Fishing in Krasnoyarsk and the Krasnoyarsk Territory for grayling

Grayling habitat

Grayling belongs to the salmon suborder family. The size of the bulk of grayling is 25 – 35 cm with a weight of 0.5 kg, but there are some “trophy” specimens reaching 55 cm and weighing 1.5 – 2.0 kg. A distinctive feature of grayling is its dorsal fin with 17 rays. This species prefers to live in lakes and rivers with rocky bottoms and cold, clear water.

There are 4 types of grayling in Russia:

• Siberian;
• Kosogolsky;
• Mongolian;
• ordinary.

Siberian has 4 subspecies:

• Kamchatka;
• Baikal;
• Amur;
• North Aleutian.

The food for grayling are insect larvae, crustaceans and fish fry. Spawning takes place in the spring months (mid-May), when females lay eggs on rocky soil in the amount of 3–10 thousand eggs. For habitat, grayling chooses rivers and lakes with clean water.

In Krasnoyarsk and the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the Yenisei is mainly inhabited by the West Siberian subspecies with a wide dorsal fin, colored in the form of large spots with a metallic tint. Grayling rarely migrates and prefers settled, familiar habitats.

Fish migration occurs 2 times a year: in the spring, schools move up the reservoir to feed and spawn, and in the fall, with the beginning of the winter period, they return to their well-known habitats for wintering. The distance covered by grayling during migration rarely exceeds 80–100 km. In winter, grayling leads a half-asleep lifestyle, being active during thaw days and a decrease in atmospheric pressure.

The main food for grayling are: insect larvae, caddis flies, crustaceans, stoneflies, fish eggs and fry of various species.

Tackle

Grayling in Krasnoyarsk begins to show particular biting activity after spawning, when the water becomes clearer after high water and visibility improves with the opportunity to hunt. The activity of grayling is used by most fishermen, using spinners (rotating) and flies as equipment.

On the Yenisei, special equipment is traditionally used for grayling fishing:

• float tackle;
• bullshit;
• Tyrolean stick.

Grayling fishing is done using an artificial bait - a fly:

• “White with lurex”;
• "Tri-flowered spandex";
• "Orange braids."
• sets of flies “Spring – 1”, “Spring – 2”, “Spring – 3”.

Cambric and Tyrolean are very popular among Krasnoyarsk fishermen, which are comfortable, effective and easy to use. Float tackle, which is characterized by its versatility and the ability to catch other types of fish, remains very popular. A certain part of fishermen prefers to use a balda, a tackle that requires special fishing skills.

Many fishermen experiment with the selection of bait, which should be as similar as possible to a fry or insect.

When using a boat or a spinning rod equipped with a float-weight for grayling fishing and used as bait with a fly that imitates the behavior of a caddisfly, an excellent result is achieved. You can buy a fly or make it yourself.

Dry flies treated with a water-repellent composition can also be used as bait, which allows them to remain on the surface of the water when retrieved.

Wet flies typically mimic the larvae of a variety of insects, worms, leeches and beetles. Tackle used for fishing for grayling is equipped with flies with hooks No. 4 - 7. To attract fish, flies are painted black, brown, gray or red, imitating the color of insects. The best flies are made from the feathers of roosters and other birds.

When completing gear, an additional leash 5–10 cm long is often used. Top flies are most effective when fishing for grayling in Krasnoyarsk in the summer or autumn. If the fish remains on the bottom and does not respond to the bait, then the fly is replaced with a model from the group of streamers or nymphs.

The bait is selected by weight, taking into account the speed of the current and depth, which allows it to be carried above the surface of the bottom of the reservoir.

When fishing with a fly, it is important to use the right tactics, which depend on the weather and time of year. It is important to understand where grayling feed when fishing on the surface of the water or at depth. In accordance with this, the correct bait is selected and the appropriate wiring is carried out.

Catching grayling with a spoon in Krasnoyarsk

Rotating spoons of small size, having a varied color of the core and petal, have proven themselves well when fishing for grayling. The best results are achieved when using petals that are colored in the form of bright spots and dots.

