The Sieve river (Fiume Sieve) has a catch and release fishing tackle of 9km flowing just 40 minutes from the city center of Florence.
The river exits from Bilancino Lake at a constant flow and temperature: these two elements, besides ensuring excellent fishing activity even in the summer and in the warmer hours, offer the trouts the best growth and reproduction conditions.
In fact, the Sieve river hosts a very high density of brown trouts and a huge population of truly competitive 60cm long specimens, which is now unique in Europe. This makes the Sieve river the ideal place to encounter interesting fishing spots by combining the sporting day with family activities, and the admiration of the beauty that Tuscany offers.
The fishing season opens at the end of March and closes at the end of November. From March to mid-July on the Sieve river it’s an ideal time for “fishing by sight” (sight fishing): to see a brown trout specimen of over 60cm length biting on your own fly is an indescribable thrill. From mid-July to the season’s end, the water flow rises and all techniques are possible and effective.