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The fishing trail
If there's one street fishing spot you should visit once in your life, it's Strasbourg.
Strasbourg is the Mecca of street fishing in France, and even in Europe!
It was here, alongside Toulouse and Paris, that street fishing was born. What's more, the town is known to street fishers for being the first to have an asp population in France, arriving via the Rhine in the late 80s.
The scene of exciting competitions, Strasbourg is in a class of its own. Capital of the Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine region, the city on the border with Germany also has a European dimension, being the seat of the European Parliament.
Like all the towns on this tour of France's Streetfishing hot spots, Strasbourg offers a wealth of restaurants and traditional Alsatian dishes. Don't miss out on sauerkraut, flamkuch or a good beer (in moderation!).
The ill in Strasbourg winds its way through the city via several arms and canals. The banks are paved, very accessible and resolutely urban. The setting is very picturesque, with its many half-timbered houses, terraces and river!
And don't miss the Rhone-Rhine Canal at the port of Strasbourg, also very accessible and pleasant to walk along.
Hot spot
The whole town is a fishing paradise, and every nook and cranny may reveal the presence of a big game fish. The most mythical is surely Petite France.
In the heart of Strasbourg, under terraces and flower boxes. The rapids are home to asp, perch, pike-perch and a few urban pike.
Special features
You'll need a good pair of sneakers to enjoy this immense course. You'll need at least 2 or even 3 days with a good pace to enjoy this city. It's not uncommon to walk 10 to 15 km a day along the river banks.
Dominant species
- Aspes
- Poles
- Pikelets
- Pike-perch
- Sheepsheads
Suitable techniques & preferred lures
Unlike many cities where soft lures or micro jigs are preferred, here the ideal is to fish with swimmer fish.
The famous Illex Water monitor still has its place for surface fishing for asp. The 7 to 10 cm minnows are ideal for all species. Natural colors imitating bleak are a sure bet. This small cyprinid is the meal of most of the Ill's predators.
Our tips and tricks for success
The evening and morning strikes are fantastic for stalking asp hunting on the edges of bleak shoals.