For fishing in Krasnoyarsk, it is better to use spinners with the following characteristics:

• accessibility during fishing;
• possibility of use in various conditions;
• wide range of equipment models offered;
• moderate cost of equipment;
• correct response to fish bites;
• natural imitation of insect behavior when moving in a pond;
• high strength and durability during operation;
• highly attractive to fish due to its bright coloring and rotation simulating the activity during retrieving.

The best period for fishing in Krasnoyarsk for grayling in the autumn is considered to be September - October, although fishing can be carried out throughout the year with a short break. In autumn, there is a significant drop in the water level due to which the riffles of reservoirs and deep holes are exposed, which makes it possible to monitor the movement of fish.

Of particular note are the spinners produced by well-known companies producing equipment for grayling fishing:

Spinner Aglia Long

1. Aglia Long No. 00 and Aglia No. 00 from Mepps, which are designed for catching fish weighing 0.15 - 0.3 kg. This type of spinner quickly reacts to the retrieve, creating slight resistance with the rotation of the bait, attracting fish. Good results are achieved by moving the bait along the river. When casting, the spoon is positioned just below the upper water level, which allows it to avoid touching bottom vegetation while simultaneously attracting fish.
2. Blue Spark is a universal tackle that is used for fishing depending on the reservoir and time of year. The company offers models painted in colors from black to bright red in various combinations.
3. Lukris Spark – rotating spoons designed for fishing for grayling in fast river currents. Due to the elongated petal, the spinner is deflected when moving. Depending on the speed of the current, the spoon dives to a depth of 2 to 3 meters.
4. Panther Martin is a lure belonging to the “In-Line” group, with a miniature size, which allows long casts while fishing. The coloring of the models is predominantly from silver-blue to golden-orange in combination with artificial scales applied to the core of the spoon, which creates bright highlights when retrieved, attracting fish.
5. Aglia No. 2 from Mapps is one of the most common and popular spinners. Allows you to achieve excellent fishing results with the ability to retrieve at different speeds. The color of the spoon is silver with red side stripes, which attract grayling.
6. Heints is a bait that reacts to any movement of water by vigorous rotation. Color: silver or copper color.

When using spinners for grayling fishing in Krasnoyarsk, you also need to choose the right equipment:

• Requirement for a fishing rod : a telescopic rod with a length of 1.8 – 2.4 m, preferably of the “Light” class, with good sensitivity and elasticity.
• The reel is an inertia-free, lightweight reel made of metal with a line reverse stop mechanism.
• As a fishing line, it is better to use a thin thread of 0.12 - 0.16 mm with a total length of 30 m.
• Hooks must be barbless and sharp.

To catch grayling, various bait placement options are used:

1. Wiring is carried out against the current, winding the line at a slow pace with periodic stops;
2. The bait is cast across the reservoir with the bait being drawn diagonally;
3. The bait is thrown against the current. The bait moves due to the energy of the current.

It is also necessary to take into account the characteristics of the Krasnoyarsk reservoir in which fishing is carried out. If grayling swims head up when hunting, then the bait is thrown into the upper layer of water with the ability to move with the flow. The spoon should move, moving slowly, creating the appearance of natural live bait.

At the point where the river flows into the lake, a spoon is thrown and slowly moved diagonally. The boundary between the fast flowing river and the slow, stagnant waters of the lake is considered the favorite habitat of grayling.

Grayling feeding grounds in Krasnoyarsk are also coastal waters near rocks, where various crustaceans, leeches, and larvae live, which are excellent food. In this case, the best option for fishing for grayling is fishing from a boat with casting towards the shore and slow retrieval with periodic pauses.

TOP 5 species of fish that can be caught within the city

Even on frosty days, on the banks and bridges of the Yenisei in the center of Krasnoyarsk you can meet people with fishing rods in their hands. Neither the cold nor the wind can stop the most fanatical fishing enthusiasts. And although December is not a very high season in terms of biting, we still decided to compile the top 5 especially valuable aquatic inhabitants of our great river. It is on that section of it that runs through the city center. If you see a fisherman on the shore, you know that most likely he is going to catch fish from this list for dinner.

