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GourmetFly.com DAY TRIPS FROM PARIS & Normandy In Normandy, a great deal of efforts is done to preserve landscapes and habitat. Here spawning beds are restored with horses on the Andelle. CONTENTS NORMANDY map below The river Risle Easy day trip. At 2 hours of Paris, in the backcountry of Honfleur & Deauville. Mentioned by Charles C. Ritz as his favorite stream in his Fly Fisher's Life, the Risle remains a great classic among the classic chalk-streams Welcome to the Risle The river Andelle Easy day trip. Near Rouen, also well described the Fly Fisher's Life, the Andelle is "THE" other great classic chalk-stream of Normandy  Go fishing the Andelle The river Iton Very easy day trip. Prime grayling and trout fishing on the crystal clear river Iton Fish for grayling on the Iton The Pays d'Auge Possible day trip. Around Lisieux, in the backcountry of  Deauville flow the pristine valleys of the rivers Touques and Charentonne. Visit the Pays d'Auge The Cotentin The "Cotentin" is the region of 6th June 1944, D-Day beaches & of the Mont Saint-Michel. There is also the Tapestry of Bayeux and good fishing spots nearby. See the Cotentin region of Normandy The Pays de Caux The "Pays de Caux" region on the northern seashore of Normandy is the birth land of Guy de Maupassant and the setting of many of his novellas. It is also a region of excellent streams and the closest destination by car from England. Pays de Caux The Pays d'Ouche Easy day trip. In this nice region of inland Normandy is found the oldest Fly Fishing private club in France. With a wonderful network of mill ponds and lakes the club of la Chaise Dieu is a perfect place for off season fishing and for beginner fly fishers. Go fishing to the Pays d'Ouche Useful information Fly Fishing & Gastronomic miscellaneous Chabraninof (très important) * Normandy is a big region starting at an hour drive west of Paris. In the region #1 is found the river Andelle. Between the regions 1 & 2 are situated the Grayling river Iton and the Mill of Pays d'Ouche. The region # 2 is the Pays d'Auge (Risle, Charentonne, Touques. The region # 3, the Cotentin with the D-Day beaches and the Mt St Michel. The region # 4 Le Pays de Caux. Charles C. Ritz The man who made Normandy famous among fly fishers Charles Ritz & Ernest Hemingway - Paris 1958 A Fly Fisher's Life by Charles C. Ritz, remains an unmatched angling book. Whoever wants to spend a really outstanding fishing moment must read this book. It is still reprinted in many languages. With his famous friends of the International Fario Club and this book, Charles Ritz made of Normandy a very special place. Thank you Mr Ritz ! and congratulations. The spirit of his work and passion is still kept alive by by the IFC. www.farioclub.org Other highlights of Normandy.... Giverny, the D-Day, Honfleur & the Mont Saint Michel Giverny's house and gardens of Claude Monet are on the way between Paris and Normandy not far from the rivers Andelle & Iton. Alley and pond of Giverny. Picture shot in October without nympheas... The D-Day, June 6th 1944 War sites Omaha Beach & Colleville sur mer US cemetary Honfleur & Deauville Normandy cheese Livarrot farm cheese. A cousin to the world famous camembert. The Mont Saint Michel Le Mont Saint Michel - Photo Carl Maijer. * Back to top