Why
Salmon Fish in Brittany?
Many
anglers pay huge sums of money to chase after these migratory marvels
in Russia, Iceland and Alaska, and fair enough! Although we are not
here to compete with the big boys of salmon holidays, we do offer
something unique and special for the budget-conscience salmon angler
by offering them a chance to catch a lovely 'springer' or grilse in a
traditional Breton/French environment without resorting to an 'Oceans
11, 12, or 13 type raid' on the bank. Take advantage of flying over
for 'peanuts' with one of the cheap air carriers like Flybe
or Ryanair,
(car hire is available at Brest Airport) or via a Short
Ferry
Break
to enjoy a weekend or longer of salmon fishing. Salmon licenses are
sold on site for your convenience. After being armed by Sam with some
local river/angling information and a fly or spinning rod, you can
immediately start enjoying some fishing solitude. Sam is also
availabile if you want a professional guide by your side as well.
The 2008
salmon season started on March
8th.
6 spring salmon were caught on opening day!
The TAC
or total allowable catch for spring salmon on the river Aulne (Nantes
to Brest canal section, Chateaulin district) is 44
fish.
Visiting Anglers are
spoiled for choice as wild streams, rivers, the salmon Weir
System
of the river Aulne.
Salmon
Fishing Season 2007
(2008 info coming soon)
The
French fishing authorities have divided the salmon fishing season
into different fishing periods with different restrictions attributed
to each particular period. To the non-French angler these
restrictions may seem odd but are in place to better manage future
stocks of the Atlantic salmon in Breton rivers. With that said,
visiting anglers have a good chance of catching that 'silver bar'.
For those keen salmon anglers who book a stay with us during periods
1 & 3, there are plenty of alternative fishing/outdoor
opportunities on those 'salmon off days'.
Period
1 (8 March to 15 June Inclusive)
Period
2 (16 June to 31 July Inclusive)
-
Fly
fishing allowed with single hook flies (i.e. no double or treble hooks).
-
Spinning
allowed with lures mounted with single hook only.
-
Bait
fishing is also allowed as long as the bait-hook mount is composed of
a single hook.
-
Anglers
are allowed to fish any
day of the week.
-
Anglers
who catch a salmon longer than 70
cm
are obliged to return it to the river.
Period
3 (1 August to 21 September Inclusive)
-
Fly
fishing allowed with single hook flies (i.e. no double or treble hooks).
-
Spinning
allowed with lures mounted with single hook.
-
Spin fly
fishing with plastic bubble float (i.e. Buldo) is authorised as long
as the attached flies have single hooks.
-
Anglers
are allowed to fish any
day of the week.
-
Anglers
who catch a salmon longer than 70
cm
are obliged to return it to the river.
Period
4 (22 September to 15 October Inclusive)
-
Fly
fishing allowed with single hook flies (i.e. no double or treble hooks).
-
Spinning
allowed with lures mounted with single hook.
-
Spin fly
fishing with plastic bubble float (i.e. Buldo) is authorised as long
as the attached flies have single hooks.
-
Anglers
are allowed to fish any
day of the week.
-
Anglers
who catch a salmon longer than 70
cm
are obliged to return it to the river.
