Productive lands turned into a fish pond

DENİZLİ (IHA) – In Denizli Çameli, fishing for carp and catfish has resumed in the ponds in the fields between the district center and Kızılkaya neighborhood with the end of the fishing ban.
Between the district center of Çameli and Kızılkaya neighborhood, fishing for carp and catfish has resumed in the ponds located in the fertile agricultural lands in the region with the end of the fishing ban. Taking advantage of the nice weather, amateur fishermen made great efforts to catch carp and catfish in the fields.
Hüseyin Akkan, a retired teacher who has been fishing with his fishing rod in the region for years, stated, ‘The area located in the fertile agricultural lands very close to Çameli district center is also known as Çameli Karaman Lake. In our childhood, there used to be huge products here. Crops like wheat, corn, or hemp were abundantly grown. Years later, peat mines were identified here. When the peat mines were excavated with machinery, ponds were formed as seen here. Carp and catfish were released into these ponds formed within the fertile agricultural lands at that time’.
‘Fish grew incredibly big.’ Describing that the fish released into the ponds formed in the titled fertile agricultural lands multiplied and grew incredibly big over the years, amateur fisherman Hüseyin Akkan said, ‘The fish in the ponds within the fields multiplied and grew over the years. We used to catch and enjoy eating fish in these ponds within the fields. For about 5-10 years now, people no longer come here to eat fish. When I came for fishing, I observed that the fish were feeding intensively. When the fish are full, they do not take the bait. The fish have grown so big that sometimes we are even afraid to cast the fishing line.’
‘The fish is very delicious.’ Akkan, who also researched the fish fed with algae in the ponds within the fertile agricultural lands, said, ‘I also conducted research on the fish in this region and their feeding habits. There is a substance called ‘spuruna’ in the grass and algae in the water. I use its medication and saw that it greatly helped my muscle pains. After that, when I have free time, I come here immediately, catch as many fish as I can, and eat them. Since the fish are fed with algae, they become full from the spuruna substance in the algae. That’s why they do not take the bait on the fishing line. Also, these fish have a high amount of omega oil. For example, during the corona period, I ate a lot of fish from here; normally, I had a heart surgery. I assume that I probably survived corona in this way’.
Inviting those who want to spend peaceful time, relax their minds to enjoy fishing in the fields in Çameli, Hüseyin Akkan said, ‘Fishing bans are over. We come here with our fishing rods to relax, unwind. When we come here, we wake up in our sleep. There is something here. For example, there are geese. Besides that, fishing birds come. There are very different things. Natural life is a whole different world. From here, the lights of Çameli shine brightly at night, we attach phosphors to our fishing lines, stay here until morning. Time passes very nicely. For example, snakes come to us, mice come, frog sounds, natural music, we continue to live here in this way. I recommend it, but unfortunately, catching fish is very difficult. Here, we amateurishly try to catch fish with a single fishing rod, a single hook, with the tip of the hook baited with bread. We absolutely respect nature. We expect hunters to behave sensibly for the survival of the creatures in nature. There is no point in massacring just because the fishing ban has ended. We need to protect the creatures in natural life whose living spaces are shrinking day by day, and their numbers are decreasing. They also have the right to live’.