Belopoptsi Dam - Sofia - Bulgaria

I had prebooked a fishing guide in Bulgaria before I started travelling about a month earlier. After travelling few almost 2 weeks, I was itching to catch some fish. My guide arrived at my Hostel and we drove up to a little lake outside of Sofia called Belopoptsi Dam (Язовир Белопопци).

We fished a sliding float to get the bait down to about 15ft. After about 15 minutes. The guide caught the first (and only) fish of the day. It was a Prussian or Gibel Carp. These are the same species as Goldfish but a different subspecies/form. They are very silver compared to the Brown Goldfish we get in England. They are very simiar to the Crucian Carp but have a concaved instead of convexed dorsal fin. They are also a little bulkier.



Prussian Carp - Carassius gibelio



Prussian Carp - Carassius gibelio

I wasn't catching fish, but was still enjoying the wildlife. There we frogs an tolds everywhere, storks soaring around as well.


White Stork - Ciconia ciconia



White Stork - Ciconia ciconia




Common Toad - Bufo bufo



Marsh Frog - Pelophylax ridibundus


We had some traditional food for lunch. Boza and a BBQ.



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