Fishing and hunting in Istria
Istria is popular for her culture of the sea. On this charming peninsula, fishing is an integral part of its history since the existence of man, and fish has been cultivated since ancient times when eels were raised in the Dragonja River , when oysters were raised in the Lim bay and in Premantura as well as many different kinds of fish around the Brioni islands.
Fishing in Istria
The deep blueness of the Adriatic Sea is home to over 400 species of different fish and countless marine inhabitants. Saltwater fish are divided into 2 categories: blue (sardines, mackerel, anchovy, tuna, sprat, swordfish ….) and white fish (bream,flounder, hake, sea bass ….). By the amount of fat, fish are divided into lean (hake, sole, bream), half-lean (dentex trout, surmullet, pilchard, anchovy) and oily (eel, octopus, squid).
The best fishing zone is located on the west coast of Istria, on the stretch between Poreč and Rovinj. The area is very suitable for sport fishing and underwater fishing.
Hunting in Istria
Hunting, as a form of Istrian tourist offer, is very well developed. There are wild animals such as row deer, common deer and fallow-deer, wild boars, rabbits, pheasants, Polish wheatears and rock partridges that are grown on more than 240.000 hectares of hunting grounds. In Istria there are 46 hunting grounds and 35 hunting societies. Its members take care of about a total of 42 hunting grounds and 13 hunting refugees. The four remaining hunting grounds are in private or public lease. Snipe hunt is allowed in all hunting grounds in Istria in the period from October until the end of January.
Hunting association Trčka, Umag
Type: Hunting
Phone: +385 (0)99 214 90 26
Address: Galici 45/K
Destination: Umag
Hunting association Patka, Novigrad
Type: Hunting
Phone: +385 (0)91 512 6882
Address: Buzinija bb
Destination: Novigrad
Hunting association Dubrava, Visnjan
Type: Hunting
Phone: +385 (0)91 44 91 855
Address: Kocici 2
Destination: Visnjan, Porec
Hunting association Lim, Vrsar
Type: Hunting
Phone: +385 (0)91 507 80 37
Address: Trg Degrassi 3
Destination: Vrsar
Hunting association Rovinj, Rovinj
Type: Hunting
Phone: +385 (0)95 836 54 95
Address: Lamanova bb
Destination: Rovinj
Hunting association Istra, Pula Medulin
Type: Hunting
Phone: +385 (0)98 255 635
Address: M.Marulica 4
Destination: Pula
Hunting association Kamenjarka, Labin
Type: Hunting
Phone: +385 (0)99 241 4889
Address: A. Negri 5/8
Destination: Labin
Hunting association Vepar, Pazin
Type: Hunting
Phone: +385 (0)98 224 579
Address: M.B Rašana 10 A
Destination: Pazin
Central Istria Tourist Board, Pazin
Type: Fishing
Phone: +385 (0) 52 622 460
Address: Štacion Tavern, Cerovlje
Destination: Pazin
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