Siberian grayling

Grayling lovers gather in large communities on social networks, share their experiences and secret fishing methods with each other, and discuss the effectiveness of modern and traditional gear. A delicate and fatty fish from the salmon family can weigh up to one and a half kilograms, but you won’t catch such a grayling in the city center - fishermen say that here they do not have time to grow to such a weight. According to experienced people, grayling always bites, you just need to choose the right gear. True, in the winter months you need to look for this fish near deep holes. Those who want to return from fishing with grayling prefer spinning rods and flies - compact artificial baits that imitate insects and small larvae well.

The daily quota for grayling catch is no more than 20 pieces. Violation may result in a fine. If the size of a caught grayling does not exceed 23 centimeters, it must be released according to fishing rules.

Grayling is fried, dried, smoked, baked, salted, boiled, stewed and pickled.

Pike

It is believed that pike is needed to prevent crucian carp from dozing off, but this is not entirely true - pike does not allow fishermen to sleep peacefully. This is no wonder - large inhabitants of reservoirs can weigh more than 10 kilograms: I caught one such fish and provided my family with tender pike cutlets and fish soup for a week. Those who have already accumulated enough experience in fishing say that in winter - both from ice and from open water - pike is caught no worse than in summer. In open water, it is optimal to fish using a spinning rod with an oscillating spoon or live bait.

The daily limit for catching pike is no more than 10 specimens. And if the size of the fish does not exceed 42 centimeters, it must be released back into the river - these are the requirements of the rules.

Pike from the Yenisei can be baked, fried, stewed, salted, stuffed and smoked.

River perch

This fish is not a commercial fish at all, but it is the most popular in recreational fishing. As experienced specialists assure, in winter large perch should be looked for at depth, which means that weighted gear is needed. In Krasnoyarsk, perch are caught in the Abakan channel both from ice and from open water. To complete fishing happiness, it is not enough to catch a perch; it also needs to be cleaned well. Small and tightly fitting scales are not easily separated from fish skin, therefore, in order to clean the perch as quickly as possible, the scales are removed along with the skin.

The perch is fried, baked in foil or simply on a baking sheet and prepared into a rich fish soup.

Dace

Small but tasty fish. Elets, as a rule, is found in small and clean rivers with a slow flow, but it is also found in our deep-flowing Yenisei. Experienced fishermen say that they get it from the embankment on Rest Island and near the cable-stayed bridge. The diet of dace is plankton, worms, grasshoppers, butterflies, flies, aquatic vegetation; this bait is used by fishermen in the summer. In winter, you need to stock up on worms and dough. For a better bite, the dace should be fed with millet, rolled oats, bran or bread.

The most delicious dace is fried.

Soroga

She is also a roach, she is also a roach, a relative of the ram and roach. This is a small fish, most often weighing up to 300 grams, but sometimes specimens up to half a kilogram are found. Soroga is one of the most common fish species in Russia. It is best to catch it right after the ice melts, but it also bites in the colder months. On frosty days, this fish hides in wintering pits, and during thaws, in search of food, it comes close to the shore, and can be caught from a depth of one meter. For a better bite, the soroge prepares bait from boiled cereals, powdered milk and breadcrumbs.

This fish is eaten in a variety of forms - fried, boiled, baked, dried and salted.

TO THE POINT

The most popular places for ice fishing in Krasnoyarsk are the Abakan Channel and the Three Sevens Bridge. On the open water, people with fishing rods took a liking to the Communal Bridge and the parapets of both embankments.

ACCENT

For many years, the Yenisei in the Krasnoyarsk region has been stocked with sturgeon - fry are released into the deep river waters. But, it seems, no one was able to catch an adult king fish within the city’s borders. And this is for the best - a valuable biological resource is prohibited from production; for illegally catching sturgeon, a fisherman faces criminal punishment - compulsory labor, restriction of freedom for up to three years and a fine of up to a million rubles.

NUANCE

Absolutely anyone can fish in the Yenisei, but there are some restrictions. As Dmitry Bartko, deputy head of the Krasnoyarsk interdistrict department of state control, supervision and protection of aquatic biological resources, said, there are two large periods when fishing is prohibited: spring - during the spawning period, from April 20 to June 20, and autumn - from September 10 to October 10 . During these periods, amateurs can go to rivers in populated areas plus 500 meters from their borders; each fisherman should have no more than two hooks.

