Fishing in the Karaganda region: lakes and rivers, summer and winter fishing

Karaganda region is located in the central part of the Republic of Kazakhstan. So it turns out that it is located in the central part of the Eurasia continent. This region is home to 1 people, which is 346% of the total number of residents of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Among this number of people there are those who prefer active recreation, which is associated with fishing, especially since there are all conditions here.

Availability of water resources

Almost 600 water bodies of various sizes are concentrated in the Karaganda region, where you can go fishing and relax. In addition, there are several reservoirs in the republic. For example:

• Samarkand.
• Sherubaynurinskoe.
• Kengirskoe.
• Zhezdinsky.

In addition, up to 107 large and small rivers flow in these places. The most interesting for fishing are:

• Nura river.
• Reka Sarysu.
• Kulanotpes River.
• Reka Tuyndyk.
• Reka Zharly.
• Reka Taldy.

The list of water resources of this region includes 83 natural lakes and more than 400 artificial reservoirs. The most suitable for active fishing are:

• Lake Balkhash.
• Lake Kypshak.
• Lake Kiyakty.
• Lake Shoshkakol.

In 1974, the Saptaev canal was put into operation, which supplies water to enterprises in the central part of Kazakhstan. Along the canal there are several reservoirs where anglers successfully catch fish.

Fish of lakes and rivers of Karaganda region

Since these areas belong to central Russia, the species composition of the fish is appropriate. In addition to peaceful fish, predators such as pike, pike perch, asp and perch are found here. Deep-sea places are characterized by the presence of rather large catfish, and snakeheads are found in grassy shallow water.

Here, a lover of colder waters, burbot, is much less common, and among peaceful fish, grass carp is most common. It lives in both large and small rivers and lakes almost everywhere. No less interesting here is carp fishing. Carp is found in almost all major waterways. And, in general, these are large specimens.

Fish such as bream, crucian carp, roach and minnows are found in the catches of feeder tackle enthusiasts, as well as ordinary float rod enthusiasts. There are also smaller fish, such as sloth. It is mainly used as bait for catching predatory fish.

Although rare, sturgeons are also found here. In the rivers, characterized by a fast current, there are not large populations of sterlet. Sturgeons are grown in special fish farms. You can catch this fish, as well as trout, on paid ponds. In Kazakhstan, as well as in other countries of the near abroad, paid water bodies appear like mushrooms after rain. This is a business, and not very costly.

Summer fishing features

As a rule, the biting of fish directly depends on various, including natural factors. Basically, this is due to the change of seasons. The Karaganda region begins to revive after the arrival of spring, when the temperature begins to rise significantly. With an increase in water temperature, fish become more active, which begins to migrate around the reservoir in search of food. Therefore, closer to summer, it is much easier to find its parking lot in the water column than in winter.

As a rule, predatory fish are caught on spinning, using various artificial lures. The most popular these days is the silicone fish. If you take a bait no larger than 5 cm, then the main predatory fish caught on such a bait will be perch. If you take a slightly larger bait, you can catch pike perch. He prefers to hunt directly at the bottom, being within the edges or holes.

Pike perch prefers white or light green baits. Before swallowing prey, he presses it to the bottom, therefore, very often pike perch is caught by the lower jaw. When cutting, it should be remembered that he has a powerful mouth, which is not so easy to break through, even with a hook. Therefore, the sweep must be decisive and powerful. The type of wiring is chosen experimentally: it is difficult to determine the preferences of this predator just like that. As a rule, massive baits are selected. It is necessary to take into account not only the speed of the current, but also the fact that it is always at a depth. The heavier the bait, the faster it will reach the bottom, and it will not be washed away by the current.

Pike perch is also caught by trolling, but, in this case, it is better to use deep-sea wobblers. The most famous of them are the models:

• Tsuribito Deep Crank.
• Bomber Model A BO7A.
• Squad Minnow

The last wobbler is well suited for pike fishing. Trolling allows you to catch a huge area of ​​the reservoir, which at times increases the chances of catching a predator. Pike is also easily caught on oscillating and rotating baubles.

The following models are considered the most suitable:

• Abu Garsia.
• Blue Fox.
• Mepps.
• God.

Larger pike specimens prefer to hunt in the water column, so for catching them it is better to use wobblers with medium buoyancy, as well as sinking options. The smaller pike, and even more so the grasshopper, prefers to hunt on shallows and reaches. For catching it, non-hooks or baits with offset hooks are suitable.

