Description of the attraction
If you drive along the Konya highway from Ankara in a southerly direction, then almost immediately after the intersection with the ring road on the right you can see a large mirror of water, which is surrounded by reeds - this is Lake Golbashi.
Having crossed the ancient Seljuk bridge over the Kyzylirmak river, travelers find themselves at this lake, the name of which means "by the lake" located not far from the cave. Here, on the shore, you can relax before entering Ankara. It is rightfully considered the largest body of water in this region of Turkey.
Here you will see a shady park, two mosques and two ponds with fat carp. According to local legend, leaving his cave, Abraham turned into an implacable critic of King Nemrut and tried to smash the idols in the local temple. The tyrant did not like this, and he ordered Abraham to be thrown from the wall of the fortress into a fire laid out below. Abraham was saved when, according to the word of God, the fire turned into water and the wood into carp. Since then, carps have been sacred here and it is believed that whoever eats it will go blind.
Near the first pond is Ayn-i-Zeliha, a restaurant and teahouse named after Nemrut's daughter, where you can sit in the shade and feed the carp with food sold by the water peddlers. There are always many pilgrims on its shores.
This lake is not very deep. The maximum depth here reaches four meters, the bottom is flat, silty, without depressions. Many crayfish are found in it, which indicates the purity of the water - they do not live in dirty crayfish. Therefore, both tourists and locals catch them here. However, this is not what attracts fishermen from many countries of the world here. Lake Golbashi is literally filled with fish. It is mainly inhabited by pike, carp and tench, so spinning is a must for you.
The fish were launched into the lake, according to local residents, by the Americans back in the 50s of the last century. They cooperated at that time in the military field with the Turkish government. Since that time, the Turks began to maintain the presence of fish in the lake and prevent its extinction. The main type of food for pike is silverfish, and since no one eats it except pike, this type of fish has bred here in large quantities.
Lake Golbashi has long been recognized as the best for fishing in Turkey. In such an abundance of fish, a significant role was played by the fact that until recently there were no mass fishing trips on this lake, and mainly local fishermen and a small part of visiting fishing enthusiasts were engaged in fishing.
It is only recently that sport fishing has developed so much. This happened due to the fact that most of the local residents began to go to work in Europe and there they already got acquainted with this sport and learned to spinning fishing. Despite this, even now you can often find in the southern part of the lake, nets or crustaceans installed on pike.
This lake has one significant drawback: there are few places for fishing from the shore, since on one side the shore is built up with houses, and on the other - overgrown with reeds. The best fishing can only be fishing from a boat, but for this you need to take it somewhere. You can negotiate with the locals or bring an inflatable boat with you, or you can rent a wooden boat here. It is also advisable to bring tackle with you, because there are no specialized stores where you can buy them.
