Section 7 & Three-Section card

Tight lines on the Franconian Saale

From day tickets to annual permits – fish two of the loveliest beats between Wolfsmünster and Gräfendorf, where the Saale meanders through the quiet valley.

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Welcome

A piece of home among groynes, meadows and meanders

We issue the permits for two stretches of the Saale – in person, easygoing and with real love for the water.

Here the Franconian Saale runs fast and rough over gravel bars, then drifts calmly past groynes and backwaters. Grayling rise, pike hold in the reeds, and grey herons stalk the bank. We'll show you where, when and how – and what to keep in mind.

Permits

Two cards, one river

Both cards allow fishing from either bank. All you need is a valid fishing licence – we're happy to sort out the rest in person.

Section 7

1,587 m both banks fly-fishing favourite

Wonderfully varied from the Schonderfeld bridge to just before Wolfsmünster station: rushing salmonid runs, quiet pools, groynes and proper eels.

from 8,00 € · day ticket

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Three-Section card

4.5–5 km 3 stretches still water & current

From the deep impoundment above the Gräfendorf weir, past the rushing Schondra mouth, to the barbel runs – three very different characters on one card.

from 11,00 € · day ticket

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Fish of the Saale

From grayling to a proper eel

Salmonid water upstream, calm swims for coarse fish further down – the Saale has something for every angler.

Grayling Brown trout Barbel Pike Nase Tench Carp Zander Eel Burbot

Each species has a profile with identification help, closed season and minimum size – so you can tell them apart at the water.

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Fishing the Saale

Groynes, the „Old Saale" meander and the quiet valley

Below Schonderfeld, groynes line the river – in spring a spawning ground for big pike. North of the village the restored „Old Saale" meander winds through the floodplain, a nursery for young fish and home to the beaver.

In between: the Seewiese fish farm, tall bridge piers from the 1930s, and the Spessart always on the horizon. A landscape best explored rod in hand.

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