discover fishing

Here is a selection of the main elements to plan for you to create a first equipment . You will need around twenty euros at most, excluding the purchase of your fishing license:

• A rod of 4 m for children and 5 m for adults, without reel for easy beginners
• Lines set up, all ready to start
• A bag of groundbait and a bucket to do some cooking for the fish
• A box of maggots. If they are very stirring, it is because they are fresh!
• Canned sweet corn. It is a good alternative, especially in summer, by choosing the smallest grains
• A probe to know the depth of your station
• A cloth and a disgorger to unhook the fish
• Don’t forget your fishing license!

Here are the 6 steps, which we hope will get you to your first fish!

Step 1 – Choice of position: Keep an open area and avoid the immediate proximity of trees and too much exposure to the wind.

Step 2 – Attach the line to your rod: On lines already mounted, the length of the line will generally have to be shortened to adapt it to the rod. The line should be shorter than the rod about 30cm

Step 3 – Survey your fishing spot: By adding the small probe to your hook. About 60cm deep is a minimum and 1m to 1.5m is an ideal starting point. Once the depth is determined, lower the float a few cm to move into the cloud created by the bait at the bottom of the water.

Step 4 – Prepare your groundbait: It should be gradually moistened in order to subsequently make balls the size of a tangerine. It is better to add water than to make soup that is difficult to send on the spot.

Step 5 – Fish: Place your stopper on the station and throw 2 to 3 balls of bait slightly behind the stopper. Put a maggot, finely pricked by the big side so as not to damage it and that it stirs, or a small kernel of corn and put the line back in place. A primer reminder every 15 minutes will suffice.

Step 6 – The key: If the float sinks, rises or moves strangely, it’s the key !!! At this point, gently pull up with a firm flick of the wrist.

Congratulations, you have caught your first fish! Get over your emotions, wet your hand and grab it in the palm of your palm to unhook it. If it is pricked just at the edge of the lips, as it is most of the time if you are reactive to the bite, just press gently on the shank of the hook to unhook it, otherwise use the disgorger by sliding along the wire that you will keep taut.

Here is a selection of accessible fishing sites to get you started!

Laffitau gravel pit – Aire sur l’Adour / Pond of La Gaube – Arthez d’armagnac / Navarosse hole – Biscarrosse / Small pond of Biscarrosse – Biscarrosse / Sabaille pond – Creon of armagnac / Pond of Boulogne – Dax / Gravel pits of the Torte – Dax / Pond of Estibeaux – Estibeaux / Port of Gastes – Gastes / Pond of the Hougarde – Geloux / Halco Ponds – Hagetmau / Les Glés Neufs (St Cricq) – Labatut / Pond of Barit – Labouheyre / Léon pond – Leon / Pond of Aureilhan – Mimizan / Pond of the Saucille – Mugron / Turkish Pond – Ondres / Port of Parentis – Parentis / Renung retainer – Renung / Port of Beaux-Rivages – Sanguinet / Sarbazan pond – Sarbazan / Soustons pond – Soustons / White Pond – Soustons / Seignosse / Pond of Christus – St Paul lès Dax / Menasse pond – St Pierre du Mont / Roma gravel pit – St Sever / Glacière Pond – St Vincent de Paul / Pond of Ouspins – Tartas / Pond of the Forge – Uza

STAGE Coup (2 in April and 2 in August) – CARP EVE (3 in July) – Carnivorous STAGE (2 in August) – BOARD / BOAT COURSE (1 in October)

HOURS : 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (courses) – 4 p.m.-9 p.m. (evenings)

PRICES : € 60 for the Coup et Carnassiers course – € 30 for the evening – € 80 for the Onboard / Boat course