Continuing conversations about big fishing trips, it seemed logical to look into the northern waters. Sea fishing in the Arctic Circle is primarily associated with that in Norway, which is absolutely true – two-thirds of the country lies in the Arctic Circle, from the northwest it is washed by the…
Flounders of the Adriatic Sea
The order of the flounders (Pleuronectiformes) includes more than 800 species of fish from 16 families. Their distinctive features are a flat body, significantly compressed from the sides, and the placement of the eyes which are shifted to one side of the body. Bottom fish, lying and swimming on their…
Marine extreme spinning with Aleksandr Stafievskii.
Many anglers dream of ocean fishing. Our conversation will be more like “repetition is the mother of skill” for experienced anglers, and adriaticnature believes that for those who want to participate in a fishing adventure it will be a unique opportunity to get advice, tested by a large number of…
Lophiiformes and Ophidiiformes of the Adriatic.
Anglerfishes (Lophiiformes) is the order of ray-finned fishes, which currently comprises 5 suborders with 18 families, 78 genera, and 363 species. Almost all representatives of Lophiiformes look very bizarre. They are sea inhabitants, most of which prefer to swim in the deep sea. (Humpback anglerfish. Postage stamp of the Republic…
Bertox lures. Known unknowns. Draško Klačar.
The day when Bertox lures appear in fishing stores in the countries, which are lucky to have access to the sea, is considered to be a holiday for anglers fond of spin fishing. High manufacturing quality and catch efficiency are the main reasons for that. If you set the goal…
Marlin, swordfish, and barracuda. Istiophoriformes of the Adriatic Sea.
Barracudas, swordfish, and marlins were included in the Scombroidei suborder of the Perciformes order not so long ago. Recently, they have been included in the separate Istiophoriformes order. (“Old Man and the Sea”. Painting by Carey Chen, 2011. careychen.com) The barracudas (Sphyraenidae) family comprises 28 fish species of the monotypic barracudas…
Going to Serbia with a spinning rod. Darko Pešić.
There is a country with beautiful nature, wonderful and hospitable people, a lot of rivers, lakes, and fish, located fairly close to the Adriatic coast. adriaticnature decided to ask the amazing angler, the official DUO pro staff and founder of the official distributor “DUO International” in Serbia “Maelstrom Fishing” Darko Pešić some questions…
Tunas, bonitos, mackerels, cutlassfishes and others. Scombriformes of the Adriatic.
The Scombriformes order of the Percomorpha clade, like many others, became “independent” not so long ago. It was considered the Scombroidei suborder of the Perciformes order until recently. The order comprises two fish suborders – Scombroidei and Stromateoidei. (Anglers with bluefin tunas. Photo © web.colby.edu) The Scombroidei suborder is represented by three…
Sea spin kayakfishing. Miro Joviсa.
Not so long ago we talked with a wonderful Croatian fisherman, Miro Jovica, a fan of fishing with topwater lures, in the article “Topwater lures, sea basses, bluefishes, and leerfishes”. Keeping track of Miro’s new hobby, that is, fishing with topwater lures, but this time from a kayak, adriaticnature decided…
Weevers, dragonets, rabbitfishes and others.
This adriaticnature article is the last one that deals with the inhabitants of the Adriatic Sea that represent the most numerous fish order, the Perciformes order, as well as fish, which used to be included in it until recently. However, there will be another article about ex-Perciformes (but today they…
Rubber jigging and more. Sasha Rakar.
adriaticnature has had plans to continue conversations with an excellent angler, who owns one of the best European fishing stores Maguro Pro Shop, located in Zagreb (Croatia), Sasha Rakar for a long time. The previous conversation was devoted to vertical jigging and catching large amberjacks and groupers in the Adriatic Sea.…
Blenniiformes of the Adriatic Sea.
Just like in the case of the Gobiiformes fish order, which was considered to be the suborder of the Perciformes order until recently, Blenniiformes became a separate order not so long ago, and it belongs to the Ovalentaria clade now. But we won’t go into details of classifications. So let’s…
Sea spinning in England. Virgis Ruksnaitis.
adriaticnature is sure that there is nothing better than adopting fishing experience, bringing it to familiar waters from other lands, or rather, water bodies. It enables you to change a conventional approach to fishing and, often, to increase the efficiency of fishing trips. And, of course, it helps to get…
True gobies (Gobiidae) of the Adriatic Sea.
While walking along the sea embankments and glimpsing into the shallow water, we will certainly notice medium-sized fish moving at the bottom; their color is a perfect disguise. Most of these conspirators belong to the Gobiiformes order of the Percomorpha clade. Until recently, Gobiiformes, as well as some other fish,…
Shore jigging with Panagiotis Kimouris.
Like it or not, nowadays, fishermen get involved in the life of various social networks to a certain degree. Recently, they’ve got used to sharing news concerning fishing, opinions on various fishing techniques, manufacturers’ novelty products and discussing them. Involuntarily, one starts to follow the success and, sometimes, failures of…
Labroidei of the Adriatic Sea.
The Labroidei suborder of the Perciformes order comprises about 2,300 species, which are united into six families. Most multicolored fish, which can be found almost underfoot at the Mediterranean shore, are representatives of this particular suborder. (Cuckoo wrasse. Drawing by an unknown author, 1836. etsy.com) Most people consider Labroidei to be small…
Rockfishing with Mikhail Starovoytov.
Rockfishing is one of the most popular types of sea fishing with spinning rods. The process of catching “ambush” predators is very exciting and makes the angler show skills and ingenuity to figure out the place where the predator hides without losing the lure among the rocks. Rockfishing, like many…
Groupers, combers and others. Polyprionidae and Serranidae of the Adriatic.
Small representatives of the Serranidae family are some of the most frequent coastal trophies of the fans of fishing with spinning rods in the Adriatic, and their big brothers of the same family are some of the most desired. The Serranidae family comprises 75 genera and about 550 species of…