“In the past period, you could hear about several nice catches on the shore of the lake, carp exceeding the upper size limit made a temporary visit to several fellow fishermen,” Imre Pálinkás, head of the Hungarian National Fishing Association’s Venice-Lake branch, told FEOL on Wednesday afternoon. – The desire to catch fish was fluctuating, we experienced both periods of lack of appetite and periods of success. The catches are dominated by carp, we meet them at most points of the lake both on shore and in boats, although less often on the Venetian side. This is most likely due to the fact that, contrary to last year’s promises, the Venetian Peninsula will remain a working area until next year and will not be open to visitors, and only a few people try it out on the rowing course.
In addition to the carp, beautiful silver bream and bream are often found in the catches, noted the fishing guide. He said: the heavy rains of the past few weeks unfortunately avoided the lake, so only the 7-8 millimeters two weeks ago, as well as yesterday’s seemingly heavy, but actually only 10-15 millimeters of precipitation could alleviate the lake’s evaporation loss: currently it shows 100 centimeters water level.
– In connection with the catches, we received a current question from a fellow fisherman, who is inquiring about the amount of silver carp that can be caught per day – continued Imre Pálinkás. – The silver mullet is very interesting from several points of view, and it is also a popular fish species from a fishing point of view, and it is also considered an invasive species in the relevant legislation. Because of this status, the amount of catch is basically and generally not regulated, however, in the local fishing regulations, the user can make stricter provisions than this. Accordingly, as in most fishing waters, it is not possible to take silver carp home in any quantity on a daily basis, but there is no annual limit. The upper limit of 5 kilograms per day for fish species not protected by the number limit should be taken into account.
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The expert added that since the silver carp is very similar to its native relative, the broad carp, they can easily be mistaken for each other by a less trained eye. However, the broad crucian carp, unlike the silver crucian carp, is considered a protected fish species, i.e. after being caught, it must be released safely back into its habitat. Therefore, the general unwritten rule is that if you catch a fish that you cannot identify with certainty, you should release it back into the water.
