Spawning ban in the Rostov region in 2021

Spring spawning ban in 2021 on reservoirs of the Rostov region

It is worth noting that spawning bans are divided according to the type of reservoirs and their significance for the biological ecosystem of the region. Here are the fishing restrictions:

From November 15 to March 31 - in wintering pits;
In spawning and fish passage (bypass) canals of waterworks;
Within the protected exclusion zones of hydraulic structures and bridges established in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation;
On canals of spawning and rearing farms, with the exception of canals or parts thereof provided for the organization of amateur and sport fishing;
In the Sea of Azov, the Kerch Strait and the Taganrog Bay - at a distance of more than 1.5 km from the coast.

Wintering pits in the Rostov region

From November 15 to March 31 - in wintering pits, according to Order of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia dated 06/09/2015 N 234, as well as amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia dated 01/09/2020 No. 1 “On approval of fishing rules for the Azov-Black Sea fishery basin” in water In objects of the Rostov region of fishery importance, the extraction of biological resources is prohibited.

List of wintering pits in the Rostov region:

N p/p	Name of wintering pit	Location
Water bodies of fishery importance in the Rostov region
1	Lebyazhenskaya	Don River (Sholokhovsky district): located at 858 km of the shipping lane of the Lebyazhensky farmstead;
2	Veshenskaya	Don River (Sholokhovsky district): located at 879 - 880 km of the shipping route, 100 m below the village of Veshenskaya;
3	Merkulovskaya	Don River (Sholokhovsky district): located at 893 km of the shipping lane near the Merkulovsky farmstead;
4	Kalinovskaya	Don River (Sholokhovsky district): located at 910 km of the shipping lane near the Kalinov Log farmstead;
5	Black	Don River (Verkhnedonsky district): located at 919 km of the shipping lane near the Tikhovskaya farm;
6	Kolovert	Don River (Verkhnedonsky region): located at 928.5 - 929 km of the shipping lane near the Podgory farmstead;
7	Gremyachaya	Don River (Verkhnedonsky district): located at 944.5 - 945.5 km of the shipping route above the village of Megulivskaya;
8	Migulinsky reach	Don River (Verkhnedonskaya region): located at 935.5 - 941 km of the shipping route above the village of Migulinskaya;
9	Togovskaya	Don River (Verkhnedonsky district): located on the Don River at 943 - 944 km of the shipping route opposite the Togovsky farm;
10	Pleshakovskaya	Don River (Sholokhovsky District): located on the Don River at 844 - 845.5 km of the shipping lane above the Matveevsky farm;
11	Beaver	Sukhaya River (Tsimlyansky District): located 1.5 km below the Chaika recreation center;
12	Gardens	Sukhaya River (Tsimlyansky District): located 900 m above the discharge canal of Lake Ilmen;
13	Remzavodskaya	Kumshak River (Tsimlyansky District): located 600 m from the ship mechanical plant downstream;
14	Debelovsky pit	Don River (Tsimlyansk region): located in the downstream of the Tsimlyansk hydroelectric power station;
15	Big pit	Don River (Tsimlyansk region): located in the downstream of the Tsimlyansk hydroelectric power station;
16	Sazanya	Tsimlyansk Reservoir: located in the area limited by the coordinates:
17		47°46'80" N — 42°37'99" E,
18		47°46'88"N — 42°36'27" E,
19		1.3 km long from east to west;
20	Kuchugurskaya	Tsimlyansk Reservoir: located in the area limited by the coordinates:
21		47°46'70"N — 42°36'12" E,
22		47°46'72"N — 42°35'17" E,
23		1.2 km long from east to west;
24	Ozernaya	Tsimlyansk Reservoir: located in the area limited by the coordinates:
25		47°48'51" N — 42°21'55" E,
26		47°48'03" N — 42°20'98" E,
27		1.1 km long from east to west;
28	Lesnaya	Tsimlyansk Reservoir: located in the area limited by the coordinates:
29		47°56'34" N — 42°23'23"E,
30		47°55'99" N — 42°24'20" E,
31		1.3 km long from east to west;
32	Kostino	branch of the Kalancha river (Azov region): located in the branch of the Kalancha river in an area from 3 km downstream from the Dugino farmstead to 250 m downstream;
33	Ryabkino	branch of the Kalancha river (Azov region): located in the branch of the Kalancha river in an area from 1.2 km downstream from the Dugino farmstead to 350 m downstream;
34	Posolkaya	Don River (Azov region): located in the Don River in the area from the branch of the Kalancha River for 620 m upstream;
35	Koluzaevskoe knee	Don River (Azov region): located in the Don River in the area from the upper border of the Koluzaevo farm at a distance of up to 700 m downstream.

