Our friend Alain Morizot has made a superb film (as usual) that will leave you with only one desire: to be by the river’s edge, rod in hand, when the fish start to feed! In short, when the great restaurant opens its doors! Be ready it’s nearly ONE hour of BLISS!
Whether it’s Jean-Marc Somaré in Franche-Comté, Arnaud Salvador on the Upper river Seine, Simon Léonardi on the Ain River or François Parbaud on the Gave d’Oloron. Four destinations, four fishermen fascinated by nature and how to lure trout and grayling by offering them the best on the menu, so that they end up in the landing net and can be released back into the water for new adventures!
Every year, often at the same time, it’s time for the dance: the dance of the flies. It’s mating season, and thousands of insects dance above the water. This is one of the stages in the reproduction cycle of mayflies and caddisflies. It is the most visible stage and often the only one known to fishermen. They are often unaware of the moments that precede or follow these mating flights. For salmonids, these rendezvous are written in their genes. These moments of food abundance are essential to their good health: expending the minimum amount of energy to obtain the maximum amount of calories is vital. It is mainly underwater, hidden from the eyes of fishermen, that real scenes of life unfold. For a few brief moments, it is possible to witness spectacular phenomena. We will follow and meet naturalists and fishermen who usually keep this information secret. They will explain phenomena that have never been filmed before. The fishermen will take advantage of this to capture the moment of madness that overtakes the fish.
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