Public fishing lakes, rivers and canals in Harghita — carp, bream, trout, pike, tench, chub.
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Harghita county straddles the volcanic Eastern Carpathians and is where both the Mureș and the Olt rise. Its two famous lakes are natural: Lacul Roșu, a landslide-dammed lake below the Bicaz gorge with drowned tree trunks still standing, and Lacul Sfânta Ana, Romania's only true crater lake. The Frumoasa reservoir and the county's trout streams complete the picture.
Lacul Roșu and the mountain trout sectors are RNP-Romsilva salmonid water — daylight fishing only. Lacul Sfânta Ana lies in a strict nature reserve where fishing is generally not permitted. The Frumoasa reservoir and lowland Târnava-valley waters are contracted to AJVPS Harghita, whose permit is required with the free ANPA permit.
Every angler needs the free ANPA recreational permit, available online at permise.anpa.ro. It covers the Danube, its arms, the Black Sea and non-contracted public waters.
Most inland lakes and rivers in Harghita are contracted to the county fishing association (AJVPS Harghita), which requires its own permit — sold by the day or the year and available from the association's offices and partner shops.
Mountain trout sectors in Harghita are managed by RNP-Romsilva: fishing is daylight only, from sunrise to sunset, with the Romsilva fishing tariff instead of the AJVPS permit. Border waters such as the Prut also need a Border Police endorsement.
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