From March 1 to May 31, 2021, fishing is prohibited in the RO in the areas (clause 47.2):
a) in the Mokraya Chumburka River - from the mouth to the northwestern outskirts of the Yushkino farmstead;
b) in the Taganrog Bay from the southwestern outskirts of the village of Margaritovo to the northeastern outskirts of the village of Novomargaritovo and deep into the bay at a distance of less than 1.5 km;
c) in front of the branch of the Miussky Estuary at a distance of less than 2.5 km in both directions from the branch;
d) in the Veselovsky reservoir:
in the Sagovaya, Zhitkova, Tazina, Malaya Sadkovka, Bolshaya Sadkovka gully in the area of the Mitrofanovsky and Lyagushatnik islands;
Grekova beam in the area of Bolshoi Island;
e) in the tributaries of the Seversky Donets River: the Kundryuchya River (from the mouth to the Prokhorovskaya Dam); the Bystraya River (from the mouth to the administrative border of the village of Zhirnov); the Kalitva River (from the mouth to the administrative border of the village of Litvinovka);
e) on the section of the Seversky Donets River from the Ust-Bystryanskaya pier to the Bronnitskaya crossing.

From April 1 to May 31 (clause 47.3):
a) in the Aksai River with the Tuzlov, Grushevka and Erik Karaich rivers flowing into it, the Cherkasskaya River with the Makhinsky Estuary, the Koysug River;
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b) at a distance of less than 500 m from road (related to federal highways) and railway bridges located on all non-navigable rivers of the Azov-Black Sea fishery basin.

From May 1 to June 1, 2021, fishing is prohibited in the Tsimlyansk Reservoir (clause 47.4):
from the Tsimlyanskaya hydroelectric power station dam to the railway bridge at the Lozhki railway station, with the exception of the extraction (catch) of aquatic biological resources from the shore without the use of all types of vessels and floating craft:
1 float rod (consisting of a rod, line, float, sinker, leash and hook) or bottom fishing rod (consisting of a rod, line or cord, sinker, leash, hook and feeder) with 1 hook per 1 citizen;
spinning (spinning tackle (spinning), consists of a fishing rod and is equipped with 1 natural or artificial bait, equipped with no more than 3 hooks (single and (or) double and (or) triple). Additionally, a sinker without hooks can be placed in front of the bait.

From April 25 to June 1 - in the Don River (section 47.6.):
from the railway bridge at the Lozhki railway station in the Tsimlyansk reservoir to the mouth of the Ilovlya River, with the exception of the extraction (catch) of aquatic biological resources from the shore without the use of all types of vessels and floating craft:
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one float rod (consisting of a rod, line, float, sinker, leash and hook) or bottom fishing rod (consisting of a rod, line or cord, sinker, leash, hook and feeder) with 1 hook per 1 citizen;
spinning rod (spinning gear (spinning rod) consists of a fishing rod and is equipped with 1 natural or artificial bait, equipped with no more than hooks (single, and (or) double, and (or) triple)). Additionally, a sinker without hooks can be placed in front of the bait.

From April 20 to June 1 - in the Don River (section 47.7):
with all its tributaries, branches, channels and hollow lakes in the area above the mouth of the Ilovlya River, with the exception of the extraction (catch) of aquatic biological resources from the shore without the use of all types of vessels and floating craft:
1 float rod (consisting of a rod, line, float, sinker, leash and hook) or bottom fishing rod (consisting of a rod, line or cord, sinker, leash, hook and feeder) with 1 hook per citizen;
spinning (spinning tackle (spinning) consists of a fishing rod and is equipped with 1 natural or artificial bait, equipped with no more than 3 hooks (single and (or) double and (or) triple). Additionally, a sinker without hooks can be placed in front of the bait.

From September 1 to June 15 (section 47.9) - using spinners on the Don River: from the water intake of the Semikarakorsk cannery to the upper tip of Razdorsky Island.

