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The Danube Delta!

In this post, we'll discuss one of the most beautiful fishing spots on Earth, The Danube Delta.
    



   Looking fictional, The Danube Delta is located in Romania, with a small part of it in Ukraine.
Before emptying into the sea, the Danube River splits into multiple lakes, channels, marshes, and wetlands.
    Covering around 4,152 square kilometers, the Danube Delta is the second-largest delta in Europe, but the best one preserved in the continent. Birds are a very important category of the Danube Delta's biosphere, here you'll find  Pelicans, Herons, Egrets, Cormorants, and many more.

    But what about fish?
    The Danube Delta hosts over 100 species of fish, the most important being the Sturgeon.





 The biggest species of Sturgeon, the Beluga, can reach 7 meters (23 feet) and a weight of over 1000 kg (2200 lbs), so yeah, here, the Sturgeon is the boss. Unfortunately, some, 50-100 years ago fishermen hunted those gigantic fish, for their eggs, Black Caviar, which has a big economic importance in the fish industry, meaning that the population has decreased, and now it's illegal to keep them.
        

    As I said before, The Danube Delta is stocked with a very large number of fish species. Along the Sturgeon, we can find Pikes, Perches, Carp, Catfish, European Eels, and Zander. Those species are more popular than the other.


    Traveling to Romania as an angler means fishing, so I will tell you the best places where you can fish.
    The Danube River has a lot of branches so let's begin with those:

    - Sulina Branch (pike, catfish, zander, perch)
    - Chilia Branch (sturgeon-protected, carp)
    - Sfântu Gheorghe Branch (pike, zander, perch)
    


    Lakes:
 
    - Razelm-Sione Lake Complex (carp. pike, zander)
    - Lake Dranov (pike, perch)
    - Lake Gorgova (perch, zander, pike, carp)
    - Lake Fortuna (catfish, carp, pike, perch)


    And this is your map:



    



    Specialists say that the best times for fishing in the Delta are early spring (April- May) and early autumn (September-October)

    But before you fish here you'll need a fishing license, it's free and you only need your phone to get one, and you have to be careful if you want to keep the fish. The catch limits and size restrictions are those:

    -For Carp, a minimum of 35 cm
    -For Pike, a minimum of 40 cm
    -For Zander, a minimum of 40 cm
    -For Catfish, a minimum of 50 cm
    -For Perch, a minimum of 15 cm

    The Sturgeon is illegal to keep.


    You are not allowed to keep more than 5 Kg per day, you can't have more than 3 hooks per line, and in some areas, nighttime fishing is restricted. Romania does have an inspection team that travels by boat every single day, so be sure you're not doing illegal stuff, or you'll get banned from fishing and you'll probably get yourself a hefty fine.



    Alright! I hope you've already packed yourself for the fishing trip in The Danube Delta but most important of all I hope you enjoyed it!
    

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