Fishing in Kalmykia is incredibly popular. The republic has a huge number of rivers, reservoirs and lakes suitable for fishing.
Places
Fishing in Kalmykia is tempting for lovers of all types of gear: for spinning and floaters, those who prefer to fish on the feeder, on the bottom fishing rod, etc. The Volga flows through the territory of this republic. The Chograi reservoir is located in the southern part , and the Caspian Sea in the eastern part. The largest waterway of the republic is the Volga. In addition, many people come to catch on such rivers of Kalmykia as Kuma, Western and Eastern Manych. Numerous prayer lakes and estuaries are also located here. The largest of them is Manych Gudilo. A lot of the republic and low-water rivers.
Seasonality
In warm time and in winter, fishing in Kalmykia is very lively, especially in some lake reservoirs. In the republic, many special tourist camps and recreation areas have been built, in which you can organize a variety of fish in an organized manner. Here they are fishing both in warm time, for example, for spinning in open water, and from ice. In ponds you can fish perch and bream, crucian carp and pike perch, ram, silver carp and other fish.
Nevertheless, those who are attracted to fishing in Kalmykia should be aware that restrictions are imposed in some places during the spring-summer spawning season. At this time, it is forbidden to fish in lock channels, on the northwest coast of the Caspian Sea, on the Volga River, for example, within the Justinsky district, etc.
Ichthyofauna of local water bodies
Fishing in Kalmykia is successful both in freshwater and in salt waters. The ichthyofauna here is quite diverse. In some reservoirs there are pike and common carp, rudd and roach, bream. For example, on the Yashkul River, located in Tselinny district, you can fish catfish. In addition, such species of underwater inhabitants as tench and chub, bitterling, Don ruff, bull-calf, round timber, etc. live in local water bodies.
Manych River
This is the left tributary of the Don River. The Manych River flows through the territory of the Stavropol Territory, then along Kalmykia and the Rostov Region. In Manych fishing is distinguished by a variety of prey and a rich catch. In this aquatic artery are found grass carp and asp, pike and catfish. Most often, fishermen get medium-sized perches, chub, carp, and roach. You can catch on a jig, wobbler.
Many people call fishing on the West Manych River a real "mecca" for lovers. She, though not too wide, but deep. Calm sections on the river are replaced by rapids, and quiet backwaters are replaced by rifts and whirlpools. Here you can fish on your own or on specially equipped bases. Fishing in Kalmykia on the West Manych River has one feature - the probability of catching large prey is quite high here.
Features fishing in Manych
Even in the winter months, an excellent bite is observed. The best time for fishing on the Manych River is the period from early June to November. Caught prey also changes depending on the season. In autumn, you can catch carp, roach, crucian carp, ide, perch and perch, and in the late spring and summer they actively peck carp and burbot. You can catch both from the shore and from the boat, most often local residents go fishing on a feeder and on a fishing rod. Maggots, frogs, and worms are considered the best bait.
In winter, fishing in Kalmykia on Manych, although good, is not always predictable. Fish under the ice "walks" shoals, but does not stay long in place. Therefore, experienced anglers know that feeding here is useless.
Fishing on the lakes of Kalmykia
The republic has a huge number of large and small reservoirs. There are only about sixty thousand lakes here. This is probably why fishing in Kalmykia is so popular. Such large freshwater lakes as Ladoga or Onega, Topozero, Vygozero, Segozero, Pyaozero and others are equipped with convenient porches directly to the shore.
An interesting trend is observed in the republic: the larger the reservoir itself, the more species of ichthyofauna in it can be caught. Such large lakes as Onega and Ladoga are inhabited by the most diverse representatives of the ichthyofauna. The species composition is very rich. But, strangely enough, even small forest lakes in Kalmykia, in which only a few species of fish live, are of no less interest to fishermen, and in some cases fishing is even more productive here.
In some of them even lake salmon is found — every fisherman’s dream, there is trout, etc. This wild form is caught using an ordinary float rod in the middle of the river or from the shore. The most catchy time is night.
One of the rather large lakes in the south of Kalmykia, located in the basin of the Shuya river, is Syamozero. Many people come here hoping to catch whitefish, vendace, grayling, pike, pikeperch, ide, chub, bream, etc. Perch in the lakes of Kalmykia is widespread. If luck smiles, you can pull out a kilogram or more copies that are kept at a depth.
Piaozero is located in the northern part of Kalmykia. This is a fairly deep body of water. The lake is famous for whitefish, trophy trout, reaching a weight of up to twelve kilograms, trout, pike, ide and other species of ichthyofauna. Piaozero is located in the border zone, so a large army of fishermen rarely comes here.
Red fish is most often found in Lake Onega and in the rivers associated with it. She is also caught in Segozero and in the Ladoga freshwater pond. As for trout, it can be found in cold ponds, where fishing is no less interesting.
Judging by the reviews, excellent fishing for perch takes place in Kalmykia on Lake Konurka in the winter months. Nibble here is just great. Experienced fishermen recommend coming to Konurka in late December and until mid-January. Incredible excitement and rich catch will be provided even for beginners.