UNIONE PESCA SPORTIVA DELLA PROVINCIA DI SONDRIO SONDRIO - Via Trieste 8 - Technical sector and supervision: Telephone no. 0342 21 72 57 - Fax. 0342 51 64 33 - www.unionepescasondrio.it - E-mail: [email protected] FISHING REGULATIONS IN SALMONID WATERS OF THE PROVINCE OF SONDRIO - SEASON 2021 This regulation governs fishing in the salmonid waters of the Province of Sondrio. To this exercise are admitted the holders of a valid regional license that have purchased the permits issued by the Unione Pesca Sportiva (UPS) of the Province of Sondrio. Protected fish zones (No-Kill) and those areas with special regulations are delimited by designated signs and are regulated by specific legislation. Fishing activities are also governed by rules contained in the law of the Lombardy Region 5/12/2008 n. 31 and subsequent amendments, as well as in the Regional Regulation 15/01/2018 n. 2. In the event of a dispute, the most restrictive rules apply. Art. 1 - FISHING PERMITS FEES AND ACCESS TO THE ZONES SEASONAL PERMITS ADULT SEASONAL PERMIT WITH CATCH € 150.00 Born in 2003 and prior WOMEN AND TEENAGERS SEASONAL PERMIT WITH CATCH € 70.00 (Kids born from 2004 to 2008) Seasonal catch limit: 70 trout and 5 graylings CHILDREN SEASONAL PERMIT WITH CATCH Children born from 2009 to 2016 € 30.00 Seasonal catch limit: 50 trout and 5 graylings € 120.00 NO-KILL SEASONAL PERMIT for fly fishing, (Women € spinning and "camolera". 60) The above permissions allow access to all “NORMAL REGULATION” zones SEASONAL PERMIT "PLUS NO-KILL” Fly fishing with fly line, "tenkara" fly fishing, € 250.00 "valsesiana" and spinning where allowed (spinning (Women with only one barbless hook). Valid for all areas with € 125) normal and special regulations except for tourist areas (zone D). Obligation to release fish SEASONAL TICKET ZONE A € 155.00 (Reserved for seasonal permit holders) PERMIT FOR ZONES B AND C Valid for 15 catches, exclusively for zone C – It can € 50.00 be repurchased. Reserved for seasonal permit holders PERMIT FOR TOURISTIC ZONE D Valid for 15 catches - It can be repurchased. € 50.00 Reserved for seasonal permit holders Holders of the children or teens' permit can access areas A, B and C, fishing with the gear allowed in these zones and exclusively in no-kill mode. DAILY PERMITS PERMIT WITH CATCHES (Available from 07/06/2021 - for Livigno Lake and Valle di Lei basin from 02/05/2021). Fishing in the € 25.00 “Normal Regulation” areas maximum 1 grayling NO-KILL PERMIT - It can be purchased € 20.00 from the opening Fly fishing with fly line, "tenkara" fly fishing, “valsesiana” and spinning (single barbless hook) in “Normal regulation” and B and C zones. TOURIST ZONES PERMIT - It can be € 25.00 purchased from the opening ZONE “A” PERMIT (It can be purchased from the opening) Reserved for seasonal permit holders € 80.00 Five-Day Allows fishing in zones A, B, C and in the € 20.00 “Normal Regulation” areas fishing permit Group fishing permit for Reserved for non-seasonal permit 10 or more holders people € 35.00 (available at Allows fishing in zones A, B, C and in the the UPS “Normal Regulation” areas office) € 250.00 WEEK-END PERMIT (3 for the price of 2) - € 50.00 (Buy two, get one free) PERMIT: 3 daily passes (It can be purchased from 09/07/2021) Fishing is allowed for 3 days straight during the weekend (to choose consecutively from the time period between Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday at the discretion of the person who buys the permit) THE PERMIT ALLOWS FISHING IN ANY GRANTED WATERCOURSE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE SPECIFIC RULES OF EACH ZONE EXCEPT FOR ZONE “A”, PROHIBITED OR PROTECTED AREAS. The holder of the subscription, if in presence, can momentarily give his fishing rod in the active phase to only one child or minor accompanied by the holder himself. The child or minor must have a valid identification document with them. GENERAL RULES FOR NORMAL AND SPECIAL SAMONID WATERS Art. 2 - FISHING DAYS Fishing is permitted starting from 14th March at 6: 00 a.m. Afterwards, it is allowed from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset during Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and on recognized national holidays, as well as on Tuesdays in the tourist zones, Livigno Lake and the basin of the Val di Lei. Starting from 9th July fishing is also allowed on Friday. Fishing in tourist areas is allowed from 7.00 am. Art. 3 - FISHING SEASON Stated below are the opening and closing dates for the 2021 season. OPENING STRETCHES AND CLOSING STREAMS 14th March General opening. 