Sea fishing in the Kaliningrad region with Andrey
The sea coast, like the sea itself, is also not deprived of the attention of our fishermen. All year round, fishing enthusiasts can satisfy their instincts here. Someone, wading chest-deep into the sea, mercilessly rinses lures in the hope of catching salmon. Others watch them sitting in chairs on the shore, looking at the tips of the feeders, waiting for the flounder to bite. Not far from the shore there are boats of pike perch fishermen, and in the distance, on the horizon, there are boats of cod fishermen. Almost all depths from the very shore to the center of the sea are rich in inhabitants that are of interest to fishermen.
Baltic cod
The most popular fishing object in the Baltic is cod. First of all, fishing for this fish is interesting because of good catches. To catch cod, you don’t need a lot of experience; even if you take a spinning rod for the first time, any beginner can catch a couple of dozen cod tails. For beginners, this fishing is the simplest and is guaranteed to bring results. The weight of the fish, on average, ranges between 0.6 and 5 kg. However, sometimes real trophies are caught. This is how the catch of cod in the Baltic Sea weighing 30 kg on a spinning rod is reliably known and recorded. And catching fish weighing from 5 to 10 kg is not that uncommon. I would also like to note that cod is perhaps one of the most delicious fish that can be caught on the Baltic coast. In the Kaliningrad region, the most popular place for cod fishing is the coast washing Cape Taran. And for good reason - here, a few kilometers from the coast, there is perhaps the most interesting bottom topography on the entire southern coast of the sea: numerous dumps, stones, banks, significant depths. It is on this terrain that numerous schools of cod like to stay. All this creates favorable conditions for fishing for this fish. Traditionally, cod is caught using jigs, using vertical lures. For this purpose, powerful marine spinning rods with a dough weight of up to 500g and large multiplier reels are used. However, in recent years, cod fishing with jig gear has become increasingly popular among Kaliningrad fishermen. It should be noted that this method is certainly more interesting and exciting, because allows you to feel all the nuances from the subtlety of bites to the excitement of landing a large fish. Cod fishing leaves no one indifferent and gives truly unforgettable emotions!
We recommend that you read the material about cod fishing in the Kaliningrad region on the website of our colleagues from St. Petersburg: article on fishers.spb.ru
Walleye
With the onset of summer, when spawning ends, numerous schools of pike perch rush from the bays to the sea, where there is a more favorable food supply and cool water rich in oxygen. This is where the pike perch begins to fatten, gaining weight and strength before returning to the bays, wintering and subsequent spawning. Not so long ago, Kaliningrad spinning fishermen discovered this fishing, but it immediately gained extraordinary popularity among fishermen. Imagine getting bites on every cast? Can't you imagine? And a few bites for the wiring? No? And catches of more than a hundred pike-perch per day? Are you shocked? However, this sometimes happens when fishing for pike perch in the Baltic Sea.
Flounder, garfish, salmon.
As mentioned above, fishing on the sea coast of the Kaliningrad region is very diverse. Feeder lovers can fish from the shore, almost anywhere on the coast. Flounder, roach, bream are caught, and sometimes cod comes in. In May-June, garfish come to the shore and can be caught with a spinning rod or a fishing rod with a float. There is also “royal” fishing - for salmon. You can fish from the shore, entering the water in waders, or from boats, either by trolling or casting. Real trophies are caught far from the shore; fishing takes place from boats specially equipped for trolling. We are thinking about such a boat.
Materials that will help beginners in our area decide on the fishing season and choose the necessary gear:
Free fishing in the Kaliningrad region
The Kaliningrad region is considered a beautiful and promising place for fishing and active recreation. Local residents consider the region the most romantic in the entire country. The abundance of freshwater bodies of water has a great effect on the development of fishing in the region and region.
Fishing in the Kaliningrad region is excellent: the sea, two large bays, many lakes and a dense river network (the densest in Europe, by the way). Each type of fishing, be it sea, river or on the bay, has its own characteristics. But first, about the reservoirs and the fish that live in them.
The Kaliningrad region is washed on both sides by the Baltic Sea. The main types of fish that are popular among amateur fishermen are cod, flounder, herring and garfish. Where there is no sea, there are bays - Kaliningradsky with brackish water and freshwater Curonian. Here fishermen hunt mainly for pike perch, bream, perch, and eel. Fishing on lakes and rivers is no less exciting. The main fish species are pike, catfish, roach, chub, burbot, and crucian carp. There are also fish that you might encounter in other regions, but not often. This is a fisherman, which is caught mainly in the Sheshupa River, as well as Baltic whitefish and vendace, which live in Lake Vishtynets.
Here are the TOP 10 best places where you can fish for free in the Kaliningrad region:
Baltic Sea
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
Sea fishing is quite popular in the Kaliningrad region. There are special tours where you will be offered to go out on a motor boat into the open sea and catch cod. The most fishing spots are located near Cape Taran, as well as in the vicinity of Baltiysk. In the near future, five new slips (boat ramps) should appear in the region. Descents are planned in Kulikovo, Baltiysk, Svetly, Yantarny and Pionersky. The most popular slip currently operating is located in Filinskaya Bay near Cape Taran. However, it will soon be closed, because construction of a year-round children's recreation camp will begin in this place. An alternative next season should be a well-equipped slip in Kulikovo.
What kind of fish is found: cod, herring, flounder, garfish, Atlantic salmon (salmon).
