Please note:

• Up to 4 rods are authorized.

• Nightfishing are authrized on selected waters from friday nights to monday mornings and from the first friday in august to the first monday of october.
  3 sectors open weekends all year.
  
  More info:
  Fédération de l'Ain pour la Pêche et la Protection du Milieu Aquatique
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   Retenue de Cize Bolozon (Ain river)

Ain
This river is not very much fished for carp, but at the Retenue de Cize-Bolozon and Retenue d'Allement, there's chances to meet the wild river commons. The fishing is not easy, though. 
Nightfishing 2004 at
- Corveissiat, Matafelon granges, both banks at lot B6
- Corveissiat the right bank at lot B7
- Corveissiat, Cize the right bank at lot B8
- Hautecourt, Romanèche, Serrieres sur Ain, Lot B14 both banks


Barterand, Lac de  Saint-Champ Pollieu, 
Nightfishing 2004

Beaulieu, Étang de, Civrieux-en-Dombes
Small public water in the shape of a horseshoe 25 km north of Lyon. Only daytime fishing with 2 rods allowed on the 44 numbered swims present. Carp of 8 kg+ are quite rare, but loads of fish makes fishing easy here. A nice place to get a bit of bending in the rod. 50 fish a day is througout possible. Permits available from Neuville Pêche in Genay, phone 04 78 98 13 97

Bouvent, Lac de, Bourg-en-Bresse, 
This water of about 20 ha. can accomodate many anglers at a time - but the swims don't differ much. The density of carp is good. Nightfishing is not allowed - but enduros are held here.

Chenavieux,  Lac de, Ambronay, Longeville 
Nightfishing 2004 is allowed weekends all year on the right bank from along the A40 highway and in the southern part from 50 m upstream the canoe and kayak ramp to the river Ain on the southern bank
The first enduro on this gravelpit of 55 ha were held in april 2002, and no less than two 19 kg+ carp were caught during the 48 hours. Biggest mirror was 19,40 kg.

Comte, Étang de, Culoz
Nightfishing 2004 is allowed.

Cormoranche, Étang de, Cormorance-sur-Saône
Enduros are held in this water in a "Parc de Loisirs". In 2004 a mirror of 26,2 and one of 20,93 kg; 3 more 15 kg+ and in all 63 carp were caught during an enduro. Unfortunately, no nightfishing is normally allowed here.

Dragages de Saint-Denis-les-Bourg, Plan d'eau de, Bourg-en-Bresse,
60 ha. of mature gravelpit, part of which is still worked though, is run through by the small river La Veyle, and it offers a great variety of differnt types of swims. The depth averages 8 meters - 15 meters at the deepest holes. Carp are abundant here, with many in the 10 to 15 kg bracket - and a common of 22 kg is currently the lake record. Wels catfish are also present - the biggest to date tipped the scales at 55 kilos. Nightfishing is allowed on 10 numbered swims on the southern and southwestern bank weekends only - from friday to monday morning - opening day for carnivores excluded. The swims are not accesible by car. More info from "Esprit Carpiste 01" on phone 06 20 25 45 38.

Divonne-les-Bains, Lac de, 
Nightfishing authorized specifik weekends on this 43 ha. water, which is also used for enduros.

Gapar, Domaine du,
Enduros are arranged here.

Granges, Le plan d'eau des, Neuville les Dâmes.
Nightfishing 2004 allowed.

Longeville, Plan d'eau de, Pont d'Ain,
This 55 ha. gravelpit hold a good head of carp, and frequently new stockings are undertaken. Nightfishing is allowed friday to monday from the bank facing the highway A36 - and the swims here are accessible by car. Angling pressure is quite hard here. Depths averaging 4 meters, and the water is crystal clear.

Malourdie, Le plan d'eau n°3 de la, Anglefort 
Nightfishing 2004 is allowed from casier n°3 upstreams l'île de la Malourdie to downstream the barrage de Motz on the left bank of du canal d'amenée Lot A7 bis.

Massignieu de Rives, Plan d'eau de  Cressin, Rochefort, Massignieu de Rives, 
Nightfishing 2004 from the Camping de Massignieu de Rives to l'ECOINCON

Montrevel-en-Bresse, Lac de
Enduros are held here.

Moux, Retenue de,
Nightfishing allowed on the left bank on the treefringed part from 500 meters upstreams the to the RD 18 bridge, and on the right bank from the old road and to the RD 18 bridge.

Nantua, Lac de, Nantua, 
This almost circular water of about 200 ha can be quite hard to fish, as the banks generally are quite steep, and thus the carp here are not fished for very often. Day-ticket suplement to the general departemental permit is needed, and can be purchased in Nantua and Oyonnax.

l'Oignin  
Nightfishing 2004 at
- Matafelon Granges, Retenue de MOUX SAMOGNAT, left bank from the upstream end of the camping de MATAFELONto the RD 18 roadbridge, and on the right bank from the road to the golf-club to the RD 18 roadbridge.

Orcières, Lac des, Bourg-en-Bresse,
Medium sized carp of 5 to 10 kg are abundant in this 25 ha. quite uniform gravelpit. The average depth is around 4 meters. No nightfishing allowed.

Pyes, Lac de, Nièvroz,
Mirror of 20,5 kg reported

Rica, Etang de la, Culoz, 
Nightfishing 2004.

Saône, Pont de Vaux,  
Even in these quite high stretches of the famous river very good carp has been caught. This is not the sector to expect the real biggies from, though - but fishing for more averaged sized fish can be quite hectic at times.
Nightfishing weekends allowed all year 2004 at:
- Pont de Vaux on the left bank from PK 98.8 to PK 97.6.
- Thoissey, Lot n°3 from PK61-050 to PK62-000 on both banks

Tallard, Étang de,
Enduros are arranged here.