From the melting of ice to June 30 - on the Manych River - from the mouth to the forbidden space of the Ust-Manych hydroelectric complex (section 47.10).
From April 15 to June 15 , fishing for fish is prohibited (clause 47.11).
From January 1 to June 14 – crayfish in water bodies of the Rostov region (excluding the Tsimlyansk reservoir) (clause 47.12.).
From January 1 to September 15 - crayfish in the Tsimlyansk Reservoir (section 47.12).
From November 15 to March 31 - carry out spearfishing everywhere on inland water bodies (clause 47.14).
From March 15 to April 30 - fish in the Stroymanych Bay of Lake Manych-Gudilo and in the Kalaus River from the mouth at a distance of 3 km upstream (section 47.18).
Throughout the year, fishing for pike perch and bersh in the Don River from the Tsimlyansky hydroelectric dam to the mouth. This measure applies to the basins of all rivers flowing into this section of the Don (excluding the Veselovskoye and Proletarskoye reservoirs on the Manych River), in the Sea of Azov and in the Taganrog Bay (clause 47.19 ).
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From December 1 to April 30, pike perch and bersh cannot be caught in the Veselovsky and Proletarsky reservoirs (clause 47.20 ).
From January 5 to (28) February 29 pike fishing is prohibited in water bodies of fishery importance in the Rostov region (clause 47.21). At this time she spawns.
From March 15 to April 30 - pike perch in water bodies of fishery importance in the Rostov region (47.22).
From May 1 to June 30 - all types of fish in the Yegorlyk River from the bowl of the cantilever spillway from the Buffer Reservoir to the confluence with the Novotroitskoye Reservoir (47.23).
From March 15 to April 30 - rams and roaches in the Sea of Azov, Taganrog Bay, the Don River below the Tsimlyanskaya Hydroelectric Power Station dam with its tributaries (except for the Manych River) (clause 47.25).
From April 1 to April 30 - mullet (singil, mullet, mullet) everywhere (clause 47.26).

When is the extraction of aquatic biological resources prohibited?

throughout the year - pike perch and bersh in the Don River from the dam of the Tsimlyansky hydroelectric complex to the mouth, including the basins of all rivers flowing into this section of the Don (excluding the Veselovskoye and Proletarskoye reservoirs on the Manych River), in the Kuban River from the dam of the Krasnodar hydroelectric complex to the mouth, the Protoka River , in the Azov estuaries of the Krasnodar Territory, including the Yeisk, Beisugsky, Akhtarsky, Kurchansky and Bolshoi Akhtanizovsky estuaries, in the Sea of Azov and in the Taganrog Bay;
from January 1 to June 14 - freshwater crayfish in water bodies of the Rostov region (excluding the Tsimlyansk reservoir);
from January 1 to September 15 - freshwater crayfish in the Tsimlyansk reservoir;
from January 15 to February 28 (29) - pike in water bodies of fishery importance in the Rostov region;
from the break-up of ice to June 30 - on the Manych River - from the mouth to the forbidden space of the Ust-Manych hydroelectric complex;
from March 1 to May 31:

1) in the Mokraya Chumburka River - from the mouth to the northwestern outskirts of the Yushkino farmstead;

2) in the Taganrog Bay from the southwestern outskirts of the village of Margaritovo to the northeastern outskirts of the village of Novomargaritovo and deep into the bay at a distance of less than 1.5 km;

3) in front of the branch of the Miussky Estuary at a distance of less than 2.5 km in both directions from the branch;

4) in the Veselovsky reservoir:

a) in the Sagovaya, Zhitkova, Tazina, Malaya Sadkovka, Bolshaya Sadkovka gully in the area of the Mitrofanovsky and Lyagushatnik islands;

b) Grekova beam in the area of Bolshoy Island;

5) in the tributaries of the Seversky Donets River: the Kundryuchya River (from the mouth to the Prokhorovskaya Dam); the Bystraya River (from the mouth to the administrative border of the village of Zhirnov); the Kalitva River (from the mouth to the administrative border of the village of Litvinovka);

6) on the section of the Seversky Donets River from the Ust-Bystryanskaya pier to the Bronnitskaya crossing;

from March 15 to April 30 - pike perch in water bodies of fishery importance in the Rostov region;
from March 15 to April 30 - fish in the Stroymanych Bay of Lake Manych-Gudilo and in the Kalaus River from the mouth at a distance of 3 km upstream;
from March 15 to April 30 - rams and roaches in the Sea of Azov, Taganrog Bay, the Don River below the Tsimlyanskaya hydroelectric power station dam with its tributaries (except for the Manych River), the Kuban River below the Krasnodar hydroelectric complex with its tributaries, the Protoka River and in the basins of all steppe rivers flowing into the sea rivers;
from April 1 to April 30 - mullet (singil, mullet, mullet) everywhere.
from April 1 to May 31:

