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67,946-acre Quiberon and Belle-Île. South West 3 France saltwater fishing map with official SHOM 100 m bathymetry, source-qualified fishing spots, official regional fish evidence, seasonal forage guidance, public shore-use context and current-rule links. Quiberon Bay, the peninsula and Belle-Île approaches, spanning protected sand, rocky points and Atlantic current. This page covers the south west 3 angler-scale survey window. The water tops out around 156 ft. The depth chart comes from Shom (Service hydrographique et océanographique de la Marine) bathymetric survey data, so the contours are survey-derived rather than computer-modeled. Below is the species-by-species picture, pulled from the same data the map uses.
The drawn water covers 67,858 acres wrapped in 47.7 miles of bank — one island included. A shoreline index of 1.3 says round and simple: fish relate to depth changes here, not shoreline features. Littoral water — the productive band under ~15 ft — makes up 3% of this chart. Call it 14.9 mi long by 13.8 mi wide at the broadest reach. If the bite dies, Quiberon and Belle-Île - South West 2 is 9 mi to the west.
Quiberon and Belle-Île — South West 3, France : carte SHOM officielle jusqu’à 48 m; spots pour bar commun, maquereau commun. Pour préparer la pêche, jamais pour naviguer. Les profondeurs et les points de structure proviennent de la grille bathymétrique officielle du Shom. Les données servent à préparer la pêche et ne doivent jamais être utilisées pour la navigation.
Regional occurrence supports a search target, not equal abundance, child-specific catch rate, retention permission or a promised catch. Current national, EU, regional, protected-area and species rules always control. The roster may combine exact-water monitoring with habitat-filtered official regional evidence; it does not imply that every species is equally abundant throughout the mapped section.
| Species | Evidence basis | Count / date |
|---|---|---|
| bar commun (European Seabass) | official species listing | — |
| maquereau commun (Atlantic Mackerel) | official species listing | — |
| lieu jaune (Atlantic Pollock) | official species listing | — |
| lieu noir (Saithe (Coalfish)) | official species listing | — |
| cabillaud (Atlantic Cod) | official species listing | — |
| lingue (Ling) | official species listing | — |
| orphie (Garfish) | official species listing | — |
| barbue (Brill) | official species listing | — |
| raie bouclée (Thornback Ray) | official species listing | — |
| sole commune (Common Sole) | official species listing | — |
| mulet lippu (Thick-lipped Grey Mullet) | official species listing | — |
| mulet cabot (Flathead Grey Mullet) | official species listing | — |
| anguille européenne (European Eel) | official species listing | — |
Official species-evidence source.
Spring european seabass on Quiberon and Belle-Île - South West 3 hold shallow, usually 3 to 25 ft. They move out to 2 to 30 ft in summer and finish the year down in 10 to 55 ft. Put Shoreline point first on the milk run — a point near 21 ft that grades good for fall. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with a surface lure or a paddle-tail soft plastic.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 3 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline point (21 ft) | Paddle-tail soft plastic, Shallow minnow plug |
| Summer | 2 to 30 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline point (21 ft) | Surface lure, Paddle-tail soft plastic |
| Fall | 4 to 40 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline point (21 ft) | Slim metal lure, Minnow plug |
| Winter | 10 to 55 ft | midday | open water | Slow soft-plastic shad, Suspending minnow |
Spring puts atlantic mackerel in skinny water — 5 to 45 ft is the zone. Warm water sends them out to 15 to 80 ft; cold water stacks them in 30 to 120 ft. SHOM-grid current seam is the standout, a current seam at roughly 62 ft, rated prime for fall atlantic mackerel. Plan around early morning and the evening in the warm months. A feather rig or a small vertical jig covers the summer program.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 45 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline point (21 ft) | Mackerel feather rig, Small silver jig |
| Summer | 15 to 80 ft | dawn & dusk | SHOM-grid current seam (62 ft) | Feather rig, Small vertical jig |
| Fall | 10 to 65 ft | dawn & dusk | SHOM-grid current seam (62 ft) | Compact silver jig, Sparse feather rig |
| Winter | 30 to 120 ft | midday | SHOM-grid channel edge (78 ft) | Small deep jig |
Spring puts atlantic pollock in skinny water — 8 to 100 ft is the zone. As the season builds they drop to 12 to 150 ft, wintering in 25 to 156 ft. Summer atlantic pollock concentrate at Shoreline point, a prime-rated point around 21 ft. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning and the evening. A surface plug or a baitfish swimbait covers the summer program.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 8 to 100 ft | dawn & dusk | Rock reef (5 ft) | Sandeel-pattern lure, Soft-plastic shad |
| Summer | 12 to 150 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline point (21 ft) | Surface plug, Baitfish swimbait |
| Fall | 15 to 156 ft | dawn | Shoreline point (21 ft) | Metal jig, Minnow plug |
| Winter | 25 to 156 ft | midday | Sharp break (9 ft) | Slow metal jig, Weighted soft plastic |
