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Valley of la Touques - Pays d'Auge
Fishing miscellaneous
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Usual fly box Matching hatches of Duns In sizes # 12 # 14 # 16, you dont need them all, just pick-up your favourite: Hendricksons light and dark, Adams, BWO, Iron Blue Dun, PMD, Sulphurs, Red or Blue Quills, Gordon quills, Cahills, Sherry spinners. Note that a bottle of dry Sherry can also be useful if you have a lot of olives (it is a Spanish tip). Big Mayflies Green drakes, Ephemerella Danica or Ephemerella Vulgata are often present, in Normandy. In their presence, you can try realistic big mayflies or emergers of the same in sizes # 8, or 10. If you do not have big mayflies, the biggest flies of the list above are equally effective, as well as sometimes # 12 or # 14 sedges or caddis (even if no caddis is seen on water). Sedge & Caddis Traditionnally # 10, 12, 14 caddis that we call here -sedges- like in England, in brown, beige or fox fire red, are good for the evening rise. Sometimes only small fluttering caddis in size # 16 appear. Winged Ants Ants can be useful -rarely- in the summer, especially on grayling. Midges Attractors & Stimulators To fish the water (near banks), or at dusk. You can use with success, Kauffman's stimulators, Elk hair caddis, or Parachute Adams. We have never seen much success for the Wulff's, Royal Wulff, Royal Coachman, Humpies, and big terrestrials. Nymphing Nymphing can be productive also, but mainly works on a spotted (rising) fish that doesn't reach surface), the classic models are Pheasant tail and Hare's ear with or without bead head. A fly we also like is the Hare's ear emergers with a CDC wing or wingcase. Nymphing blind or with indicator is not much in favor here. Normandy streams are also not very convenient for downstream wet-fly fishing. The Andelle fly There is a local curiosity, hybrid wetfly, nymph, called l'Andelle. It is a mayfly emerger dressed on a big weighted # 10 hook. A long mallard soft hackle is tied two times (at head and at the bend producing both thick body and long tail). A shorter brownish or dyed yellow soft hackle is tied over at the head producing dotted legs and wing case. The fly Andelle is fished downstream and usually takes when rising up again after touching the river bottom. Tackle Rod - Line - Leader - Tippet Tippets equivalent in France
Brown trout (truite fario) of Normandy |
Gastronomie normande
Normandy is a paradise for the cheese amateur
These are the dishes or products you should not miss when shopping for picnic or at a restaurant. Picnic shopping is particularly attractive at the many picturesque street markets.
At the Charcuteries. Among the usuals saucissons and pâtés, the smoked andouille deVire, can be mentionned as the spécialité locale. It is a big sausage that you can buy sliced (en tranches), if you ask it. Ortherwise you make your own slices easily with a knife. At the apéritif, the smoky taste of the andouille is the best matching appetizer to taste the wonderful -if chilled- norman apple ciders.
At the Boulangerie (baker). The most Norman bred is called Pain brillé and is a bred remaining
fresh for a very long time. It was supposedly invented for sailors on sea many days. Otherwise, nice baker shops
offer a huge choice of excellent different breds. Just look and choose. Same thing for apple pies. Best bakers
may propose up to 5 or 6 different versions ! always excellent. Try the Chibouste one if they have. It is
topped with a calvados brandy cream...
| Cheese. The real glory of Normandy is the cheese. The soft smelly cheese that made the reputation of France. One may joke about it or suffer when traveling in the same car but their supremacy remains untouched... worldwide... and even inside France. The most famous are the, Camembert, the Pont-Lévèque and the Livarot. With these we preferably drink red wine, but on the very spot, the cider is quite good also. Did you know that the new statue of Marie Harel (she invented the camembert) in the Village of Vimoutiers has been offered by American veterans of the landing ? |
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Picnics are always organized around 7 pm to fish comfortably until dusk
During the longest early summer days, we often fish until 10.30 or 11.00pm * |
Cellar. You will see the apple
orchards everywhere. Except for Norman people, it is not so usual to order cider at meals but you should try. Le
cidre is an excellent companion for many dishes. It is very tasty, dry, refreshing and light in alcohol. Sometimes
opening a bottle of cider can be as feasty as opening one of Champagne. Usually no visitor forgets the calvados
(apple's brandy) stirrup shot.
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Classic Gourmetfly Menus Entrées Terrine de faisan, ou Pâté de sanglier, Saucisson de l'Aubrac Plat froid Daube provençale en gelée ou omelette froide façon tortilla espagnole Salade Pipérade ou Ratatouille froide, ou Salade niçoise, ou Salade tiède de lentilles aux deux moutardes Fromage Pont-Lévèque, camembert ou chêvre maniè à l'huile d'olive et aux herbes Dessert Tarte normande, chibouste ou fruits de saison Vins Muscat de Frontignan - Vin de La Cadière d'Azur - Cidre - Café - Calvados |
Our usual fishing red wine comes from La Cadière d'Azur in Provence (near Bandol). It is an assembly of cinsault, mourvèdre and grenache vines. We do not carry apple cider all the time but it is sold everywhere in Normandy. Upon any request we can stop at a farm to get good supplies. Note that these drinks are used with extreme moderation and only before spending a serious long time fishing, never before driving...
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