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Valtellina (Italian Alps)

Hundreds of mountain streams and lakes in the Italian Alps

Water

River, stream

Lines

Floating for streams and reservoirs, as well as lakes. An intermediate or sinking line for bigger lakes.

Rods

AFTMA 3 to AFTMA 5

Species

Brown Trout, Grayling, Rainbow Trout
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Best months

May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
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Weather forecast for this location

Today

Thu Sep 28

13 - 22 °C

SW2

0%

Fri Sep 29

13 - 23 °C

SW2

0%

Sat Sep 30

14 - 23 °C

N2

0%

Sun Oct 1

14 - 23 °C

SW2

0%

Mon Oct 2

14 - 24 °C

SW2

0%

Tue Oct 3

14 - 22 °C

SW2

36%

Wed Oct 4

14 - 21 °C

N2

100%

Valtellina has 110 alpine lakes, 220 mountain streams and 24 reservoirs that make for 1250 kilometers of fishable water. This makes it a fly fishing destination where you could easily spend weeks and not have fished all the waters. Located at the North / North-East side of lake Como, this valley is perfect to combine with some holiday time.

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The best months to fish

Fly fishing is at it's best in the spring and summer months. Do note that in the summer people go swimming in some parts of the more easy accessible rivers, so you might have to wander around or get help from a local guide to find the right spots.

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May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Not allowed
Don't bother
Doable
Best time

Species

There might be more species you can catch in this location or in the area, but the current page and description focusses on these fish species.

Brown Trout

Grayling

Rainbow Trout

Map

There are many streams and rivers in this area, making for lots of beautiful places to go fishing. It's recommended to ask a guide for help regarding the fishing licence, as this is a quite a complex puzzle if you're not familiar with the area and the system.

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