Ladies and Gentlemen, Prix Charles Ritz 2018 is awarded to : The Albanais fishing association, on the Chéran river, in Haute Savoie (74), Alps. https://www.facebook.com/reciprocitecheran/ The choice between our short list of 3 candidates inc. river Sioule near Clermont Ferrand and river Léguer in Brittany was very tight and only after a long conversation did...Read More

Dear friends of the Prix Charles Ritz ! It is with great pleasure that we announce director Philippe Laforge has started filming a documentary about the award and its winners since 2003. He has already shot on the upper Tarn, the Loue, the Sarthon in Normandy, the upper Thur in Alsace, the Lesse in Belgium...Read More

Fresh Green(crop) by Kunihiko Shibano While I was away I received a painting I ordered from artist Kunihiko Shibano. My friend Nick Taransky gifted me Mr. Shibano’s book, Anglers, and offered to translate this short interview with Mr Shibano from his home in Suginami, Japan. I absolutely love Mr. Shibano’s work, so much so that...Read More

Dear friends of the Prix Charles C. Ritz, there is less than a month left to submit your candidatures for the 2018 Prix Charles C. Ritz, it’s here.Read More

For the 16th year, the Prix Charles Ritz will be awarded in November 2018 and will reward an initiative to defend water and rivers. To succeed the AAPPMA of Haute-Thur, it’s here. Good luck to everyone !Read More

Congratulations to Jean-François Hundsbucker and the Association of the upper Thur river in Alsace and see you next year for the 16th Prix Charles Ritz!Read More

Dear Friends, The 15th edition of the Prix Charles Ritz will be awarded tomorrow by Ingrid Astier, writer, to the association of Haute-Thur river. A big thank you to our donors including Ausmeister.Read More

The award ceremony of the 15th edition of the Prix Charles Ritz will be held on 8th November 2017 at the Travelers Club Paris. A sculpture of a kingfisher, emblem of the Prize, carved by J. Belmas, and a donation of three thousand euro will be awarded to the President of the association of Haute-Thur...Read More

Congratulations to the winner of the 15th Charles Ritz Prize: the Association of the upper Thur river in Alsace ! On the podium last year, President Hundsbuckler’s team redoubled their efforts in favour of water and fish and won a majority of the 2017 jury’s votes.Read More

The 4 finalists’ visits will be completed on October 12th and the jury will sort the winner within 8 days. Award celebration of the Prize on 8th November.Read More