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Woodster
30-11-2005, 01:10
Dear all,

Would be grateful for tips, info, websites and local knowledge of Sea fishing in Cyprus?

Many thanks

Woodster
tmo9cpt
30-11-2005, 02:08
never fished cyprus but have fished in th med and adriatic a few times nothing too great but if you fish at night might have some larger fish other than that best bet is to treat it like coarse fishing and u may have some interesting species wrasses etc small bits of fish under a casting bubble on 12 or 16 hook can b good for small preditors
tim
Woodster
01-12-2005, 00:12
Tim,

Thanks for info very much appreciated

Woodster
Norrie
13-12-2005, 01:16
Hiya, I'm off to Limassol in early January, and hope to get a boat trip booked before I leave...if you get any info, let me know, and I will do the same.....cheers.:)
Woodster
14-12-2005, 00:50
Hiya, I'm off to Limassol in early January, and hope to get a boat trip booked before I leave...if you get any info, let me know, and I will do the same.....cheers.:)

Norrie,

I am going to Cyprus late March, somebody has posted a web link before on all fishing aspects in the Med, but I canot find it

Woodster
Norrie
14-12-2005, 18:37
Hiya, I'll keep an eye on this then, in case you do manage to find it.....if not, I will let you know anything I find out, as soon as I get back...
Found this tho'...is that it??.....:)

http://www.worldseafishing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7955
Woodster
16-12-2005, 00:55
Hiya, I'll keep an eye on this then, in case you do manage to find it.....if not, I will let you know anything I find out, as soon as I get back...
Found this tho'...is that it??.....:)

http://www.worldseafishing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7955

Norrie,

Thats the one cheers for that .

Woodster
cuda
13-01-2006, 18:28
I have not fished Cyprus but I know there are a couple of charter boats that go from Limassol - typically only found out day I was flying home on the third trip to the island!

Cuda
DAVE H
29-01-2006, 00:34
ITs july and aug for the tuna fishing
good mullet fishing oct to dec
the only time its good fishing is when the nets bust on the fish farms
then it bass and guithead bream every cast but its combat fishing.
there is some good fresh water fishing in the dams .
digit
29-01-2006, 00:47
don't bother with cyprus ... shore fishing is in the harbour for whitebait and 20-30 miles out on a boat for tuna .... if youve got dynamite... good luck
DoZZa
05-03-2006, 15:21
don't bother with cyprus ... shore fishing is in the harbour for whitebait and 20-30 miles out on a boat for tuna .... if youve got dynamite... good luck


My dad is from Cyprus originaly, you mention Dynamite, well when he was a kid living near Famagusta he used to fish with Dynamite.

He used a bucket type thing with a peice of glass at the bottom so he could look under the water to see the fish, he would then put the detonator into the Dynamite, he describes it as a jelly like substance, well infact he calles it gelignite.

After the detonator is inserted its then lit and thrown in the water, apparently the fuses where water proof somehow.

Anyway when the Dynamite went off it took a few seconds for the stunned fish to rise to the surface. He would then go and collect all the fish. All in all a very effective way of fishing, remember he was fishing for food not sport.

He gave up after one of his close friends blew both of his legs off trying to retreive a fuse that didnt detonate. Not a good idea, he paid the price.

My dad tells me that even when he threw the Dynamite real far, when it went off it actually paralyzes you for a few seconds if you where stood in the water at the time of detonation.

Bloody scary if you ask me.

Just thought I would share that little story with you.

As for fishing in Cyprus, well my uncle fishes off the shore near Paphos every morning for his lunch, what he catches are quite small, not big at all, but they are very very tasty.

Cheers all

DoZZa
Norrie
05-03-2006, 19:18
Hiya, Well I'm back, and forgot all about this thread. We were at Amathus, about 6k to the east of Limmassol, as you say, there were anglers out, but were only catching small "mullet" I think......not worth the effort, tho' I did take a travel rod, It wasnt used. I did manage to find a Tackle shop on the front in Limassol,and got some gear, which was not used either. the guy in the shop gave me a couple of numbers for charter boats....but I had been told by a couple of guys that it wasnt very good either.
Sorry for a rubbish report, but...tho' its a great island, I dont think the fishing is up to much . :(