Hi, I live and work in Cyprus, and when I can fit it in, fish as well, water levels are up in the reservoirs. I don't normally fish around the Paphos area, but Polemidia dam (Limassol), is fishing well, as is Lefka, (Marathasa). Some of the dams dried up completely last year
Paste is proving to be a better bait, than corn, we've been snapped up a couple of times, suspect it was catfish though. Ended up on 8lb maxima, straight through, still getting snapped though. Make your own from trout pellets it?s cheaper! Not had much success with luncheon meat. Loose feeding hemp and corn works well.
If you go to Asprokremnos, (near Paphos airport), fish the shallow end where the matches take place.
Kouris Dam (Limassol) is filling up, I haven?t heard of anything caught from there yet, the water off the Troodos is still pretty cold. The carp were spawning in the shallows here about six weeks ago.
Avoid fishing on Sat & Sun, you?ll get crowded out, best on weekdays, it?s not worth getting up early, I?ve found that you catch best from 11am onwards.
Don?t let the heat and the bright sun put you off, we?ve found that the carp like basking in the midday sun in the shallower water.
Don?t get upset with locals, and others, killing fish there is nothing you can do about! Not condoning it, just pointing it out.
This website tells you which dams are open.
http://www.fishingcy.com/htmldocs/cyprus_dams.html
Tackle shops in Limassol are better than those in Paphos.
Hope this helps.
Nigel
