As you would imagine, Andorra's mountain streams and lakes offer good fishing. The highest lakes are re-stocked every couple of years from the government-run trout hatchery which can be seen from the road at Les Salines near El Serrat in Ordino parish. Enthusiasts will climb to our highest mountain lakes such as Tristaina in Ordino to fish, but rod and bait anglers are perhaps best served at Lake Engolasters above Escaldes, which is Andorra's biggest. The lake is actually man-made to provide flow for the hydro-electric station below on the main road from Andorra la Vella to France. All the angling competitions run by the local fishing clubs are held at Engolasters.

Fly fishing the rivers is best done in the higher parishes. In the Arinsal valley one can fish down to Erts, in the Ordino valley fishing is best above La Cortinada and on the Valira del Orient which runs down the main eastern valley, fishing is best above Ransol.

The season for river fishing starts in mid-April, but you must wait until mid-June for the lake fishing season to start. The season ends by tradition on our National Day on September 7.

Licences for visitors are available from any fishing tackle shop or from the local tourist information offices in each parish. There is a daily ticket (only for lake fishing) which costs 5.40€, but the more normal weekly permit for all areas costs 15.95€