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Slovakia has the Tatra mountains in the north and the Danube plains in the south,
a geography that results in many fast flowing rivers, with lakes further down the stream.
The World Fly Fishing Championships 2004 and the European Coarse Fishing Championships 2005
were held in Slovakia. The main fishing areas are shown on the
river map of Slovakia.
Krize is a good base for fishing, with unspoilt mountain and forest streams 20 - 60 minutes
drive north-west, excellent for fly fishing. Best conditions are on the
rivers Poprad and Dunajec
in the
Pieniny mountain range.
A similar distance to the south-east are slower rivers that are very good for coarse fishing.
Best conditions are on the
lake Domasa and river Topla
in the
Cergov forest range.
Fishing around Krize you are likely to see unusual wild flowers, butterflies and
birds,
by rivers and along
footpaths.
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River map of Slovakia
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River map of north-east Slovakia
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This page should help you plan your fishing holiday,
to give you the best chance of catching fish that you are interested in.
The information is based on the data supplied by the Slovak Fisheries' Union
and published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation.
There are 38 900 km of watercourses in Slovakia of which 32 000 km are trout waters.
The maximum allowable daily catch that may be kept from any trout-free water is 7 kg of fish.
The catch may have up to 2 specimens of common carp, northern pike, pike, perch and grass carp
as well as 4 of salmonid fish.
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A temporary visitor's membership of the Slovak Anglers Association is required.
It can be obtained from the nearest town hall,
it is valid for one month and costs a nominal fee of 50 Sk (£1).
This is necessary in order to buy day fishing permits.
A day fishing permit can be obtained from the local branch of the
Slovak Anglers Association at a cost of 500 Sk (£10).
Finding the local branch of the Slovak Anglers Association
can often prove a difficult task.
Recreational anglers caught 1,628 tons of fish in 1994,
shown broken down by the individual species in the table below.
The table also gives the dates of closed season and the minimum fish length for capture.
The species are listed in alphabetical order by their Latin names. |
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