Aux Étangs du Bos Come and devote yourself to your favourite hobby

The motto of the Etangs du Bos for a successful holiday : "Carpe Diem"

Here, you can devote yourself to your favourite hobby, fishing but also enjoy the magnificent historical and prehistoric heritage by visiting Les Grottes de Lascaux, Sarlat, Domme, Beynac...

Périgord offers a great diversity : culture, gastronomy, sports or more relaxed leisure activities!

Our site is dedicated to lovers of nature and calm, two criteria that particularly appeal to fishermen (without any need to have a fishing card).

You can also choose to stay in our accommodation which is close to the ponds.

One has an area of about 7000 m² (the fishing pond, 2 to 6 metres deep), the other a little more than one hectare, (4 to 11.50 metres deep and also intended for swimming, pedal boats and electric boats) but only in high season. Outside the summer period, this 2nd pond is available to fishermen in its entirety.

Since the creation of these two ponds, the ARS (Regional Health Agency) has been monitoring water quality and the results classify them in the category of "very good water quality", probably linked to the springs that feed them in spring and provide water renewal.

This protected and green nature has enabled the Dordogne basin to be classified by UNESCO (during the summer of 2012) as a World Network of Biosphere Reserves. This label is awarded to sites that have a high environmental richness and preserve their natural balance.

To conclude, the majority of fishermen agree to practice "no kill", this measure is not imposed but this state of mind is very much appreciated. Fishermen release their catches, trying to do so in the best possible conditions, so that the fish is not injured and generally using hooks designed to avoid damaging the mouth of the fish (for this purpose, there are barbless hooks)... This is in fact another more ecological philosophy that increasingly appeals to another type of fisherman.