Săruleşti Lake

Săruleşti Lake is one of the most famous lakes in Romania, and one of the best carp fishing trail in the world. It is located 55 km from Bucharest, in Săruleşti-Sănduliţa village, Călăraşi County. The lake was created in 1980, by the communist dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu in an attempt to transform Bucharest in port by building the Dâmboviţa-Danube Canal . Three villages were flooded, after which the project was abandoned, but fishermen have benefited from the union of some famous fish farms. The lake covers an area of about 500 hectares, has a maximum depth of only 16m, with an average of 5-6m. The bottom of the lake varies from very muddy to very hard.

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The Săruleşti Lake is populated with carp, bream, cteno, zander, bass, perch, pike, catfish, roach and other secondary species, but it is a real heaven for carp fishermen, being named “Jurassic Carp” or “Big Fish Mecca”, frequently being captured specimens over 30 kg. In the World Top Ten carp catches, eight are from Săruleşti. Here is organized the Carp Fishing World Cup and were established several world records.



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Europe's largest pelican colony

Lake Roşca-Buhoiova, Strictly Protected Reserve in the Danube Delta since 1972, is home to Europe's largest white pelican colony.


This is the most important pelican colony in Europe, including 4,000 - 4,500 birds, a mixed colony. It is the place where thousands of common pelican pairs associates with tens and even hundreds of curly pelicans pairs and of big cormorants, in a landscape reminding of the Jurassic Park. Only specialists authorized are allowed in the colonies. There, the white pelican is 50% of the world's breeding population, and the Dalmatian pelican 5% of the world population. The much rarer Dalmatian pelican nests on plaur in the Sacalin Zatoane Strictly Protected Area.


This colony is in danger due to the construction of Bystroe canal by Ukraine. Following a decrease in ground-water layers, the pelicans' nesting will be affected by lack of fish and destruction of habitats.