For your free time, Blâmont makes you Bon Accueil (good welcome)
Pond and Fishing Bon Accueil (communal pond of Blâmont)
Fishing
The communal pond of Blâmont is open to any fisherman with a municipal fishing card. Pike, carp, pikeperch await you in more than 3 hectares reserved for fishing.
Predator fishing :
- open May 8
- closed January 31
- open May 8
- closed January 31
Fishing regulations
Art. 1. - Communal pond.
- Fishing is authorized on the communal pond of Blâmont, only to fishermen with a communal fishing license.
- Fishing is prohibited at the Pâtis pond.
- The municipality reserves the right, without compensation, to close access to the pond during some events.
- Fishing dates, these regulations and all useful information, are available at the town hall, or on the town's websites http://www.blamont.fr and http://www.blamont-loisirs.fr.
Art. 2. - Fishing license.
- All fishermen must have a valid municipal fishing card, and present it on request from the municipal authorities or their delegates and controllers.
- The card is only valid with the identity completed inside (and identity photograph if the card is annual). The card holder must justify his identity with any document..
- This personal, non-reciprocal card, valid only on the communal pond of Blâmont, is
- not transferable,
- neither refundable.
Art. 3. - Prices.
See the specific framework
The annual card is a flat rate for the entire calendar year (January 1 to December 31).
Art. 4. - Fishing techniques.
- For annual passes over 12 years old, and for the daily pass, 3 rods are authorized.
- 1 single rod, held in hand, is authorized for children under 12 years old.
- Boat fishing is prohibited.
- Fishing using a remote-control boat (bait) is allowed.
Art. 5. - Taken.
- Catches authorized per day: 3 predators.
- Minimum catch size: pike 60 cm - pike perch 50 cm. All smaller catches must be returned to the water.
- No-kill for the carp.
Art. 6. - Schedules.
- Fishing cannot be done between half an hour before sunrise, and half an hour after sunset.
- Night fishing is prohibited (except specific manifestations).
Art. 7. - Respect for the area.
- Swimming is prohibited.
- Ground fires are prohibited.
- It is forbidden to cut trees and shrubs.
- Fishermen must take away their rubbish.
- Fishermen must respect all rules on the area: camping prohibited, dogs on a leash (and swimming prohibited in the pond), etc.
Art. 8. - Sanctions.
In case of violations, or non-compliance with the controllers and the places, the fishing rights will be withdrawn by the controller on site, and a sanction will be taken with a fine stamp, possibility of legal proceedings, and final exclusion without refund of the fishing right.
Infringements of the fishing regulations
| Environmental Code | Fine | Municipal civil compensation | |
| No presentation of the fishing card | 50 € | ||
| No fishing license | R. 436-1 |
2nd class offense [150 €] |
150 € |
|
Opposition to the finding or investigation of an infringement |
L. 437-7 R. 437-12 |
3rd class offense [450 €] |
150 € + retrait de la carte de pêche |
| Fishing outside authorized hours |
R. 436-13 R. 436-40-l 2° |
3rd class offense [450 €] |
150 € |
| Fishing outside the authorized periods | 450 € + withdrawal of the fishing license | ||
| Night fishing not authorized | 450 € + withdrawal of the fishing license | ||
| Prohibited method or mode of fishing |
R. 436-34-I 1° R. 436-40-l 3° |
3rd class offense [450 €] |
75 € for 1 additional rod 150 € for others |
| Hand fishing | R. 432-32 1° |
3rd class offense [450 €] |
150 € |
| Use of means intended to hook the fish other than by the mouth | R. 436-32 2° |
3rd class offense [450 €] |
150 € + withdrawal of the fishing license |
|
Fishing with explosives, electric devices, drugs or bait to intoxicate the fish |
L. 436-7 | 4500 € and two years imprisonment | 450 € + withdrawal of the fishing license |
|
Fishing or transporting fish not of the regulatory size |
R. 436-18 R. 436-40-l 4° |
3rd class offense [450 €] |
150 € + 30 € per non-regulatory fish |
|
Fishing for more than the authorized number of catches |
150 € + 30 € per additional fish | ||
|
Marketing of fish caught without being a professional fisherman |
L. 436-15 | 3750 € | |
|
Introduction of species classified as harmful, or not mentioned in the list of fish established by the minister responsible for freshwater fishing |
L. 432-10 | 9000 € | |
|
Destruction of a spawning grounds |
L. 432-3 | 20 000 € | |
| Transport of a live carp over 60 |
L. 436-15-5° R. 436-81 |
22 500 € |
Zone de Loisirs
(1, route de Cirey - RD 993)
54450 Blâmont
(1, route de Cirey - RD 993)
54450 Blâmont
Card on sale
- In City Hall (during opening hours; Monday to Friday, 10 to 12 a.m., 3 to 5 p.m.).
- At the campsite fishing lodge (or at the fishing house).
- At the campsite reception.
Prices
Inhabitants of Blâmont
| Over 16 : | € 40 |
| From 12 to 16 years old : | € 20 |
| Less than 12 years : | € 10 |
Outside the town
| Over 16 : | € 60 |
| From 12 to 16 years old : | € 30 |
| Less than 12 years : | € 15 |
Daily pass
| Daily pass : | € 5 |
