Species

Where to catch sunbleak in Romania

Sunbleak (belica) · Leucaspius delineatus

Sunbleak (belica)

Size: 5–8 cm

  • In Romania and the Republic of Moldova it is found everywhere in still and flowing waters (ponds, fish ponds, lakes, rivers, streams) up to the mountain region.
  • It has an elongated, slender, slightly compressed body covered in medium-sized, easily shed cycloid scales.
  • The head is laterally compressed, with large eyes and a terminal mouth opening obliquely upwards, without barbels.
  • The dorsal fin starts behind the rear edge of the pelvic fin.

Photo: Zsoldos Márton, CC BY-SA 3.0 (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 sunbleak (5)

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