It is possible to fish in the Seine, in which around thirty species of fish live.
The river is now less polluted, in particular thanks to sanitation work.
The fishermen thus multiplied on the Parisian quays.
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They gave us an appointment in the heart of Paris, on the quays of Seine. Hugo and Maxence, both 18, are what are called “street-feishers”, understand fishermen in urban areas. They thus find themselves near the Parisian river, two to three times a week, with a view of the most beautiful monuments of the capital.
“We can wait for hours and hours without having anything, but afterwards, it’s really the pleasure of being at the water’s edge”says Maxence at the microphone of the 13h of TF1.
A cleaner seine
“It’s completely different from fishing elsewhere, it’s other habitats, much more complicated fish to do and it’s Paris, that’s what changes”says Hugo. Difficult to imagine such biodiversity in the Seine, and yet there are around thirty species of fish.
It is ten times more than 40 years ago, because the Seine is cleaner, less polluted. And this, thanks to the sanitation work which started in the 80s and which accelerated before the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. “There are a lot of passers -by who are amazed at the number and the size of the fish that came out of the Seine”explains Maxence.
A new generation of fishermen
The new generation fishermen even display their prices on social networks, like these impressive specimens of catfish, which they systematically put back in the water. This is what, in the middle of the afternoon, the humorist Jamel Debbouze filmed on the Seine quays, as we can see in the TF1 report above.
What make you want the youngest to get into it, as Jean-Baptiste Grillon, a specialized trader, notes. “They were born with social networks, therefore overall, they almost no longer need ancients to learn techniques. Learning the meaning of water, yes obviously, on the other hand, in terms of techniques, they learn all by itself”underlines the boss of the boutique “of so great fish” in Paris.
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“We quietly get rid of the image of the fisherman with the Ricard bob. That is pretty cool”rejoices Jean-Baptiste Grillon. Like Hugo and Maxence, with sunny days, they are thousands along the Seine to enjoy their passion, with the hope of further breaking records.
