| To single out the optimum
position to make an attempt on a silurus glanis, either hunting
from the banks or from a boat, requires a great experience
and knowledge of the river depth conformation, which changes
day by day.
I'd like to remind that managing to locate the area where
the silurus likes to rest does not guarantee success in the
fishing hunt.
It is necessary to have also specific notions on habits,
behaviour and biology of our cunning and extremely listless
friend.
All this makes both fascinating and misterious fishing silurus
glanis.
After many researches I feel confident by recommending these
4 spots to all the people keen on fishing silurus glanis: |
SOME PICTURES
Stone barrier
Hydroelectric power plant
and bridge piers
Shores
Boat mouth
River mouth
Swollen river
(the technique that allows
the best catches)
The "Dead"
(the water stream is almost absent)
Sunset
(best fishing hours)
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Isola serafini (Pc)
A great number of silurus glanis of many sizes, lives and
settles during the year in this stretch of the river Po, situated
in the surrounding of the Isola Serafini hydroelectric power
plant.
Downhill this barrage large holes are created and they are
characterized by a stream, sometimes very intense, sometimes
almost absent.
The optimum level of oxygenation and temperature of the water
make worth noting down this spot.
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Silurus glanis bay (Mn)
The "Baia dei Siluri" is located in the stretch
of the river Po which flows through the town Torricella (Mn).
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The maximum depth registered at the bay is about 15 metres.
The stream in this tract, banging against the stone barrier,
originates a great whirlpool.
The presence of hollows and submerged obstacles create some
twist on the surface. This in where the silurus glanis populate
in a massive way.
Two strategic zones came out to be the tip of the stone barrier,
which allows to fish on the top of the stream and centre of
the whirlpool.
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Mouth of the river Oglio
(Mn)
The mouth of the river Oglio is situated in Torredoglio (Mn).
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This is where the river flows into Po forming some eddy deep
enough and, digging irregularly the sounding, forms shelters
and covers for medium size silurus glanis.
Normally little deep zones alternate shores gently degrading
on sandy or argillaceous soundings to deeper zones, with sometimes
a very high stream, which acts continuously moulding the deep
water.
This is where we find the highest concentration of silurus
glanis.
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Polesella (Ro)
The stretch of the river Po at Polesella (Rovigo) is certainly
the best place in all for who's trying to find the biggest
"giants".
Depth is about 30 meters. The stream which bangs against
the stone barrier, creates huge whirlpools and bights where
the best preys of the "big river" hide.
The leaps of the sounding, the deep water holes, the steps
and the sunken trunks, as much as the sheer drop shores always
hide a great number of harshnesses which create the ideal
dens for silurus glanis.
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