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Kaliningrad Bay
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
Unlike the freshwater Curonian Lagoon, the water in the Kaliningrad Lagoon, which is part of the larger Vistula Lagoon, has a low degree of salinity. This leaves an imprint on the fauna of the reservoir. In the Kaliningrad Bay near the coast of the Baltic Spit, eels are often caught, as well as herring coming from the sea. However, the main wealth is still freshwater fish. The king among them is the pike perch. Although other species also bite well: bream, roach, perch, sabrefish. Favorite fishing spots are near the Blue Lakes on the outskirts of Kaliningrad, in the vicinity of the village of Ushakovo, where the Prokhladnaya River flows into the bay, the mouth of the small Nelma River, as well as the Balga Peninsula.
What kind of fish is found: pike perch, bream, sabrefish, eel, perch, roach.
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Curonian Lagoon
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
The fauna of the shallow Curonian Lagoon is no less rich than the Kaliningrad Bay. The fish that live here are divided into anadromous and freshwater. Among the first, we must say about smelt, which is caught in the bay in early spring and also in winter. In addition, among the fish passing through the bay are small fish, whitefish, salmon, brown trout, and lamprey. The world is no less rich in permanent freshwater inhabitants of the bay. They mainly catch pike perch, bream, asp, silver bream, crucian carp, burbot, perch and so on. Among the favorite places on the bay for fishermen is the village of Rybachy on the Curonian Spit, as well as cozy bays overgrown with reeds in the Polessk and Slavsky regions (Polessk, Zalivino, Kashirskoye, Matrosovka and others).
What kind of fish are found: smelt, bream, pike perch, fisherman, perch, crucian carp, roach, asp, Baltic whitefish.
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Lake Vishtynetskoye
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In the southeastern corner of the Kaliningrad region, near the border with Poland and Lithuania, the picturesque Vishtynetskoe Lake is located - the largest in the region. Suffice it to say that the area of Vishtynets exceeds the total area of all other lakes in the Kaliningrad region. The water here is very clean, for which the lake is often called “European Baikal”. The fish is fine too. There are bream, carp, pike, perch and other freshwater species. But there are also very interesting species. Among them are Baltic whitefish, vendace, and river eel.
The eastern bank of Vishtynets is located on the territory of Lithuania, the western bank is already Russia. And fishing is especially good on the western coast, where there are many bays and coves, as well as luxurious reed thickets.
What kind of fish are found: bream, perch, pike, carp, Baltic whitefish, vendace, roach.
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5. Deima River
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
The Deima is not the largest river in the Kaliningrad region; its length is only 37 kilometers. However, it probably ranks first in popularity among fishermen. During the season there is a real pilgrimage of fishing enthusiasts from Kaliningrad. They also cast fishing rods from the shore (the approach to the river is convenient almost along its entire length), but mostly they go out in rubber boats. Some enthusiasts organize real fishing rafting trips on the river, both going with the current from Gvardeysk to Polessk, and against it - they start a fishing tour in Polessk, and then along the Deima they get to Pregolya and further to Kaliningrad.
What kind of fish are found: pike perch, pike, asp, perch, chub, catfish, roach.
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6. Neman River
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
The Neman, one of the largest rivers in the Baltic states, is the border between the Kaliningrad region and Lithuania. Therefore, fishing here is associated with some border restrictions. But fishing can be done quite successfully at times. Because the fauna of the Neman is quite rich. They prefer to hunt predatory fish, such as asp, with a spinning rod. They mainly fish within the city limits of Sovetsk and Neman (there is a town with the same name as the river), although along the entire length of the river there are many cozy places rich in bites.
What kind of fish are found: asp, chub, pike, catfish, perch, bleak, roach, gudgeon.
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7. Sheshupe River
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
Sheshupe is one of the most beautiful rivers in the Kaliningrad region, flowing near the Lithuanian border. In the summer people go there mainly for chub (they catch it mainly by fly fishing and spinning), and in the spring the fishermen come here. Moreover, in the regional center of Krasnoznamensk, located on Sheshup, every year in the spring there is a holiday dedicated to the fish. There are even fishing championships. Important clarification: underwater fishing on Sheshup is prohibited throughout the year.
What kind of fish is found: chub, fisherman, pike perch.
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8. Pond Clean
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
It is located in the east of the city and is perfect for all amateur fishermen. There are fish in it and they can be caught, but there are no large ones, although they are found sometimes. The fish you can catch are crucian carp, carp, rudd, and bream.
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Mari (Tava) Lakes
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Getting to the lakes is not so easy, if you look at the map, the Tava Lakes are the Mari Lakes, and they are called due to the Tava River flowing through the lakes. The route from Kaliningrad is not far - about 180 kilometers; access by car is only possible through one place.
The coastal areas are remote and steep; there is simply no place for fishing there. Fishermen must have a passport with them, as they will have to cross the border post. Only locals are allowed in; if you are traveling with guests, you need to apply for a pass in advance. The lakes are very famous among local fishermen; you can catch rudd and large crucian carp. Fishermen easily cover long distances, and the catch on the lakes is usually successful.
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Lake Superior
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
The reservoir is located in the very center of Kaliningrad. Not long ago they cleaned it thoroughly and stocked it with fish. But the catches here are small and infrequent. The top one is suitable for everyone who is too lazy to go somewhere for a big “catch” or is not yet able to do so.
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