laguna
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Looking at the kind of fishing to be had in Cyprus...
Rivers?
Most of the 35 streams are small and impermanent. Melting snow supplies water to a number of these until late April. Others are merely winter torrents which go dry during the summer.
No river or stream fishing!
What about lakes?
From what I can make out, there are two salt lakes... Great!
Whoooo... Not so fast!mg:
Larnaca Salt Lake. Surface area 1,585 ha Average depth 1 m situated to the west of the town of Larnaca. It is a complex network of four salt lakes (3 of them interconnected) of different sizes. The largest is lake Aliki followed by lake Orphani, lake Soros and lake Spiro. They form the second largest salt lake in Cyprus after the Limassol Salt Lake. The total surface area of the lakes adds up to 2.2 km² and being just off the road leading to Larnaca International Airport is one of the most distinctive landmarks of the area. It is considered one of the most important wetlands of Cyprus and it has been declared a Ramsar site, Natura 2000 site, Special Protected Area under the Barcelona Convention.
20,000- 38,000 flamingoes feed on brine shrimp in winter
During the winter months the lake fills with water whilst in the summer the water evaporates, leaving a crust of salt and a haze of grey dust.
the lakes are close to the coast and lie below sea level. The seawater naturally permeates the bedrock, collects in the lower basins on the coastal plain and, during the hot seasons, the water that has formed a lake throughout the winter evaporates at a faster rate than the permeation of the seawater, leaving the lake beds dry with a salt crust up to 10cm thick.
Limassol Salt Lake (also known as Akrotiri salt lake) is the largest inland body of water on the island of Cyprus.
It lies due south-east of the sprawling city of Limassol and measures 10.65 km². Its lowest point is 2.7 meters below sea level and at its deepest point the water depth measures about one meter. Geologists hypothesize the lake was formed over the gradual joining of an offshore islet off the southern coast of Cyprus.
The lake itself is considered to be one of the eastern Mediterranean region’s most important wetlands. The fact that the water level over 50 percent of the lake is less than 30 centimetres deep attracts thousands of wading birds to use it as a stopover during the migration seasons between Africa and Europe. Birdlife International estimates that between 2,000 and 20,000 Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) spend the winter months on the lake.
Special scientific interest? protected area? salt crust? = no fishing and no fish either by the sounds of it -unless you fish illegally for brine shrimp!
Dams and reservoirs then... surely?
Comon, show me the fish?
Cyprus has over 20 reservoirs open to anglers and most are stocked. These stocked reservoirs contain more than 15 species of freshwater fish, including trout, largemouth bass, carp, pikeperch, (I think they mean zander) and roach.
That more like it! now we're getting somewhere :w
Whoooo... Not so fast!mg:
Now what???
I know they have severe water shortages on the island but these dams are sometimes drained entirely by the water authorities in secret letting all the fish die
DISCUSSION - COMMENTS
Seems were not the only ones having to contend with eastern Europeans either!
Anyone been there lately?
Rivers?
Most of the 35 streams are small and impermanent. Melting snow supplies water to a number of these until late April. Others are merely winter torrents which go dry during the summer.
No river or stream fishing!
What about lakes?
From what I can make out, there are two salt lakes... Great!
Whoooo... Not so fast!
mg:Larnaca Salt Lake. Surface area 1,585 ha Average depth 1 m situated to the west of the town of Larnaca. It is a complex network of four salt lakes (3 of them interconnected) of different sizes. The largest is lake Aliki followed by lake Orphani, lake Soros and lake Spiro. They form the second largest salt lake in Cyprus after the Limassol Salt Lake. The total surface area of the lakes adds up to 2.2 km² and being just off the road leading to Larnaca International Airport is one of the most distinctive landmarks of the area. It is considered one of the most important wetlands of Cyprus and it has been declared a Ramsar site, Natura 2000 site, Special Protected Area under the Barcelona Convention.
20,000- 38,000 flamingoes feed on brine shrimp in winter
During the winter months the lake fills with water whilst in the summer the water evaporates, leaving a crust of salt and a haze of grey dust.
the lakes are close to the coast and lie below sea level. The seawater naturally permeates the bedrock, collects in the lower basins on the coastal plain and, during the hot seasons, the water that has formed a lake throughout the winter evaporates at a faster rate than the permeation of the seawater, leaving the lake beds dry with a salt crust up to 10cm thick.
Limassol Salt Lake (also known as Akrotiri salt lake) is the largest inland body of water on the island of Cyprus.
It lies due south-east of the sprawling city of Limassol and measures 10.65 km². Its lowest point is 2.7 meters below sea level and at its deepest point the water depth measures about one meter. Geologists hypothesize the lake was formed over the gradual joining of an offshore islet off the southern coast of Cyprus.
The lake itself is considered to be one of the eastern Mediterranean region’s most important wetlands. The fact that the water level over 50 percent of the lake is less than 30 centimetres deep attracts thousands of wading birds to use it as a stopover during the migration seasons between Africa and Europe. Birdlife International estimates that between 2,000 and 20,000 Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) spend the winter months on the lake.
Special scientific interest? protected area? salt crust? = no fishing and no fish either by the sounds of it -unless you fish illegally for brine shrimp!
Dams and reservoirs then... surely?
Comon, show me the fish?
Cyprus has over 20 reservoirs open to anglers and most are stocked. These stocked reservoirs contain more than 15 species of freshwater fish, including trout, largemouth bass, carp, pikeperch, (I think they mean zander) and roach.
That more like it! now we're getting somewhere :w
Whoooo... Not so fast!
mg:Now what???
I know they have severe water shortages on the island but these dams are sometimes drained entirely by the water authorities in secret letting all the fish die
DISCUSSION - COMMENTS
Seems were not the only ones having to contend with eastern Europeans either!
Anyone been there lately?
