Species

Where to catch common dace in Romania

Common dace · Leuciscus leuciscus

Common dace

Size: 10–16 cm

  • The common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) is a freshwater or brackish-water fish living near the bottom, 10–16 cm long (up to 40 cm) and weighing 200-400 g (up to 1 kg), of the carp family.
  • This species is a shoaling freshwater fish; it is also found in brackish water.
  • It prefers large or small rivers, especially clean hill rivers with clear, fast water and a stony, sandy or clay bed, hiding in the nooks of the water, under big stones or under the shaded banks of...
  • It is also found in lakes.

Photo: Alexander Suvorov, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)

Rules on natural waters

You can keep it

It's not in its closed season now and has no legal minimum size.

The rules above are for natural waters (rivers, lakes, the Danube), where you also need a permit. On a private lake the lake's rules apply: many are catch & release or have their own limits.

Fishing spots with common dace (6)

Based on the species listed on each spot's page; counties with the most spots first.