Hi everyone,

Just recently got stationed in Ramstein.  I am looking for someplace within 4 hours to do some bass fishing.  Where in France or Germany do I have to go?

Welcome to forum! There are NO bass in Germany. The closest would be somewhere in France. Max is from France and I'm sure he can suggest a couple of places near you.

Welcome aboard!

8-)

Thanks for the welcome.  I finish up with my fishing class this week and then should be able to get a license anywhere in Europe to fish.  I fished alot of small tournaments in Italy the last few years before moving here to Germany.  We had a pretty good Bass Club near Aviano, Italy.  Website is WWW.TABASSB.com.  Hope to make it back down there for a 3-day tournament in August.  You catch alot of fish but not a whole lot over 3lbs.  Hope to do some fishing in France in the upcoming weeks.  Will keep you posted if I find a spot to go.

Dear eodbowhunter,

Sorry for the late reply.... Don't want to kill you dreams but you ain't gonna experience the same bass fishing action here than the one you had in Italy. As a matter of fact, you can completely forget bass fishing in the northern part of france..........(see the map below)

The yellow part (south) is where you can find bass pretty easily, the red part is where it's almost impossible (maybe 1 or 2 private spots) and the area in-between is where you'll find a couple of spots but mostly private too.

Second, I know there might be a couple of fairly small ponds stocked with bass in the north-eastern part of France, but I'll have to check on that.

Hope that helps......PM if you want more specific details.

Max