Large catfish spends most of their time at depth in pits, leaving them only to hunt. Therefore, for catching it, it is better to use deep-sea wobblers using the trolling method. Here, many anglers practice catching catfish with their bare hands. As a rule, catfish can be in holes. Therefore, anglers examine the bottom and, when they find a hole, put their hand into it. Catfish grabs a person by the hand, all that remains is to connect the second hand and help pull the catfish out of the water.

No less popular is catching peaceful fish on bottom gear, including a feeder. Basically, hunting is carried out on carp, using hair equipment. In summer, the carp comes close to the shore and can be at a depth of no more than half a meter.

During this period, it is caught on baits of plant origin, such as corn, peas, oilcake. The effect of the use of artificial flavors in bait can increase significantly, since carps respond well to attractants. At the same time, on each reservoir they can have their favorite smell. In addition to cyprinids, other types of peaceful fish come to feast on such ingredients.

An ordinary worm or maggot is suitable as a bait, including vegetable baits using corn, semolina or ordinary bread. It is better to feed the place of fishing in advance in order to ensure an active bite in the future. Bottom gear is thrown to those parts of the water area where deep dumps or boundaries of clear water and algae are noted.

Winter fishing in Karaganda region

Fishing in winter has its own characteristics, since the activity of fish is significantly reduced. In this regard, it is much more difficult to find fish than in summer, but this does not mean at all that there is no fishing here in winter. Fans of winter fishing are everywhere and Kazakhstan is no exception.

Many anglers put their summer rod aside and arm themselves with winter rods. As a rule, in winter, a predator is caught plumb, and weighty spinners and balancers serve as bait.

The most catchy balancers:

• water
• rapala.
• Karismax.

Perch is the most active, followed by pike perch and rarely pike. Pike perch prefers to stick to deep places with various depth differences, as well as places where trees are flooded. For effective fishing, it is desirable to study the relief of the bottom of the reservoir in the summer, then in winter it will be much easier to find a flock of fish.

Pike perch are caught both on balancers and rattlins, which are more popular in the West. No less catchy is fishing on vents, using live bait. Not a large perch or roach is suitable as a live bait.

Fishing for peaceful fish is carried out on various, both nozzled and non-attached mormyshkas. A worm, maggot or bloodworm is used as a nozzle. The most active are bream, bream and roach. Despite the fact that carp are mostly passive in winter, sometimes they get hooked. Apparently, the lack of food resources for fish in winter is affecting.

Forecasting biting

Fishermen of the Karaganda region practice forecasting the biting of fish in water bodies. The forecast is developed on the basis of a number of main factors that, one way or another, affect the behavior of the fish. Depending on the season, atmospheric pressure is considered the main factor.

Many of them believe that the fish behaves actively at any established atmospheric pressure, but its frequent drops have a negative effect on the bite. In the process of drops, the fish does not have time to adjust to the existing pressure and its behavior cannot be called active. An equally important condition for a good bite is the presence of a weak wind. As a result of the action of small waves, the food base of the fish is washed onto the surface of the water, which cannot go unnoticed by it. The fish immediately begins to actively eat food, and where there are peaceful fish, there are predatory ones. In addition to natural key factors, the biting of fish is largely influenced by other factors.

For example:

• Water transparency level.
• Presence in the immediate vicinity of industrial facilities.
• The presence of clouds.
• Ambient temperature
• Presence of precipitation.

A similar forecast of the active behavior of fish can really be made for about 5 days. The fact is that during this period the weather can easily change and the forecast may not be valid. One should also keep in mind the peculiarities of the Karaganda region itself. This is due to the fact that the spawning of some predatory fish does not coincide in time. Pre-spawning zhor in pike begins in mid-March, and in pike perch it is mid-April. With the advent of real summer heat, almost all types of fish reduce their activity and quite significantly. During this period, the fish bite either early in the morning or late in the evening, when the heat subsides and the water is saturated with oxygen. The pike perch become most active with the advent of autumn, when it begins to stock up on nutrients for the winter. During this period, he grabs any bait indiscriminately.

Cyprinids are considered the most active in the summer, as they are heat-loving fish. During this period, they come close to the shore and respond to any bait of vegetable origin. Therefore, you can catch carp from the shore, without the use of long-distance casts.

Going fishing in the Karaganda region, you need to focus on the fact that from May 1 to June 20 there is a ban due to fish spawning. During this period, you should pay attention to paid reservoirs, if you do not want to endure so much. On paid reservoirs, this period can be ignored, since reservoirs are stocked artificially and regularly, and fishing fees can compensate for all costs.