Fishing on foot

Where to fish by the sea in Binic Etables sur Mer

Fishing on foot is one of the most popular activities for shellfish lovers, as long as you follow a few rules to enjoy the products of the sea while respecting this fragile environment.

Where and how to fish in Binic Etables sur Mer?

There are a few spots on the coastline that are well known to anglers: the Plage du Moulin and the Plage des Godelins are two of the best.
With a little patience and luck, you'll find razor clams, prawns and cockles at the next low tide...

You don't need fancy gear to go fishing on foot in Brittany. Here's the basic equipment:

  • Rubber boots
  • A cap and sun cream
  • A bucket or basket
  • Some of the tools you're allowed to use: a pick for oysters, a grapette for cockles and clams and a ferrée for razor clams.

The main species to find
(sizes and quantities)

- Clam: 4 cm (150 max)
- Hollow oyster: 5 cm (60 max)
- Flat oyster: 6 cm (60 max)
- Mussel: 4 cm (300 max)
- Clam: 4.3 cm (100 max)
- Knife: 10 cm (60 max)
- Cockle: 2.7 cm (300 max, unless local restrictions apply)
- Spisula: 2.8 cm (100 max)

- Periwinkle (500 max)
- Prawns: 5 cm
- Grey shrimp: 3 cm
- Edible crab: 14 cm
- Spider: 12 cm (6 max in apnea)
- Etrille: 6.5 cm
- Lobster: 8.7 cm (between the eye and the junction with the abdomen)

Seasonal closures

- Abalone: 9 cm (20 max). Authorised from 1 September to 14 June inclusive
- Scallops: 11 cm (30 max). Authorised from 1st October to 14th May inclusive
- Almond: 4cm (100 max). Authorised from 1st September to 30th April inclusive

The scallop shell

The scallop shell takes its name from the pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.
In the Middle Ages, they decorated their coats with these shells, as a sign of recognition and a test of their journey. But the shell was also used for drinking and eating.

The adductor muscle, known as the scallop nut, is highly prized in cooking.

In order to protect resources and give the scallops time to reproduce, scallop fishing on foot is strictly regulated and is only authorised from October to April by prefectoral decree.