Valtellina
Adda, Mera and tributaries. Brown trout, marble trout, grayling. Technical and selective waters.
I About
Franco Rossetti · AIGUPP guide 338/25
A lifelong passion, a profession that is a vocation
I have been fishing for over fifty years, and fly fishing soon became my way of being on the water. I have known rivers and seas around half the world before choosing to stay here, among the alpine waters of Northern Italy and the Lario, and to make it my profession as a guide.
Franco Rossetti has been fly fishing for over 50 years and guides in Valtellina, Valchiavenna and on Lake Como. AIGUPP 338/25 certification. Italiano · English · Deutsch.
II My story
From my first fly to my first client
Fishing entered my life more than fifty years ago and never left. In the following years I traveled to fish everywhere: European freshwater, tropical saltwater, mountain rivers that look like they came out of a book. Every water taught me something new about technique, about reading the current, about respecting the fish. I came back to the valleys of Northern Italy with one conviction: few places in the world offer the variety of waters we find here within a one-hour drive.
III Guiding areas
My territories
I know every bend of these rivers and every secret of these waters. I know where the fish move and when, at every point in the season.
Valchiavenna
Pure alpine rivers and high altitude lakes. Char and trout in the most transparent waters.
Lake Como, Lecco branch
Large lake with deep structures. Perch fishing from the boat, on request.
Alpine lakes
High-altitude waters, crystal-clear and silent. Trout and char, from June to October.
IV The flies
Chosen for the right water
An artificial fly is a small hook dressed with feathers, fur and thread, built to imitate the insect the fish is feeding on at that moment. I tie them all, one by one: I imitate the seasonal hatches, the right invertebrate, the presentation that works on that stream. My fly box is not a generic assortment, it is a precision tool.
Artificial flies
V Credentials
Certified professional guide
Member of AIGUPP, the Italian Association of Professional Fishing Guides, registration number 338/25. AIGUPP certification guarantees technical competence, regulatory knowledge, professional insurance and ongoing training.
- Guide number
- AIGUPP 338/25
- Languages
- Italiano · English · Deutsch
VI Philosophy
Catch & Release, always
I practice and teach fish release with every precaution: barbless hooks, minimal handling, a quick return to the water. In a small alpine stream every fish counts, and must be treated as the fragile, precious thing it is. Fishing well, to me, also means leaving the river exactly as I found it.
The Lario is waiting
One message and I answer you myself, in person, in Italian, English or German. Let's talk dates, waters and the fish we'll go looking for.