FRANCE (BRITTANY, BAY OF BISCAY, MEDITERRANEAN & CORSICA) FISHING MAP
Fishing Hot Spots
From the big tides of Brittany down the Bay of Biscay to the Basque coast, along the Mediterranean from Sète to the Riviera, around Corsica, and up to the Alpine lakes. Tap any star or dot to see what it is and what to fish there.
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Safety: these are planning references. Use current official charts, weather and marine alerts and proper safety equipment before heading out.
Fishing Hot Spots by area
Harbors, bays, islands and lakes. Tap one to fly to it on the map.
Sea bass country, bluefin in the Med and Alpine char
France is one of Europe's great sea bass (bar) fisheries: lures off the rocks of Brittany, the Channel islands and the Basque coast. The Gironde estuary at Royan is famous for big meagre in early summer.
On the Mediterranean, Sète is the home of the bluefin tuna fleet, and the rocky coast from Marseille to Antibes and around Corsica holds dentex, amberjack and grouper. In the Alps, Lake Annecy and Lake Geneva are known for Arctic char and perch.
Rules: recreational sea fishing needs no license but has minimum sizes, bluefin needs a declaration and tags, freshwater needs a carte de pêche, and national parks and reserves have zones closed to fishing.
On the bay, in the mangroves or on the ocean, the everyday struggles get left at the dock. For those few hours, it's just you, the water and peace.
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