Fishing in north cyprus

bestty


Joined: 08/09/2009
Posts: 44

Message Posted:
15/01/2010 20:54

Hi all, can someone please tell me wot fish might be courght if i fish west of Kayaler and the best times of year to fish?

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
15/01/2010 20:59

Sea or fresh water fishing? Fresh water: first fill a reservoir yourself. Sea (from the rocks): buy an aquarium first - the tiny fish you catch have beautiful colours. And you only need a bucket full of them to have a fine one man BBQ.

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
15/01/2010 21:01

the best fish are the balloon and weaver there very tasty mostly caught in mid jan but they only bite if you wear shorts and your cyprus 44 free issue t shirt have u recieved yours yet im still waiting on mine i tink the donkeys that deliver them are on strike this time of year or have gone to blackpool for a holiday . happy hunting...

andy-f


Joined: 03/05/2009
Posts: 1256

Message Posted:
15/01/2010 21:34

dutch mess 2 " first fill a reservoir" arapkoy res , getickale and the big deep lake at gonendere ( i bet you dont know where latter is ) all have large carp and are full all year



regards andy

DutchCrusader



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Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
15/01/2010 21:47

RE msg 4, andy-f: (...) ( i bet you dont know where latter is ) (...)

=> You might lose the bet, andy-f. Do you mean the Gönendere göleti left on the road to Iskele?

bestty


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Posts: 44

Message Posted:
15/01/2010 21:49

I am talking about sea fishing

Blackpoolfan


Joined: 03/12/2008
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Message Posted:
15/01/2010 22:07

Andy f

Full of water they are, full of fish not sure still 2-0 to the seasider...........

andy-f


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Message Posted:
15/01/2010 22:10

ok dutch you win AGAIN!





steve mate it may be two nill to you but i hold the biggest fish award from arapkoy



lol

andy-f


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Message Posted:
15/01/2010 22:12

bestty , sea fishing is crap around cyprus thats why so many expats and cypriots fish inland



andy

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
15/01/2010 22:12

By the way, andy-f: I have put ALL reservoirs in TRNC on my new TRNC map - I'm bl**dy sure I haven't missed one!

Blackpoolfan


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Posts: 1568

Message Posted:
15/01/2010 22:16

ok andy you WIN again...........

andy-f


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Message Posted:
15/01/2010 22:48

dutch is there a reservoir at morphu , i think there is a church called st mamas there ?



regards andy

DutchCrusader



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Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
15/01/2010 23:00

I'll check tomorrow, andy-f - I just closed some programs on my computer and I'm now backing up my hard drives. Btw: Morphu is the old name (used by the medieval Anglo-French occupiers of Cyprus, the Lusignan dynasty and later by the Greek speaking Cypriots) ; the town is now called Güzelyurt ((which means "beautiful area or (father)land")). If you are interested in a map with all the reservoirs I can email you one - as one fisherman to another.

andy-f


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Posts: 1256

Message Posted:
15/01/2010 23:04

thats great dutch thanks , please send it to andyaerial@blueyonder.co.uk



i look forward to receiving it



regards andy

Jetski


Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 584

Message Posted:
15/01/2010 23:50

Andy - disregard the old Dashak from the usual interlopers! - there ARE good fish to be had from the beach - particularly Bass and Cow Bream - it just depends on the bait you use. I watched a really nice grey mullet landed at Silver Rocks just yesterday and its not unusual for very good sized (barbecue size) bream to be landed at Celebrity. I haven't seen Dutch fishing at either of these places though. Also try the old peoples home in Lapta - good for Sarpa and Zargana at the right time of year and also sea urchin if you want to dive for them.

DONTY


Joined: 07/06/2007
Posts: 534

Message Posted:
16/01/2010 02:47

Who says the sea fishing is crap around here?



http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr332/1Monkey1234/TunaOct252009x.jpg

DONTY


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Posts: 534

Message Posted:
16/01/2010 02:57

If you want to try some serious sea fishing check out:



http://www.fishingnorthcyprus.com/

racoonchic



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Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
16/01/2010 08:33

nice on donty we caught similar using the karabac in the harbour and he wasnt expensive we barbacued the tuna the same night and gave half to the turkish family next door