1) in the Aksai River with the Tuzlov, Grushevka and Erik Karaich rivers flowing into it, the Cherkasskaya River with the Makhinsky Estuary, the Koysug River;

2) at a distance of less than 500 m from road (related to federal highways) and railway bridges located on all non-navigable rivers of the Azov-Black Sea fishery basin;

from April 15 to June 15 - vimba;
from April 20 to June 1 - in the Don River with all its tributaries, branches, channels and hollow lakes in the area above the mouth of the Ilovlya River, with the exception of catching aquatic biological resources from the shore without the use of all types of vessels and floating devices: one float rod or bottom fishing rod with one hook per citizen; spinning rod equipped with no more than three hooks - single, double or triple). Additionally, a sinker without hooks can be placed in front of the bait;
from April 25 to June 1 - in the Don River: from the railway bridge at the Lozhki railway station in the Tsimlyansk reservoir to the mouth of the Ilovlya River, with the exception of (catching) aquatic biological resources from the shore without the use of all types of vessels and floating devices: one float rod or bottom fishing rod with one hook per citizen; spinning rod (equipped with no more than three hooks - single, double or triple). Additionally, a sinker without hooks can be placed in front of the bait;
from May 1 to June 1 in the Tsimlyansk reservoir: from the dam of the Tsimlyansk hydroelectric station to the railway bridge at the Lozhki railway station, with the exception of catching aquatic biological resources from the shore without the use of all types of vessels and floating devices: one float rod (consisting of a rod, fishing line, float, sinker, leash and hook) or a bottom fishing rod (consisting of a rod, fishing line or cord, sinker, leash, hook and feeder) with one hook per citizen; spinning (spinning tackle consists of a fishing rod and is equipped with one natural or artificial bait equipped with no more than three hooks - single and (or) double and (or) triple). Additionally, a sinker without hooks can be placed in front of the bait;
from May 1 to June 30 - all types of fish in the Yegorlyk River from the bowl of the cantilever spillway from the Buffer Reservoir to the confluence with the Novotroitskoye Reservoir;
from September 1 to June 15 - using spinners on the Don River: from the water intake of the Semikarakorsk cannery to the upper tip of Razdorsky Island;
from November 15 to March 31 - in wintering pits, according to Appendix No. 1 to the Fishery Rules “List of wintering pits located on water bodies of fishery importance in the Voronezh, Volgograd, Lipetsk, Saratov, Rostov and Tula regions, Krasnodar Territory, the Republics of Adygea and Crimea” ;
from November 15 to March 31 - spearfishing is prohibited everywhere on inland water bodies;
from December 1 to April 30 - pike perch and bersh in the Veselovsky and Proletarsky reservoirs;

Minimum size of fish allowed to be caught in the Rostov region

The minimum size of fish allowed for seizure during recreational fishing in the Rostov region:

N p/p	Name of aquatic biological resources	Length, cm
1	Pike-perch in water bodies of fishery importance	38
2	Freshwater catfish	60
3	Carp	35
4	Taran	16
5	Rybets, raw	22
6	Sinets	24
7	white cupid	45
8	Bream in the Sea of Azov, Taganrog Bay, in the Don River	28
9	Bream in other freshwater bodies of fishery importance	24
10	Bream in the Tsimlyansk Reservoir	27
11	Brown trout (freshwater resident form)	15
12	Barbels	20
13	Podust	15
14	Bersh	26
15	Asp	35
16	Silver carps	50
17	Chekhon	24
18	Black Sea-Azov herring, migratory and sea herring	15
19	Pilengas	38
20	Chub in lakes and reservoirs of the Stavropol Territory and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic	22
21	Chub in other water bodies of fishery importance	28
22	Tench	17
23	Pike	30
24	Ide	26
25	Gobies	10
26	Crayfish (freshwater crayfish)	9
27	Crayfish (freshwater crayfish) in the Tsimlyansk Reservoir	10
28	Flounder glossa	17
29	Mullet (singil, mullet, pointed nose)	20
30	Horse mackerel	10
31	Black Sea shrimp	3,5

50.5. The total daily production (catch) rate for all types of aquatic biological resources (except for rapana and crucian carp) indicated in Table 2 is no more than 5 kg or 1 specimen if its weight exceeds 5 kg.

