The places of recreative fishing - Caraorman
The Puiulet, Lumina, Puiu, lakes
Vatafu, Rotund
The Puiulet lake
Puiulet lake is a medium sized lake quite deep (aproximatively 2 m) with reed islets all over it, which often block channel entrances. But because of its closeness to the village, the fishermen prefer it and at the same time they are watching the reed islets very closely as they could destroy their fishing tackle.
The map with the fishing places on the Puiulet, Lumina, Puiu, Vatafu, Rotund lakes =>
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For the recreative fishermen, this lake is important for the pikes and perch that live in its waters. It is one of the most appreciated fishing places, as it has been for about 5 or 6 years that pike is caught on spoon here. In its best years, about 2-3 years ago, the pike used to bite in almost every place of the lake. Now, however, the fishing area has restricted, and the pike is present in some place only. So on the north side of the lake, very close to its lake sides there is a portion of clearer water. In the same area called "Papurova" very good results on pike catching were registered. And also on the west lake side there is a good fishing place.
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Cormorant on the - Puiulet lake |
Pelikan poult - Puiulet lake |
Nice perches are also caught either at a spinners or at fish pieces. In the fall of 2001, the perch used to go for anything mostly at the mouth of the channel (tawards Caraorman). Huge amounts were caught at any bait: oscillant, spinner, worm, fish pieces, twister. Among the sensational captures of the Puiulet lake is a 9 kilo pike caught at oscillant. It has also been confirmed by others, but unfortunately I don't have any photo to go along of this trophy.
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A very good day of fishing on the Puiulet lake, as I caught a few pikes. The ones in the image weigh over 2.5 kilos each: November 2002
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A pike over 2.5 kilos November 2002 on the same lake.
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The Lumina lake
The Lumina lake is a very large and deep lake, where reed islets often change the configuration of the lake side; it is in the area that the reed islets are the most developed in the whole Danube Delta.
Cormorants on the Lumina lake. |
Because it is very large, there are a few distinct areas on the Lumina lake where pikes are caught. The most famous and appreciated place is called "Iasencova" and it is on the north side of the lake, where the water is clear and there is horwuorth. Then there is the west side of the lake, especially in the small gulfs that are here. An other important place is the end of the channel that connects the Lumina lake with the Puiulet lake. It is in this area that in 2001 the reed islets have closed a part of the gulf that this channel flows into forming a flood patch where pike was caught quite successfully.
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The Lumina lake oct. 2002. |
When large reed islets (over 1 000 m2) agglomerate in one part of the lake they form flood patches that are worth the shot. In one of these I caught, in the fall of 2001, some very nice pikes.
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The Puiu lake
The Puiu lake is a large and deep lake, which surprisingly doesn't have reed islets. Because it has links with many large lakes as: Lumina, Rosu and Erenciuc, one can fish many species of fish here: carp, catfish, pike, zander, etc. The carps' sheatfish's and zanders' favorite place is the channel's south. The water of this lake is muddy, that is pike can't really be fished at spoon, but it's worth to try as exceptions have been registered.
The Vatafu lake or "Bejan"
The Vatafu channel goes through a quite large floodable area, passing many lakes and in the end it floros in the lake with the same name. Vatafu lake is aren't very large, but it is quite deep, full of reed islets and of area where the clear water attracts many pikes. One of the places where pike is caught is the north side of the lake where the water is clear.
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The Doha flood patch
The Doha flood patch is quite shallow and has a long shape, being crossed by the Vatafu channel. This ensures a good oxygenating of the water, and together with the safety provided by the depth of the channel water, this flood patch is frequented especially by pikes.
The Rotund lake
The Rotund lake is shallow and small enough in order to discourage any fishermen. But in 2002 in the north eastern gulf of the lake where water is less muddy, in the place called "Ulianova" by the fishermen, important amounts of pike were caught. It shouldn't be that surprising, as the Rotund lake communicates with Puiulet lake through a channel that flows exactly from the famous pike place "Papurova".
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