Spring saithe (coalfish) on Quiberon and Belle-Île - South West 3 hold shallow, usually 15 to 156 ft. Depth-wise the year is flat: 15 to 156 ft in summer, 22 to 156 ft once it turns cold. Put SHOM-grid current seam first on the milk run — a current seam near 62 ft that grades prime for spring. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. The summer box starts with a speed jig or a heavy paddletail.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 15 to 156 ft | dawn & dusk | SHOM-grid current seam (62 ft) | Slim metal jig, Paddletail |
| Summer | 15 to 156 ft | dawn & dusk | Sharp break (9 ft) | Speed jig, Heavy paddletail |
| Fall | 14 to 156 ft | dawn & dusk | SHOM-grid current seam (62 ft) | Metal jig, Baitfish swimbait |
| Winter | 22 to 156 ft | midday | Deepest basin (156 ft) | Heavy vertical jig |
Spring puts atlantic cod in skinny water — 20 to 100 ft is the zone. As the season builds they drop to 39 to 156 ft, wintering in 35 to 156 ft. Winter atlantic cod concentrate at Deepest basin, a prime-rated deep basin around 156 ft. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning. A heavy metal jig or a large soft-plastic jig covers the summer program.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 20 to 100 ft | dawn | Rock reef (5 ft) | Diamond jig, Heavy bucktail |
| Summer | 39 to 156 ft | dawn | Deepest basin (156 ft) | Heavy metal jig, Large soft-plastic jig |
| Fall | 25 to 140 ft | dawn | Rock reef (5 ft) | Diamond jig, Bucktail with teaser |
| Winter | 35 to 156 ft | midday | Deepest basin (156 ft) | Heavy vertical jig |
Spring ling on Quiberon and Belle-Île - South West 3 hold shallow, usually 28 to 156 ft. Depth-wise the year is flat: 26 to 156 ft in summer, 29 to 156 ft once it turns cold. Put Deepest basin first on the milk run — a deep basin near 156 ft that grades prime for winter. The feeding windows run midday. The summer box starts with a heavy vertical jig.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 28 to 156 ft | midday | Sharp break (9 ft) | Heavy metal jig, Large soft-plastic jig |
| Summer | 26 to 156 ft | midday | Sharp break (9 ft) | Heavy vertical jig |
| Fall | 27 to 156 ft | midday | Sharp break (9 ft) | Long metal jig |
| Winter | 29 to 156 ft | midday | Deepest basin (156 ft) | Heavy deep jig |
Quiberon and Belle-Île - South West 3 also holds garfish (2 to 20 ft in summer), brill (6 to 50 ft in summer), thornback ray (10 to 65 ft in summer), common sole (3 to 30 ft in summer), thick-lipped grey mullet (1 to 18 ft in summer), flathead grey mullet (1 to 22 ft in summer), european eel (6 to 28 ft in summer). Pick any of them on the map above for rated spots and bait picks.
8 pieces of structure are mapped here — Deepest basin, around 156 ft, is the deepest of them.
No official 2025 EEA designated bathing-water point matched within 400 metres of this SHOM-grid shoreline. This is an access-evidence gap, not a statement that public fishing access does not exist. Verify local fishing rights, land ownership, posted restrictions, protected areas, tidal and surf safety, and municipal permission before entry.
Private land and private launches need the owner's permission — please ask first.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for France waters are set by the Légifrance (current French recreational sea-fishing minimum sizes) — and special regulations can apply to Quiberon and Belle-Île - South West 3 specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish. French recreational sea-fishing rules combine current national and European species measures with façade, prefectural, marine-protected-area, harbour and local access controls. Check live minimum sizes, quotas, seasonal or method closures, marking requirements and any no-take zone before every trip. A SHOM contour, fishing-spot marker or designated bathing-water lead is planning context only and never permission to fish, retain a catch, park, launch or enter restricted shore or port property.
Check the official France fishing regulations →
French Ministry for Ecological Transition — recreational sea fishing →
Check special-area and water-specific rules →
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Quiberon and Belle-Île - South West 3 is about 156 ft (48 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart comes from Shom (Service hydrographique et océanographique de la Marine) bathymetric survey data, so the contours are survey-derived rather than computer-modeled.
Official coastal monitoring from Ifremer EVHOE and PELGAS regional survey evidence informs the european seabass, atlantic mackerel, atlantic pollock, saithe (coalfish), atlantic cod, ling, garfish, brill, thornback ray, common sole, thick-lipped grey mullet, flathead grey mullet, european eel roster for Quiberon and Belle-Île - South West 3. The mixed roster combines exact-water records where available with habitat-filtered regional evidence; not every species is documented at this exact water, and it is not a promise of equal abundance or a catch on a particular trip.
SHOM-grid current seam is the top-rated area: a current seam in about 62 ft of water that rates prime for atlantic mackerel in fall. Open the map above to see every rated spot for each species and season.
For european seabass, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Quiberon and Belle-Île - South West 3 is regulated by the Légifrance (current French recreational sea-fishing minimum sizes). Check the official France regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
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