Eisack is the word in modern German, Isarch, following the ancient but still surviving beautiful dialect, is the word instead in "Ladino", or in modern italian, we all know it as Isarco river.
Isarco river is a sort of "rare flower" because you can't see it often at his maximum potential, during the year, the waters coming down from High Isarco valley, where Isarco river has his birth and flows down from Brennero Pass, have frequently that typical white icy colour, because of the highest everlasting snow and glaciers (truthfully, always restricting, 2017 especially a year with rare rainfalls, inadequate snowfalls and already now in may, with water levels comparable with mid august), rain as well may represent a factor that determines brownish waters. Finally, as in the last days, between ending of april and beginning of may, some fast and repentine snowfalls (fortunately they came) did compliate a little bit the fly fishing on going.
This is a short story from an unique sunny day spent in a small reservoir (250 associates, as a maximum in one of them and 24-27 in to another) around Historical middle-eve Bressanone (Brixen) town, antique Seat of Bishops and Archbishops, the ones they were called Bishop-Counts, and entirely kept and owned political, administrative and obviously religious powers in the area.
I have to thank a lot for the kind and courtesy Mr. A. D.T., that invited me to fish with him in to this beautiful "trait 98" river segment.
Colours and spring smells were literally exploding around us, while a deep blue sky interrupted only by some greyish and mysterious clouds made the scenography for the different green tones of the trees and the last strong white snow covering the background peaks and pinnacles.
The famous and elegant Abbazia di Novacella was directly in front of us while fishing, and immediately we thought to the magnificent years of monks and priests active in agricultural activities, herbalists involved in the preparation of mystical unguents and medical remedies during the XI-XII-XIII Centuries and over. Their industriousness appears also in the gardens left now to a very accurate management, and in the small canalization and dam system is surrounding the abbey.
In this portion of the river, fast moving currents are alternated with meanders and deeper ponds with a great mass of water. Also the main currents are often 60-90 cm deep.
At the beginning after the first casts alternating some nymphs and as well some dries we both focused on nymph abandoning the dry for a total absence of surface activity.
We were setted up differently, I tried more traditional nymph using a strike indicator but as well an anchor fly concept with two flies dropped, with the last segment tied to the hook curve of the middle fly:
He tried modern czech nymph technique with a leader similar to this:
Fish bites were subtle and really fast, and the flies had to work very well immediately after touched the water.
The vertical keep on course of the tippet allowed to be always ready to receive the strike, helped, in both systems by the presence of the strike indicator.
What I noticed is the difference between a more versatile tackle: I was using a 9 foot for a 5 weight fitted with a WF5 floating fly line; and a specific tackle: he was using a 10'6" foot rod (doesn't matter the line, because unused) with a 6 meters leader tied almost as above.
Well, the main differences were the major efficacy of the specific tackles on main currents where was more difficult to allow flies going deep immediately. This permitted in general a better control, but on the other hand, when needed that tackle did not allow a switch for a different way of fishing, like for example: facing deeper ponds with a streamer looking for the "monster fish", or switching to a dry fly in case of an improvise hatch.
Casting in general is easier with a versatile tackle, while if you are using a too much focused modern nymph one, for sure you'll be more efficient in the nymph fishing, but you'll may lack concerning some changes in conditions during the day.
We had a great experience toghether fishing and we caught some beautiful trouts.
But the main gift Isarco gave was the catch of "Trota marmorata" (marble trout), typical of these waters but very rare in general. Such a beauty!
Hope you like reading and don't esitate to ask for further informations regarding the river and the techniques.
Do not forget the importance of guides and instructors that will for sure help you maximize and reduce time loss, especially for fishing documents completion and precise river access.
See you the next, stay Fly!
PB Piter Fly
Isarco river is a sort of "rare flower" because you can't see it often at his maximum potential, during the year, the waters coming down from High Isarco valley, where Isarco river has his birth and flows down from Brennero Pass, have frequently that typical white icy colour, because of the highest everlasting snow and glaciers (truthfully, always restricting, 2017 especially a year with rare rainfalls, inadequate snowfalls and already now in may, with water levels comparable with mid august), rain as well may represent a factor that determines brownish waters. Finally, as in the last days, between ending of april and beginning of may, some fast and repentine snowfalls (fortunately they came) did compliate a little bit the fly fishing on going.
This is a short story from an unique sunny day spent in a small reservoir (250 associates, as a maximum in one of them and 24-27 in to another) around Historical middle-eve Bressanone (Brixen) town, antique Seat of Bishops and Archbishops, the ones they were called Bishop-Counts, and entirely kept and owned political, administrative and obviously religious powers in the area.
I have to thank a lot for the kind and courtesy Mr. A. D.T., that invited me to fish with him in to this beautiful "trait 98" river segment.
Colours and spring smells were literally exploding around us, while a deep blue sky interrupted only by some greyish and mysterious clouds made the scenography for the different green tones of the trees and the last strong white snow covering the background peaks and pinnacles.
The famous and elegant Abbazia di Novacella was directly in front of us while fishing, and immediately we thought to the magnificent years of monks and priests active in agricultural activities, herbalists involved in the preparation of mystical unguents and medical remedies during the XI-XII-XIII Centuries and over. Their industriousness appears also in the gardens left now to a very accurate management, and in the small canalization and dam system is surrounding the abbey.
In this portion of the river, fast moving currents are alternated with meanders and deeper ponds with a great mass of water. Also the main currents are often 60-90 cm deep.
At the beginning after the first casts alternating some nymphs and as well some dries we both focused on nymph abandoning the dry for a total absence of surface activity.
We were setted up differently, I tried more traditional nymph using a strike indicator but as well an anchor fly concept with two flies dropped, with the last segment tied to the hook curve of the middle fly:
He tried modern czech nymph technique with a leader similar to this:
Fish bites were subtle and really fast, and the flies had to work very well immediately after touched the water.
The vertical keep on course of the tippet allowed to be always ready to receive the strike, helped, in both systems by the presence of the strike indicator.
What I noticed is the difference between a more versatile tackle: I was using a 9 foot for a 5 weight fitted with a WF5 floating fly line; and a specific tackle: he was using a 10'6" foot rod (doesn't matter the line, because unused) with a 6 meters leader tied almost as above.
Well, the main differences were the major efficacy of the specific tackles on main currents where was more difficult to allow flies going deep immediately. This permitted in general a better control, but on the other hand, when needed that tackle did not allow a switch for a different way of fishing, like for example: facing deeper ponds with a streamer looking for the "monster fish", or switching to a dry fly in case of an improvise hatch.
Casting in general is easier with a versatile tackle, while if you are using a too much focused modern nymph one, for sure you'll be more efficient in the nymph fishing, but you'll may lack concerning some changes in conditions during the day.
We had a great experience toghether fishing and we caught some beautiful trouts.
But the main gift Isarco gave was the catch of "Trota marmorata" (marble trout), typical of these waters but very rare in general. Such a beauty!
Hope you like reading and don't esitate to ask for further informations regarding the river and the techniques.
Do not forget the importance of guides and instructors that will for sure help you maximize and reduce time loss, especially for fishing documents completion and precise river access.
See you the next, stay Fly!
PB Piter Fly
Hi Pietro, Just to say great blog, look forward to following and reading more.
RispondiEliminaDaiJones.
Hi Dai! Many thanks! I look forward to mention your absolutely amazing flies in my next articles! Especially the ones from Finland.
Elimina