Fly-Fishing in the Italian Alps Part 5: The Packing List
It's not the be-all end-all Ultimate Fly Fishing Destination Packing List, but it's what I wound up bringing to Italy, where the trout fishing is much like at home.
Rewinding through all the prosciutto and melon, the molto bene, bravissimo! best and the scheiße würst...
This time, reviewing a casual packing philosophy and some essential items for fly fishing abroad.
Previously in the Fly Fishing in the Italian Alps series:
- Part 1, all about the rules and regulations around fly fishing in Italy
- Part 2, fishing the Ram up near the Swiss border
- Part 3, searching for marble trout in the Passer river
- Part 4, in Piemonte, the heartland of the Italian Alps
A couple of folks have asked for this, so here it is. With some caveats:
I'm a perpetual over-packer. It's one thing I'd like to get better at. And, in anticipation of my big family trip, which included a lot of side quests fly fishing in the Italian alps, where I had never visited before, I wasn't sure exactly what fishing situations I'd find myself in. So, main disclaimer: I probably brought a little more than I needed.
Hopefully this can serve as a basis for your own planning, when you may travel on that once-in-a-lifetime fly fishing destination trip. Salt, the tropics, anadromous fish—those will be totally different scenarios. But for trout in Europe, this is probably all you need.
