Legend and description
According to Chinese mythology, there was an evil white dragon in the Amur River that destroyed fishing vessels. After which a kind black dragon swam into the river and defeated the creature that brought evil to people. Then the Amur acquired the name “Heihe” - “dark river”, and after that the local peoples gave it another name - “Heilongjiang”. Translated: “river of the dark dragon.”
There are other names, the river is also called “Damur” and “Amar”, translated as “big river”. The Amur flows through the Russian Far East and Asia, only through its eastern part. Its length is 2824 km. The Mongols gave another name to the Amur - “broad river”. It flows through three countries:
2% of the entire length of the Amur falls on Mongolia;- Approximately 44% are in China;
- 54% of the river flows through Russia.
In the Russian Federation, the river is divided into the Lower Amur, passing through the lower part of the Khabarovsk region, into the Middle Amur, flowing through Blagoveshchensk and reaching the Khabarovsk region, and the upper part of the Amur is located in the Blagoveshchensk region.
What kind of fish are there?
The Amur is rich in numerous species of fish, which are difficult to find in other reservoirs or rivers of the Russian Federation. There are at least 100 species in the Amur, and approximately 35 of them are used for fishing purposes. What kind of fish is found in the river:
| Types of fish in the Amur | |||||
| coho salmon | taimen | Far Eastern rudd | minnows | Amur catfish | |
| lamprey | brook lamprey | smelt | motley horse | threespined stickleback | |
| siga-hadara | pink salmon | fish noodles | Usan char | pied sculpin | |
| sterlet | sima | pike | Amur black belly | bighead carp | |
| kunja | white and black cupid | mustachioed chub | Lefoy | southern flathead | |
| salmon | lenok | Chekanovsky minnow | Mongolian redfin | polar flounder | |
| red sockeye salmon | ide | Lagovsky minnow | small-scaled yellowfin | Amur broadmouth | |
| Ussuri whitefish | Chanodichthys | humpback | white and Amur bream | bitterling | |
| Pacific sturgeon | grayling | silver carp | razorbelly | star flounder | |
| malma | goose horse | chersky minnow | common leopard | common spined loach | |
| chum salmon | minnow | Chinese minnow | Amur chebaka | Vladislavia | |
| Amur sturgeon | Chinese Ophiocypris | flathead asp | leptobation | Som Soldatova | |
| Amur sleeper | eleothris | burbot | sharp-breasted bleak | eastern loach | |
| yellow-cheeked | Amur trigub | common pike perch | common perch | Chinese grouper | |
| goldfish | Far Eastern navaga | Amur goby | Chinese carp | decorated maslyuk | |
Free fishing in the Amur region
The Amur Region contains thousands of rivers, lakes and reservoirs on its territory, which are suitable for fishing and active recreation. Without being verbose, the Amur River has about 135 species of fish, which is a lot. For comparison, there are 35 species in the Ob. The Amur River basin is home to species that are found nowhere else in the Russian Federation, which is one of the most attractive facts.
The goal of every fisherman is a generous catch, and in order for the fishing process itself and the catch to please you, you need to know the best places for fishing in the Amur region.
Here are the TOP 10 best places where you can fish for free in the Amur region:
1. Amur River
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
The Amur can rightfully be considered the most important river in the Amur region. The river is home to 9 species of salmon, and several species of Amur fish are included in the Red Book. The fauna in the Amur is represented by the following types of fish: kaluga, pink salmon, coho salmon, Amur sturgeon and others.
GPS coordinates: 52.40675, 126.37271
2. Tynda River
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
The river runs along the territory of the Amur region. A huge number of fish from the Amur basin live here, such as pike, taimen, grayling and others.
GPS coordinates: 55.11634, 124.85652
Zeya River
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
Zeya River, Shimanovsky district. This place is ideal for an active holiday, both in silence and with family. Any fish is excellent to catch here, but most often you can find pike, taimen, baleen loaches, Amur minnows, and so on.
GPS coordinates: 53.72319, 127.24671
4. Bureya River
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
The river is a left tributary of the Amur. In the water you can come across crucian carp, carp, perch and pike-perch.
GPS coordinates: 50.3893, 130.99607
5. Gilyuy River
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
The river is a right tributary of the Zeya River, which then flows into the Amur River. A picturesque place with taiga forests can delight anglers with grayling, pike, burbot, gudgeon and other fish.
GPS coordinates: 55.40628, 126.13677
Zeya Reservoir
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
The reservoir is located on the Zeya River, it was created due to the construction of the Zeya Hydroelectric Power Station dam. The reservoir is home to pike, sturgeon, Amur ide, Amur catfish and some other representatives of the ichthyofauna.
GPS coordinates: 54.52081, 127.84764
Bureya Reservoir
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
The Bureya Reservoir is an excellent place for active recreation with the family. In the waters of the reservoir you can find grayling, pike perch and pike.
GPS coordinates: 50.2974, 130.3559
Chigirinskoye Reservoir
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
The reservoir is ideal for recreation and for fishing for pike, perch, carp, crucian carp, roach and many other fish.
GPS coordinates: 50.3426, 127.53437
Pond in Progress
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
The fishing spot is located near the Raichikhinskaya State District Power Plant. The advantage is that the lake does not freeze in winter, therefore, this makes fishing easier in severe frosts. Carp, sturgeon, pike and some types of freshwater fish are found here.
GPS coordinates: 49.75933, 129.67339
Gilchinskoye Reservoir
Description, what kind of fish is found, how to get there:
The free reservoir attracts anglers, lovers of float and feeder fishing from all over the region. It's good to fish from a boat here. The main catch at the reservoir is carp, crucian carp, pike and carp.
GPS coordinates: 50.15523, 128.25953
Do you know any other good places for fishing in the Amur region - write in the comments
