Photo: Croq · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: Fraxinus Croat · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gusić polje is a compensation basin near the village of Brlog in the Gacka valley of Lika. It collects the water of the Gacka, a river famous for its trout, for the Senj hydroelectric plant, to which it is linked by a tunnel under the Velebit.
Nature
Pike, carp and wels catfish live in the lake. The Gacka itself, with its cold water, is famous for its brown trout and grayling.
Visit
Getting there
Nearest settlement: Brlog
Swimming
No reliable information
Tips
Gusić polje and Lake Švica form one fishing zone of the Gacka fishing area: any artificial lure may be used, with at most three rods, and pike, carp and catfish have closed seasons in spring. Lake tickets are sold at the Gacka information point in Ličko Lešće, and the Gacka season runs from March to October.
The river Gacka nearby is ideal for canoeing between Vrilo Gacke and the bridge in Ličko Lešće.
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Sources & data
- Croatian Wikipedia: Gusić (jezero), Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata: None (Q124329145), Wikimedia Foundation
- Croatia's 2022 Water Framework Directive reporting to the EEA: lake water bodies (SWB, category LW), field cArea, European Environment Agency (WISE WFD), reported by Croatia, 2022
- OpenStreetMap: Kompenzacijski bazen Gusić polje (way 28158171), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Gacka fly fishing (2024), Irresistible Croatia