Investigation of recreational fisheries in Mogan Lake

The research was carried out to determined the recreational fisheries in Mogan Lake where is located Golbası Town in Ankara and it is visited for natural richness besides endemic species. This study also includes the anglers's socio-economic analyses, their knowledges and experiments. Firstly, data were obtained with the questionnaire that are made in the area with anglers and then data were assessed by statistical methods. İn conclusion, while proportion of anglers who have recreational fisheries licence were determined with 53 per cent, proportion the rest who have no the licence is 47 per cent. The proportion of anglers who want to be the licence is mandatory is 74 per cent. İt was determined that average pay trend is 49,6 TL for the possible mandatory licence. Moreover, it was found there was just one woman angler and mostly women don't prefer to angle. The average amount of payment for fishing goods was found 759 tl that it changes range from 0 TL to 5000 TL. It was decided 74 per cent of 141 participants spent 500 TL and less for travelling in the last year. The biggest problems in region are pollution, illegal fishing and not to catch fish in the lake. On the other hand, the biggest advantage is accessing the region easily.