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BLEAK - ΑΛΒΟΥΡΝΟΣ
Scientific name: Alburnus
alburnus
Common size: 8-12 cm,
weight: 10-20 gr. Fishing season: Any time
of the year. Bait: Flour, worms,
insects, bread, etc. Hook size: No. 16-18
Line: 0.10-0.12 mm.
Prefers shallow water.
Very sensitive. Can be used as bait for bigger fish.
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RAPFEN - ΑΣΠΙΟΣ
Scientific name: Aspius
aspius
Common size: 35-45 cm,
weight: 0.5-1.5 kg
Fishing season:
Spring-Autumn
Bait: Small dead or live
fish,
worms, insects, spoon etc.
Hook size: No. 12-8 Line:
0.25-0.35 mm
Prefers the surface of
water. It grows fast.
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RED SWAMP CRAYFISH -
ΑΣΤΑΚΟΣ
Scientific name: Procambarus
clarkii
Common size: 12-15 cm,
weight: 20-30 gr. Fishing season:
Spring-Autumn
Bait: Small dead or live
fish, small pieces of meat, liver etc.
Special traps must be used
to catch them.
Prefers to hide in
underwater plants, rocks or digs holes.
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SILVER BREAM - ΒΛΙΚΑ
Scientific name: Blicca
bjoerkna
Common size: 15-20 cm,
weight: 50-150 gr. Fishing season: Any time of
the year. Bait: Corn, flour, bread,
boiled potato etc.
Hook size: No. 14-12 Line:
0.12-0.20 mm
Found near the bank, quite
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AMERICAN CHANNEL
CATFISH - ΓΑΤΟΨΑΡΟ
Scientific name:
Ictalurus punctatus
Common size: 25-45 cm,
weight: 0.5-1 kg. Fishing season:
Spring-Summer
Bait: Small dead or live
fish, worms, liver, insects, frogs etc.
Hook size: No.6
Line: 0.30-0.35 mm
Prefers muddy
bed with lots of plants.
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ROACH - ΚΟΚΚΙΝΟΦΤΕΡΑ
Scientific name: Rutilus
rutilus
Common size: 15-22 cm,
weight:100-250 gr.
Fishing season: Any time of
the year.
Bait: Corn, flour, boiled
potato etc
Hook size: No. 14-12 Line:
0.12-0.15 mm
Prefers shallow water with
rocky or sandy bed.
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MOSQUITO FISH -
ΚΟΥΝΟΥΠΙΕΡΗΣ
Scientific name: Gambusia
affinis
Common size: 4-6 cm
Used to control mosquito
population and as food for other bigger fish.
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MIRROR CARP - ΚΥΠΡΙΝΟΣ
Scientific name: Cyprinus
carpio
Common size: 25-35 cm,
weight: 0.5-2 kg. Fishing season: Any time of
the year except in very cold weather.
Bait: Corn, flour, worms,
bread,
boiled potato etc.
Hook size: No. 6 Line:
0.25-0.35 mm
Prefers the shallow water.
It grows fast.
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LARGEMOUTH BASS -
ΛΑΥΡΑΚΙ
Scientific name: Micropterus
salmoides
Common size: 20-35 cm,
weight: 0.5-1 kg. Fishing season:
Spring-Autumn
Bait: Small live fish,
worms, spoons, spinner baits etc.
Hook size: No. 2-6
Line: 0.25-0.30 mm
Hides in plants or
under rocks waiting for its prey.
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PIKEPERCH -
ΛΟΥΤΣΙΟΠΕΡΚΑ
Scientific name:
Stizostedion lucioperca (Zander)
Common size: 35-70 cm,
weight: 0.5-3 kg. Fishing season: any time of
the year especially in cloudy weather or late in the afternoon.
Bait: Small live fish,
worms, spoon etc
Hook size: No. 6 Line:
0.30-0.40 mm
Lives near plants
or rocky and sandy bed in deep water.
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PERCH - ΠΕΡΚΑ
Scientific name: Perca
fluviatilis
Common size: 18-25 cm,
weight:
200-400 gr. Fishing season: Any time
of
the year.
Bait: Small dead or live
fish, worms, insects, spoon etc.
Hook size: No. 12-8
Line: 0.25-0.30 mm
Hides in plants or
under rocks or tree logs waiting for its prey.
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RAINBOW TROUT -
ΠΕΣΤΡΟΦΑ (ΙΡΙΔΙΖΟΥΣΑ)
Scientific name:
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Common size: 20-30 cm,
weight: 100-500 gr.
Fishing season:
Spring-beginning of Summer, Autumn.
Bait: Small frocks, spinners, worms, insects, corn, flour, snails spoon etc
Hook size: No. 12-10
Line: 0.15-0.30 mm. Prefers clear cool
water.
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BROWN TROUT - ΠΕΣΤΡΟΦΑ
(ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΗ)
Scientific name: Salmo
trutta
Gar. Hides in plants or
under rocks waiting for its prey.
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TILAPIA - ΤΙΛΑΠΙΑ
Scientific name: Oreochromis
sp.
Common size: 15-18 cm,
weight: 100-300 gr.
Fishing season:
Spring-Autumn
Bait: Corn, flour, worms,
bread, insects.
Hook size: No. 6 Line:
0.15-0.30 mm
Prefers warm water. Does not
survive when water temperature falls below 100C.
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TENCH - ΤΙΝΚΑ
Scientific name: Tinca tinca
Common size: 20-25 cm,
weight: 150-250 gr.
Fishing season:
Spring-Summer
Bait: Corn, flour, worms,
bread etc
Hook size: No. 8-6
Line: 0.25-0.30 mm
Lives at the bed of dams and
prefers spots with plants and mud.
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EEL - ΧΕΛΙ
Scientific name: Anguilla
anguilla
Common size: up to 1.5 m,
weight: 0.5-1,5 kg
Fishing season:
Spring-Autumn
Bait: Small dead or live
fish, worms, liver, etc. Hook size: No. 12-10
Line: 0.35-0.40 mm.
Active during night
time. Hides in mud at the bed of dams and rivers.
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CRUCIAN CARP -
ΕΙΔΟΣ ΚΥΠΡΙΝΟΥ
Scientific name: Carassius
carassius, Carassius auratus
Common size: 15-18 cm,
weight: 150-300 gr.
Fishing season: Any time of
the year
Bait: Corn, flour, worms etc
Hook size: No. 7
Line: 0.20-0.25 mm
Hides in plants in shallow
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