Description
Freshwater or saltwater fish... the choice is yours.

What with the lake (Lake Bolsena) and the sea, plus the three main rivers (Fiora, Marta and Mignone), there's no shortage of fish.
The old port down in Civitavecchia is a favourite place to watch the fishing boats come in. Very popular at Christmas time, as Italians simply must eat fish (no turkey for them). Friday is also the traditional day for fish (religious reasons).
The Italians have a special style of rowing: standing up! Watch out for them, especially on the lake.
There are also some "bilancioni" (fishing nets that are lowered from strange wooden scaffolding on the river banks) to be seen, especially near the River Marta estuary.
You'll find anglers all along the coast.

N.B. There's a particularly vicious little fish that occasionally rears its ugly head (quite literally): the "traccina". More often found on the Adriatic coast, it lurks under the sand and shoots poison into your feet from a spine on its head if you're unlucky enough to tread on it. The excruciating pain disappears if you put your foot in a bowl of HOT water.

Local producers
Cooperativa Harmine - Montalto di Castro
Marta Pesca: tel. +39.0761.87391 - www.santamartasrl.it