Le Tortillon is a charming Normandy stream in Calvados offering diverse coarse and game fishing opportunities across its 4-kilometer stretch, where anglers can expect encounters with brown trout, grayling, chub, dace, and roach in a rural setting. The river's unique appeal includes flexible access to night fishing and the ability to bivouac along its banks, making it ideal for extended fishing expeditions in this pastoral region. A Carte de Pêche annual licence obtained through the local AAPPMA (Association Agréée de Pêche et de Protection des Milieux Aquatiques) is required to fish these waters, and boats are permitted for those seeking to explore different reaches of this productive waterway.
Water level data from Hub'Eau / Vigicrues. Nearest hydrometric station, updated every 15 minutes. Always verify conditions on arrival.
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Le Tortillon holds brown trout, grayling, chub, dace, roach.
A valid Carte de Pêche is required to fish Le Tortillon. Licences are available online before your trip.
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To fish Le Tortillon, 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.
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