The Gave de Pau river starts from Europe’s highest waterfall at Gavernie and flows down the Lavedan valley past Saint Savin to Lourdes before turning west through Pau and on to the Atlantic at Bayonne. It is a very popular trout fishery and in recent years has seen the return of Salmon after an absence of several decades. In 2009 salmon were reported as far up river as Argeles-Gazost.
The fishing season opens on Saturday March 13th 2010.
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Trout in the Gave de Pau.
You can see from this photo I took this morning, that the river is rich with fish.
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Gave de Pau near Saint Savin & Argeles Gazost.
Here is a link to the fish available in the Gave de Pau in the Lavedan valley and further up the mountains.
If you go down river into slower water you can fish for giant carp and catfish like this monster.
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European Catfish.
http://www.mr-fishing-france.com/en/Guided-fishing-Carp-Catfish-in-france.html
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