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Fishing licenses & access in France

Hi folks. I'm going to be in Strasbourg all summer (late May through early August), and I'm hoping to do some regular fly fishing. Unsurprisingly, it's pretty difficult to figure out how much I need to pay, and to whom, in order to have the right licenses and permissions to fish. Anybody out there have experience with this?

For my particular situation, it seems that the Bruche River, from Molsheim to Schirmeck, is the best option. I've found some websites that describe several "courses," but they all seem to be in different fishing departments, and also seem to be run by private clubs. Would I need to buy the "Inter-Federation" permit (something like € 96 for the year), and then pay the club a fee on top of that?

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That stretch of the Bruche looks amazing (and also strictly controlled to avoid overfishing.). The local tourism office sells permits for the area and should be able to explain the process. I’ve obtained short term tourist permits in France, but never a permit for several months.

Tourism Bruche

Also , there is a regular contributor to this forum who is a fly fisherman, hopefully he’ll see your post.