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La Vieille Thur is a productive Alsatian stream in the Haut-Rhin department flowing through the Grand Est region, offering excellent opportunities for trout, grayling, and coarse fish species including barbel, chub, and dace across varied habitat. Anglers will enjoy the flexibility of night fishing and can bring boats to access different stretches, with a fishing experience ranging from technical fly work in faster sections to conventional methods in slower pools. A Carte de Peche (annual fishing licence) obtained from the local AAPPMA is required, and the river's accommodation-friendly policies—bivouac and camping permitted—make it ideal for extended fishing trips in this beautiful Vosges foothills landscape.
Water level data from Hub'Eau / Vigicrues. Nearest hydrometric station, updated every 15 minutes. Always verify conditions on arrival.
La Vieille Thur holds trout, grayling, dace, chub, barbel.
A valid Carte de Pêche is required to fish La Vieille Thur. Licences are available online before your trip.
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France is the closest mainland European fishing destination for UK anglers. The Channel Tunnel (Folkestone–Calais, ~35 min) is the fastest crossing, while P&O Ferries (Dover–Calais, ~90 min) offer good value for heavy kit. Most northern French venues are within 2–4 hours of Calais; southern venues require a full day of driving.
A Carte de Pêche (French fishing licence) is required for all freshwater fishing. Buy online at cartedepeche.fr before you travel. Annual, weekly and daily options are available and include your AAPPMA affiliation for the selected department.
To fish La Vieille Thur, you need a valid Carte de Pêche, available from cartedepeche.fr before you leave the UK and affiliation with the local AAPPMA covering this stretch. Annual, weekly and daily licences are all available online.
Haut-Rhin is home to numerous public fishing rivers and canals. Browse all venues in Haut-Rhin or explore all of Grand Est.
France offers outstanding fishing year-round. The main coarse close season applies to some rivers (typically January–March for certain species), but still-water carp fishing on private and AAPPMA-managed lakes is available throughout the year. Spring (March–June) is the classic French carp season, with fish actively feeding and moving into shallow margins. Summer nights (June–August) are ideal for big-fish sessions on the large public reservoirs and rivers. Autumn (September–November) is particularly productive on the Auvergne and Languedoc lakes as temperatures drop. The Loire and Saône river systems produce excellent catfish sport from June through September, while the Dordogne and its tributaries fish well for chub, barbel and trout from spring through autumn.
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