks, protected seasons, minimum sizes, permitted catches, and catch records. On the left bank, the stone also marks the beginning of the Pleschingerrecht section, which extends towards another boundary near Lifag. That area includes the main riverbank and a side channel leading to Pleschingersee.

The place connects a simple stone marker with the practical history of river management in Linz. Along the bank, fishing traditions, defined rights, and different aquatic habitats meet within one Danube landscape.