Tavatui Lake - a place for fisherman

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Find out how the fish will bite near the village at Tavatuy station in the coming days. The bite forecast takes into account the weather, moon phase, water temperature, and seasonal fish activity.

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Toponymy

• Origin of the name: there are two versions of the origin of the hydronym. According to the first, the name of the lake has Komi-Permyak roots and is derived from the phrase “ta va tui,” which translates as “this waterway.” There is even a corresponding legend about this - during the development of the Ural lands, a detachment of Russians arrived at the shores of the lake with a Komi guide, who pointed to the lakes and suggested further going by water. According to the second version, the name of the lake comes from the Turkic words “tau tui” - “holiday (feast) of the mountains.” Tavatui is indeed surrounded on all sides by mountains.

Hydrology

• Availability of permanent drainage: yes, wastewater.
• Tributaries: Kazachikha, Bolshaya Shamanikha, Vitilka.
• Flows into: Verkh-Neivinsky pond.
• Bottom: mostly pebble-sand. Near the rafts and in some bays it can be muddy (peaty), and in some places it has rocky outcrops.

Chemical composition

• Water: fresh.
• Transparency: 4.5 m.

Geography

• Coordinates: 57°08′06″ N. latitude, 60°10′59″ e. d.
• Altitude: 263.5 m.
• Coastal landscape: the lake is located among small hills overgrown with coniferous and mixed forests, with a predominance of pine. Its shores are mostly dry, often consisting of sand and pebble beaches, or rocky places with accumulations of large granite boulders. In the southern and eastern parts of the reservoir there are swampy areas of the shore - mainly in the bays of inflowing rivers and streams.
• Settlements on the banks: Tavatuy, Priozerny, Kalinovo

Territorial location

• COUNTRY: RF . Region: Sverdlovsk region . District: Nevyansky.

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Geographical information

The lake is located on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains, 50 kilometers northwest of Yekaterinburg. It is one of the most beautiful lakes in the vicinity of Yekaterinburg and a favorite vacation spot for city residents. On the shore of the lake there is the village of Kalinovo, the village of Tavatuy, the village of Priozerny (old Shamanikha), as well as many children's health camps and recreation centers.

The lake belongs to the Neiva River basin and forms a single system with the Verkh-Neyvinsky pond. The outlet to the pond is located in the north of the lake. The area of ​​the water surface is 21.2 km². Its average depth is 5 m, the greatest is 9 m. The volume of the water mass is 119 million cubic meters.

The lake is located at an altitude of 259 meters above sea level, stretching from north to south. The length is approximately 10 km, width - 3-3.5 km. The basin of the lake is located in the western part of the Verkh-Isetsky granite massif and has a tectonic origin associated with young vertical movements of the earth's crust. The basin was filled with water in post-glacial times.

The age of the lake does not exceed 10 thousand years. The shores of the lake are slightly indented. There are many outcrops of granite blocks along the coastline. The eastern shore is higher than the western one.

There are several islands on the lake. Among them there are both mountainous (Makaryonok, Golubev) and lowland (Slyven). The water in the lake is clear, the transparency is approximately 4-5 m. The waters are quite cold and saturated with oxygen. From November to May, ice cover is established on the lake. The main source of nutrition for the lake is precipitation.

The peculiarity of the lake is that the water temperature near the shores is always lower than in the central part. This is due to the fact that about 30 rivers and streams flow into the lake, which originate from cold springs and springs. The largest of them are Bolshaya Shamanikha and Bolshaya Vitilka. Near the southwestern shore, the lake begins to overgrow. The shallowest bay is Shamanikha.

Fishing on Lake Tavatuy

• Types of fish: ruff
• perch
• roach
• ide
• tench
• bream
• pinching
• pike
• whitefish
• ripus
• burbot

Fishing spots

Fishermen usually prefer to fish in bays - at the confluence of rivers. In Shamanikha Bay (the western part of the southern coast) there are plenty of perch and roach, in Vitilka Bay (the river of the same name flows along the western shore within the boundaries of the village of Kalinovo) there is ruff, and a very good size, and perch is also found here. Near the rafts, which are concentrated along the southern and northern edges of the lake, you can catch bream and large roach. Near the dry shores, not far from the water’s edge, small fish are usually caught, but in the middle of the lake, where it’s deep, it’s not so simple, the fish here are concentrated in special places. In our opinion, the most interesting place on Tavatui is the area where it connects with the Verkh-Neivinsky pond (the so-called “dam” or “channel”). The place is the most inaccessible, swampy, where all of the above fish are caught, and there is also the most pike here. It is worth mentioning the famous Tavatui underwater stone ridge, which begins 200 meters east of the village of Kalinovo (from the local school) and then stretches across the lake, interrupting here and there - in fact, all the way to the village of Tavatui. Above this ridge the depth does not exceed 4 meters, but if you move a little to the side, it increases sharply, in some places up to 8 meters. Here the perch bites well on the first ice.

