Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 195
PAUL BENNETT
STEVE
BRIGGS
o f up to 250 yards. Movi ng s o u t h al o n g th e N 5 7 yo u w i l l c o m e
to the small village of Cor ny Su r M o s el l e. He re l i e s a s e ct i o n
a round 1k m long with va ry i ng wi d t h s . At t h e S o u t h e r n e n d ,
t h e river splits. This is th e m o s t p ro d u c tive sw i m i n t h e z o n e
a n d some very big fish have c o me f ro m t hi s sw i m . I n fo r ma t i o n
o n these and all other nigh t se c ti o n s ca n b e s o u gh t f ro m t h e
Ta ckle shops in Nancy or To u l.
This river has produ c ed s o me h ug e c a rp i n t h e p a s t
i n cluding a 78lb mirror fo r E m a n ue ll e Wa l t , wh i c h wa s
a c tually the second bigges t c a rp f ro m Fra n ce a t th e ti m e , b u t
h i s account of the sessio n s u ms u p h ow ha rd rive r f i s h i n g c a n
b e as he fished for 40 co n s ec u t ive n i gh ts a n d i t i s th e o n ly
k n own capture of that fish – al t ho ugh he d i d c atc h o t h e rs to
over 60lb. There are also s to ri e s o f t he M o s s e l l e pro d u c i n g
even larger fish in more re ce n t ye ars s o th ere mi ght b e m o re
s u rprises to come in the f u t ure !
River S aone
The River Saone rises so u t hwe st o f É p i n a l , i n t h e L o r ra i n e
re gion, eastern Fran ce. It f lows s o u t hwa rd to j o i n t h e R h ô n e
R iver at Lyon after a cours e o f a b o u t 3 0 0 mi l e s . I g u e s s m o s t
p e ople wil l first think of th e S ao n e a s p r i m ar i ly a c a t f i s h rive r
a n d while it does produce m a ny an d ve r y l a rg e c a t s t h ro u gh
t h e year, it also has a grow i n g re p u ta t i o n a s a c a r p wa te r to o .
Carp can be caught thro u gh m u ch o f i t s l e n g t h , m o s t b e i n g
l o ng, wild looking commo n s b e twe en 2 0 lb a n d 30 l b , a l t h o u gh
s everal over 50lb have be e n ca u gh t f ro m va ri o u s s e c t i o n s .
T h e main areas to loo k at to b eg i n w i t h a re b et we e n M a c o n
a n d Lyon and further up a ro u n d Ch al o n . Fa m o u s a n gl e r L e o n
Ho ogendijk lives in Chalo n a n d h as c a ugh t m any g o o d f i s h
f rom that area. He firmly b el i eve s th a t th e Sa o n e i s c a p a b l e o f
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