Guidage pêche avec Eric HamonThe Côte de Granit Rose tourist office prepared everything for me: accommodation in a special “fisherman’s” B&B in Tonquédec, free registration for the course, and a picnic basket filled with local produce. Someone even called to make sure I had the right fishing licence! So off we went!
Eric Hamon en guidage pêche
Eric Hamon en guidage pêche
Guidage pêche avec Eric Hamon
Ruisseau du PoulloguerAs I become acquainted with my new surroundings, I learn that the modern history of this site begins with the levelling of a dam in 1996. And that it was nothing less than the first multiple-arch dam built in France around 1920. Here, lost in the middle of nowhere, in this corner of Brittany? What a surprise!
The 2 km-long dam drowned the entire valley for 70 years, supplying electricity to one of Brittany’s biggest paper mills in the 20th century. Its end also left its mark, as it served as France’s “guinea pig”, being the first dam to be removed from a salmon river. I’ll keep that in mind!
Pêche à la mouche avec Ph. Dolivet
Parcours mouche Kernansquillec
Maître Martin
Parcours mouche KernansquillecAt the first access to the water, I descend into the river. I carefully observe the insects hatching as the first rays of sunlight hit the surface of the water. The morning light and mist combine to create a superb, almost unreal spectacle. Silently, motionless, I take the opportunity to contemplate and listen to nature as it begins to stir: the high-pitched call of the kingfisher, the murmur of the river. I float quietly upstream, on the lookout for gobies.
There before me, a discreet ripple on the surface of the water. I cast and drop my fly in just the right vein of water. It drifts and lady trout gobbles. I hook! Then I bring her back to me and take out the landing net to contemplate my first catch. 25 cm, a fine specimen! But I’m on a no-kill run, so I gently release the beauty. She’ll give other anglers just as good a time.
I continue to meander along the wild Léguer river. Halfway up, I find the picnic table. After the effort, the comfort. Here I am, alone, in the midst of soothing nature. This former fishing reserve, untouched for the past 20 years, will be a wonderful memory. It deserves its national “Parcours passion” label.
At last, I meet Dame la Truite! Light and graceful, I let her wander along the banks of the Léguer.
Expo Peche Mouche 10 © Samuel Jouon
Saumon du LéguerWhile for some, leisure fishing is still associated with food production or gastronomy, it is now becoming an outdoor activity in the same way as hiking or kayaking. More and more anglers are returning their catches to the water. Respect for the richness of this wild river calls for a new approach to fishing, a genuine tool for managing and protecting fish populations. But the survival of the fish implies a few rules of good conduct: use the right equipment to avoid injuring them, don’t take them out of the water and use a landing net…
Dedicated exclusively to fly-fishing techniques, come and enjoy unforgettable fishing experiences for pure pleasure.
