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Fishing - fishing in the Mediterranean
Expert: Jim Dicken - 10/24/2009
Question
Hi Jim!
I am going for a trip to the middle east and I have almost 7 days in Syria, so I wonder if you can give me any information about what is possible to catch there and what kind of fishing methods i should use, also if there are some roles. Anything will be so useful.
thanks allot in advance
Answer
I did a lot of research only to find there is not much fishing in Syria, at least not of the kind Europeans and Americans are used to. Most is for food and not recreational. Therefore how to fish is not presented on the net much.
Here is a list of species I got.
Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae Acipenser sturio native Sturgeon
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla anguilla native European eel
Atheriniformes Atherinidae Atherina boyeri native Big-scale sand smelt
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Chelon labrosus native Thicklip grey mullet
Siluriformes Clariidae Clarias gariepinus native North African catfish
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio carpio introduced Common carp
Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia affinis introduced Mosquitofish
Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia holbrooki introduced Eastern mosquitofish
Perciformes Gobiidae Gobius paganellus native Rock goby
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Liza aurata native Golden grey mullet
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Liza ramado native Thinlip mullet
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Liza saliens native Leaping mullet
Mugiliformes Mugilidae Mugil cephalus native Flathead mullet
Cypriniformes Balitoridae Nemacheilus angorae native Angora loach
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss not established Rainbow trout
Perciformes Cichlidae Oreochromis aureus introduced Blue tilapia
Perciformes Cichlidae Oreochromis niloticus niloticus introduced Nile tilapia
Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae Platichthys flesus native Flounder
Perciformes Cichlidae Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus native Mango tilapia
Siluriformes Siluridae Silurus glanis introduced Wels catfish
Syngnathiformes Syngnathidae Syngnathus abaster native Black-striped pipefish
Perciformes Cichlidae Tilapia zillii introduced Redbelly tilapia
Tilapia will not bite on normal baits. They are vegetarians. They eat water plants.
The trout will hit the normal Trout style baits. As you see the Brown and Rainbow are in Syria but are introduced. Not sure what waters they are in, but will be in the mountains most likely or in streams with cold water. Wells Catfish are very good game fish. They will hit live or dead bait and live by smell quite a bit. They inhabit lots of European and Middle eastern areas.
Mullet and Flounder are saltwater fish normally but these are listed in a Freshwater list, unless I misunderstood the writing. The Carp and the African Catfish will feed similar to the Wells. I am not familiar with African Catfish unless these are the same ones that got into Florida about 20 years ago and can walk on land using their fins and have the ability to breather air. I wish I could give you more info. Both Bait Casting and Spinning gear should be heavy for most of these fish except for the trout.
Jim
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