Fishing Features

Lake Tavatui is held in high esteem by fishermen from nearby towns, so during the season there are always a lot of people on its shores. There is a misconception that the popularity of a reservoir negatively affects the size of fish and its quantity, they say - only “sports” small fish are caught in the lake, and even then - rarely. Strong fishing pressure does occur and to some extent affects the ichthyofauna of Tavatuya, but this influence is mainly observed in the most crowded places, and we can also say that recently the fish have become more careful. However, this does not prevent local fishermen from carrying it in sufficient quantities, including large ones. Simply put, anyone who does not know more or less the peculiarities of Tavatui fishing and does not pay due attention to setting up gear and fishing tactics can really be left without a catch. Which, in principle, is what happens to the lion’s share of visitors (mostly, of course, from Yekaterinburg). Hence the conclusion: in order to catch normal fish on Tavatuy, you must first of all avoid places where fishermen gather. This rule should be observed especially strictly in winter, since the noise made by the crowd is guaranteed to alarm the fish and the bite in this place stops - we have already noticed this more than once during our fishing trips (as well as the fact that where there are no people, there are fish) . In addition, it would be useful to use special methods in fishing. In summer, fish in the dark (just when bream and large roach bite best). In winter, use finely tuned nozzle-free gear (as for deep-winter fishing). Well, of course, you also need to have some idea of ​​the depths in the lake and their differences.

To Tavatuy

In years past, I often went to Lake Tavatuy, where magnificent nature merged with excellent fishing.

hidden lake

Tavatui is the lake of my childhood. The nature here is special. Imagine a huge lake surrounded by mountains with cliffs covered to the top with coniferous forest with white streaks of Russian birch. The shores of the lake, especially the eastern one, are indented by large and small creeks, where water lilies and lilies bloom in abundance in summer. From the south the lake is covered with aquatic vegetation. All summer long ducks nest and hatch here. There are many muskrats, and the fish kingdom is innumerable. But, although there is a lot of fish in the lake, they are capricious, and not everyone can get their hands on them. In previous years, driving to the lake was problematic. Bad roads quickly cooled down hotheads. And four kilometers along the hills and forest path from Tavatuy station to the village of Kalinovo became some protection for the lake from the evil eye and unkind hands. And there aren’t a lot of boats in the villages, and there’s nothing to do on the lake without a boat.

At an old friend's

So I came on vacation to Tavatui for a week, I wanted to go fishing on the first ice. I stopped at the caretaker of a recreation center that was just beginning to be built. Right there, not far in the backwater, along the shore, near the reeds, I put a dozen baits on the pike, and I started trolling the perch. Fortunately, the ice was thirty centimeters, the weather was perch, and things went well for me.

The owner of the hut, Vladimir Ivanovich, is about forty-five years old. An affable and cheerful person who went through the entire war and experienced all its hardships from beginning to end. Then he worked for more than twenty years at a fish factory, from which he left for health reasons—front-line wounds began to remind themselves more and more often. Everything that was under his control was in perfect order, and a small aquarium with guppies and a couple of pots of geraniums on the windowsills made the hut cozy and attractive.

Twice a week, Vladimir Ivanovich’s wife, Masha, comes from Kalinov across the ice across the lake. She helps put things in order, brings food, cooks borscht for future use. And on Saturday, when there are guests, Vladimir Ivanovich himself goes to Kalinovo to the bathhouse and, as he likes to say, “for his honestly earned hundred grams.”

Unpleasant guests

This absence occurred on the third day of my stay at the lake. Vladimir Ivanovich, as soon as it began to get dark, took several kilograms of fish and went to Kalinovo, and I was left alone.

I sit on the porch, listen to the wind, creaking the tops of the pine trees, moaning, and sometimes tapping branch on branch. On the other side of the bay, a dog is barking and a small spark is shining in the window.

Late in the evening, when I was already asleep, there was a knock on the hut. The knocking was persistent, as if the owner had arrived. Using a flashlight, I went to open the door. Walking out into the hallway, I immediately realized that there was more than one person behind the door. It turned out that a group of hunters had arrived to hunt elk. The elder showed me a note intended for Vladimir Ivanovich, and I let them into the house. Somehow settling down in the hut, the hunters untied their duffel bags, and the table began to fill with food.

An hour later, no one was listening to anyone, everyone was trying to talk vying with each other, the hubbub was indescribable. I was invited to the table several times, but I refused, citing the fact that I had to get up early tomorrow, and lay down, turning to the wall, in the hope of falling asleep. Only around three in the morning did the hunters fall asleep, and they became quiet.

At dawn

I woke up before dawn. The hut froze overnight. I looked out the window. The sky is filled with stars. I went outside. It's frosty. A light breeze burns your face. He collected firewood from the woodpile and returned to the hut. I had just lit the stove when Vladimir Ivanovich arrived. I told him about hunters, and he told me: “I know, they called from Kalinov, from the factory.” The lantern was lit. Ivanovich glanced at the table, littered with bottles of leftovers, and quietly, silently, swore. And then, under the heroic snoring of the hunters, we drank tea with warm shanezhki and strawberry jam.

