Many anglers know about the fishing technique called “vertical jigging,” using which they catch predatory fish from boats. However, many subtleties (individual jigging directions) remain aloof. adriaticnature will try not to miss the nuances, and talk about all the possible fishing techniques within a separate world of “vertical jigging”. We…
Dentexes, porgies, gilthead breams and others. Sea breams of the Adriatic Sea.
The Sparidae family of the Perciformes order comprises about 160 fish species of 38 genera. The fish of the family have mainly a broad body and a small mouth with teeth resembling molars of mammals. Some species have front teeth, the shape of which resembles incisors or fangs. (Blackhead seabream…
Topwater lures, sea basses, bluefishes and leerfishes. Miro Jovica.
There are a few lures, beside topwater ones, which bring the same joy and adrenaline rush to fishermen, when sea predators attack. Fishing with poppers, walkers and their combinations is one of the most spectacular processes. It makes the fish chase the lure, get annoyed, miss, jump out of the…
Sea basses, bluefishes, dolphinfishes, croakers and others. The “poor” relations of the Percoidea superfamily.
In the Adriatic Sea, a fair number of fish of the Perciformes order are represented by one or two species of the families, or they may even be completely monotypic species. Dealing with each family in a separate article is an unattainable luxury. So, adriaticnature compiled the “poor” relations of…
Lake Ohrid.
When starting an article about Lake Ohrid, one can’t help but use such commonplace and even screaming epithets as the “the jewel of the Balkan Peninsula” and so on. Lake Ohrid (Ohridsko Jezero – Macedonian name, Liqeni i Ohrit – Albanian name) is the deepest lake of the Balkan Peninsula…
Amberjacks, leerfishes, horse mackerels, jacks and others. Carangidae of the Adriatic Sea.
The Perciformes order is the most numerous fish order, which comprises more than 10,000 species. A lot of adriaticnature articles will deal with representatives of the order inhabiting the Adriatic Sea, so, let’s start with the Carangidae family. Carangidae comprises about 200 fish species of more than 30 genera, which inhabit…
Lures with a Spanish attitude. Lurenzo Lures.
There are spinning lures, you can’t but fall in love with, if you happen to get them. These are often “handmade” lures, designed with love and understanding of what (whom) they are intended for. Without any doubt, Spanish “Lurenzo Lures” are lures of such a kind. They are both aesthetically…
Scorpaeniformes of the Adriatic Sea.
Scorpaeniformes is one of the five largest orders of bony fishes of the Acanthopterygii superorder, which according to various scientific classifications comprises 26 to 35 families and more than 1,300 species. (“Still Life of a Scorpionfish”. Unknown Spanish artist, 17th century. lotsearch.de) Most fishes of the Scorpaeniformes order are carnivorous…
Jigging from the kayak. Hristofor Pamyatnih.
When the previous conversation with Hristofor in the article “Meeting a Kayak” was finished, adriaticnature was sure that a full stop at the end of the talk was actually only a semi-colon, because there were still a lot of questions to the expert on vertical jigging from the kayak from Sofia,…
Sunfish, pufferfish, triggerfish and others. Tetraodontiformes and Trachichthyidae of the Adriatic.
Representatives of the Tetraodontiformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder are mainly inhabitants of seas, except for a few species inhabiting river mouths and streams with fresh water. The order comprises about 350 fishes of 10 families. (Picture from Claude Aubrier’s (1665–1742) “Shells and Fish” album. littlepennydreadful.tumblr.com) Tetraodontiformes have bizarre body shapes,…
Vacation by the Adriatic Sea. Part V.
In the fourth part of the article, adriaticnature tried to deal with most species of medium-sized fish caught during the sea shore fishing and bringing joy from playing with light tackle. However, many fishermen, who come on vacation to the Adriatic Sea, don’t want to catch a multi-colored inhabitant of…
Clingfish, sucker, snipefish, pipefish, cornetfish, seahorse. The Adriatic aquarium.
Medium-sized fishes of the Gobiesociformes and Syngnathiformes orders with bizarre body shapes are interesting representatives of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Tanzania stamp (2014). Seahorses.) The Gobiesociformes order comprises only one family, that is, the Gobiesocidae family. The overwhelming majority of Gobiesocidae are small (1.5 to 7 centimeters long), the largest representatives…
Shore fishing with Markos Vidalis.
Markos Vidalis is one of the most famous anglers using spinning rods in Europe, actively promoting sea spinning fishing and shore jigging. Markos manages to catch excellent fish both from the shore and from the boat, keep his website, in which he shares his observations and knowledge, shoot and upload…
Garfishes, sauries and flying fishes. The Beloniformes order.
The Beloniformes order, belonging to the Acanthopterygii superorder, comprises six families. Four families of this order inhabit the Adriatic Sea. The Belonidae family includes 10 genera and about 32 species. Most of them inhabit seawater, but some of them inhabit freshwater bodies as well. The largest representative of the family…
Light rock fishing with Pavel Nagirnyi.
The sea provides infinite possibilities for any preferences of fishermen, including feeder leger rig, float fishing, fishing with a spinning rod, catching fish, squid, octopus, cuttlefish. Each direction is diverse. adriaticnature will try to dwell on every single one. There are way more small-sized fish than specimens weighing several dozen…
Mullets and silversides of the Adriatic.
In the previous articles, adriaticnature tried to deal with the representatives of the following superorders inhabiting the Adriatic Sea: Elopomorpha, Stenopterygii, Scopelomorpha, Lampridiomorpha, Clupeomorpha, Cyclosquamata and Paracanthopterygii. All of them are included into the group of classes (superclass) called Osteichthyes. Another group of fish inhabiting the Adriatic belongs to the…
Fishing in Slovenia with Peter Kodre Sampei.
Slovenia is a state located in the pre-alpine part of the Balkan Peninsula. It borders Italy in the west, Austria in the north, Hungary in the east, and Croatia in the east and south. It is washed by the waters of the Adriatic Sea. A lot of rivers flow through…
Gadiformes and John Dori. Unlike relatives.
Gadiformes and Zeiformes are two orders of fish that inhabit the Adriatic Sea and belong to the same Paracanthopterygii superorder. Gadiformes are sea fish. Burbot (Lota lota) is the only exception. It inhabits freshwater bodies adjacent to the Adriatic as well. Many commercially important fishes (of the Gadidae family mainly)…