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Si può pescare dal molo?

Can you fish from the jetty?

Pronunciation

see PWOH PES-ka-reh dal MOH-loh.

When to use it

When you want to go fishing and asking about the availability and rules for jetty fishing. Sea fishing without a licence is permitted in Italy in specific conditions.

What it means

Si può pescare uses the impersonal form — is it possible to fish. Dal molo means from the jetty or pier. Il molo is the jetty or breakwater. Sea fishing from shore or jetty (pesca sportiva) is a popular Italian leisure activity.

Variations

Serve una licenza di pesca?

Is a fishing licence required?

Rules for fishing in Italy require a licence for some situations.

Cosa si pesca di solito da qui?

What do you usually catch from here?

Asking about typical catch for the location.

I pesci abboccano di più al mattino?

Do fish bite more in the morning?

About the best time for fishing.

Mini Dialogue

— Si può pescare dal molo? — Sì, è permesso. Serve la licenza di pesca sportiva. — Cosa si pesca qui? — Spigole, saraghi, e qualche polpo. — La licenza si compra qui? — In tabaccheria — costa ventisei euro all'anno.

— Can you fish from the jetty? — Yes, it is permitted. You need a sport fishing licence. — What do you catch here? — Sea bass, sea bream, and some octopus. — Can you buy the licence here? — At the tobacconist — it costs twenty-six euros a year.

Cultural Note

Sea fishing (pesca in mare) is a deeply embedded Italian leisure tradition. The image of an old Italian man fishing from a jetty or breakwater is one of the most enduring of Italian life. Small coastal towns have fishing communities where the distinction between sport fishing and subsistence fishing is still blurred.