Fishing

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Fishing Guide: Everything You Need to Know

Principle

Whether on a boat, a rowboat, or from the shore, treat yourself to an informative fishing session. With a professional fishing guide, learn how to rig a line, identify prime spots, and discover the various fish inhabiting lakes, rivers, and seas! Numerous techniques are also waiting to be explored. For the meticulous, fly fishing is ideal, requiring skill and finesse.

For deep-sea fishing, you'll need to have your sea legs! In any case, fishing requires patience and a certain amount of equipment. This outing is also an opportunity to immerse yourself in nature and enjoy exceptional landscapes alongside experts.

Trout in the mountains, catfish in rivers, pike in lakes, or bass at sea—numerous fish await discovery. Depending on the locations and fishing reserves, catch-and-release practices can also be observed.

What Happens During a Fishing Trip with a Professional Guide?

The procedure of a fishing trip varies depending on the location and the type of fishing you wish to undertake but generally follows a similar pattern:

• Upon arrival at the meeting point, you will be briefed on safety instructions and the fishing techniques to be used.
• You'll board a fishing boat to head out to sea, providing an opportunity to learn more about the profession of a professional fisherman.
• Your guide will explain the specifics of the area where you'll be fishing and list the fish you might catch.
• You'll be provided with all the necessary equipment for the activity.
• Let's go! Your guide will demonstrate all the techniques and tricks to turn you into an excellent angler.

What Are the Different Types of Fishing?

Sea Fishing

Several types of fishing are practiced at sea. In all cases, you'll need to equip yourself accordingly: reel, sea rod, rust-resistant hooks.

For beginners, it's preferable to fish from the shore, in port areas, or from jetties. You can also embark on a boat that takes you further out, or even fish from a sea kayak.

The most common fish caught at sea include bass, sea bass, mullet, saupes, and rockfish.

Freshwater Fishing

Freshwater fishing is practiced throughout France, in rivers and lakes, plains and mountains. The most prized and common fish to be found in French freshwater bodies are trout, pike, zander, catfish, black bass, and carp.

Different Fishing Techniques

Live Bait Fishing

Live bait fishing is one of the most practiced types of fishing, based on using a live bait called baitfish (small fish like roach). It's one of the best techniques for catching predatory fish (pike, zander, catfish, or black bass) from the banks or aboard a rowboat or boat.

Fly Fishing

More delicate and meticulous, fly fishing is mainly practiced from the banks of beautiful rivers or large rivers. Trout, carp, and barbels are the fish most often caught with flies.

Rockfishing

Rockfishing is a lure fishing technique practiced from jetties or rocky areas, targeting primarily rockfish such as sea bass, black seabream, and gilthead bream.

Shore Fishing

Shore fishing (from a beach, it's called surfcasting) is also another technique. A long casting rod with bait is used for this type of fishing.

Lure Fishing

This technique involves using artificial prey imitations to attract predatory fish such as pike, bass, or black bass.

Pole Fishing

This traditional fishing method is practiced using a rigid pole, a float, and bait, often worms or pellets, to target fish such as roach, bream, or carp in the calm waters of lakes, ponds, or rivers.