Fédération Nationale de la Pêche en France (FNPF); DPMA for marine · federationpeche.fr
Plan your trip with up-to-date fishing rules in France, where to buy a France fishing license, common fish species (Pike, Zander, Perch, Brown trout), closed seasons and key waters. All info is sourced from Fédération Nationale de la Pêche en France (FNPF); DPMA for marine.
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| Species | Water | Min size | Bag limit | Closed season | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown trout | Freshwater | 23–25 cm (varies) | 6/day (varies) | Late Sept – early Mar | — |
| Pike | Freshwater | 50–60 cm | 2–3/day | Jan 1 – late Apr | — |
| Zander | Freshwater | 40–50 cm | 3/day | Mar – May (varies) | — |
| Atlantic salmon | Rivers | 50 cm | Varies by river | — | — |
| Bass (sea) | Sea | 42 cm | 2/day | — | — |
| Eel | All | Prohibited/restricted | — | Varies | — |
| English | Franska | Scientific | FAO | Min size | Closed season | Methods | Key waters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike | Brochet | Esox lucius | FPI | 50–60 cm | Jan 1–late Apr | Spin, fly, dead bait | Loire, Rhône, Lac du Der |
| Zander | Sandre | Sander lucioperca | FPP | 40–50 cm | Mar–May (varies) | Jig, vertical | Large rivers, reservoirs |
| Perch | Perche | Perca fluviatilis | FPE | 15–18 cm | — | Spin, drop-shot | All lakes |
| Brown trout | Truite fario | Salmo trutta fario | TRS | 23–25 cm | Late Sep–early Mar | Fly, spin | Pyrenees, Alps, Massif Central |
| Atlantic salmon | Saumon atlantique | Salmo salar | SAL | 50 cm | Varies by river | Fly | Allier, Gave d'Oloron, Brittany |
| Common carp | Carpe | Cyprinus carpio | CYP | — | — | Bottom, boilies | Lac du Der, Cassien, Orient |
| Wels catfish | Silure | Silurus glanis | SOM | — | — | Spin, clonk, bottom | Rhône, Seine, Saône, Tarn |
| European bass | Bar / Loup | Dicentrarchus labrax | BSS | 42 cm | — | Spin, fly, bait | Atlantic coast, Med |
| Rainbow trout | Truite arc-en-ciel | Oncorhynchus mykiss | TRR | 23 cm | — | Fly, spin | Stocked lakes |
| European eel | Anguille | Anguilla anguilla | ELE | Restricted | Varies | — | Heavily restricted |
| Black bass | Black bass | Micropterus salmoides | LMB | 30 cm | Varies | Spin, fly | Southern lakes |
| Grayling | Ombre | Thymallus thymallus | — | 30 cm | Varies | Fly | Jura, Alps rivers |
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