While doing some research on trout fishing in Italy I ran across a
couple of fun sites.

One has a step-by-step of making a bamboo rod:
http://www.upon-bamboo-fly-fishing-r.../slideshow.swf

It's in Italian, but it's still fun.

Another one is for some very odd pseudo-realistic flies tied by some
Italian fellows. You can see the flies at:
http://www.moschefacocchi.it/home_p.htm and you can see how they are
tied at:
http://www.moschefacocchi.it/il_segr...cocchi.htm.htm

Again, it's in Italian, but it still worthwile.

Oh, yes ... I almost forgot: They have "no-kill" zones on the major
rivers there. That means they practice C'n'R, and they have been since
the 70's.


Chuck Vance