On the top of Lamaron, one of the streams which cross Montluçon, on this morning of the first Friday unstoppable, some fishermen are distributed along the banks. And they do not hide their pleasure, like this regular who appreciates the tranquility of the place:
It’s nice to find freedom and nature even if it bites slowly for now. I am someone who likes solitude and fishing allows me to be alone.
Philippe Aubouard (Fisherman)
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He who came almost every day of the week, he was surprised to see “people really respect barrier gestures and social distancing. Usually, the Frenchman is more of the type to be unruly, “he jokes.
Already great catches
As for Evan Millochau, a young fisherman enrolled in the fishing school managed by the Union of Bourbonnais Fishermen (UPB), he admits that he had missed it greatly. “I have been coming every day since Monday,” he says. And as a good enthusiast, Evan has already made some good catches: “I had some very good size pike. But I fish in no-kill, that is to say, I put them back in the water once caught. “
In Puy-de-Dôme, fishermen are also happy to be able to find the water’s edge
Fishermen demanding more space
Evan Millochau nevertheless regrets “that all water bodies are not yet authorized”. Ditto a little further, where another regular is annoyed: “The accessible places are really small”. For Daniel Kerviche, retired and fisherman, “there is only room for everyone if everything is open”.
The prefecture has granted exemptions
Despite these hazards, the fishermen are indeed back, as evidenced by the one hundred and eighty checks carried out in three days by the UPB. Steve Leroy, its president, also welcomed a waiver granted this Friday by the prefecture. This re-authorizes the practice of fishing on the Sault pond in Prémilhat, on the large Venas pond and on the Vieure lake.
“We are now awaiting the reopening decision for the Rochebut reservoir. She should arrive on Monday. “
Steve Leroy (President of the Union of Bourbonnais fishermen)
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Deconfinement: fishing and access to water bodies remain limited in the Allier
Brian Le Goff
Florian Salesse Pictures
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