Free Line 108 — September 2026 - Flipbook - Page 196
PAUL BENNETT
STEVE
BRIGGS
p roducing a French reco rd o r eve n a wo rl d re c o rd . I n p e ri o d s
o f high water in the spring he re p o r t s to h ave s e e n s o me ve ry
b i g commons which have n eve r b ee n c a ugh t ! M a ny s t re tc h e s
a re open for day fishing o n ly a lt ho ugh s o m e n i gh t a re a s a re
available. I do know that s o m e a n gl ers h ave b ee n s u c c e s s f u l
by staying on campsites b o rd er i n g t h e rive r, b a i t i n g t h e rive r
i n the evening and then fi sh i n g d u ri n g t he d ays .
River Rhone
The Rhône is 505 miles lo n g a n d ha s a d ra i na g e b as in o f s o m e
3 7 ,750 square miles. T he c o u r s e o f th e r ive r c an b e d iv i d e d
i n to three sectors lyi ng, re sp ec t ive ly, i n t h e A l p s , b e t we en t h e
A l ps and the Jura Mountain s a n d t hro u gh t he l a t te r, a n d f i n al ly
r u nning from the city of Lyo n to t he M e d i te rra n e a n s e a. T h e
r iver is m ostly wid e and d e ep a n d t he l o c ks a re b i g. L a rg e
s h ips and cruise liners us e th e r ive r a t a ll t im e s . O u t s i d e t h e
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