Freshwater
Kinneret Bleak
Mirogrex terraesanctae
Hebrew name: לבנון הכנרת
- Peak season
- Spring (spawning) through autumn
- Length range
- 10–25 cm
- Weight range
- 0.05–0.3 kg
- Typical depth
- 1–30 m
Minimum size: 12 cm
Measured from the tip of the mouth to the tip of the tail, fish lying flat. Release anything shorter at once.
- Per Fisheries Regulations, 1937, First Addendum, January 7, 2025
Habitat
Open water of the Sea of Galilee (Lake Kinneret). Endemic — found nowhere else in the world.
Behavior
Schooling forage fish that feeds on plankton. Stocks crashed in mid-2000s and are now recovering after fishing limits.
Best techniques
- Tiny hooks with dough bait
- Float fishing with breadflake
- Small spoons on light line
- Bait-and-wait with maggot
