FISHING PERMITS

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If you want to go fishing in fresh water in France you need a fishing permit, or a Carte de Pêche. Rivers and ponds in France are divided into 1st and 2nd Category (1er et 2eme Categorie) waters. The principal distinction is that on 1st Category waters you need to have an extra stamp on your permit, principally in order to fish for trout and the other salmonides. This distinction is rendered irrelevant by the holiday fishing permit (Carte de Pêche de Vacances), which covers all types of fish and both categories of water and which you can order from French Affair when you book your house. Rivers are patrolled by gendarmes and by gardian de pêche to ensure that anglers have one.

FRENCH AFFAIR CAN ORDER YOUR FISHING PERMIT

In order to save you time and trouble French Affair can order your fishing permits for you when you book your house. There are a number of different permits but the simplest solution is the Carte de Pêche de Vacances, which covers you for all the departments, which we mention in connection with fishing (as well as most others in the southern part of the France) and which covers you for all types of fish, notably trout and grayling.

The Carte de Pêche de Vacances covers you for 15 consecutive days and currently costs 28 euros and can be used between 1st June and 30th November.

After 30th November and before 1st June an annual fishing permit is obligatory. This currently costs 60euros though prices vary from department to department. It may be used for the whole year but only in one department. You can add another 45 departments, effectively covering all the areas we cover in continental France by purchasing a stamp currently costing 16 euros. This is the stamp of the Club Halieutique.