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Fishing in the Lot Valley
Where to fish in the Lot Valley?
Our region is a real paradise for anglers. In the heart of nature and in peace, you will appreciate the many places to fish in the Lot valley that are available to you.
Our favorites ?
- Cahors, for carp and predators, day and night, as well as the no-kill course for pike;
- Saint-Gery, daytime carp, with a launch upstream of the lock, in the canal;
- Saint-Cirq Lapopie, carp day and night, with a launch at the Oïlo restaurant-pizzeria in Tour de Faure.
Do you have your own boat? Locate the boat ramps on the Lot river.
Fish and aquatic fauna in the Lot Valley
During a fishing session in the Lot, you will have the opportunity to meet and capture the many fish that inhabit our rivers and lakes.
predators
- pike
- zander
- black bass
- perch
- catfish
Salmonids
- brown trout
- Rainbow trout
- common grayling
The Great Migrants
- eel (fishing prohibited at silver stage)
crayfish
- American crayfish,
- signal crayfish (also called California crayfish)
- Louisiana crayfish
- white-clawed crayfish (fishing prohibited)
- slender-legged crayfish (fishing prohibited)
Cyprinids
- carp
- bremen
- chub
- roach
- rudd
- tench
- river barbel
- crucian
- bleak
- stud
- dace
- minnow
- ruffe
- frank loach
- sculpin
Undesirables
- catfish
- sun perch
Buy your fishing license
Fishing in the Lot is subject to regulations as in all of France. Thus, it is mandatory for you to buy a fishing license, which you will find, among other places, in our tourist offices. From the simple initiation for a day or a card to the year for the passionate fishermen, to each his adapted license.
Fishing opening dates in the Lot
Fishing in the Lot is subject to regulations. There are therefore practice dates to be respected on the different rivers, whether they are 1st category or 2nd category It is authorized half an hour before the legal time of sunrise until half an hour - hour after legal sunset time.
Fill out the form below to receive the fishing guide and know the opening dates for fishing in the Lot. You will find all the practical information there: regulations, specific fishing routes, fishing spots, accommodation qualified as “Accommodation Quality Fishing”.
Fishing accommodation
Some hotels, campsites and lodges are labeled "fishing accommodation". These accommodations along the river guarantee you proximity to the rivers, openness during fishing periods, advice or even a room to store your equipment.
Fishing workshops for children
The fishing activities allow you to discover the aquatic environment and recreational fishing in the waterways and bodies of water.
Participants are introduced to different fishing techniques, respect for the environment as well as compliance with safety rules and regulations.
Fishing workshops in the Lot Valley are for ages 7 and up from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., €10 per child and 10 participants maximum, upon registration with the tourist office (for all information, you can contact us at 05.65.53.20.65. XNUMX).
The fishing license offered to children under 12 years old.
See all fishing workshop dates
and the protection of the aquatic environment
13 Quai Albert Cappus
46000 Cahors
Tel: +05 65 53 50 22