{"id":2606,"date":"2015-01-21T09:40:19","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T08:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brittanyflyfishing.com\/guidage-peche-saumon-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T09:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T08:26:04","slug":"guided-salmon-fishing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brittanyflyfishing.com\/en\/guided-salmon-fishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Guided Salmon Fishing"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.brittanyflyfishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/logo_brittany_ff-items-coaching.png&#8221; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_class=&#8221;coaching&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h3>Guided salmon fishing<\/p>\n<p>Freshwater fishing for Atlantic salmon (Salmo Salar) and sea trout (Salmo trutta trutta) is prohibited on all waterways in Finist\u00e8re and C\u00f4tes d&#8217;Armor from March 14, 2026, to March 13, 2027, inclusive.<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_divider style=&#8221;thin_solid&#8221; divider_width=&#8221;custom_width&#8221; custom_width=&#8221;80&#8243; align=&#8221;left&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>The guided salmon fishing program (duration 8 h) includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fishing the Elorn (and the Leguer) if water levels and fish runs comply.<\/li>\n<li>Learning the biology and behavior of Atlantic salmon.<\/li>\n<li>Fishing strategies, reading the water, approach and finding fish lies and holding pools.<\/li>\n<li>One handed and two handed casting: roll and switch casts, steeple casts, Spey casts (single and double), shooting line, presentation.<\/li>\n<li>Drift fishing and presentation of the fly: line mends and retrieves.<\/li>\n<li>Choosing a specific fly, leader setup and construction, lines, fishing knot basics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Season\u00a0<\/strong>: September to mid-September[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.brittanyflyfishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Peche-migrateurs-Saumon-Brittany-Fly-Fishing-14.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;600&#8243; image_height=&#8221;600&#8243; lightbox=&#8221;true&#8221; group=&#8221;_general&#8221; frame_style=&#8221;rounded&#8221; crop=&#8221;true&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][mk_divider style=&#8221;padding_space&#8221;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.brittanyflyfishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Peche-migrateurs-Saumon-Brittany-Fly-Fishing-10.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;600&#8243; image_height=&#8221;600&#8243; lightbox=&#8221;true&#8221; group=&#8221;_general&#8221; frame_style=&#8221;rounded&#8221; crop=&#8221;true&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][mk_divider style=&#8221;padding_space&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h3>My guided salmon fishing includes :<\/h3>\n<p>Tuition (duration 8h), lunch pick-nick with fresh regional organic products as well as top quality tackle for hire (rods, reels, lines, leaders and flies).<\/p>\n<p>It does not include: transportation to and from the river L\u00e9guer in C\u00f4tes d\u2019Armor (30\u20ac supplement per day fishing).<br \/>\nAlso not included: fishing licenses: 13\u20ac\/day (please provide your address and birth information). By law, fishing for salmon requires a yearly special supplement for migrating fish (50\u20ac), lodging.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hours: from dawn onwards <\/strong>(according to prevailing daylight).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rates individual guiding:<\/strong> 350\u20ac\/day (rates are subject to discount for groups of 2 or 3 anglers). See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brittanyflyfishing.com\/en\/rates-brochures\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rates<\/span><\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_divider style=&#8221;padding_space&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Guide&#8217;s thoughts<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_divider style=&#8221;thin_solid&#8221; divider_width=&#8221;custom_width&#8221; custom_width=&#8221;80&#8243; align=&#8221;left&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_text]Dedicated river sections for salmon fly-fishing (fly-only + catch &amp; release) on certain watersheds in northern Brittany and the satisfying stocks of Salmo salar present on two rivers I know best, the Elorn and the L\u00e9guer (with better springer returns in 2013 and 2014) should allow, if good water conditions prevail, for reasonable fly fishing. <strong>Please contact me for information about the current water levels! <\/strong><\/p>\n[mk_blockquote style=&#8221;quote-style&#8221; font_family=&#8221;none&#8221; text_size=&#8221;16&#8243; align=&#8221;left&#8221;]<strong>To catch a salmon in Brittany requires a certain degree of flexibility in one\u2019s planning<\/strong> as you will need to go when the moment is right (which usually is also the case with most European rivers!).[\/mk_blockquote]\n<p><strong>Salmon fishing season 202X<\/strong>\u00a0(only grilse can be legally harvested, which will not be the case when I am guiding as I refuse to kill wild salmonids!):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elorn lower section and Morlaix rivers (Penz\u00e9, Queffleuth, Jarlot, Douron): prefectoral decree 202X not yet published.<\/li>\n<li>L\u00e9guer upstream section: prefectoral decree 202X: <strong>March XX to June XX , 202X<\/strong> (except non-holiday Tuesdays and Fridays).<\/li>\n<li>L\u00e9guer downstream section: prefectoral decree 202X: <strong>March XX to June XX, 202X<\/strong> then <strong>June XX to September XX, 202X<\/strong> (except Tuesdays and Fridays not public holidays).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.brittanyflyfishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Photos-Ch-Le-Gac-BrittanyFlyFishing-2.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;600&#8243; image_height=&#8221;800&#8243; lightbox=&#8221;true&#8221; group=&#8221;_general&#8221; frame_style=&#8221;rounded&#8221; crop=&#8221;true&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_divider style=&#8221;padding_space&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Guided salmon fishing\u00a0|\u00a0Photo gallery<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_divider style=&#8221;thin_solid&#8221; divider_width=&#8221;custom_width&#8221; custom_width=&#8221;80&#8243; align=&#8221;left&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;0&#8243;][mk_gallery images=&#8221;635,633,632,631,630,629,627,626,625,623,622,621,620,619,618,615,867,2311&#8243; column=&#8221;6&#8243; height=&#8221;200&#8243; image_quality=&#8221;1&#8243; item_id=&#8221;1424027671-54e0f017abbdd&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.brittanyflyfishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/logo_brittany_ff-items-coaching.png&#8221; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; el_class=&#8221;coaching&#8221;][vc_column_text] Guided salmon fishing Freshwater fishing for Atlantic salmon (Salmo Salar) and sea trout (Salmo trutta trutta) is prohibited on all waterways in Finist\u00e8re and C\u00f4tes d&#8217;Armor from March 14, 2026, to March 13, 2027, inclusive. 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