Vaux-sur-Somme Fishing Gear Fair

A fair for anglers

Fishing gear fairs are a specialist niche with a loyal community. The Somme is the perfect department for it: ponds, navigable river sections, old marshes turned into lakes make it a major playground for coarse, predator and carp fishing.

What you find

A full range of second-hand fishing gear: rods (all techniques), reels, lines, hard and soft lures, spoons, flies, hooks, weights, floats, landing nets, tackle boxes, technical clothing, waders, carp bivvy gear, sonars, dry baits, books and magazines, sometimes collectible items.

Vaux-sur-Somme, an anglers' village

Vaux-sur-Somme is a small town of about 900 inhabitants between Corbie and Albert. Known to anglers for its privileged environment: the Somme forms arms, ponds and wetlands home to rich fish life (pike, zander, perch, carp, tench, roach).

A loyal angling community

Fishing fairs gather a tight community where info exchange (water levels, spots, techniques) matters as much as buying-selling. Exhibitors are mostly anglers themselves.

A great deal to prepare the season

Early April is ideal for anglers preparing the new season: pike opening, first warm days for carp, general fish activity.