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Lacul Benesat is a lake in Sălaj county, Transylvania. It is administered by AJVPS Sălaj; you need the free ANPA recreational permit plus that association’s permit (day or annual). Night fishing is permitted on this association’s waters. Fishing is from the bank only.
Lacul Benesat holds carp, pike, pike-perch, bream, wels catfish, roach. Species information for Romanian public waters comes from OSM and local sources and can vary season to season — check the individual venue and local reports before targeting a species.
Night fishing: Fishing permitted day and night; at night the stand must be visibly lit at all times (AJVPS Sălaj regulament 2025, Cap. II.2).
Boats: Boats and craft of any kind are banned on the accumulation lakes; fishing from the water is prohibited. Only radio-controlled bait boats are allowed (Cap. III.14, Cap. V).
Camping: Camping is allowed with tents and caravans only, for the duration of the fishing session — a session may not exceed 10 consecutive days. Improvised structures and permanent camps are banned; no camping within 10 m of the water where the shore is not delimited (Cap. VI).
Season: Close season: 9 April - 7 June inland waters; 24 April - 7 June Danube & border waters (Ordin 23/297/2025).
ANPA permit (free, permise.anpa.ro) — required for every angler.
County association permit — this water is contracted to AJVPS Sălaj. Their permit (day or annual) is required in addition to the ANPA permit and is sold from the association offices and partner tackle shops.
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There is no ferry to Romania. Most UK anglers fly to Bucharest (Otopeni), Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara or Iași and hire a car, or drive across Europe — roughly 1,602 miles from Calais (26–32 hours) via Belgium, Germany, Austria and Hungary.
Every angler needs the free ANPA recreational permit before fishing in Romania. Contracted inland waters also need the local county association (AJVPS) permit; the Danube Delta needs the ARBDD permits.
Romania has a strongly continental climate, so the season matters. Spring (April–June) is prime for carp, bream and pike-perch on the lowland reservoirs and Danube arms once the water warms, though the annual close season — roughly 9 April to 7 June on inland waters, 24 April to 7 June on the Danube and border rivers — takes a large bite out of it, so check the current ANPA order before you travel. Autumn (September–October) is the other peak, with cooling water and hard-feeding fish, and it is the best window for a big wels catfish from the Danube or the Iron Gates.
Mountain trout and grayling fishing runs from 1 May to 14 September on RNP‑Romsilva water. Summer can be hard on the exposed plain reservoirs in the heat, which pushes carp anglers onto night sessions where the local association allows them. Winter fishing continues on the deeper canals and the Danube for pike-perch and bream. The Danube Delta is best from late spring through autumn, avoiding the close season.