Fly Fishing Western Germany/eastern France/luxembourg

[jgentile]

Not sure if any of our members can help me out but here goes.

I am off to Spangdahlem AFB in a couple of weeks to visit my daughter and son-in-law. They are both active USAAF and just got back from Kandahar. While the majority of our trip will be seeing the sights in the Rheinland-Pfalz section of Germany I might just find some time to wet a line. We are going to be there for a significant chunk of time and I can't spend all my time eating weiner-wurst and drinking beer. There is not too much information on the internet but from what I read is that the Suhr (sp) is close and full of Grayling, which I believe are still in season.

If anyone has any first hand information on fishing this region I'm all ears or eyes.

Thanks in advance.

Joe

[mic]

I lived there for five years. I didn't fly fish then. I don't think there is much in the Rheinland-Pfalz area, but if you can get down into the Black Forest south of Stuttgart you might have luck there. However, Germany has some unique rules that go back the land-owner days. I would make sure you get a guide. My best suggestion would be to have your daughter call down to the Armed Forces Recreation Center - Edelweiss in the Black Forest and ask for help setting you up. Even if you don't fish... the area is so worth a weekend trip.

http://www.edelweisslodgeandresort.com/index.php

[mic]

I thought about this one again, Spang is north of where I was at Ramstein and is a lot more hilly. You might have some luck up that way. Ramstein had a hunting and fishing club on base. If Spang does, you might want to start there.

[jgentile]

Thanks Mic! I'll have her check with the AFRC for me.

[ness]

From what I've read and heard access in Europe is far more restrictive than what we're used to here. (No surprise there I'm sure.) That, and limited time to figure things out, would lead me to a guide for sure. But, honestly, I'd probably only fish if I had time left over after taking in all the history and culture and family.