French maggots

[Russell Brown]

Went into a tackle shop in France for some maggots.They call them Asticot's.You get a tiny little pot that barely contains 30 of the little blighters.Not cheap either...........Creme Brulee,no complaints

[Olly]

Now, well before Covid, my 'local to the Gite' tackle shop sold them - mixed colours - by the litre!
3 x 3.3pint/1.88L boxes for about £10 - 15E. And they lasted very well in the fridge - a week at least.

Excellent French bream bait!

[Coral Maestro]

My local "Pacific Peche" tackle shop sells them by the measure. Good quality but expensive. A selection of colours available. They also sell lobworms, dendrobaenas and red worms but again, they're expensive.

[Olly]

I found the harbour rag - for mullet spinning - the most expensive and the most difficult to keep! Tiny box with 25% dead already!!

[Banksy]

Oddly, we used to buy them from the supermarket in the 1990's when I spent a fair bit of time over there.
In the refrigerated food department, next cabinet to the frozen peas!

[Grumpy]

Oddly, we used to buy them from the supermarket in the 1990's when I spent a fair bit of time over there.
In the refrigerated food department, next cabinet to the frozen peas!

Hmmm,the French really do have strange gastronomical tastes! Snails,gentles and garlic.Yummy.

[Olly]

They can still be found in French fridges - but not usually amongst the foodstuffs - just perhaps in the same aisle!

As to food well - you may find a halved head amongst the 'pork meat' section. Or if hungry - a whole one!!

My wife, who studied French at Uni, mistakenly ordered 'lamb brains' as her main course at a high class restaurant!