On Oct 21, 2:27 pm, Lazarus Cooke
wrote:

Thanks very much for the TR. I go to Italy often (my gf is from
there)(&I'll be picking olives for my oil in Tuscany in a couple of
weeks) but I've hardly ever fished there. Your post has both filled my
heart with joy and made me feel ashamed.

Many thanks

You're welcome, and I am envious. What area of Tuscany will you be
visiting? We were in the Cortona area, and made numerous daytrips to
towns such as Volterra, Pienza, Buonconvento and Montepulciano. Each
one was charming in its own right, and I could see spending the rest
of my days exploring those areas plus the Alps and Dolomites.

I highly recommend you check out the Nera. The area we fished was
in the "Valnerina" between Vallo di Nera and Piedipaterno (southeast
of Foligno and almost due east of Spoleto). You can find more info on
the area by going to: http://www.legambientenera.it/attivita.htm

There's also the Tevere for those folks who like tailwaters and
really tiny flies.

FWIW, didn't you post something in a thread a while back about the
pressure coffee makers that are used in Italy (and similar to the
little camping espresso maker I found at Ikea)? Interestingly, I was
reminded of that thread as the apartment we rented in Rome had that
same style of coffee maker (though it did also have an American style
pot).


Chuck Vance