FISHING RULES FOR LAKE COMO AREA
ROD LICENCE
Children under 13 can fish without a license.
Older than 13 need a license type D.
To obtain a license type D you must go to a distribution point (see list) with two € 14.62 stamps.
MUNICIPALITY
BENE LARIO
OFFICE
Ufficio Anagrafe
MON TUE WEN FRI 9.30 – 12.30
THU 9.30 - 12.00 14.00 – 16.00
SAT 9.00 – 11.00
CAMPIONE D’ITALIA
Polizia Locale
FROM MON TO FRI 8.30 – 13.00
CLAINO CON OSTENO
Polizia Locale
TUE 10.00 -11.00
THU 11.00 – 12.00
SAT 9.00 – 10.00
COLONNO
Ufficio Segreteria
TUE THU 8.30 – 12.30 15.00 – 19.00
FRI 8.30 – 12.30
SAT 9.00 – 12.00
CONSIGLIO DI RUMO
Ufficio Protocollo
FREI 9.00 – 12.00
DOMASO
Uffici Comunali
FROM MON TO FRI 10.00 – 12.00
SAT 10.00 – 11.30
GRIANTE
Sportello relazioni con il pubblico
FROM MON TO SAT 9.00 – 12.00
15.00 – 16.00
ECCEPT TUE
LENNO
Ufficio Segreteria
MON TUE THU FRI SAT 9.00 – 12.00
WEN 14.30 – 17.30
LONGONE AL SEGRINO
UfficiO Tecnico
FROM MON TO SAT 10.00 – 12.00
TUE AND FRI 16.00 – 18.00
MENAGGIO
Servizi Demografici
FROM MON TO SAT 9.00 – 12.00
MOLTRASIO
Uffici Anagrafe
OSSUCCIO
Ufficio Anagrafe
MON TUE WEN FRI 10.00 – 13.00
PORLEZZA
Ufficio Polizia Municipale
PUSIANO
Uffici Comunali
FROM MON TO SAT 10.00 – 12.00
SAN SIRO
Polizia Locale
FROM MON TO SAT 9.30 – 11.30
SORICO
Uffici Comunali
FROM MON TO FRI 8.30 12.30 14.00 –
17.30
SAT 8.30 – 12.30
VALSOLDA
Ufficio Tributi
FROM MON TO SAT9.30 – 12.00
INSTITUTION
OFFICE
PROVINCIA DI COMO
Sportello Pesca
Uffici di Gravedona
FRI 9.00 – 12.00
PROVINCIA DI COMO
Sportello Pesca
Uffici di Como
FROM MON TO FRI 9.00 – 14.00
RISERVA LAGO DEL PIANO
MON TUE SAT 9.00 – 12.00
WEN 14.00 – 16.00
FISHING TACKLE SHOPS
ARCO SPORT – Salita Monastero 6 - Bellagio
VISENTIN – Via Roma 20 – Cabiate
VOGLIA DI ARIA APERTA – Via Fossano 31/E – Cantu’
L’ESCA –Via Lega Insurrezionale – Como
ROPINO – Via Asiago – Como
CACCIA PESCA E SPORT – Via Diaz – Erba
PUNTO LUCE – P.zza Trieste – Gravedona
POWER FISH – Via Statale 3 – Lambrugo
BAR PICCADILLY – Via Diaz – Menaggio
FISHING FEVER – Via Ceresio 2 – Porlezza
GHOST ANGLER – Via Zoli 1 B – Pusiano
PROSERPIO – Via Statale 90/A – Sala Comacina
Type D license is valid 3 months from the date of issue.
While fishing, in addition to the license, you must carry your identity document.
LAKE COMO
In Lake Como it is possible to fish with three rods, with 5 artificial or natural baits each. When fishing for
whitefish it is possible to use lines with max 15 artificial baits.
Fishing at night is permitted from the shore only, lying the bait on the bottom.
NO FISHING PERIODS
Shad
from May 15 to June 15
Bleak
from May 1 to June 30
Barbel
from May 15 to June 15
Carp
from May 15 to June 15
Chub
from May 15 to June 1
Whitefish
from December 1 to January 15
Pike
from 15 February to 15 April
Largemouth bass
from May 1 to June 15
Perch
from April 1 to May 31
Danube Roach
from April 15 to May 15
Italian Nase
From April 1 to May 31
Grayling
from December 15 to April 30
Tench
From May 15 to June 15
Trout and Arctic char
from December 1 to January 15
MINIMUM SIZE LIMITS
Shad
Eel
cm 15
cm 30
Barbel
cm 30
Chub
cm 25
Carp
cm 30
Whitefish
cm 30
Pike
cm 50
Large mouth bass
cm 30
Perch
cm 16
Danube Roach
cm 30
Char
cm 22
Italian Nase
cm 35
Grayling
cm 35
Tench
Trout
cm 25
cm 30
QUOTAS LIMITS
Every fisherman in every single day of fishing cannot capture more than:
• 6 salmonidae fishes (trout, char, whitefish)
• 2 pikes
• 2 large mouth basses
• 20 perches
Moreover, every fisherman cannot catch in one day more than 5 kg of fish, including the species listed
above
SPECIAL LIMITATIONS REGARDING BLEAK FISHING
Bleak fishing is only allowed for the supply of fish used as bait, for a maximum amount of 20 units per day
per person. The fish must be kept alive in suitable containers.
