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Post by jerrycan on Dec 14, 2008 19:41:53 GMT 2
We visited in May, and really liked the town, nature, and location to the major tourist areas. In fact, we bought a small villa in October, and plan to be there over the Christmas holiday. I really appreciate all the postings. I have a few questions,and was hoping that someone could answer them. Q1: Is fishing in the lake allowed, and can one fish along the concrete walkway (away from the restaurants)? Q2:What are the taxes due for owning property? Q3: Can one rent boats for the day, and use them for fishing, and site seeing without renting the captain? Any help and advice is appreciated.
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Post by bickern on Dec 14, 2008 21:33:08 GMT 2
Is fishing in the lake allowed, and can one fish along the concrete walkway (away from the restaurants)? Loads do, infact this evening there are quite a few and just got a text to say a friend has cought a large trout.
Can one rent boats for the day, and use them for fishing, and site seeing without renting the captain? Not commercially but someone may hire you a boat. It is fairly cheap with a captain if you go in a group.
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Post by jerrycan on Dec 15, 2008 4:09:25 GMT 2
Thanks for the response. I plan to try my luck along the lake and if that doesn't work, I may have to spring for a boat and take the family along.
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Post by bickern on Dec 15, 2008 10:58:24 GMT 2
I would add that most folks here do not go for the full kit thing with rod etc., they use a line, a stick and a bottle.
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Post by jerrycan on Dec 15, 2008 14:01:56 GMT 2
Just what I imagined!
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Post by angryumpire on Dec 15, 2008 16:41:21 GMT 2
The tax is due for payment every May, most people pay for 12 mths., although they will accept 6 mths., balance paid Nov.
Its based on the value shown on the Tapu, I believe its .5% of the value stated, not a lot of money, and you do have the communal rubbish bins emptied regularly.
You pay at the Belidiye, go through the LH entrance, up the stairs facing you, turn right, 1st glass fronted office on the left,hand over your Tapu, they calculate how much, pay the money and away you go.
Dont go the last day of the month, every man and his dog wait until the last day, its chaos.
This is the only tax payable on the property apart from compulsary earthquake insurance paid annually.
If your Tapu is still in the system, the costs to complete the transfer to you are relatively expensive, I have been told that costs are around £1000-£1500, however, people more qualified than me will know the actual costs involved.
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Post by jerrycan on Dec 16, 2008 4:04:10 GMT 2
That's lots of good info, and great news regarding the property tax rates, they are very reasonable. We will stop by the Belidiye in December. Thanks for the info regarding earthquake insurance also. Cheers..
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Post by angryumpire on Dec 16, 2008 10:31:04 GMT 2
Is the Tapu in your name yet???, you are only responsible for the charges when the Tapu is in your name. On the transfer of the Tapu, all the council tax and earthquake insurance due will/would have been paid.
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Post by broglia on Dec 16, 2008 21:39:35 GMT 2
Ref the fishing, there is a Belgian guy, Frankie Wauters, who brings some serious carp fishermen over from time to time. You'll find them camped outside the Flora hotel towards the beach. They regularly pull out double figure carp - the biggest coming in at a massive 32kg. But they are hard to catch and it generally involves chucking in large quantities of ground bait, mostly sweetcorn. He also rents out equipment, rods, reels, pods, landing nets etc.
I've also heard that there are catfish in the lake - but I've yet to see one myself.
The stick and bottle method works fine for the smaller stuff - stale bread being the most popular and readily available bait.
Personally, I've not caught anything yet - but to be honest, I'm not really bothered. The scenery is so beautiful, just take a book and some music to listen to, and if you catch something it's a bonus.
All the best,
Bob
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Post by angryumpire on Dec 17, 2008 21:22:44 GMT 2
Being a non fisherman,I cannot see where the Sport part of fishing is happening when 2 "fisherman" set up 4 banks of 3 rods, (12 total), throw a few handfuls of bait in and then sit under an awning waiting for a bite. One time they spent over 40 mins. trying to land a large fish, which turned out to be a Turtle, a protected species, someone had to go in the water to unhook it.
A stick,bottle and bread, seems more fun.
A true story: A friend of mine caught a 22kg carp off the beach using bread. He decided to give the fish to his Turkish neighbours, but no one had a big enough oven, so the fish was kept alive overnight in the ornamental pond in the Dondurma, and the Baker cooked it in the bread oven next day
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Post by bickern on Dec 18, 2008 0:48:05 GMT 2
Being a non fisherman, I cannot see where the sport is full stop.
I would rather watch paint dry anyday, but each to their own I suppose, yawn.
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Post by koycegizlad on Dec 20, 2008 20:16:23 GMT 2
Hi Jerrycan, Welcome to forum and happy posting.  Bulent |
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Post by jerrycan on Jan 11, 2009 14:55:06 GMT 2
Hi all,
Just got back from our trip. It was fantastic, even though the fish were not biting (at least for me). Koycegiz is such a nice place, I am really glad that the family and I have this place to go to, insted of having to make expensive reservations at all-inclusive resorts. When we return this summer I may look into contacting Frankie for some help. Fishing is just my way to relax and enjoy the scenery and get away from the hussle and bustle. The weather was a bit cold, we are considering upgrading the heating system to natural gas fired sealed systems. Does anyone in Koycegiz have any experience or advice on this matter? I will probably need a contractor to install as well. If anyone has ideas, I can be contacted at jerryrobichaux@hotmail.com.
Thanks to Angry Umpire, Bickern, Broglia, and Bulent for responding to the previous messages. Perhaps we can meet in person on our next trip.
Cheers
Jerry
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Post by bickern on Jan 11, 2009 17:18:22 GMT 2
Yes, let us know when your over and would love to meet up
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Post by angryumpire on Jan 11, 2009 22:48:00 GMT 2
Natural Gas is not available in Koycegiz, you will have to use either LPG, Propane, Oil or a stove with a Back Boiler, all relatively expensive to install and run I believe.
The problem in heating a house in Turkey is that there are Tiled Floors, Concrete Walls, no cavity insulation and the floor and walls get very very cold. Whereas in the UK you have fitted carpets, cavity walls with plasterboard and Wallpaper giving some insulation at least.
Don't worry, you only need heating from Mid November to Mid April ;D ; ;D
If you go down the path you are thinking about be very careful, they don't have Corgi Registered gas fitters in Turkey, and every man and his dog will tell you they are trained gas fitters. There are scores of deaths in Turkey every winter due to incorrectly installed systems. However, someone must be qualified somewhere.
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