Where to catch weatherfish in Romania
Weatherfish · Misgurnus fossilis
Size: usually 15-25 cm
- Elongated, almost cylindrical, very slippery body with minute scales
- Small, underslung mouth with 10 barbels
- Yellowish-brown, with dark lengthwise stripes and greenish-black spots; small, rounded fins
- Lives on the muddy bottom of ponds, often buried
Photo: George Chernilevsky, 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 weatherfish (16)
Based on the species listed on each spot's page; counties with the most spots first.