Fishing in the Nizhny Novgorod region: free and paid reservoirs

The Nizhny Novgorod region is located in the European part of Russia and has a climate of the middle zone, which corresponds to a slushy off-season, rather cold winters and not hot summers. Such large rivers as the Volga and Oka flow through the Nizhny Novgorod region, as well as a considerable number of smaller rivers, such as the Kudma, Pyana, Kerzhenets, Vetluga and others. In this region there are many ponds and lakes, which are home to a wide variety of fish.

In addition to these reservoirs, the Gorky reservoir is located on the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod region, as one of the largest reservoirs. For anglers, the Nizhny Novgorod region is a unique place. Therefore, the local fishing continues all year round. The article is aimed at acquainting anglers with the types of fish that are found in the local reservoirs, as well as the most catchy places.

What kind of fish are caught in the local waters?

In the reservoirs of the Nizhny Novgorod region, the following types of fish are caught:

• Pike.
• Perch.
• Crucian.
• Roach.
• Tench.
• Rotan.
• Zander.
• Jerech.
• Give.
• Chekhon.
• Bream.
• A sycophant.
• Minnow.
• Guster.
• Bleak.
• Nalim, etc.

The largest reservoirs in the region

In the Nizhny Novgorod region there are several of the largest reservoirs, which are regularly visited by both local and visiting fishermen.

Oka River

Local anglers fish on the Oka all year round. In this case, it should be noted the most interesting places:

• Babinsky backwater.
• Dudenevo.
• Low.
• Burn.
• Mouth of the Kishma River.
• Mouth of the Muromka River.
• Khabar.
• Chulkovo.

Within the city of Nizhny Novgorod, on the Oka River, fishermen fish near the Nitel plant and near the southern microdistrict. In addition, the Strelka, where the Oka flows into the Volga, is considered an interesting place.

Volga river

On the Volga, fishing also continues in winter, therefore, we can safely say that here you can also catch fish all year round. Spinners catch predatory fish from April to October. Fans of a regular fishing rod can also find interesting places for themselves. Starting in October, the season of winter fishing enthusiasts starts. As a rule, fishing on the first and last ice is considered the most productive. In this case, you can catch:

• Pike.
• Walleye
• Lentils.
• Sazana.
• Amount.
• perch.
• Asp.

The best places are:

• Andronovo.
• Conversations.
• Bays of such rivers as Salakhta, Trinity, Yug, Yakhra, Sudnitsa.
• Katunki
• Pelegovo.
• Pobotnoye.
• Vasilsursk.
• Great Enemy.
• Limits of the Bor bridge.
• Bay in Velikovsky.
• Cable car limits.
• Pomegranate.
• Kokosovo.
• Makarovo.
• Mikhalchikovo.
• Small Kozino.
• Have fun.
• Mouth of the Lutoshi River.
• Tatinets, etc.

In the summer, when the water is warm, the fish are mainly found in places with a faster current, within rifts, and also within deep holes. It all depends on the type of fish and its behavior. In the early morning or late evening, you can hunt pike perch, for which you will have to arm yourself with a spinning rod.

To catch asp, it is necessary to carefully disguise or cast the bait at a distance of up to 100 meters. Catfish is caught in the dark for spinning or for a snack.

Gorky reservoir

This is a fairly large body of water, which is also called the Gorky Sea. The reservoir was created during the construction of the Gorky hydroelectric power station. Its area is 1590 square kilometers, and its volume is 8,71 cubic kilometers. The length of this reservoir is about 440 km, and its maximum width is about 14 km. In other words, it is a long but relatively narrow body of water.

The reservoir should be conditionally divided into 2 sections:

• The lake site, located from the limits of the hydroelectric power station to the mouth of the Unzha River, which has a width of about 12 km. There is practically no current in this area.
• River area. This section has a width of about 3 km and is distinguished by the presence of a current.

