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Normandy
Le Pays d'Auge
The genuine "Pays d'Auge" region is in the back country
of Deauville, Trouville & Pont Lévèque. It
takes like two good hours to drive from Paris. The two famous
trout streams flowing in the Pays d'Auge are the
Charentonne and the Touques.
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La Touques
Manor
overlooking the Touques, in Normandy Pays d'Auge
Fishing on the Touques
The river Touques is hosting brown trout, rainbows, grayling
& sea run trout. The quality of the surrounding landscapes and "old
stones" represent Normandy at its best. From Paris the distance is 160
km. The nearest big city is Caen or Lisieux. From the Touques valley,
it is easy to visit the seashore of Deauville, Trouville and Cabourg
and also to spend a day at the June 6th, 1944 invasion
beaches. The upper stretches of the Touques are rather narrow and
can be fished from the banks. The lower stretches require waders. The
season, runs from March 15 to September 20th. The Touques offers a
combination of difficult wild brown trout fishing and sometimes
easierto catch rainbow trouts. Grayling is found on some stretches. Sea
trout is a different fishing dry fly anglers occasionally catch one on
a big dry caddis. La Touques can be waded but is often fished also from
the banks requiring to cast with precision across the trees. The
Touques is the best French river for sea-trout, good runs are starting
with the high tides of June.
Accommodation -
Manor on the river Touques
Old bridge
on the river
Local farm grown
Cider & Pont-Lévèque snack before fishing
Prices & Accommodation
Touques Rates
Please
simply ask by email for the complete Normandy rates
Choice of accommodation for the Touques
Manor B&B on the
river. Market town hotel - Luxury hotels in Deauville.
Over 2
or 3 days it is easy to combine the Touques with the other streams of
Normandy
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Rental cottages
are available for la Touques
Gastronomie
Calvados distilleries, but also cider and cheese farms can be visited
at several places on the vallée de la Touques. Of course it is
possible to take away what you like. The label beside is from a
distillery on the river Touques very near some of the best sea trout
stretches.
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Camembert,
pont-lévèque and livarot cheese are found here in their
best traditional quality named AOC Pays d'Auge fermier
Market day in
Pont-Audemer
Normandy - Cows,
meadows and old churches.
The Charentonne
A tributary of the Risle
La Charentonne is a neighbor
valley to the Risle. The surrounding the season, and the distance from
Paris is roughly the same. It flows between two nice little Norman
towns perfect for picnic shopping.
La Charentonne is a pleasant river to fish, described as a jewel valley
in Charles Ritz Fly Fisher's life. It is much narrower than the Risle
and can be fished everywhere from the banks. It is even possible to
fish with wellies. The river is partly stocked with excellent brown
trouts. Wet fly and nymphing are acceptable techniques before the first
hatches.
Fishing on semi public stretch with day ticket system. No booking
required but. During the year, some periods are closed for re stocking.
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Half timbered
walls
Café
in a small town of Normandy.
We recommended the
hotel -A- Former mill house inn on the Charentonne river -for the
charming setting and the quality of the table.
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La Charentonne meandering across
meadows
and apple
orchards...
Prices & Accommodation
Charentonne Rates
Please
simply ask by email for the complete Normandy rates
Choice of accommodation for the
Charentonne
Water mill inn on the
river. Market town hotel
at short distance - Manor hotel, slightly farther..
Over 2
or 3 days it is easy to combine the Charentonne with the other streams
of Normandy
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Fario Club
opening season picnic with Jim Fergus, on the Charentonne
Cold beer on a
hot day before fishing la Charentonne with John D. Moore and Ann
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