The Barents Sea, despite the glory of the harsh, is still one of the incredibly beautiful and, most importantly, fish-rich reservoirs on our planet. Today, when Arctic tourism began to gradually become popular, routes along it will soon be available to almost everyone. Arriving in the Barents Sea, you can not only get a huge amount of positive emotions, but also stock up with wonderful memories of unforgettable fishing. Indeed, in this northern pond there is a real abundance of a wide variety of fish species. Fishing reports in the Barents Sea indicate that no one is left without a good catch. Indeed, in these northern waters there are one hundred and fourteen species of fish. Of these, twenty are of commercial value. These are halibut and sea bass, cod, flounder, catfish, herring and many others.
You need to be here
Fishing in the Barents Sea is now known not only to residents of the Murmansk region. And this does not have to be surprised. It is hardly possible to name one more place in our country where one can find so much variety and quantity of fish than here. Of course, judging by the reviews, fishing in the Barents Sea is very harsh and extreme, but it is just as exciting and prey. In the catch of everyone who comes here, there is always a halibut, flounder , etc.
Go fishing to the Kola Peninsula
A powerful, strong and unpredictable water element is the Barents Sea. The northern latitudes have turned the coast of the Kola Peninsula into a unique, stunning beautiful and rebellious place. Only here you can retire to a quiet bay, ride on the waves of a transparent cold sea, see impassable hills and rocks, completely covered with moss and lichen, and fish far from the coast in open water on long waves, which locals call “coasting from the north”.
Fishing in the Barents Sea is conditionally divided into two types. The first is fishing in the bays, and it doesn’t matter from the shore, a boat or from a pier. And the second type is fishing in the Barents Sea from a ship sailing far into the open distance. And it is the latter that attracts an incredible number of those who can’t imagine their life without a favorite pastime.
Sea fishing
In the Barents Sea, it means fishing in open water, when in the north there is nothing but an endless horizon. To engage in sea fishing, you need to sail off the coast at least five kilometers.
The northern coast of the Kola Peninsula is indented with completely quiet and beautiful bays and bays. However, due to the very difficult terrain, access to open water is possible only from a few isolated places. This is the Sredny Peninsula, the villages of Liinakhamari, Rybachy, Zaozersk, Ura-Guba, Dalny Zelentsy and Teriberka. Fishing in the Barents Sea, which begins from them, can become truly unforgettable. True, some of these points of departure, for example, Liinakhamari and Zaozersk are closed: they are allowed to travel only through special passes.
Features of sea fishing
Most organized tours begin precisely from the villages of Teriberka and Ura-Guba. Sea fishing in the waters of the Barents Sea is possible year-round. They come here even in winter to catch halibut, cod or flounder. As for summer fishing, judging by the reviews, lovers of the “quiet hunt” not only fish, but also enjoy relaxing at sea. After all, even under the harsh northern sun you can sunbathe well, and if you are lucky, you can also enjoy whales, dolphins, seals and rare bird species.
Cod fishing
From early spring to late autumn they catch pollock and haddock, catfish and sea bass, small fish, etc. However, cod is the most delicious and most common fish that lives off the coast of the Kola Peninsula. Many love her not only for the excellent taste of tender meat, but also for the fact that she gives interesting fishing. Freshly caught cod is prepared simply and quickly: as a rule, it is not cleaned of scales, but, having separated only the head and entrails, they are fried in oil until a crisp appears. Anyone who tastes this meat melting in his mouth will no longer eat fish in the store. More likely to catch cod during high tides. However, by February, this fish is already heading for the Atlantic for spawning, and therefore the fishing season for it can be considered closed. Cod flocks are found more often on sandbanks.
On halibut
Catching large individuals of this fish is always a dream of anglers all over the world. And this is not surprising. The survival of this powerful predator is remembered by a person for life. Halibut meat is considered extremely delicious, which only adds to the joy of its capture. Halibut fishing in the Barents Sea is quite common. Here they catch a blue-eyed variety of this fish, large individuals of which have white meat with high taste.
Halibut is not a flock of fish. It is caught mainly as by-catch to the sidewalk or cod. This fish, as a rule, lives at the bottom, in those areas where it is flat, sand and gravel. The rocky ground she avoids.
Experienced anglers who know firsthand what halibut fishing is, say that the probability of pulling a trophy specimen is directly proportional to the depth in this section of the sea. Nevertheless, the decisive role for a favorable catch is played precisely by the knowledge of the places where it can be caught, as they say: “cool points”.
Halibut gear should be equipped with durable braided fishing line with a length of up to three hundred meters. For the bait, anglers use a large jig. A gourmet lesson - that's what halibut fishing in the Barents Sea is called.
Tours
This northern large body of water is a reserved place for lovers of quiet hunting. Many come here not only for an excellent catch, but also for the thrill. Some prefer to rent a boat and go to sea on their own. Fishing for the whole day with an overnight stay on board a rented boat will cost forty-five thousand rubles.
However, most people who come here on a quiet sea hunt prefer to buy tours. This service consists of three components: loading onto a vessel at the berth at the base, fishing at a place provided in advance and returning with subsequent unloading. Catch processing, as a rule, is carried out directly on the ship. If you want to fish for several days, the host party places in guest houses.
The cost of the tour on average is about eight thousand rubles. Fishers undergo preliminary training, receive gear and service a professional team. If the duration of the tour is several days, then its price also includes meals and overnight. For example, the price of a three-day program, which also includes excursions, transfers, medical insurance and paperwork for going out to sea, is sixty-six thousand rubles.
Reviews
Any person, regardless of whether he is a tourist, a fisherman or a fan of hunting, once having arrived on the Kola Peninsula, “becomes infected” with him and seeks to return here as soon as possible in order to meet again with those beautiful places that are so rich in local nature. Judging by the reviews, many anglers from different parts of our country dream of fishing at least once in the waters of the Barents Sea. And those who have already managed to do this, describe their feelings in one, but very capacious word "great." And although the conditions here are much more severe than, for example, elite tours in warm seas and oceans, nevertheless, the sensations are incomparable.
Masculinity, strength, perseverance - all these qualities require fishing in the Barents Sea. Reviews suggest that you can not relax here. Fishing should be well planned and prepared. In the season, cod, pollock and halibut are very common.
Reports of fishing in the waters of the Barents Sea indicate that only real men should come here. The conditions at the bases are far from upscale hotels, and it’s hard to call the fishing itself easy. But, according to reviews, in one day you can get up to thirty kilograms of the most delicious delicious fish, for example, cod.