Urban fishing in Normandy

The Risle seemed every bit the equal of England’s finest chalkstreams, so when our host offered to arrange a day’s fishing on an upstream beat, I leapt at the chance. My fascination with rivers only grows the further upstream I go. What I wasn’t expecting was a burned‑out crack‑den urban fishing experience. Bryce and Jacky talk fishing at a burned-out crack den. We began in steady rain beside a…