Let's all go collecting shellfish on the seashore!
Whether you are on the Côte d'Emeraude (Emerald Coast), the Côte de Granit Rose (Pink Granite Coast), the Penthièvre or the Goëlo coast, there are lots of shellfish to be found, such as carpetshells, cockles, mussels and wild oysters, razor-shell feet, winkles, crabs, abalones and clams are all uncovered during spring tides.
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Cockles at St Jacut-de-la-mer
Long peninsula between the bays of Arguenon and Lancieux. The village architecture is very unusual: the houses are built with their gable wall facing the roadside and tightly grouped to protect them from the North wind.
Oysters in Saint-Cast-le-Guildo.
Well-known seaside resort with 7 beaches. From 1900 onwards, bathers have walked along the sand. The town is divided into 3 districts: Les Mielles: the seaside resort, La Garde: on the hills and l'Isle (island): picturesque fisherman's district with narrow lanes.
Mussels in the bay of La Fresnaye
A large bay which is deep set between Cap Fréhel (headland) and Pointe (headland) de Saint-Cast-le-Guildo. Typical of the area, with sprawling mud-flats exposed at low tide and salt marshes.
Scallops and clams in Erquy
Fishing port. Capital of the Scallop. Despite being a tourist attraction in summer, the town has kept its charm.
Mussels in Planguenoual and Hillion
The town of Hillion forms a peninsula to the east of the Côtes d'Armor, in the cove of Yffiniac. In autumn and winter thousands of birds come to nest here.
Scallops in the bay of Saint-Brieuc.
This is one of the three largest bays in the North of Brittany. At low tide, the sea can retreat over 7 kilometres in the cove of Yffiniac, exposing large stretches of silt.
Oyster in Paimpol
This is the Iceland fishermen's town. You will see attractive shipowner's period town houses and be moved by the sailor's cemeteries. From the Pointe de l'Arcouest (headland), there is a magnificent panoramic viewpoint of the Bréhat archipelago.
Mussels in Plougrescant
This is a small town in the centre of a peninsula surrounded by small islands 17 kilometres from the coast, highly indented by wind and tide, with lots of small rocky islands. The traditional activity up to the 20th century was seaweed gathering.
Cockles in the Bay of Plestin-les-Grèves
Huddled at the mouth of the Douron. This shoreline is also known as the huge stretch of sand (4 kilometres long and a tidal zone 1 kilometre wide) is very widely exposed to the North.
The “Coquille Saint-Jacques” or scallop
Speciality in Côtes d’Armor and more specifically the bay of Saint-Brieuc
It can be cooked in several ways and and you will find it on the menu in many restaurants.
The abalone
This is a rare and refined shellfish. Because of its scarcity, fishermen do not reveal the areas in which they are found.
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A joy to fishermen...
Line fishing boat trips
You can going fishing along all the coastline of the Côtes d'Armor.
On a launch, aboard a traditional yacht or a zodiac,you can fish for mackerel, mullet, bass., etc.
Below are the main contacts offering line fishing outings:
(list incomplete. Contact our Tourist Offices)
- Vedettes de l'île de Bréhat (Bréhat island launches), tel: +33 (0)2 96 55 79 50
- Armor Découverte at Perros-Guirec, tel: +33 (0)2 96 91 10 00
- Bass fishing at Pleubian, tel: +33 (0)2 96 22 21 91
www.guidedepecheaubar.com
- Saint-Quay-Portrieux tourist office, tel: +33 (0)2 96 70 40 64
www.saintquayportrieux.com
- Le Vorlenn Centre at Trédrez-Locquémeau, tel: +33 (0)2 96 35 23 37
- Armor Découverte at Trégastel,
tel: +33 (0)2 96 91 10 00
Angling
Rivers, lakes, canals: there is a fantastic choice for angling in any season.
More than 6,700 km of streams and rivers,14 first category lakes, the Nantes to Brest and the Ille et Rance canals, as well as 43 2nd category lakes covering a total surface area of 1 260 ha.
Main fishing sites:
- The lake at Jugon-les-Lacs
Surrounded by woods and forests, an idyllic environment for pike and perch. Lure angling; fish is returned to the water.
- Etang de Saint-Connan (small lake)
Rainbow trout can reach 8kg here. You can fish from the bank or on the specially designed jetties.
- Etang des Douves (moat lake) at Corlay
- Etang de Beaucours (small lake) at Saint-Nicolas-du-Pélem.
 For more information on fishing in Côtes d'Armor:
Maison de la pêche / Maison nature (Fishing/Nature Centre)
tel: +33 (0)2 96 50 60 04
www.maisondelapeche22.com
Fédération des Côtes d'Armor pour la Pêche et la Protection du Milieu Aquatique (Côtes d'Armor Fishing and Protection of Aquatic Environments Federation
Tel: +33 (0)2 96 68 15 40
Private fishing:
European centre of speciment fishing
Fishabil
Tel: +33 (0)2 96 25 27 66
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The sea as your horizon
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Spring tides in Côtes d'Armor
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A nature and fishing weekend
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