France is a fisherman's paradise. Not only are the carp amazing and the coarse fishing therefor of the best, but many other kinds of fish are to be found in abundance in the many lakes and rivers. Trout and fly fishing provide enough challenges even for the master at the sport. The brown trout especially are wild and "mean", very dark with red dots. River beds of peat and granite produce fish more "nervous" than "fat". Miles of public stretches are available. There are good but unpredictable early season hatches, but the best period would start by early June.
The river is sometimes friendly, sometimes tough and sometimes hides holes. Wading pants with felt soles are required. Fishing from the banks is possible but wading gives access to more places.
Landscape of woody hills and cattle meadows. At the end of summer are found the first wild mushrooms "cèpes" or "trompettes des morts", morels are found also in April.
The "Assassine" is a variant of the "Mouches Exquises" (exquisite flies) of the legendary Docteur Juge. Two turns of partridge in front of a grey coq du Limousin palmered hackle. The main river is the Vézère as per picture above, but there are other rivers you can fly fish around if you want to visit more. These were the lands and rivers of the Famous Docteur Juge, notorious fly fisherman and hunter, fly patterns inventor and author of a few appreciated fly fishing books in the 40's and 50's.
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