The Verkhneruz reservoir is the youngest in the Moscow Region. The reservoir is part of the Vauz-Yauz system of protected waters. The reservoir is very popular among fishermen.
Reservoir description
The Verkhneruz reservoir is located in the suburbs. The greatest amount of water enters the reservoir from the Yauza-Ruza canal. The reservoir area is 940 hectares. The pond extends (with sleeves together) for twenty and a half kilometers. In the channel, the average depth reaches nine meters. Six rivers flow into the reservoir:
- Ruza;
- Brazier;
- Dubronivka;
- Khovanka;
- White;
- Setting up.
River-type reservoir. In the Vazuz hydraulic system, this reservoir is the third in a row. The reservoir was formed when in with. Cherlenkino built a dam, as a result of rising water in the river Ruza, its tributaries and estuaries.
In the upper part of the reservoir there is a hydroelectric complex and a diversion hydroelectric power station-33. Then the pond is divided into 2 sleeves. The first raises the water level in the Khovanka and Belaya rivers, and the second saturates the river. Ruza. In other inflowing rivers there are several more small branches of the reservoir.
All banks of the reservoir are almost completely overgrown with mixed forests, very close to the shores. Mostly grow birch, aspen and spruce. The banks of the reservoir are gentle. There are marshy places, but there are very few of them. In the place where the reservoir connects to the Yauza-Ruza canal, there is a pumping station. It lowers and raises the water level in the reservoir, so the flow in it is unstable and often changes.
Reservoir features
When the Verkhneruz reservoir is seized with strong ice, then you can move on it by snowmobiles. In recent years, the reservoir began to overgrow strongly with diverse vegetation. And in sedge backwaters you can catch a big pike. You can not get close to a pond everywhere. Therefore, a base created especially for anglers and hunters is very popular.
At the end of the 20th - beginning of the 21st centuries. poachers have exterminated a lot of fish. And its population began to recover only in the last five years. Thanks to the Shakhovsky hunting and fishing industry, the situation in the reservoir has improved significantly.
Fishing
One of the places rich in fish is the Verkhneruz reservoir. Fishing here is the most popular for pike and perch. But there is also a bream, crucian carp, roach, tench, bream and burbot. The pearl of the reservoir can be called pike. Often, fish weighing six kilograms are caught here. The feed base is very rich. Predatory fish feed actively at any time of the year.
Pike is best caught in the western part of the reservoir. In winter, snowmobiles can reach places inaccessible in summer. At this time, begin to catch scavengers and zander. As soon as the cold sets in, the burbot hunt resumes. Its weight ranges from 400 to 800 grams. There are a lot of roaches in the pond, but large ones are rarely found.
A reservoir rich in various fish in the Moscow Region is the Verkhneruz reservoir. Fishing, reviews of which are always enthusiastic, is more interesting in the summer. Good pecking zander, ide, pike and other fish. A lot of fish carp species. Catching ide takes a special place. There are not many places where he pecks well. And there is a lot of him in the reservoir, and he willingly takes the bait. Therefore, ide lovers prefer to catch this fish here.
Reserved fishing areas
The Verkhneruz reservoir has three sections, which are included in the spawning list. They are located on the water expanses of the Volga-Caspian basin. The first section is from the source to the mouth of the Yauza River, the second is between the villages: from Cherlenkovo to Krasnoye Selo, and the third section is located from the Stanovka River to the Black Stream. In these places, fishing is prohibited during spawning.
How to get to the reservoir?
One of the favorite places for fishermen near Moscow is the Verkhneruz reservoir. How to get there? There are very few entrances to the reservoir, so it’s troublesome for savages to fish on the reservoir. But it has a special base created by the Moscow Society of Fishers and Hunters. It is located in the village of Filenino.
You need to go to the Verkhneruz reservoir from the city of Shakhovskaya along the Riga highway. Turn to Uvarovka, and in the village. Take Sereda to the village of Merklovo. There is another turn to the village of Filenino. At the base, which is located there, you can purchase a ticket in advance. If you wish, you can rent a boat.
The reservoir can also be reached from the villages of Sutoki and Shchemelinki. They are easily accessible from Moscow by train departing from the Riga station. There are several routes, including bus from the Tushinskaya station. All of them make stops in the listed villages. The lower part of the reservoir can be reached by car, along the canal to the tract Novoaleksandrovka, which is located near the village of Maloe Krutoe.