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
Posts: 1024

Message Posted:
16/01/2010 10:40

Look at fishbase.net, scroll down to "Information by Country / Island" and select "Cyprus" and "Marine" - this will list all the species that can be caught here. However:-

a) the fishing is not good - especially from the shore

b) there is only one serious guy for fishing trips that I know (Barbaros in Girne harbour)

c) Nobody tries for most of the species available

The best fishing is for Bluefin Tuna ( 8kg - 120kg) between May and October, and Amberjack and Barracuda between September and April.

soyelcin


Joined: 01/06/2009
Posts: 91

Message Posted:
16/01/2010 13:47

hi dutchcrusader, message 13, any chance of sending me an email of map, thanks

Denise1947


Joined: 03/07/2009
Posts: 34

Message Posted:
16/01/2010 14:11

Hi

Where can we buy a copy of the map ? Fed up of driving round and round and ending up at dead ends . Seen a lot of the countryside though and found lots of places that we didnt know existed and met many locals who think we are mad to fish for pleasure and not for food !



John

DONTY


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Posts: 534

Message Posted:
16/01/2010 14:54

Having been out fishing with most of the guys on the harbour the most 'knowledgable' fisherman I know is Ozgur from fishingnorthcyprus.com.



He does more research than anyone I have ever fished with. We almost always hook into fish and normally end up putting fish back as we catch our fill (depending on the season of course). He doesnt just do the same old techniques but adapts international fishing techniques to suit the fishing here.



Having lived (and fished for almost every species) in South Florida for 10 years (where the fishing is fantastic), I agree the fishing here is not the best but if you adapt you can catch here.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 08:32

I had a serious computer software crash but all seems fine again: I'll send the requested maps (reservoirs) this Sunday afternoon, when I'm back from the historical Kyrenia Walk nr. 6 (this morning).

swannee7


Joined: 21/08/2009
Posts: 394

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 14:45

On a boat trip out of Girne heading west in early October last year, we caught only 1 medium-sized fish which was added to the lunch menu. Never found out what it was (though I suspect it might have been a small tunny). Wonder if any of you fisherfolk can shed some light? It was a fast swimmer and did some 'leaping' to catch the bait, was silver, streamlined, and with a forked yellow tail. Can't find an exact match from the links provided earlier.

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
Posts: 1024

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 15:21

Message 24

Without a photo it is virtually impossible - did you try Fishbase.net?? If so, and you see anything vagely like it, then do a search on Yahoo or similar and get a wider selection of photos of each fish.

andy-f


Joined: 03/05/2009
Posts: 1256

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 22:38

hi dutch dont forget a copy of your map for me and did you find out about morphu dam? e-mail me at andyaerial@blueyonder.co.uk



regards andy

DONTY


Joined: 07/06/2007
Posts: 534

Message Posted:
18/01/2010 12:39

swannee7



Probably a Little Tunny otherwise known as a Bonito. Not the best eating fish (boney and bloody). In Florida they use them as bait but people eat them over here.

puppylover



Joined: 05/05/2008
Posts: 1427

Message Posted:
18/01/2010 13:02

Donty



Ever met my brother Robert Tough on any of your fishing trips/travels?



He won the 2009 World Carp Classic Championships.

DutchCrusader



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Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
18/01/2010 13:39

All interested: please go to this thread to read how to download the map "Reservoirs in TRNC": http://www.cyprus44.com/forums/29548.asp

letty


Joined: 04/12/2008
Posts: 360

Message Posted:
18/01/2010 14:25

share all fishing experiences photos videos and anything else to do with north cyprus fishing on (FACEBOOK) (NORTH CYPRUS SPEARFISHING)

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
Posts: 1024

Message Posted:
18/01/2010 17:36

Message 3 *****WARNING*****



"the best fish are the balloon and weaver there very tasty mostly caught in mid jan but they only bite if you wear shorts"



The weaver fish has a very painful sting which is occasionally but rarely fatal. It is not the bite - it is the sting on the front dorsal fin that does the damage so you must never handle it (even when dead) if you are not experienced. Mostly people are hurt by standing on it because it hides in the sand.

I don't know a balloon fish but I am worried you mean the puffer (or porcupine) fish which is extremely toxic - quite often fatal as there is no known treatment. It is the liver, reproductive organs and (in some species) the skin that are deadly and the fish should only be prepared by an experienced chef because if you damage these organs then the flesh becomes toxic also. Even though it is considered a great delicacy its sale is banned in many countries. If you mean a different fish then I apologise.