Summer is holiday time for many Italians, including fishermen. Many flock to the coasts to spend a week at the seaside, together with their family and, above all, with their rods in tow in the hope of being able to fish. When this happens, the choice of techniques to practice in the marine context is twofold: floating or bottom. As already mentioned in a previous article on our blog, many people practice sea fishing with a fixed rod or with the Bolognese rod, a technique of freshwater origin...
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How to fish for sturgeon in a pond
Since the early 2000s, a particular fishing technique has developed in Italy aimed at catching a freshwater fish known not so much for its silent soul, but for the brute force it unleashes in combat. The sturgeon, the protagonist of today's article, was a fish that somewhat revolutionized the Italian sport fishing panorama.
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Kolpo match fishing floats
Summer is approaching and with it also sea fishing. Many Italians, thanks to holidays in the summer, spend their free time saltwater fishing every year. It doesn't matter whether from the cliff or in the port, from the beach or from outside a pier. In summer we still go fishing and among the favorite techniques of every fisherman there is always room for a specialty that comes from England.
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Kolpo fishing lines: models for all needs
Monofilament is one of the essential elements of sport fishing. It is also called slime, thread, leader, terminal, but the substance does not change: it is that "something" that allows us to fish, that allows us to recover prey, on which we apply leads, floats, hooks, swivels and, with they, all the secrets of fishing.
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How to bottom fish: a guide for the PAF
Bottom fishing is a generalist discipline widely practiced in Italy, both in the Adriatic, Tyrrhenian and Ionian seas. It is the twin sister of its freshwater variant, which aims to capture grub fish, that is, fish that move on the bottom, such as sea bass, sea bream, sea bream, etc. instead of carp, tench, crucian carp, which happens in fresh waters. It must be carried out from the shore, therefore from the beach, from the cliffs, from the piers. Its primary objective is to present the bait...
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How to fish for trout in different seasons: winter, autumn, spring, summer
Pond trout fishing is a technique that knows no stops. Fishermen who frequent quarries and sport fishing facilities can practice it in all seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. The trout are always there thanks to the skilful work of the managers who manage to populate the bodies of water even when it is hot (spring temperatures permitting). Instead, it is up to the fisherman to do his best to catch rainbow trout, which tend to change their habits depending on the season, climate and...
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How to fish for trout in streams: techniques, equipment and secrets
Trout fishing in streams is among the longest-standing disciplines in fishing history. It is not simply an activity aimed at catching prey, but involves a whole series of sensorial rituals: immersing oneself in the purest nature, coming into contact with a watercourse in the most remote corners and, above all, it represents a great challenge sporty .
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How to fish for trout in a lake with a float
Trout fishing in lakes, also called lake trout, is an entirely Italian technique. Born at the end of the 80s in northern Italy, where it was usual to fish for trout in former quarries transformed into lakes, it has consolidated itself as a favorite specialty for many fishermen in all regions of the peninsula. This is a discipline that unequivocally aims at catching rainbow trout in paid lakes, both of semi-natural and totally artificial origin, where adult fish material intended for fishing...
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Opening of trout fishing. Everything you need to know!
There are two important times during the year for the trout fisherman. The first is the infamous "opening" while the second is known as the "closing". The terms are very common in fishing jargon but, for those who don't know, opening means the beginning of trout fishing while closing usually indicates the last day of salmonid fishing. Trout fishing in running waters such as rivers and streams, in fact, is not open all year round: the national regulation, with some exceptions at provincial...