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Tofalău is a lake in Mureș county, Transylvania. It is administered by AJVPS Mureș; you need the free ANPA recreational permit plus that association’s permit (day or annual). Night fishing is allowed only on certain of this association’s waters — check first. Boats are allowed.
Tofalău holds carp, wels catfish, pike, bream, tench. 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: Night fishing is permitted only on named waters — Râul Mureș (downstream of the CFR bridge), Râul Târnava Mică, Râul Târnava Mare and Lacul de acumulare Bezid (AJVPS Mureș regulament Art. 6). Elsewhere fishing is daylight only. On mountain (salmonid) water it is always day only. The night stand must be visibly lit.
Boats: Anglers going out by boat to place rigs or fish must notify the responsible fishery warden for the zone (AJVPS Mureș Art. 25m).
Camping: Camping is not addressed in the AJVPS Mureș regulament — check with the association.
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 Mureș. 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 1,734 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.