help please

[pikeman9]

Hi all

please has anybody got any information about fishing in the Dordogne region of france,around St-Astier i am going there on holiday in september and am stuggling to find any info,so anything that anybody has would be greatly appreciated

many thanks in advance.

[The Diamond Geezer]

Are you staying on a camp-site or in a gîte or where? A lot of places have their own private lakes etc.

 

The river itself is very commercialised with canoes, swimmers etc etc!!

 

They're also heavily into fly-fishing of course.

 

DG

 

[ 19. July 2003, 09:55 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

[Nugg]

May be of some use.

http://www.anglinglinesholidays.com/Map.htm

http://www.go-fishing.co.uk/index.html

 

[ 19. July 2003, 05:12 PM: Message edited by: Nugg ]

[pikeman9]

Thanks for the links guy's will go and check them out, i am going to be staying with some friends unfortunatly they dont know anything about fishing (sad peaple ) i was thinking about the river mainly but anywhere to wet a line would do !! any more help would be great

cheers all .

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by pikeman9:

Thanks for the links guy's will go and check them out, i am going to be staying with some friends unfortunatly they dont know anything about fishing (sad peaple

) i was thinking about the river mainly but anywhere to wet a line would do !! any more help would be great

cheers all .

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OK, that's fine. For "local" and "inside" info, and presuming your friends speak French, your best bet is to ask them to ask at the tourist office (see below) or to ask their local "Mayor", who will know everything

 

St Astier: An unspoilt French country town, quite devoid of tourist shops, but with useful supermarkets as well as, of course, boulangerie-pâtisserie etc. A market every Thursday fills the maze of streets around the 11th century fortified church. Nearby there are plenty of inexpensive restaurants, such as Le Vieux Chaudron in St Aquilan, the next village. Perhaps our favourite is the Leon D'Or in the tiny village of Manzac beyond St Astier on the other side of the L'Isle.

 

There are two lakes with leisure facilities within easy reach. St Astier has sports facilities, bike hire, river canoeing and bathing, also a very good swimming pool which is open air in the summer. Information on local sports, sights, museums and other fun things to see and do can be had from the syndicat d’initiative, (tourist office) in St Astier, situated in the centre of the town in the covered market.

 

Obviously you'll need the info in advance, so you know what tackle to take ..and you'll need a French licence and to stick to the ByeLaws or they'll confiscate your equipment (very painful!)

 

DG

 

[ 20. July 2003, 10:09 AM: Message edited by: The Diamond Geezer ]

[pikeman9]

many thanks for the info Diamond geezer,at least it gives me somthing to work on and the place itself sounds realy nice ,will go and try that restaurant. anyway thanks again .