We have been in meteorological spring for more than a month. Even if the weather is acting up and it seems more like November than between May and June, the reference season is spring: a moment of transition for nature and for the fish which, from year to year, change their habits, abandoning winter hibernation and opening up to the summer warmth. The vitality of trout, the main protagonists of stream spinning, changes suddenly. They become more voracious and follow their predatory instinct,...
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Salpa fishing: tricks and secrets on how to fish it
The arrival of spring marks a general revival of sea fishing activities. Mullets, breams and, above all, salps, come out of hibernation and start living at full capacity again, populating the Italian reefs, week after week.
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Pond fishing with the pellet waggler
Summer has always been synonymous with sea fishing. In recent years, however, thanks to the introduction of an innovative technique imported from England, summer has also become synonymous with freshwater fishing. He doesn't fish with the pole, stream trout, spinning, but English fishing in the pond with the pellet waggler! Yes, that's right: for a few years now, in the summer there has been a craze for fishing for carp and crucian carp afloat with a method that aims to capture cyprinids in...
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English fishing: advice and the best equipment
In sea fishing, over the last twenty years, we have witnessed a progressive increase in fishermen using the Bolognese rod, the undisputed queen of ports and reefs. Parallel to this phenomenon, mainly due to the effectiveness of this technique and the apparent simplicity, there has been a decrease in fixed rod fishermen. This is why we often read that the Bolognese rod has supplanted its historic rival, the fixed rod. The saying states that between two litigants, the third enjoys... And indeed...
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Bolognese fishing in the sea: the best floats for the look
Bolognese fishing at sea is a technique that knows no boundaries of application. It can be practiced from the cliff, in the port, from the beach, in the canal mouth, so it is a specialty that we could define as "multitasking". In addition to boasting a versatility of use in various environmental conditions, fishing with the Bolognese can offer catching opportunities for multiple species such as sea bass, sea bream, mullet, boghe, salps and, why not, bream.
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Fishing in Trentino on the Chiese river
Among the first fishing spots that come to mind when talking about Trentino are the Avisio, the Noce, the Sarca, the Adige. Excellent outdoor gyms for trout fishing with spinning, fly and remote control, which we have already described on the Pescalccacca blog. However, those looking for still valuable but less frequented waters, especially during the summer period, can count on a vast territorial offer made up of smaller courses. Among these, in western Trentino, there is a river that...
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Pond spinning fishing: how to start?
Autumn, the first cold weather, trout in the pond. It would seem like a cliché or perhaps taken from a fishing book. In reality it is a simple consequence of the meteorological change taking place in October, the month in which we enter the heart of autumn. With the closure of the streams, the decrease in the hours of light and the arrival of the first disturbances from the north, which bring cold and rain, all that remains is to leave the rivers and lakes to concentrate the efforts on the...
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Sport fishing, what are its techniques?
Fishing is divided into two large, completely different branches: sport fishing, professional or commercial fishing.
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Feeder fishing: the best rigs, groundbaits and baits to use on the lake
Feeder fishing is an Anglo-Saxon imported technique, which appeared in Italy in the 1980s and subsequently became one of the most popular of all. This is bottom fishing that can be practiced both in salt water and in fresh water, which aims to present the bait together with baiting in the immediate vicinity. It is carried out using a lead feeder (which is precisely called a feeder) to be filled with groundbait, maggots or both. It is widely practiced in spring and summer, both on the river...
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Where to fish in Salento
The Salento peninsula, known to all as Salento, is an area located in eastern Puglia, washed by two seas (the Adriatic to the north and the Ionian to the south), which offers a multitude of spots for shore fishing. With the increase in tourism in recent years, Salento has also seen the growth of the practice of sport fishing. Many people who spend their summer holidays in Salento wonder where they can have fun.
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Bolognese fishing in free fall
We are in the midst of summer, of great heat, of long sunny days. The sea water has a warmer temperature and the typical reef prey has resumed its activity. Fish tend to feed, so the appetite and predatory instinct are not lacking. However, the conditions of abnormal heat, the absence of winds and storms and high pressure tend to make fishing for specimens weighing more than a kilo complex, sometimes almost impossible. And it is precisely in this context that the fisherman will have to use...
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Pike Fishing: Characteristics and how to fish
Pike fishing is one of the fishing techniques most appreciated by fishing enthusiasts, both for the challenge it represents and for the quality of the fish that can be caught. The pike is an aggressive predatory fish , which can be fished in various inland waters, such as lakes, rivers, river mouths and canals. The fishing technique for pike is different from that for other fish, requiring the use of a variety of appropriate fishing tackle to catch it.