Le Canal du Nord

Le Canal du Nord

The Canal du Nord is a French canal located in the department of Pas-de-Calais (62), in the Hauts de France region. The Canal du Nord is a junction canal connecting the Oise valley to the Dunkirk-Escaut canal. 95 kilometers long, it has 19 locks and has two dividing bays supplied by pumping from the Oise and Aisne rivers, and also receives the surplus from the Somme. It branches off into the Dunkirk-Escaut canal via the Sensée canal, at the river port of Arleux, and establishes a river connection with the lateral canal to the Oise at Pont-l'Évêque, not far from Noyon. Cut in reaches, it can have different and variable fish populations depending on the time or year. Indeed, carp can change reaches through the locks. It is home to a rich diversity of white fish (bream, rudd, roach, crucian, tench), predators (pike, pike perch, perch) and intermediate-sized common and mirror carps. Note also the presence of migrants such as eel. The bottoms are particularly flat and edge fishing should be favored on the one hand because most of the natural food is concentrated there, and on the other hand when navigation is regular, it is better to avoid fishing. in the center of the canal. The nature of the canal bottoms will depend on the substrate in which it was dug, but be aware that, except recent cleaning, mud may be present over most of the width. The natural food is mainly composed of larvae and insects, although anodont mussels can also be found on some and some American crayfish when there are grassland spots that should be fished as a priority. The uniformity of the banks is actually an asset in the sense that any anomaly or structure along the banks attracts carp and should guide you in choosing a position.

Only baits of vegetable origin or reconstituted flour are authorized. No captured carp can be kept in captivity or transported. Only green biwys and shelters are tolerated. Biwys must be equipped with light signaling devices The sound level of the detectors should be set to the minimum. The use of BACK-LEAD is mandatory. Navigation is prohibited at night on rivers open to carp fishing at all hours. Night and day, respect for public tranquility, other fishermen (on board or not) and water users. Pas-de-Calais Fishing Federation

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