Legal catch size

What is the regulated size ?

Fish length is measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the fully extended tail.

Fish of the species listed below may not be fished and must be immediately released if their length is less than :

*Warning (harvest slot)

Three species are concerned. Locate these areas precisely on our guide map and see below the species covered by this specific regulation.

Pike

On all rivers and lakes in the Rhône department and the Metropolis of Lyon, pike measuring less than 50 cm (19.7 inches) or more than 70 cm (27.6 inches) must be immediately released, pursuant to the prefectural decree.

Zander

For anglers on the Saône River and its connected ponds, as well as on Lakes Ronzey and Joux and the Thurins dam, zander measuring less than 40 cm (15.75 inches) or more than 60 cm (23.62 inches) must be immediately released, pursuant to the prefectural decree.

Brown trout

Brown trout measuring less than 20 cm (7.9 inches) or more than 25 cm (9.8 inches) must be immediately released, pursuant to the prefectural decree, on :

- Garon and its tributaries,

- Top of Yzeron uptstream

- Top of Brévenne upstream and its tributaries,

- Top of Reins upstream and its tributaries,

- Top of Sornin de Saint-Igny upstream and its tributaries,

- Turdine downstream of the Joux dam, Boussuivre and Vermare streams

- Top of Ardières and its tributaries, up to and including the Samsons stream,

- Nizerand and its tributaries.

- Mézerin and its tributaries.

- Ozon and its tributaries (managed by the AAPPMA).

- All rivers managed by Haute-Azergues AAPPMA.