Hotel des Remparts in Saint Jean Pied de Port, the heart of the Basque country
at the heart of the
best fishing area in
the basque country.

5 Departments Fishing Map

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Fishing map in south west france

1. NIVELLE 4. ADOUR 7. OLORON 10. OSSAU 13. ECHEZ
2. NIVE 5. DOUZE 8. SAISON 11. GERS 14. ARROS
3. BIDOUZE 6. PAU 9. ASPE 12. GARONNE 15. NESTE
Note 1: You will require a Fishing Permit, which can be purchased in any Tabac (cigarette shop), at arround 340Ff for the year (in some places it is possible to buy a Visitors Permit at a lower price).
Note 2: For certain types of fish (or fishing) in France there are no seasons.

 

The following is a list of Towns with Rivers.
Anglet River Adour
Azur Etang de Soustons
Bayonne River Adour
Bayonne River Nive
Capbreton & Hossegor
Dax River Adour
Hendaye River Bidassoa
Messanges Lakes
Moliets Lakes
Labenne River Bourdigau
Leon Lake
Leon Trout Farm
St. Jean de Luz & Ciboure
Seignosse Lakes
Soustons & Vieux Boucau,
Vielle - St. Girons Lake
Lakes Map
Basque - Landes Fishing


Hotels
  • Aire Sur L'Adour - on the Adour
  • Argeles Gazost - on lake and Gave de Pau
  • Arudy - Gave d'Ossau (1st Grade - Salmon & Trout)
  • Auch - on the Gers
  • Bagneres de Bigorre - on the Adour
  • Bidarry - River Nive (1st Grade - Salmon and Trout)
  • Bidache - on the lake
  • Cambo les Bains - River Nive (1st Grade - Salmon and Trout)
  • Espelette - River Nive (1st Grade - Salmon and Trout)
  • Iholdy - River Bidouze (1st Grade - Salmon and Trout)
  • Laruns - Gave d'Ossau (1st Grade - Salmon & Trout) and in mountain lakes
  • Lourdes - on Gave de Pau and lake
  • Mauleon - Gave de Saison (1st Grade - Salmon and Trout)
  • Navarrenx - on Gave d'Oloron (1st Grade - Salmon & Trout)
  • Nay Bourdettes - on Gave de Pau (1st Grade - Trout)
  • Oloron-Sainte-Marie - on Gave d'Oloron (1st Grade - Salmon & Trout) - Salmon ladder
  • Orthez - on lake and Gave de Pau
  • Pau - on Gave de Pau
  • Peyrehorade - on the Adour, Gave de Pau and Gave d'Oloron (1st Grade - Salmon & Trout)
  • Riscle - on the Adour
  • Sauveterre de Bearn - on Gave d'Oloron and Gave de Saison (1st Grade - Salmon & Trout)
  • Saint Jean Pied de Port - River Nive (1st Grade - Salmon and Trout)
  • Saint Lary Soulon - numerous natural lakes in surrounding mountains
  • Saint Palais - River Bidouze (1st Grade - Salmon and Trout)
  • Saint Pee sur Nivelle - on the River Nivelle & lake
  • Saint Sever - on Adour and lake
  • Tarnos - on the lake
  • Urt - on the Adour
  • Ustaritz - River Nive (1st Grade - Salmon and Trout)
  • Vic en Bigorre - on the Adour