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Fishing in Cyprus
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Fishing in Cyprus
There are quite a few places to fish in Cyprus, both the sea and man made
dam offer quite a few choices. Amateur fishing and Fishing in Dams is outlined
below.
Diving is also very popular in Cyprus, with a number of diving schools having
excellent reputations. The most famous wreck in Cyprus waters is the 'Zenobia'
which sank in 1980 The 172m (570) wreck is a must for all divers visiting the
island. The Akamas peninsula is now earmarked as a marine park and the
Akrotiri Fish Reserve near Limassol is very popular. (Akrotiri is about 30
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Amateur Fishing
Spear-fishing, angling, fishing with vertical lines (long lines with up to one hundred hooks and up to three fish traps) or trolling are the permitted
fishing methods. Fishing with nets and other commercial methods are not
permitted. There are quite a few species of fish which can be caught:
sea-breams, groupers, amber jacks, sea-perch etc. |
Fishing boats can be found at the following fishing shelters and stations:
| Larnaca Region |
Zygi anchorage |
off the Limassol - Nicosia highway-exit 16. Same exit as
Kalavasos. |
| Larnaca fishing shelter |
East of Larnaca International Airport |
| Ormideia |
16 km east of Larnaca |
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| Pafos |
Paphos Harbour |
Paphos town |
| Agios Georgios Pegeias |
20 km, north-west of Paphos town |
| Polis (Lakki) |
40 km, north of Paphos town |
| Pomos |
16 km, north of Polis |
| Pyrgos |
40 km, north of Polis |
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| Famagusta |
Potamos Liopetriou |
16 km, west of Agia Napa |
| Agia Napa Harbour |
Agia Napa Village |
| Fishing Shelter of Paralimni |
Protaras |
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Fishing in Dams
There are many
Dams in Cyprus.
Cyprus dams are stocked with 17 species of fish. The most
popular are: Trout, largemouth bass, carp, Tikeperch, Roach,
etc. Sixteen dams in Cyprus provide excellent fresh-water fishing
opportunities throughout the year.
If you would like to fish in the Cyprus Dams you will
require a special licences. This can be purchased from the Head Office of Fisheries Department, in
Nicosia or from the District Offices of Fisheries
Department.
Licences are issued to persons over 12
years old and are valid for the bearer.
The fee is CYP 3,00 for each dam separately and CYP 10,00
for all dams. All licences issued for the current year. If
you are interested in a
group licence, this is normally valid for 14 days
and the fee is CYP 1,00 per person.
Licences are valid only when the dam is declared open by the
Director of the Department of Fisheries.
Head Office of Fisheries
Department Nicosia.
Aiolou 13, 1101, Nicosia -
Tel: + 357 22 303526/ 304385, Fax: + 357 22 365955
District Offices of Fisheries Department:
Limassol - near the entrance of the Old
Port
Tel: + 357 25 330470
Larnaca: Leoforos Piale Pasha (at the
fishing shelter)
Tel: + 357 24 630294
Paphos: Paphos Harbour
Tel: + 357 26 240268
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Cyprus Dams
Below is a list of Dams for fishing. There may be more
available but I have not had time to check them out yet. You will be able
to get this information from the Fisheries Department.
| Larnaca District
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Kalavasos dam |
40 km north-east of Limassol. Kalavasos village. |
| Dipotamos |
30 minutes drive east of Kato
Lefkara |
| Lefkara dam |
near Lefkara village, 40 km west of
Larnaca town |
| Aradippou dam |
| 8 km north-west of Larnaca |
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| Limassol District |
Germasogeia dam |
10 minutes drive north of Limassol
town |
| Kourris dam |
25 minutes drive north-west of
Limassol town |
| Prodromos dam |
4 km from (Olympos) Troodos
mountains square |
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| Nicosia District |
Kafizes dam |
78 km from Nicosia, north-west of
Troodos mountains |
| Kalopanagiotis dam |
70 km from Nicosia, south-west of
Troodos |
| Lympla dam |
22 km south-east of Nicosia town |
| Palaichori dam |
39 km from Nicosia on the North
slopes of Adelphoi mountains |
| Xyliatos dam |
45 km south-west of Nicosia town |
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| Paphos District |
Asprokremmos dam |
16 km east of Paphos town |
| Mavrokolympos dam |
11 km north-west of Paphos town |
| Evretou dam |
30 minutes drive south of Polis |
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| Ammochostos District |
Achna dam |
25 km north-east of Larnaca town |
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Kontoyiannis House is a great place to use as a base
while exploring Cyprus. We can accommodate from 1-22 persons at our house and
you could even organize groups to come and visit. The house is centered
around a courtyard and has 5 bedrooms, it can be let as 4 separate apartments or
as a whole. If you like we can help you
organize
this as we can arrange flights and mini buses etc. Please note we can
get reduced rates for groups! |
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