Extraction (catch) of aquatic biological resources is permitted in an amount of no more than 1 daily norm when staying on a water body for 1 day. In case of stay on a water body for more than 1 day, regardless of the time of stay on the water body, production (catch) of aquatic biological resources is permitted in the amount of no more than 2 daily production (catch) norms.

If the daily norm is exceeded, production (catch) of all types of aquatic biological resources permitted for production (catch) is stopped.

Daily catch rate for 2021 in the Rostov region

N p/p	Name of aquatic biological resources	Daily rate of production (catch), kg/individual.
1	Zander	2 copies
2	Freshwater catfish	2 copies
3	Carp	3 copies
4	Garfish	5 kg
5	Taran	5 kg
6	Rybets, raw	5 copies
7	Sinets	5 kg
8	white cupid	2 copies
9	Bream	5 kg
10	Brown trout (freshwater resident form)	5 copies
11	Barbels	5 kg
12	Podust	5 kg
13	Bersh	5 copies
14	Asp	3 copies
15	Silver carps	2 copies
16	Chekhon	5 kg
17	Black Sea-Azov herring, migratory and sea herring	5 kg
18	Azov belly	5 kg
19	Pilengas	5 kg
20	Chub	5 kg
21	Tench	5 kg
22	Pike	5 kg
23	Ide	5 kg
24	Gobies	5 kg
25	Flounder-kalkan	2 copies
26	Flounder glossa	5 kg
27	Mullet (singil, mullet, pointed nose)	5 kg
28	Horse mackerel	5 kg
29	Roach	5 kg
30	Gustera	5 kg
31	Perch	5 kg
32	Rudd	5 kg
33	Common crucian carp	5 kg
34	Silver crucian carp	10 kg
35	Gudgeon	5 kg
36	Burbot	5 kg
37	White-eye	5 kg
38	Dace	2 copies
39	Ruff	5 kg
40	Bleak	5 kg
41	Verkhovka	5 kg
42	Cupid black	2 copies
43	Mussels	5 kg
44	Rapana	10 kg
45	Crayfish (freshwater crayfish)	30 copies
46	Black Sea shrimp	2 kg
47	Artemia (including at the cyst stage)	0.2 kg
48	Chironomidae	0.5 kg
49	Polychaetes	0.5 kg

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Daily catch rate of aquatic biological resources

The daily norm is established for each citizen when carrying out recreational fishing (except for the case where a permanent or temporary ban on production during recreational fishing is established for such aquatic biological resources).

Zander	2 copies
Freshwater catfish	2 copies
Carp	3 copies
Garfish	5 kg
Taran	5 kg
Rybets, raw	5 copies
Sinets	5 kg
white cupid	2 copies
Bream	5 kg
Brown trout (trout) is a freshwater living form	5 copies
Barbels	5 kg
Podust	5 kg
Bersh	5 copies
Asp	3 copies
Silver carps	2 copies
Chekhon	5 kg
Black Sea-Azov herring, migratory and sea herring	5 kg
Azov belly	5 kg
Pilengas	5 kg
Chub	5 kg
Tench	5 kg
Pike	5 kg
Ide	5 kg
Gobies	5 kg
Flounder-kalkan	2 copies
Flounder glossa	5 kg
Mullet (singil, mullet, pointed nose)	5 kg
Horse mackerel	5 kg
Roach	5 kg
Gustera	5 kg
Perch	5 kg
Rudd	5 kg
Common crucian carp	5 kg
Silver crucian carp	10 kg
Gudgeon	5 kg
Burbot	5 kg
White-eye	5 kg
Dace	2 copies
Ruff	5 kg
Bleak	5 kg
Verkhovka	5 kg
Cupid black	2 copies
Mussels	5 kg
Rapana	10 kg
Crayfish (freshwater crayfish)	30 copies
Black Sea shrimp	2 kg
Artemia (including at the cyst stage)	0.2 kg
Chironomidae	0.5 kg
Polychaetes	0.5 kg

The total daily production (catch) rate for all types of aquatic biological resources (except for rapana and crucian carp) indicated in the table is no more than 5 kg or one specimen if its weight exceeds 5 kg.

Extraction (catch) of aquatic biological resources is permitted in the amount of no more than one daily norm when staying on a water body for one day. In case of stay on a water body for more than one day, regardless of the time of stay on the water body, production (catch) of aquatic biological resources is permitted in the amount of no more than two daily production (catch) norms.

If the daily norm is exceeded, production (catch) of all types of aquatic biological resources permitted for production (catch) is stopped.