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On the Volga coast, the fishing season usually starts at the beginning of summer, but fish lovers begin to prepare for it ahead of time, because in the Volga there is a considerable amount of a wide variety of fish: from small crucian carp to formidable pike. Today you will find out what kind of fish is found on the Volga River, and you will be able to familiarize yourself with their detailed descriptions and photographs.
"Stray" guests
You will be surprised at what kind of fish are found in the Volga. But not everyone lives here permanently. Many fish are called migratory because they grow and fatten in the Caspian Sea, and only come to the Volga to spawn.
These species include stellate sturgeon, lamprey, sturgeon, whitefish, beluga, herring and many others. In addition, there are also semi-anadromous fish that live and feed at the very mouth or in the desalinated waters of the Caspian Sea, but rise up against the current of the Volga to spawn. These include pike perch, roach, carp, bream and others.
Places for free fishing in the Volgograd region
In the Sredne Akhtubinsky district in the Beaver Farm you can fish for free for almost all types of ichthyofauna that are found in the area. Although the place is free, it surprises with the beauty of the landscapes. Fishing at sunset here is a real pleasure.
Another worthy body of water is the Volga-Don Canal. This is an excellent place for bottom and feeder fishing for bream, carp and crucian carp. Among the predatory fish found here are perch, pike and pike perch.
The Varvarskoye Reservoir is attractive for beginners and professionals. It is distinguished by its great depth and size of areas available for fishing. This place is quite promising due to the purity of the water and convenient banks.
The area has not only rivers, but also excellent lakes, which can be found on the fishing map. They are located across the Volga, which makes them accessible to everyone. Here crucian carp bite on a float rod. Sometimes you catch a pike on a spinning rod.
Carp is a strong and worthy opponent
Catching carp in the Volga brings fishermen a sea of positive emotions. Carp loves silence, tranquility and thickets of reeds. The species grows quite quickly and in the second year of life can reach 600 grams of weight.
This is a strong and cunning fish, but man is still more cunning. When fishing, fishermen often use the habit of carp to pass captured inedible objects through the gills. A small brass hook is attached to the large dumpling, which tickles the fish's head as it tries to reach the bait. The carp swallows it and passes it out through the gills. In this way he catches himself, helping the fisherman.
Worms, hard-boiled porridge, dumplings, cake, and peas are considered good bait. The gear must be strong, with a thick enough line, since the fish will fight, trying to tear it off or cut it with its dorsal fin.
What fish live in the pond?
enters the mouth of the river from the Caspian Sea , which is valued for its culinary qualities:
- Lamprey.
- Sturgeon.
- Stellate sturgeon.
- Thorn.
This also does not go unnoticed by poachers, who have significantly reduced the population of these fish.
Predatory fish:
Asp is a typical representative of the fish of the Volga and perhaps the most common fish.
Its uniqueness lies in its hunting method. The asp has no teeth, so it does not have the ability to bite or tear potential prey. But the predators got their bearings, they stun the small fish with their tails and simply swallow them. Fishermen are allowed to catch asp, except during the spawning period.- Beluga - “Volga monster”. Belugas do not live in the river, but actively enter the Volga to spawn. Unlike other fish, which swim to a distance of 30-50 km, belugas go much further - up to 100 km. The peculiarity of this fish is its size - its weight can reach 1.5 tons.
The huge predator is listed in the Red Book, and illegal catching will result in criminal liability. It feeds on large fish, is the top of the food chain in its territory and lives up to 100 years.
- Pike is the queen of Russian reservoirs; in the Volga it is easy to find it on any section of the river. They eat any fish they meet along the way, and can attack ducks, river rats and small animals. But in the delta region they behave more modestly and hunt from ambush, fearing the appearance of a beluga, for which they themselves can become easy prey.
There are practically no completely herbivorous fish; most species known to science prefer protein food in one form or another, ranging from worms and mosquito larvae to other, smaller fish.
But we can distinguish several species whose diet is based on plant foods:
- Bream. Yes, it is worth noting that dried bream, which are on sale in most cities of the Russian Federation, in 90% of cases are caught in the Volga, since their numbers allow this fish to be caught on an industrial scale. It feeds on insects, algae, and aquatic plants. It prefers to stick to the bottom, swarm in the silt and tear off algae that have grown over stones and snags.
- Smelt is a small fish that is very similar to small (up to 5 cm) capelin.
It feeds on plankton, algae and higher aquatic plants. Serves as a food source for most predators, but reproduces very quickly. The fish is known for the fact that it can spawn up to 3 times a year; the smelt also grows very quickly and reaches maturity within a few months. - Carp is a fish with many children, since the female lays up to 2,000,000 eggs during the spawning period, which allows the fish to maintain its population. The basis of the diet is the leaves of higher aquatic plants, as well as above-water ones; they like to eat reeds, water lettuce and water lilies. They become predators only during the spawning period, when the need for protein food increases.
Catfish - a fisherman's crystal dream
The unique catfish fish clearly represents the concept of large fish of the Volga. There are known cases of catching individual representatives of the species about 5 m long, whose weight was about 300 kg. However, the last such representative was caught in the 30s of the last century. Although, it is impossible to prohibit dreaming. This means that every year more and more fishermen prepare gear for the river giant.
Knowing what kind of fish are found in the Volga, you can guess from the characteristic splashing in shallow water that there is a catfish there. Actually, this is a bottom-dwelling fish that loves depth, snags and holes. But splashing around in small places, rubbing herself on pebbles and sand, is driven by the need to free her large body from leeches and various parasites.
Frogs, leeches and crayfish are good bait. It is best to fish with donka or “kwok”, which imitates the croaking of a frog. Catfish bite in the summer, and since they feed in the dark, they throw out the gear at dusk.
