The Risle, Normandy

Ask any angler about favourite fly fishing books and Charles Ritz’s ‘A Fly Fisher’s Life’ will feature prominently. The heir of the Ritz Hotel in Paris, Charles Ritz had the luxury of being able to spend a lot of his time fishing, often in the company of famous guests like Ernest Hemingway. Ritz most enjoyed fishing the River Risle, in Normandy, and believed that if you could catch a trout from…