Fishing in the Nizhny Novgorod Region

The region is located in the European part of Russia, there are moderately cold winters, off-season with slush and fairly warm summers, which is why fishing in the Nizhny Novgorod region will be successful in any of the seasons.

Local residents and a handful of the region fish both in open water and from ice, and success is guaranteed to almost everyone who has the right gear.

What kind of fish are caught in the local reservoirs

The ichthyofauna of the region is very diverse, this is facilitated by the presence of large and small reservoirs with running and stagnant water. The Oka and Volga are the main habitats for most fish species in the region, and the Gorky Reservoir is also home to many.

Fishing is allowed to be carried out with the help of a variety of gear, most often they use spinning, feeder, float, donk.

Properly assembled gear with perfectly matched bait is used to catch:

• pike;
• perch;
• asp;
• pike perch;
• karasey;
• carp;
• carps;
• minnow;
• lentils;
• the underbelly;
• gusteru;
• rattan;
• give
• line;
• roach;
• sabrefish;
• bleak.

There are other inhabitants in the reservoirs, but they are much less likely to be hooked.

The largest reservoirs in the region

There are several large reservoirs in the region, each of which has a rich and diverse ichthyofauna. Fishing on each of them will be exciting and unforgettable for everyone.

Oka River

This waterway is popular with anglers. Both peaceful species of fish and various predators are caught here.

The most successful places according to experienced anglers are:

• Babinsky backwater;
• Dudenevo;
• Low;
• Burn;
• mouth of Kishma;
• mouth of Muromka;
• Khabarskoye;
• Chulkovo.

Fishing is also carried out on the territory of the city, the most successful in this regard will be the area of ​​the Nitel plant, the Yug microdistrict. Strelka, known to the locals, is the place where the Oka flows into the Volga. Fishing here is a real pleasure.

Volga river

You can fish on the Volga all year round, and every time even a beginner will have a catch. According to the seasons, fishing can be divided into two seasons:

Throughout the year, the trophy of everyone will be:

• pike;
• chub;
• asp;
• zander;
• som;
• bream;
• carp.

There are always a lot of bleaks, roaches, ruffs, minnows here, even a child can easily catch plenty of these fish.

Gorky reservoir

This huge reservoir was formed in the middle of the 20th century during the construction of a hydroelectric power station nearby. The repository has the following options:

• area: 1590sq. km.
• length along the Volga: 440 km
• maximum width: Up to 14 km

The reservoir is divided into two parts:

• lake, from the hydroelectric dam to the mouth of the Unzha;
• river, which is higher.

The lake part is almost devoid of flow, but the river part looks no different from a flood river.

People from all over the country and region come here for:

• let’s read
• sorozhko;
• give;
• let’s eat
• aspen;
• roach;
• sazana;
• by car;
• bleak.

Trophy specimens are taken from the bottom layers of water, here perch up to 18 kg, and pike 12 kg or more, large carps, carp, catfish and tench.

Free medium and small ponds

In the Nizhny Novgorod region there are many reservoirs with absolutely free fishing. Everyone who wishes can, having previously armed himself with gear and stocked up on bait and bait, go to any of them and devote his soul to his favorite hobby. You can fish both in rivers and lakes.

On spinning, float tackle, feeder, donkey and summer vents, they catch both predator and peaceful fish. Most often, fishing is most successful on such rivers:

• Kerzhenets;
• Vetluga;
• Kudma;
• Linda;
• Drunk;
• Lunda;
• Seryozha;
• Ask;
• Tesha;
• Role model;
• South;
• Yahra.

Fishing takes place not only in open water; during freezing, fishing is carried out no less successfully.

There are a lot of lakes of various sizes in the area, fishing with all permitted gear throughout the year. Avid anglers are often lucky, they get large specimens of carp, carp, catfish.

Paid fishing: famous places

There are many places for paid fishing in the region, here everyone can definitely catch a decent amount of fish, since each reservoir is regularly stocked with fish.

Many bases will offer not only fishing, comfortable accommodation for fishermen and their families on vacation is often practiced and is a success. Next, consider the most visited paid places.

“Clean Ponds”

The complex, which is located in the Dalnekonstantinovsky district of the region, includes 5 lakes. Different types of fish are specially grown here. They come here to catch:

• pike;
• catfish;
• sturgeon;
• trout;
• white carp

But these are minor types of fish that are grown here. Carp is considered the main one, it is here that they are grown in large quantities. You can fish both in open water and in freezing conditions.

Sports fishing competitions are often held on the reservoirs of the complex.

Fish farm “Zarya”

Away from the city of Arzamas, there are several ponds with artificially reared fish. For fishing in each of the reservoirs, you have to pay a different price, it all depends on the desired catch:

• 100-300 rub. it will be necessary to give for crucian;
• 500 and more to catch carp.

There are no restrictions on gear, you can use a lapdog, a fly rod, a feeder.

Farm “Chizhkovo”

In the Bogorodsky district, not far from the village of Afanasyevo, there is a reservoir for paid fishing. Trophies here will be:

• carp;
• crucian carp;
• pike;
• perch;
• sorghum

The pricing policy is quite flexible, so you should first check with the administration for prices.

“Lake at Yura”

Kstovsky district invites you to catch crucian carp, roach, perch, pike right here. There are no restrictions on gear, and you can catch as much as you want.

Fishing in the Nizhny Novgorod region is always productive and interesting, and it doesn’t matter if it is on a pay site or on a public reservoir. Volga and Oka allow you to fish right in the city, so there are a lot of anglers in Nizhny Novgorod.