France

As is inevitable this time of year, we all get to visit foreign shores, france, spain, kerry! In two weeks I take the motley crew to Normandy for a week and am planning to bring the rod along (It took a while but I persuaded her that it would be a good thing!!). Has anybody fished this part of the world and is ther anything I should know about shore fishing over there. Licence requirements etc? Im sure the usual species, bass, macks, pollock etc will be available and maybe a few that aren't common at home. Any info would be helpful. Thanks in advance.

Drop a PM to IDPEARl, I think Ian was based in France for a while. Friendly chap, I'm sure he'll see you right. :D

There's also a Forum dedicated to this type of question further Down the page.

No need for a PM on this one. If you're fishing the Northern shores, you will have far more success than I did on the South West! The north from Bordeaux upwards has many of the same species as Ireland and with some equally spectacular marks. Now is the time for the migration of Meagre which are a large Bass species. I've never caught one, but they do say they are one helluva fish!!

There are a few good magazines in the newsagents/Carrefour over there which tell you where is fishing well and baits to use. Carrefour and several other supermarkets sell bait (appats) too. You'll see some of these on the website below.

Generally, the beaches will fish better into darkness, but for the rocky marks, you have the deepwater to improve things.

Fishing from beach, pier or rocks is free without the need for a licence.

There's some good links here:
http://www.worldseafishing.com/forums/f ... y.php?f=52

A good site here:
http://www.geocities.com/boscherfr/Surf ... ds1-A.html

and here:
http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr?=done ... /&lp=fr_en


If you are good in French, check out:
http://www.jcpoiret.com/bapw/index.html ... en_mer.htm
http://www.francesurf.net/search.asp?q=surfcasting

Damn, You guys are quick. Now I really cant wait.......

Hi all

Summer Holidays 2007 calling! 8)

Looking to see if there is anything worth catching off the shore around Sete / Adge in late June, presumably of an evening or in darkness.

Any help apperciated. Found a french site http://www.pecheaubar.com that may be of use to you but you will need to have excellent French! :shock: so that's me buggered! I am using babelfish so we will see...

Thanks

Kieran,

you can also use Google translation tools which will translate some site for you..

http://www.google.co.uk/language_tools?hl=en

Luckily, there's no licence required for sea fishing in France. You can fish anywhere it is safve to do so, but as the beaches can be very crowded, you will find that a lot of the locals arrive as it is getting dusk. This is also supposed to be the best time!

Rigs are as you would use in Ireland. Try and get to a supermarket or magazine shop and flick through some of the French angling mags. I picked up one with a map of all the fishing spots along the whole French coast. Also detailed species & baits. - wish I'd kept that one!

Ian

Hi everybody
I just joined your forum today........great site and really cool guys !!!!
I'm French and I live in the south part of Britanny (in the town of LORIENT for those who know the "Festival Interceltique"). I made several trips to Ireland, and I hope to fly again on September. Really nice country than yours........
I'm a bass angler so if you have any question about sea fishing in France, just ask me, it will be a pleasure to talk about that !
CU.
FONZY

HI Fonzy

What are the best bass lures to use in France, I am headed for the SW (near Cap D'Agde) for two weeks in June. Thanks m8

Hi Kieran

You can either use:
-jerkbaits (flashminnow, rapala CD, etc.....)
-topwater lures (chug bug, aile magnet, sammy, super spook, etc....)
-soft plastic baits (shads, rubber eels, etc...)

Maybe on the fly also :wink:
Hope it helps.

FONZY