10th October 14th March Start of issue of daily permits 10th October in the “No-Kill” and “tourist” and possible zones. extension 1st May Opening of the basins of 10th October Livigno and Val di Lei. 2nd May Start of issue of daily permits 10th October with catches in "the zones with normal regulation" for Livigno basin. 9th May Opening of grayling 10th October 6th June Opening Alpine lakes and 10th October reservoirs – Scaloggia stream. 6th June Tourist opening Foscagno 10th October and possible extension 7th June Start of issue of daily permits 10th October with catches in the “normal regulated area". 9th July Fishing is allowed also on Sunday, 10th Friday. Start issuing of the October and Weekend permits. possible extension 17th July Tourist opening Lac Salin Sunday, 19th September Any extension of the fishing period will be regulated by a UPS decree. Art. 4 - DAILY CATCHES, MINIMUM MEASURES AND REGISTRATION MODE For each catch, you must immediately make a registration on the appropriate card to mark fish, or "Special Zones" / "Tourist" card, or "Daily" permit following the rules indicated in the permits with a permanent marker. In the case of subsequent outings during the day, the fisherman who has deposited the fish caught must, before resuming fishing, draw a horizontal line with an indelible ballpoint pen under the line relating to the last catch marked. In areas with special regulations, it is mandatory to deposit the fish previously caught in other places. The maximum number of graylings that may be retained during the season is 15. It is always forbidden to keep marble trout or its hybrid. It is mandatory to stop fishing when the daily maximum number of fish is reached (as shown in the table below) In case of capture of alpine char in the lakes: Palù, Publino, Scarolda, Emet and Nero di Avedo the retained char must be recorded using a single line indicating the place and cancelling with a cross the space indicated with the S (char) to the first speci men retained. At the end of the fishing activity, on the booklet marks it must be reported, next to the place where the fish has been caught, the total number of char retained as per the example shown in the booklet marks catches. Char retained in all other areas must be recorded using one line of the booklet for each fish. MINIMUM MEASURES - DAILY CATCHES ZONES BROWN RAINBOW CHAR GRAYLING TROUT TROUT NORMAL REGULATION (BLACK SIGN) cm 25 cm 25 cm 22 cm 40 Adda from the source to the upstream border of the “No-Kill” The catch limit is set at 5 fish of which no more than 2 area Val Pola, streams, ditches, reservoirs, natural lakes, ponds graylings. NORMAL REGULATION (BLACK SIGN) cm 30 cm 25 cm 22 cm 40 Adda from the downstream border of the “No-Kill” area Val Pola to the border of the province of Como including the tributaries The catch limit is set at 5 fish of which no more than 2 graylings. up to the first weir or bridge NORMAL REGULATION (BLACK SIGN) cm 30 cm 25 cm 22 Mera River: from the Swiss state border (custom of Castesegna) The daily catch limit is set at 5 fish of which no more than 2 to the confluence of Lake Mezzola brown trout. The catch of grayling is forbidden. ZONE A (BLUE SIGN) It is forbidden to keep the fish ZONE B "FLY FISHING NO-KILL" (BLUE SIGN) It is forbidden to keep the fish cm 40 cm 40 cm 40 cm 40 ZONE C “ARTIFICIAL" (BLUE SIGN) The catch limit is set at 2 fish of which no more than 1 grayling. cm 40 cm 40 cm 22 cm 40 The daily catch limit is set at 5 fish of which no more than 1 ZONE C “ARTIFICIAL" (BLUE SIGN) VIOLA LAKE grayling. Only 2 catches allowed between brown trout, rainbow trout and grayling (maximum 1 grayling). cm 25 cm 25 cm 22 TOURIST ZONE D (BLUE SIGN) FOSCAGNO, FRODOLFO, MALLERO The daily catch limit is set at 5 fish. The catch of grayling is forbidden. cm 30 cm 25 cm 22 TOURIST ZONE D (BLUE SIGN) ADDA MORBEGNO The daily catch limit is set at 5 fish. The catch of grayling is forbidden. SPECIAL REGULATION (BY DEROGATION FROM THE GENERAL REGULATION) cm 25 cm 25 cm 22 FRERA BASINS AND VALFONTANA LAKES The daily catch limit is set at 10 fish of which no more than 5 between brown and rainbow trout. The catch of grayling is forbidden. cm 25 cm 25 cm 22 cm 35 The catch limit is set at 15 fish: 5 catches allowed between LIVIGNO BASIN brown trout, rainbow trout and grayling (maximum 2 graylings). cm 25 cm 25 cm 22 cm 35 PRESTONE ISOLA AND MONTESPLUGA BASINS The catch limit is set at 5 fish of which no more than 2 graylings. cm 25 cm 25 PALÙ LAKE, PUBLINO, EMET, SCAROLDA, NERO DI The catch limit is set at 5 fish.