Reservoirs of the region
Map of rivers of the Volgograd region
More than two hundred large and small rivers flow through the region, which have rich fish resources and excellent fishing opportunities.
The main rivers of the Volgograd region are the Volga and Don, which have numerous tributaries. The lower reaches of the Volga pass through the region, the length of the river across the region is about 320 km, of which 233 km is in the Volgograd Reservoir. The Volga basin in the region has an area of 15,400 km².
Near the city of Volzhsky, there is the left branch of the Volga - Akhtuba. The river flows parallel to the main channel. In the interval between the Volga and Akhtuba, the well-known Volga-Akhtuba floodplain is located. One of the best fishing spots in the Volgograd region, and, perhaps, in the entire Central part of Russia. These are very picturesque places where there are a huge number of oxbow lakes and floodplain lakes; getting there for fishing is the dream of any Russian fisherman.
The second largest river in the region is the Don. On the territory of the region there is about 25% of the entire river bed, the area of the Don basin in the region is 12,100 km², and the length within the region is 537 km.
Also, two left tributaries of the Don flow through the territory of the Volgograd region - Medveditsa and Khoper. The banks of the Don are famous for their beauty and unique nature, and fishing in its waters is a real pleasure for anyone who knows how to hold a fishing rod in their hands.
On the territory of the region there are the Volgograd and Tsimlyansk reservoirs, numerous estuaries and lakes - Botkol, Elton, Gorko-Soleno.
Perch is a voracious beauty
Not a single fisherman will refuse the voracious predator - perch. This is one of the most common fishing trophies on the Volga. The fish is very beautiful, with a bright characteristic color and funny habits.
Perch bites starting in April and is good for lovers of morning and afternoon fishing. Bait can be small fish, worms, crustaceans and leeches. The perch does not take vegetable baits at all.
Many fishermen were shown by their great-grandfathers what kind of fish are found in the Volga. The main thing is that the desire for easy money does not overpower common sense, forcing the use of prohibited types of fishing. Be reasonable, and then salted roach and sabrefish, fried perch, smoked carp and stuffed burbot will not run out on your tables. The Volga is a very generous river, but even such generosity must be respected and protected.
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Perch
One of the most common fish and extremely voracious fish. This is a schooling fish. Perch is found in Europe (except Spain, Italy, Northern Scandinavia) and in Asia, and is widespread in Russia (not only in Lake Balkhash, in the Amur basin and eastern Kolyma). Perch lives in various types of reservoirs: lakes, reservoirs, rivers, flowing ponds and brackish lakes, and even in some mountain lakes at an altitude of 1000 m. On lakes it likes to stay among the reeds, under the leaves of water lilies, in overgrown and snagged places, from where it emerges onto the shallows and go to the gentle banks to hunt for small fish. On rivers it lives in quiet water: in backwaters, oxbow lakes, in bays, under steep banks, where there is a weak current. On a sunny day in clear water you can watch a school of perch chasing small fish. In such places, the fry fly out of the water into the air and are even thrown ashore.
The perch is beautifully and brightly colored. Eyes with a yellow-orange iris and a dark large pupil. Dark green back, greenish-yellow sides dotted with 5-9 dark transverse stripes. The pelvic, hind and caudal fins are bright red, the pectoral fins are yellow. The first dorsal fin is gray with a black spot at the end and has several spiny rays.
There are two types of perches that occur together: small and large. Small perch, known as “grass”, are darker in color, slow growing (its maximum weight rarely reaches 60 grams). Large - "deep" - perch grows quickly and at the age of four has a mass of 80 - 100 grams. The largest perches reach a length of 40 cm and a weight of more than 2 kg (perch 55 cm and 3 kg were recorded). Large perch are slightly humpbacked, as they grow more in height and thickness than in length. It begins to spawn at water temperatures from 7-8 to 15°C during floods, reaching the age of 1-2 years (males) and 3 years (females). Perch can switch to predatory feeding early, already at a length of 4 cm, but usually it becomes a predator after reaching a length of 10 cm. Perch is especially predatory at the end of summer, when numerous grown up fish fry provide abundant, easily accessible food. Perch also readily feeds on its young. It is more voracious than pike: 1 kg of perch meat requires 4.9 kg of other fish, and 1 kg of pike requires 3.5 kg. Due to its wide distribution and high abundance in water bodies, perch is an accessible prey for many fish. Catfish, pike, pike perch, and burbot readily feed on it. Gulls, terns and osprey also attack it. Perch is caught in significant quantities.
The best biting period is April and May after spawning, when the so-called zhor begins - intensive feeding. It feeds only during daylight hours. It bites better in the morning, if it’s warm, at dawn. It happens that small and medium-sized perches actively take bait all day long. It also bites greedily at the end of summer, when it hunts for grown-up fry.
Favorite bait. At a young age it feeds on crustaceans, eggs of other fish, fry, and bloodworms. The favorite dish of medium and large perch is small fish; it also bites well on worms, caddis flies, and leeches; it readily takes maggots, fish eyes, and animal entrails. Does not bite on baits of plant origin.
Amateur fishing equipment. It can be caught with most fishing gear almost all year round: float rod, spinning rod, mugs, girders, jigs and spoons, on the track. The perch takes it willingly; Often, having fallen off the hook, he grabs the bait again and again until he is completely hooked. During the biting period, it takes the bait greedily, most often right away. During the current, the float disappears suddenly; in calm water, it shudders or sways and sinks into the water. There are known cases when a perch, having broken one hook, sits on another after a few minutes. Perch is insensitive to pain. Fishermen have seen how a perch, having caught its eye on a hook and thus losing it, soon fell for the same hook, deceived by its own eye. Often, large perches grab small fish caught in nets and go to fishermen as an unexpected catch. Perch is not afraid of noise.
