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Last Updated on 13.07.10
The cat fish is the largest fish in the fresh waters of Romania, the record in the Danube Delta is of 400 kilos. It is a grey fish without scales, its skin being protected by layer of mucus. It has a pair of mustaches on its upper jaw and on its lower jaw it has 4 mustaches used for sensing, which together with the very developed smell are used to compensate the poor eyesight. These are signs of adapting to the deep and muddy waters. The minimum sizeof a caught catfish is of 50 cm.
The lure used for sport fishing: In the Delta the frequent lure is the mole cricket, a worm pile, frogs, live bait (fry especially), twister, wobbler and spoon. Artificial lures aren't of real luck.
Fishing places in Danube Delta - Caraorman: usually the catfish gets together on the bottom of deep channels in pits, for example in Crisan-Caraorman channel.
Fishing period: During summer the catfish feeds intensively and July is a very good fishing period. During wintertime it goes into pits for winter sleep and its activity decreases as the water temperature decreases.
