Reports for April 2008

This lake not far from the city, past the Jeyranbatan reservoir, pleasantly surprised us at this time of year with steady bites and commendable cleanliness (there's a military unit on the other side…

One spring morning we decided to go fishing out toward Shamakhi. We were told there were a few lakes there. We found one near Chukhuryurd. It was mostly crucian carp. We fished with worms and dough.…

The goal of the trip was catfish fishing, but after arriving at the spot where the Girdimanchay river flows into the Kura and casting our tackle, after a while it became clear that we'd probably come…

The fishing station is just before you reach Alat. The place is known for its abundance of kutum and for its fishing "cots" (small platform huts on stilts out in the open sea).That's exactly what we…

When we drove up to the lake, it was only just getting light, and there were already 4 cars and a few anglers there. By around noon so many people had gathered that it got really crowded on the lake.…

First we went to the 20th section, by the factory. It was 10 in the morning. The fishermen said there had been kutum in the morning, but they'd gone. We sat for a while. We fished with shrimp and…