The total daily catch rate for all fish species is no more than 10 kilograms. If the weight of even one caught specimen exceeds this norm, you need to immediately reel in the fishing rods.

Learn more about what kind of fish and in what quantities you can catch in the Yenisei.

Irina Melnikova Published 1 year, 9 months ago, December 21, 2019 16:00

Irina Melnikova

Published 1 year, 9 months ago, December 21, 2021 4:00 pm

Where can you go fishing near Krasnoyarsk?

Fishing enthusiasts living in Krasnoyarsk have the opportunity to periodically go grayling fishing to the surrounding areas near Krasnoyarsk.

The most popular fishing spots near Krasnoyarsk are:

1. Mana Pond. In order to get to the fishing area, you need to use the train, which takes you to the village of Ust-Mana and then walks to the river.
2. Pond Kan. For transport we use a shuttle bus departing from the bus station to the village of Kononovo and further to the Kana River.
3. Reservoir Esaulovka. We take a bus to the village of Sosnovoborsk and then to the village of Terentyevo and walk to the Esaulovka River.
4. Reservoir Big Kemchug. For transport, you can use the train or bus, which will take you to the village of Kemchug and then to the river bank.
5. Small river Maly Kemchug. We get there by bus, which takes us to the Cheremshanka airport and then on foot to the reservoir.
6. Two rivers Malaya and Bolshaya Vesnina. By bus departing from the bus station, we get to the village of Kononovo, then along the Yenisei we get to the Malaya or Bolshaya Vesnina reservoirs.

Grayling on the Yenisei in Krasnoyarsk

If you have a time limit, you can organize fishing directly within the city of Krasnoyarsk.

The most popular fishing spots in Krasnoyarsk are:

1. Reservoir of Kacha. The river bank from the village of Solontsy up the river;
2. Yenisei reservoir. Coastal strip from the village of Borovoe and further to the Communal Bridge;
3. Coast of the Bazaikha River.

Places for grayling fishing in Ermolaevo

The village of Ermolaevo (Berezovsky district) is located on the right bank of the Yenisei River, 47 km from the regional center of Krasnoyarsk.

Amateur fishing is carried out on the basis of a purchased voucher costing 211 rubles. for 1 person (20% discount for pensioners). Fishing is carried out in special sections of the Yenisei and Kan rivers flowing through the territory of the Berezovsky, Bolshemurtinsky and Sukhobuzimsky districts of the region.

Fishing areas are regularly stocked with juveniles raised at the Beloyarsk and Norilsk fish factories, which allows maintaining the species and number of fish. The areas are strictly demarcated and marked with warning signs.

If you have a voucher, fishing for grayling is allowed in the suburban areas of Krasnoyarsk:

1. In the Berezovsky district on the Yenisei River from 60 to 64 km;
2. In the Sukhobuzimsky district on the Yenisei River from 114 to 134 km;
3. In the Bolshemurtinsky district on the Yenisei River from 154 to 171 km;
4. In the Sukhobuzimsky district on the Kan River from 0 to 18 km.

For most anglers, relaxation combined with the excitement of fishing is an excellent boost for vigor and vitality and helps improve health.

Grayling fishing in Krasnoyarsk

Places

You need to catch this fish in Krasnoyarsk on the Yenisei River. Many anglers prefer to fish directly from the bridge. The choice of location also depends on the season. You can go fishing both from the shore and from a boat. When fishing from the shore, you need to carefully look for holes; often it hides right there.

Reviews

“Thank you very much for your advice. I tried to catch it with a spinner. Immediately after several casts the first result appeared. I was pleased with the fishing." Grade:

Michael

“I went ice fishing. Upon arrival, it turned out that the grayling did not want to take anything. I remembered the possibility of lure fishing. Surprisingly, it really helped. We managed to catch several beautiful specimens.” Nikolay: “Thank you for the article. I learned a lot about seasonal fishing. Now I’m waiting for spring, I’ll hunt for this beautiful fish.” Grade:

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