Rod Society Reviews 

The experience of guide. He knew what to use and when to use it. Caught a lot of fish. Lunch was nice too. Would highly recommend to anyone traveling their way.

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We had such a great time fishing with Alessio! We are really glad we decided to book with Rod Society. Everything was easy from the beginning, communication was great, and we were very impressed with the whole experience.

Alessio is incredibly knowledgeable, but he’s also just a really nice, easygoing guy and so much fun to spend the day with. We felt comfortable with him right away and had a lot of laughs along the way. He also helped my husband catch a GIANT fish, which was definitely one of the highlights of our trip!

Our only regret is that we didn’t book more days with him. We honestly would have loved to keep fishing! We had such a good time and liked Alessio so much that we would absolutely come back and fish with him again.

If you’re thinking about booking with Rod Society and Alessio, do it! Great fishing, great guide, great communication, and an all-around fantastic experience. We can’t wait to come back!

Great day with Steffano in the Dolomites. Beautiful river, plenty of feisty little brown trout and expert guiding. Couldn’t have asked for better.

Everything about our trip was better than we ever imagined! We did the Hike & Fish package. Our guide was local and knew the waters well and privided everything we needed. He put us on good fish in some of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. Even if we didn't catch a single fish, the experience still would have been awesome, but we did catch some nice fish too and got to try all different techniques! He listened to what we liked and adjusted the trip to give us exactly the experience we wanted (like I wanted to catch an Alpine Char so he pivoted one day and thats what we did!). He also went above and beyond to stay late both days and provided us with local delicacies for lunch each day. I literally cannot recommend planning a trip to fly fish in Italy through Rod Society enough!

The process for booking and payment was simple and easy to use. I had lots of questions before trusting a random company I found online with a lot of money to travel around the world to fish, but Andrea (the owner) was prompt and patient and answered all my questions. I live in the US and my buddy and I fished for 2 days in Northern Italy up in the Dolomites.

Rod Society is my go to for planning international fly fishing excursions. Their communication is always top shelf. They catered the guide assignment to my experience level. Jonathan is an expert at Euro Nymphing and his patience is unlimited. I had never fished this technique but within an hour, he had me putting the nymphs exactly where they needed to be. Thanks so much for an unforgettable time.

We did the back country expedition with Stefano, and it couldn't have gone better. I'm a more advanced angler, so he let me do my thing without trying to overguide which I appreciated.

My girlfriend went us us and he was an great teacher and helped her catch several fish.

I caught a big brown in the creeks, and many in the peat bogs.

Everything was stress free. Highly recommend for any angler regardless of skill level!

​Absolute 5-star experience with Rod Society. I went out with Alex as my guide in an incredible alpine stream outside of Trento, and the day couldn't have been better.

We spent the day fishing dry flies for wild browns and brookies in amazing mountain scenery. Alex is a top-tier guide—knowledgeable, professional, and put me right on the fish. If you’re looking for a premier fly fishing experience in the region, look no further than Rod Society, andrea and Alex. I'll definitely be booking with them again.

Rod Society went above and beyond to ensure we had a great trip in Trentino.

As experienced fly fishermen who have used other services, what made Rod Society stand out was the personal attention, direct communication, and quality of guiding. The fishing days themselves were challenging but beautiful and memorable. Our guide Alex was incredible, the accommodation options were perfect, and we would absolutely use Rod Society again for another trip.

On a whim decided I’d like to do the Prestigious Alpine Waters trip in northern Italy, visiting with family from USA. Last minute booking with not much availability but Rod Society, Andrea, and Paolo made it happen for me!! Very grateful. It was an amazing experience and my guide Paolo put me on some amazing fish. Got the grand slam and new PB. Highly recommend rod society for your next fishing adventure.

A great guide, wonderful landscape and lovely fish made my 2 days special.
I liked the ease of booking with effective communication through what’s app.

Pricing is competitive compared to other outfits.
The tier - reward system is a bonus and nice for the customer.

Overall I can highly recommend Rod Society!

Awesome time!! Great guide.

Rod Society teamed me up with a great guide for my Italian trip! I caught many great fish, while learning about the area and what makes Southern Italy a great place to fish.

Great experience! The organization was perfect from the start and the place was beautiful. A big thanks to Andrea, who was very patient and passionate. Highly recommended to everyone! 👍🍻

There is always the unknown factor when using a new guide outfitter, specifically out of the country.
From preplanning and recommendations to final itinerary, Andrea and Rod Society are a top notch guide service. They plan around your schedule.
Our family three day Pyrenees fly fishing trip was flawless and worry-free. Our guides, Jonathan and Joan were great. They would study each river for the best spots. Any questions, Andrea and the guides would quickly reply on WhatsApp.

It was my first time enjoying a fishing day and I had an amazing experience with a super guide, absolutely worth it and highly recommended also to beginners like me!

In Italy you come to expect tremendous hospitality and Rod Society did not disappoint. We fished in an absolutely stunning location. It was challenging the day we fished, but that’s why it’s called fishing. Our guide Stefano could not have been better.

Amazing experience! Our guide was a gem and the location was just stunning. The communication has been great from the start, transparent, and timely. They really took the time to understand what we were looking for. Can't wait for the next!

My wife and I had a wonderful experience with Rod Society. We had planned a trip to fish in Slovenia with a non-fishing Italian stay preceding it, but we discovered the Rod Society website a few months ahead of time describing all the Italian fishing opportunities. So we ended up fishing 3 different locations in Northern Italy before heading to Slovenia. We had a blast.

What made it so good was the quality of the local guides and their knowledge of the best local techniques to catch fish. We had good success, catching many wild browns, numerous rainbows, and one marble trout. All the settings where we fished were beautiful.

The Rod Society is very organized so getting instructions on where to go, what to bring, and how to pay was easy. Plus the owner kept up on everything that was going on and stepped in immediately when required.

You don’t hear many people talk about how good the fishing opportunities are in Italy. My wife and I can attest that they are plentiful, and that using the Rod Society is a great way to take advantage of those opportunities.

Ho regalato a mio figlio un'esperienza con Rod Society nelle Dolomiti ed è stato un regalo indimenticabile!
L'organizzazione e la comunicazione sono state impeccabili e il team ha fatto di tutto per accontentarci.
La giornata in sè é stata assolutamente incredibile!

The Rod Society was able to accommodate us for fishing and lodging on short notice, adjust and adapt to different levels of anglers experience and offer other side quests outside fishing for an all inclusive, positive, fun, learning experience. There’s nothing like eating freshly made pasta for lunch then just rolling back into the river for an afternoon catching quick Mediterranean browns.