The course of the old mill



A rather physical course, and even almost impracticable by a little strong level. The fish are not very numerous there, but often of beautiful sizes.

It is not a course which we attend assiduously, but we do not neglect to make a turn there when the water level lends itself to it.
The access is relatively easy by normal level, it is possible to be parked easily in front of the mill.

Then you will be able to choose to start with the upstream or the downstream of the course. Being a river in the public domain, circulation on banks is opened, but attention with the dogs of the owners of the mill.
For the access downstream, it is necessary to penetrate in the field and to go down at the edge of Nive by crossing the old dry level (attention with the snakes). You veiled on-site, in general the fish are more numerous on other bank in little upstream.

Indeed a deep pit is in the turn of the river, it is bordered of roots of trees. Now, you have 2 options:
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left bank (while going up), indeed before the pit it is possible to cross rather easily. Just with the upstream of this pit left bank, there is part of an old immersed wall, one turns over is created just upstream.Beautiful trouts are held here sometimes on surface, therefore attention with the approach.

                                                                 river big Nive

Then, since this bank you are placed ideally to prospect the rocks and the walls which form bank. The very beautiful ones but savage posted fish its length these walls. With the top of the wall, veiled you in the fast part strewn with large rocks.

In this sector, the rising fish are practically invisible and we recommend to you to fish water in edge of the powerful currents or in front of the rock blocks. The old dam of water supply is visible, it constitutes the upstream part of the course.

In the sector of this dam, it is possible to join other bank in wading, but attention with powerful running. With the top of the latter being itself a pool which reserves sometimes good surprises, the progression upstream is possible rather easily only on approximately 200 meters and only left bank.

 

                                                             river big nive old mill


- right Bank (while going up), the pit and the arrival of the rapid in this one is easily accessible, then the fast part with the large emerging blocks. the prospection will be identical to that recommended there higher. Arrived at the dam, do not forget to test all the stations bordering the dam. Then, remaining on this bank, you will be able to fish the downstream part of the pool, and to leave the river by the driving path with the road.

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