It's dawn. It's time to go fishing. I love morning sunrises. When its first rays, falling on the snow, light up millions of diamonds, when before your eyes, under the rays of the sun, snow-covered trees awaken and a simple tap dance song or the whistling of a bullfinch is heard high in the sky. You feel the air getting warmer, it no longer burns your face like at night. Frozen snow creaks underfoot. Yes, somewhere a magpie had already chirped, and the eternal hard worker, the woodpecker, started his shot. I quickly go to the zherlits.

Fight

Something flashed red behind the reeds ahead. Checkbox? No, it seems. I'm going faster. I see the red spot again. It sways in the wind, as if inviting you to come to you. I switch from walking to running. About twenty paces from the flag I stop and try to slowly step on the thin ice and approach the pier. Almost all of the line on the reel is wound. I carefully take hold of it and begin to slowly select it. She gives in freely. And suddenly there was a weak tug, as if something was holding the fishing line in place. I immediately make a sweep and feel that there, in the depths, someone responds with a sharp jerk, and then the blows begin one after another. The fish rushes in different directions, trying to free itself from its double. I understand that the fish is big. Sometimes she tugs and pulls so that it seems that the fishing line is about to burst.

The hole froze over night - it needs to be expanded. I wind the fishing line around the felt boot, and carefully, so as not to cut it, I work with the pick.

The fish is fighting and its jerks are still strong. But finally, the hole is widened, and I begin to win the fishing line from the fish, meter by meter. It's almost over! I see something flash in the crumbs of ice. And here is the leash. A pike head appears from the water. The fish is already exhausted in the fight, but is still trying to resist. I smoothly pull the pike onto the ice. She's still squirming, but it's no use. Right behind the fishing line, I pull it away from the hole and begin to examine the prey.

A good pike - about three kilograms! Spotted gold, she hits the ice, bouncing, but with each blow her strength leaves her, and the frost freezes her body.

Just now I felt that I was breathing heavily, as if I had done difficult work. I look to where the rest of the guards stand and see two more flags flapping in the wind. One after another I pull out two more pikes, but they are much smaller than the first.

How to get there (get there)

The following is a list of entrances (approaches) to the reservoir - 3 options.

Western coast (Kalinovo village - Vitilka Bay)

• Coordinates: 57°07′33″ N. latitude, 60°09′16″ e. d.
• Distance from Yekaterinburg: 90 km.
• Delivery option: any car.
• How to get there: from Yekaterinburg you should go in the Perm direction - through Pervouralsk, after leaving which in the village of Bilimbay you should turn right in the direction of Novouralsk (there will be a corresponding sign in the middle of the village). Further - along the main direction - past the villages of Elani, Pochinok, Taraskovo - to the village of Murzinka, where you should turn right (towards the railway crossing) and then move in a southerly direction - to the village of Kalinovo, which is located on the shore of the lake.

West Bank (Shamanikha Bay)

• Coordinates: 57°05′52″ N. latitude, 60°09′44″ e. d.
• Distance from Yekaterinburg: 90 km.
• Delivery option: any car.
• How to get there: we go the same way as in the previous version. After we pass the crossing in Murzinka, we then move straight, without turning anywhere, until the road leads to the lake. There will be a fork where you should turn right and continue to the village of Priozerny.

Eastern coast (Tavatui village)

• Coordinates: 57°08′47″ N. latitude, 60°12′43″ e. d.
• Distance from Yekaterinburg: 50 km.
• Delivery option: any car.
• How to get there: you can get to the eastern shore along the Serov highway - to the village of Tavatuy (there are two exits leading from the highway to it, there are corresponding signs.

How to get to Lake Tavatuy

Lake Tavatuy is located in the Sverdlovsk region, 50 km from Yekaterinburg. By car you need to drive along the Serovsky tract, turning off the highway at the sign “Tavatuy”.

You can get to the western shore by train, reaching Kalinovo or Tavatuy stations, from where you can easily walk to the lake (3 or 5 km, respectively). There are also regular buses from the railway to the village of Tavatuy. station and from UZTM Square.

Pavel Raspopov

See also:

• Levian Chumichev. Tavatui epics
• Trips in 1889 to the Devil's settlement, lakes Isetskoye, Shitovskoye and Tavatuyskoye
• Mountain Big Stone on Lake Tavatuy

Used literature: Arkhipova N.P. Natural attractions of Yekaterinburg and its environs. – Ekaterinburg, 2001. Golovko V.K. Lakes of our region. – Sverdlovsk, 1963. Mamin-Sibiryak D.N. Cut off piece Matveev A.K. Geographical names of the Sverdlovsk region. — Ekaterinburg, 2007.

Photos

Photo 2. Lake Tavatuy. Author: tondra555.

Photo 3. The famous Tavatui ruff, distinguished by its large size.

Photo 4. Coastal stones near Priozernoye.

Photo 5. Western shore of Lake Tavatuy.

Photo 6. Dawn on Lake Tavatuy. Author: tondra555.