Fishing
Fishing activities
The Ain valley is a paradise for fishing, offering a lot of possibilities of courses : first and second categories. Among the fishes living in this river, you can find : trouts, pikes, carps, pikeperchs, etc.
Opening dates for fishing 2012
fishes | 1st category | 2nd category |
All fishes except those mentionned below | from 10th March | from 1st January |
Trouts, rainbow trouts, | from 10th March | From 10th March to 16th September |
Corégone | from 10th March | from 1st January |
Ombre commun | from 19th May | from 19th May |
Pike | from 10th March | from 1st to 29th January / from 12th May to 31th December |
Pikeperch | from 10th March | from 1st January to 11/03 |
Black bass | from 10th March | From 1st January to 6th May from 7th July to 31th December |
Crayfish with red legs | from 26th July | from 26th July |
American crayfish | from 10th March | from the 1st January to 31th December |
Where can I buy a fishing permit ?
- Butcher's shop in Cerdon
- Pub 11- 43 inCerdon
- Tobaconnist's shop in Neuville-sur-Ain
- Tobaconnist's shop in Poncin
- Camp site iin Poncin
- Tobaconnist's shop in St-Jean-le-Vieux
- Grocer's shop in Hautecourt
- Gamm Vert shop in Pont-d'Ain
- Tobaconnist's shop and coffee in Ambronay
- The fishing shop "Thymalus" in Priay
- Bakery and coffee in Priay
- Tobaconnist's shop inJujurieux
- Tobaconnist's shop in Thol (Neuville-sur-Ain hamlet).
Fishing permits prices 2012
Permits | Prices |
Adult : annualy, 1st and 2nd categories | 70€ |
Children between 12 and 18 years : annualy, 1st and 2nd categories | 20€ |
Young children (under 12 years) : annualy, 1st and 2nd categories | 5€ |
Daily permit : 1st and 2nd categories | 8€ |
Holidays (for 7 days running) : annualy, 1st and 2nd categories Women | 30€ 30€ |
Artificial lake dedicated to fishing
- Two artificial lakes in Priay : one lake managed by "la Gaule Priaysienne". Compulsory specific fishing permit in sale in the Priay's shop, the other managed by the village subjected to the fishing Ain river rules.
- The Vorgey artificial lake situated next to the Ambronay's station : managed by "les Ambrons pêcheurs". Compulsory specific fishing permit.
- Longeville artificial lake situated next to Pont-d'Ain : 2nd category man-made lake subjected to the fishing Ain river rules.
- Artificial lake "la Route" in Jujurieux : managed by "la Gaule des Brotteaux". Compulsory specific fishing permit.
