There are traces of these fisheries, in the census of 2 frimaire, year III (November 22, 1794). It mentions a Jean Delmas, called “Carelle”, a fisherman who carried on his activity in the caves.
That says little!
Taking into account the layout of the place, we can suppose that the strategies for catching fish could be as follows:
When the Dordogne floods, water invades the caves carrying along fish. It is then sufficient for fishermen to seal the entries of the caves to keep the fish captive.
In the spawning season, fish come up the river. To catch them, we guess that the fishermen spread nets upstream and downstream from the fisheries, and that men in boats scared the fish toward the caves.
Cross-pieces, kinds of paddle boards were laid out in grooves in the riverbed, visible at the entry of the cave.
The remains of built-up parts lead to us imagine that there were pond tanks, in which the fish were preserved.


On the walls of the cave you can see inscriptions of the names of three men of the maquis:
-Mr. Maxime Lavergne
-Mr. Maurice Loupias, sub-prefect of Bergerac
-Mr. Gueylard Yves, school teacher

Numerous stalactites adorn this cave.

These fisheries are probably unique in the Dordogne valley. Important clearing work is planned.