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Not every region can boast of a large number of reservoirs in the territory. A huge number of lakes and more than 190 rivers will definitely not leave anyone without a catch, fishing in Mari El is always successful with any gear.
Description of the Republic of Mari El
Almost everyone who has ever held a rod in their hands knows about fishing in Mari El. The region is known as ecologically clean and rich in water resources and ichthyofauna. The successful location played an important role, the steppe and forest-steppe zones with water arteries attract many fishermen and hunters to these parts.
Most of the republic is located on the left bank of the Volga, the middle course allows you to actively fish the water artery in various ways. The air temperature in the summer contributes to the use of donoks, spinning, and there is nothing to say about the usual float tackle. In winter, almost all water bodies are covered with ice, so winter fishing in Mari El is also popular.
There are a large number of tourist and fishing bases on the territory of the region, most of them are located on the shores of lakes. There are options for paid fishing, where different breeds of fish are artificially grown and, for a fairly moderate fee, they offer to try fishing.
Mari El lakes
It is difficult to count all the lakes on the territory of the republic, there are a lot of them. Nowadays, new ones are often formed, mostly artificially. But over the years, a rating of the most popular and famous lakes of the republic has developed, most often anglers go to:
- Sea Eye;
- Running;
- Nujyar;
- Tabashinsky;
- Yalchik;
- Deaf;
- Bolshoi Martyn;
- Madarskoye;
- Salty;
- Big Iguirier.
They catch different types of fish in water bodies, using gear with different components.
Animal and plant life
Most of the territory of the Republic of Mari El is occupied by mixed forests. On the banks of the Volga and other large rivers of the region there are wildlife sanctuaries and protected areas, where many rare plants grow, which are listed in the Red Book.
Many representatives of the fauna live in forests and forest-steppe zones. In Chuvashia and neighboring Mari El, there is a large population of elk. In addition, there are many rodents, insects, birds and reptiles.
Fishing reports each time indicate that there are also enough representatives of the ichthyofauna here. Both peaceful and predatory fish are found in natural reservoirs. Most often on the hook are:
- bream;
- carp;
- crucian carp;
- perch;
- pike;
- zander;
- tench.
This list is very incomplete, depending on the individual characteristics of the reservoir, other fish may also live in it.
Features of fishing
The success of fishing today depends on many factors, the weather and prevailing conditions have the greatest influence on the success of this business. In addition, the quality of the bite will depend on whether it is a natural reservoir or artificially stocked with a large number of various fish.
Fishing at different times of the year
You can fish in open water with different gear, but it’s still worth considering some rules. From about the beginning of April until mid-June, there are restrictions. Fishing is carried out on one rod with one hook and only from the shore, watercraft during this period can prevent the fish from spawning.
Starting from mid-June, various fishing gear is used, they show themselves well annually:
- float tackle;
- feeder fishing;
- Donkey;
- zakidushki on self-resetting.
When the air temperature begins to fall, the water in the reservoirs will cool down accordingly, spinningists will again appear on the banks of the rivers and lakes of Mari El. Starting from mid-September and until the very freeze-up, various baits will be used mainly for predators. Feeder should not be postponed yet, carp can still be caught and even not bad.
Winter fishing is possible in almost all reservoirs of the region, only some are not icebound during this period. For lovers of catching a predator, the golden time is coming, on the first ice and on the last, pike, pike perch actively peck, but there is no talk about perch, minke whales are fished throughout the winter from the ice. Most often, girders are used, but balancers and spinners work just as well.
Paid and free places
Most reservoirs involve absolutely free fishing for almost any type of fish. But not all fished specimens can be taken. There are informal restrictions in order to preserve the population of the inhabitants of the natural reservoirs of the region.
In order to maintain a normal amount of fish in reservoirs as a catch in the cage, there should not be:
- asp less than 40 cm;
- zander less than 40 cm;
- pike less than 32 cm;
- bream less than 25 cm;
- freshwater catfish less than 90 cm;
- carp less than 40 cm;
- crayfish less than 10 cm.
Other types of fish have no size or quantity restrictions.
Paid reservoirs have their own rules, they are individual for each base. Before you go fishing on a pay site, you should ask about the cost and conditions. In most cases, artificially stocked water bodies do not have a ban on the spawning period to limit the number of hooks, but the size of the catch will be strictly controlled, and it is unlikely that they will be released on a watercraft.
Mari El lakes
The fishermen of the region know Bolshaya Kokshaga firsthand, and all the inhabitants of Yoshkar-Ola also know Malaya. For those who have the opportunity to sneak out of the city, the choice of a place for fishing sometimes becomes problematic. Fishermen will be happy to accept the lakes of the region, if they have decent gear, they will be happy with the catch. Most often, fishermen go to:
- Yalchik;
- Crucian carp;
- Shalangush;
- singed;
- Tabashino.
Here you can put a scarf and stay for a few days. Many lakes are located near settlements, so you can ask the locals for an overnight stay.
As a reward in the cages are:
- pike;
- zander;
- asp;
- chub;
- roach;
- crucian carp;
- path.
Perch are also caught in trophy sizes.
Fishing in Volzhsk takes place mainly on Lake Sea Eye, among other things, divers have chosen this reservoir. The depths of the lake allow you to dive without problems, the deepest place is a 39-meter pit.
Kokshoga River
This water artery stretches enough, trolling enthusiasts often raft along it. On the open water of the shore, hands take spinning players, often becoming trophies:
- large asp;
- pike;
- zander;
- perch.
From the shore, on the appropriate gear, they also catch ide, silver bream, bream, path and other types of white fish. There are a lot of carp here, but only to bring him out the tackle must be very strong.
In addition to fans of feeder and spinning, Bolshaya Kokshaga also attracts floaters. Even a child can catch roaches or minnows with such tackle, the main thing is to choose the right bait and feed a little place.
The forecast for biting in Kozmodemyansk and other settlements of the Republic of Mari El depends on the time of year, weather conditions will also contribute, but the main thing is to know the places and check all the gear beforehand, then you will definitely be provided with a trophy specimen.