The depth of the reservoir is 10-20 meters. From Yuryevets to Zavolzhye, the right bank is characterized by a significant steepness. As for the left bank, it is more gentle, and there is a forest on the bank. There are fish here:

• Perch.
• Path.
• Give.
• Roach.
• Yaz
• Carp.
• Carp.
• Bleak.
• Jerech.

In the reservoir, it is not a problem to catch a large pike, weighing up to 12 kg, as well as a large perch, weighing up to 2 kg. In addition to them, there are also large specimens of such fish species as catfish, tench, carp, carp, etc.

Fishing here is effective at any time of the day. But there is one feature. Somewhere from the end of June, the water in the Gorky reservoir begins to bloom, so during this period, which lasts until the beginning of autumn, you should not fish here.

Free small and medium ponds

River

In the Nizhny Novgorod region, in addition to such large rivers as the Oka and Volga, there are several small rivers that attract fishermen. For example:

• Kerzhenets River.
• Vetluga River.
• Kudma River.
• Linda River.
• Piana River.
• Lunda River.
• Serezha river.
• Sura River.
• Tesha River.
• Uzola River.
• Justa River.
• South River.
• Yahra River.

In these rivers there is a sufficient amount of various fish. As a rule, fish are caught with such gear:

• Spinning.
• Ordinary fishing rod.
• Feeder.
• Donka.
• Zherlitsami, etc.

Lakes

Lakes in this region are no less than rivers, both small and large. The lakes are inhabited by rather large fish, the carp family. In addition, there is also other fish, which is found in sufficient quantities.

Paid fishing: famous places

In this region, as in other areas, paid fishing began to develop actively. Among the large number of such places, there are those that attract fishermen the most.

“Clean Ponds”

This is practically a complex of reservoirs located in the Dalnekonstantinovsky district, which includes 5 ponds. There are a lot of fish here, such as:

• Carp.
• Pike.
• Catfish.
• Sturgeon.
• Trout.
• Big cupid.

Carp is the main type of fish. At the same time, various sports fishing competitions are constantly held here. On “Chistye Prudy” you can fish all year round.

Fish farm “Zarya”

If you drive towards Arzamas, you can see the Zarya fish farm, which includes several small ponds. At the same time, each of the ponds has its own price for fishing. The cost of fishing on ponds where carp are found will cost 100-300 rubles, but on carp ponds you will have to pay 500 rubles or more for fishing.

But on the other hand, the number of gear is not limited here, as well as the nature of the gear used: it is permissible to fish here, both with a bottom fishing rod and with an ordinary fly fishing rod.

Farm “Chizhkovo”

Not far from the village of Afanasyevo, Belgorod region, this farm is located. The following fish species are found in this pond:

• Carp.
• Crucian.
• Perch.
• Sorghum
• Pike.
• Carp.

For fishing you will have to pay up to 300 rubles per person. Here it is allowed to fish both from the shore and from a boat, and it is permissible to use ordinary fishing rods and bottom gear as fishing gear. At the same time, here you can have a great time with friends or family, as there are quite picturesque places here.

“Lake at Yura”

These are the so-called Chaglav Ponds, located in the Kstovsky district. You can get to Chaglavskiye Ponds if you go from the side of the Kstovskaya industrial zone towards the settlement of Chaglava. Here fishermen manage to catch:

• Pike.
• perch.
• Roach.
• Crucian carp.

Chaglav Ponds consist of several ponds where you can fish both with spinning rods and with a regular float rod.

Rivers, ponds and lakes of the Nizhny Novgorod region are of considerable interest to local and visiting fishermen. Naturally, such large rivers as the Oka and Volga are of particular interest. Despite the fact that the Gorky reservoir is of considerable size, fishing here can be unsuccessful, especially in summer, at the height of the season, when the water in the reservoir begins to bloom.

At the same time, even in small rivers and lakes, including paid ponds, one can count on the capture of weighty specimens. Considering that the places here are picturesque and predispose to active recreation, then fishing in the Nizhny Novgorod region will be remembered only from the best side, regardless of the effectiveness of fishing.