A Day's Fishing on a French River
Get your fishing permit, bait your hook and chat on the riverbank during a day out fishing in France.
To fish in French rivers and lakes you need a carte de pêche, bought online on cartedepeche.fr or in a tackle shop; there are year, week and day cards. Sea fishing from the shore needs no permit, but there are minimum sizes for each fish. Trout season usually opens in March, and early morning is the classic time to go; friends on a fishing trip use tu.
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On va à la pêche samedi ?
Shall we go fishing on Saturday?
- 2
Il faut un permis ?
Do you need a permit?
- 3
Faut acheter une carte de pêche en ligne.
You have to buy a fishing card online.
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On part à l'aube.
We'll leave at dawn.
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T'as pris les cannes ?
Did you bring the rods?
- 6
J'ai des vers comme appât.
I've got some worms for bait.
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Comment on lance ?
How do you cast?
- 8
Chut, tu vas faire fuir les poissons.
Be quiet, you'll scare the fish.
- 9
Ça mord !
It's biting!
- 10
Remonte doucement.
Reel it in slowly.
- 11
J'ai attrapé une truite !
I've caught a trout!
- 12
Il s'est échappé.
It got away.
- 13
Ma ligne est emmêlée.
My line is tangled.
- 14
Il est trop petit, relâche-le.
It's too small, put it back.
- 15
Ça mord pas aujourd'hui.
Nothing's biting today.
- 16
Faut être patient.
You have to be patient.
- 17
Qu'il est gros !
What a big one!
- 18
On le fait griller ce soir ?
Shall we grill it tonight?
- 19
C'est tellement calme ici.
It's so peaceful here.
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On remet ça le week-end prochain ?
Same time next weekend?