FLY FISHING FOR WILD BROWN TROUT, SEA BASS & OTHER GAME SPECIES IN BRITTANY

• NORTHERN BRITTANY – FRANCE
• WILD BROWN TROUT, ALLIS SHAD, NORTHERN PIKE, SEA BASS & OTHER GAME SPECIES
• UPSCALE GUIDING AND INSTRUCTION
• GOURMET FOOD, TYPICAL ACCOMMODATION, HERITAGE & SCENERY TOURISM 

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On this page :

• Your guide
• Where
• Fish species, techniques and best seasons
• Our clients
• Tackle
• Accommodation
• What else to do?

YOUR GUIDE

Philippe DOLIVET: Bilingual professional fly-fishing guide, instructor and casting expert with 25 years of experience. Former chief editor of Plaisirs de la Pêche, the French fly fishing magazine, photographer & journalist, travel, tackle & wildlife specialist.

WHERE

In Brittany, the most western part of France. The Northern part of this unique Celtic part of France, with its own language, the Breton (similar to Welsh, related to Irish & Scottish Gaelic). We operate in both northern counties, Côtes d’Armor and Finistère.

FISH SPECIES, FLY FISHING TECHNIQUES AND BEST SEASONS

FRESHWATER

• Remote and untouched streams and rivers in the heart of wild Brittany for wild native brown trout. Wet fly, dry fly & upstream nymph fishing. Wading.
  Best season: mid-May to mid-September.
   
• Lower reaches of rivers for sea-run Allis shad (Alosa alosa). Single hand/double hand fly rods. Potential IGFA freshwater fly rod world records.
  Main run: mid-April to mid-May.
  These rivers also have Atlantic salmon and sea-run brown trout migrations.
   
• Arrée Mounts lakes: boat fishing (19 ft Sheelin traditional Irish lake boat powered with SW Riptide Minn Kota trolling motor & push pole for shallower areas)
  - Rainbow trout & brown trout: loch style (drift) fly-fishing: wet fly, dry fly and streamer fishing.
  - Native Northern Pike: Fly fishing with pike streamers & surface fly lures.

Best period (trout & pike): from mid-May onwards (lake season closes December 31).

 

SALTWATER

Local estuaries (wading & boat), rocky shores and beaches for European Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Fly-fishing with lightweight tackle and natural preys imitations: shrimps, prawns, crabs, baitfish, etc. Potential IGFA saltwater fly rod world records.
Best season: from mid-June until mid-November.

Also available, general sea angling (spinning with lures, bottom jigging) for Pollack, Sea bass and other species.

OUR CLIENTS

Individuals, couples, families, group of friends and corporate, we specialize in custom tuition and trips. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced fly fisherman, whether you prefer salt or freshwater, we’ll build our programs according to your profile, needs, tastes and goals.

TACKLE

You’re very welcome to bring your own tackle and equipment and we can advise you to any prior investment (tackle, flies, clothing) before fishing with us. If you’re travelling to Europe and France with you beloved wife and/or husband and just take a few days fly fishing break with us, you might not want to bother bringing all your fly fishing stuff to cover it all (trout, sea-bass, shad, etc.). No worries: we can provide everything you’ll need to catch fish and feel comfortable on the water: tackle, flies, clothing. Just let us know when booking your trip.

ACCOMMODATION

Typical very high standard country style B&B accommodation (we offer 5 selected charming locations). Owners all speak English.
***Hotels with sea views in Finistère and Côtes d’Armor.

WHAT ELSE TO DO?

Have diner in several selected reputed Gourmet Food restaurants, meet delicious people, and discover a very welcoming country with innumerable breathtaking landscapes and sceneries, both in the backcountry and on the coast.
Other activities: architectural treasures, beaches, islands, lighthouses, harbours, thalassatherapy, marine wildlife, sailing, diving, mushroom hunting, mountain bike, hiking, art and paintings exhibitions, botanical gardens, coastal cruise and many more…