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PROTECTED FISHING AREAS
In controlled areas fishing is only allowed from the shore and with one rod only.
LAKE PUSIANO
In Lake Pusiano you can fish with three rods, each one with five natural or artificial baits
Fishing at night is permitted from the shore only, lying the bait on the bottom.
All fishermen with a fishing license can fish from the shore without any additional permit
To fish from a boat it is necessary to buy a fishing permit at the Stationery Shop Cartolibreria dello
Studente, via Caleotto 14 / B, Lecco (tel. +390341/363659)
Carp fishers can use the boat for the laying of baits only at night time (one hour after sunset to one hour
before sunrise). One hour before dawn baits laid from the boat must be retrieved and can be lowered again
only for from the shore with a fishing rod
Minimum size limits, no fishing periods and quotas limits are equal to those in force on Lake Como,
with the following exceptions:
• Minimum size for carps: cm.35.
• Every day each fisherman can catch max 5 kilos fish. Among them you cannot hold more than 2 eels, 2
tenches, 2 carps and 2 pikeperches.
• Pikeperches are protected both by minimum size of capture (40 cm) and fishing period (no fishing from
April 1st to May 31st)
LAKE PIANO
To fish in lake Piano you must buy the booklet “segnacatture” at the office Riserva naturale del lago di
Piano (at Comunità Montana Alpi Lepontine, tel/fax +39034474961) for the price of 5 Euro
In the lake you can use three fishing rods, with 5 natural or artificial baits each.
Fishing at night is permitted from the shore only, lying the bait on the bottom.
Minimum size limits, no fishing periods and quotas limits are equal to those in force on Lake Como.
The only exception is the pike, which can only be fished on a "no-kill". Therefore, all pikes must be released
immediately the gentle way and kept in the water as much as possible.
LAKE MONTORFANO
In Lake Montorfano there is an exclusive right of fishing run by the local fishermen's association.
To fish there you need the license type D and the permit issued by the manager. The permits cost 5,00
(daily) to 50,00 (yearly) euros.
Permits can be bought in Montorfano at the public beach Lido, the Bar Roma, the ice cream parlour
Madonnina and the newsagent’s in via Cantù.
Permits are valid only for fishing from the shore. Boat fishing is permitted only to a restricted number of
members.
On lake Montorfano you can use three fishing rods with 5 natural or artificial baits each
Fishing at night is permitted from the shore only, lying the bait on the bottom.
Minimum size limits, no fishing periods and quotas limits are equal to those in force on Lake Como.
LAKE SEGRINO
The farm Gorla managed by Enrico Massironi owns an exclusive fishing right for lake Segrino.
To fish here you need the license type D and the permission granted by the manager. Only children under
13 do not need any permission.
Permits can be bought at the newsstand Cupidi in via Mazzini in Canzo and cost € 10 (daily), Euro 50.00
(annual for residents in Longone al Segrino, Canzo and Eupilio), Euro 100.00 (annual for residents in other
towns).
Permits are valid only for fishing from the shore. Fishing from the boat is permitted only to a small number
of members.
Minimum size limits, no fishing periods and quotas limits are equal to those in force on Lake Como.
LAKE LUGANO
In Lake Lugano you can fish with two rods with 10 natural or artificial baits each.
At night you can only fish from the shore.
MINIMUM SIZE LIMITS
Landloked Shad
cm 20
Eel
cm 40
Carp
cm 30
Houting Whitefish
cm 25
Pollan Whitefish
cm 30
Pike
cm 45
Pikeperch
cm 40
Large mouth bass
cm 20
Perch
cm 18
Char
cm 25
Grayling
cm 30
Tench
cm 25
Trout
cm 30
QUOTAS LIMITS
The limit on the number of fish you may catch daily is valid only in the part of lake Lugano belonging to the
Province of Como.
Salmonidae (trouts, chars, whitefish)
n. 5
Perch
n. 25
Pikeperch
n. 10
Large mouth bass
n. 5
Pike
n. 1
NO FISHING PERIODS
Shad from May 15 to June 15
Barbel from May 15 to June 15
Carp from June 1 to June 30
Whitefish from November 15 to January 24
Pike from March 15 to April 30
Pikeperch from April 1 to May 31
Largemouth bass from May 1 to June 30
Perch from April 1 to May 31
Danube Roach from May 1 to May 31
Char from November 15 to January 24
Tench from June 1 to June 30
Trout from 26 September to 20 December
RIVERS
Fishing in the rivers is allowed from a hour before sunrise on the last Sunday of February until one hour
after sunset on the first Sunday of October only on Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Saturday, April 25th ,
May 1st, June 2nd and August 15th .
Fishing is allowed only during daytime and exclusively with fishing rods. Every fisher can use one rod only,
armed with max three natural and artificial baits.
It is required to use barbless hooks, or hooks with the barbs pinched down.
It is required to fill in the free card segnacatture provided by fishing shops
Minimum size limits
Brown trout: 24 cm
Quotas limits
6 trouts per day per fisherman