Gone fishing

Yesterday, in the small village of Veuxhaulles sur Aube, we discovered a little gem for a day out, that’s if you are interested in fishing. If you are not, but like to eat fish, they do also have a kiosk selling their award winning trout products.

The trout are farmed on site and released into the nearby river, which you are given access to fish along on an 800 metre stretch of riverbank.

It’s all nicely organised, with the facility to use their rods - available from the site office - if you don’t have your own kit. You pay for what you catch, and the requirement is ‘if it’s caught then you do not throw it back in’, instead you get to take the trout you caught - which they will prepare - home for dinner.

For us, I just wanted to buy some of their smoked trout and some trout rillettes. We will definitely be back for more, as it’s a great way to buy fresh fish. I don’t think we’ll fish for it though!