fishing seatera bay area

eastendboy



Joined: 19/11/2008
Posts: 11

Message Posted:
15/04/2009 15:13

just came back to uk again (returning to cyprus early june)-



and again tried my luck at fishing-last wed was fishing off rock back of seatera bay and using bread -no luck-then changed to chicken breast-and lost 5 hooks in a row str away they just got bitten off just like that-no mucking about-



so i put on a wire trace and what do you know first cast my rod bent double-



managed to get it ashore (after about half an hour)-



WELL GOD KNOWS WHAT IT IS ABOUT 18 INCHES LONG DARK GRAY IN COLOUR-WITH DAMM VICIOUS TEETH-AND BUILT LIKE A TANK-



when cooked had a very rich flavour-



can anyone please advise what it is?

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
15/04/2009 15:39

Was this on a float?

eastendboy



Joined: 19/11/2008
Posts: 11

Message Posted:
15/04/2009 18:58

yep a bubble job cast into -120 feet or more-and 14 lb line size2 hook

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
15/04/2009 19:43

I don't suppose, not for one minute....

But I'll ask anyway -

Did you take a picture of the bloody thing?

gooligan


Joined: 30/01/2007
Posts: 1591

Message Posted:
15/04/2009 19:57

Did it look like an eel?

If so it would of been a Garfish.

eastendboy



Joined: 19/11/2008
Posts: 11

Message Posted:
15/04/2009 20:10

no about 12 lbs body approx 6 inch acrossi n middle-needless to say did not attemp to take hook out wilst still kicking-head was like solid bone very strong-

the locals had a name for it but that was in turkish-i gave some to the gardener at the complex

karlmuller


Joined: 16/04/2009
Posts: 83

Message Posted:
23/04/2009 18:28

Can anyone tell me where seaterra bay is please? I would like to try to catch one , many thanks , Karl

letty


Joined: 04/12/2008
Posts: 360

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 20:17

It may have been an amberjack did it have black marks near its head and was it a deep bodied fish from a profile view. or was it more torpedo shaped.

Baydweller


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 78

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 20:45

Hi m8,

have a look at this site http://www.fishingcy.com/htmldocs/sltwtrfish.html

Go fishing most days at the Bay but only caught small stuff, still enjoy it though

newguy


Joined: 02/12/2009
Posts: 179

Message Posted:
07/01/2010 22:17

as a keen fisher in scotland moveing to trnc soon would like get some info from a local that knows best spots and tips etc.