Fishing in Smolensk on the Dnieper: photos and reviews

In the modern world of high technologies, more people are looking for a kind of recreation, thanks to which you can merge with nature and plunge into the world of many-sided adventures. Someone goes with the family out of town, taking with them tackles, or enjoying alone with a fishing rod in his hands. Also, many friends are keen to spend their free time by the water. Of course, in many regions of Russia there are many rivers, but fishing in Smolensk and the region is becoming more popular, since it is in this region that there are the largest number of water bodies. The dense location of lakes, reservoirs and tributaries allow deservedly to name the territory of fishing.

So, in the Smolensk region many rivers originate, however, the species of the fish inhabiting them are mostly monotonous. Fishermen noticed the greatest variety on the Dnieper, so many experienced and novice lovers of quiet hunting try to get there.

Features of fishing in the city

One of the largest rivers originates in a small swamp located on the territory of Sychevsky district. And its length is more than 500 km. The Dnieper flows through Smolensk. Despite the fact that this city is industrial, the water in the river still remains clean and transparent. This proves the asp in the ruts. Very often, slightly above the bridge, which is located not far from Kolhoznaya Square (near the bus station), with the help of easy rigging, you can catch a sticker, chubs and even roosters scurrying in the upper layers of the water surface. According to reviews, experienced anglers manage to catch on the sparks of large bream and barbel.

Attracts many fishing in Smolensk on the Dnieper and by the fact that on stony recesses it is caught on a Texas snapper pike-perch. Reviews recommend throwing a twister below the stones and driving it at a slow pace. Catch cases are known for jig bait catfish in the Krasnoflotsky area.

Where is the best place to fish?

The lights of the night city and the availability of all sorts of food attract a wide variety of aquatic inhabitants, but as noted by many local residents, fishing in Smolensk is more successful under the bridge in the Gnezdovo district. It is mostly inhabited by pike perch and bream. To get here it is best on a public bus or fixed-route taxi No. 30, following from Zhelyabov square to the law institute. After the final stop, you will have to walk more than a kilometer to the river, and then turn left from the ring road.

In addition, experienced fishermen recommend to go for trophies to the reservoir of CHPP-2, as well as to the lake in the area of Red Bora. Many people prefer to go away from rattling transport, dust and fuss, descending below Smolensk. However, one should not forget about the peculiarities of quiet hunting for predators and peaceful fish.

How to catch a predator in Smolensk?

Almost every angler experiences a real sense of excitement, trying to catch a predator from the river, because this requires experience and skill. But fishing in Smolensk will be a success, if you move along the Dnieper, raking all the places you like. And the more difficult it will be to get to the chosen point, the more solid the trophy can be. Just do not stay there, where there are no bites after several postings along the current.

To quickly move along the river, you need to choose compact gear and a minimum of equipment. For example, simple fishing in Smolensk will bring a lot of pleasure, if you take with you only a backpack with a snack and a 5-meter telescopic fishing rod with spare gear. It is also desirable to take all kinds of bait.

So, small pike, occasionally perch and pike-perch well suck in the summer in the pools and pits on the river turns - it's best to use silvery and green twisters or vibro-worms. It is recommended to catch a large predator in October-November for twisters with two paws-tails. And if in the first case the stepped wiring is important, then in autumn it is necessary to drive the bait slowly, smoothly shaking the tip of the rod up and down. During the long autumn rains, the pike should be attracted by bright red-yellow fragrant wobblers. Chub in the Dnieper bites on small silvery spinning spoon-bait with petals. Some reports on fishing in Smolensk indicate that similar baits attract asp.

Fishing for peaceful fish

It should also be noted that the main types of fish that inhabit the Dnieper are bream, crucian carp and bleak. Such representatives of the water world is best to catch on a float fishing rod from the shore, using as a bait earthworm. Active biting starts from early spring and ends only in the period of autumn frosts and spawning.

Along the Dnieper there are many specially equipped recreation centers for fishing, and the huntsmen are always ready to suggest places with intense biting.

Features of fishing in the region

The region located in the western part of Russia borders on Belarus, and it is in these places that the Dnieper becomes wider and fuller. In the channel depths, reaching 10 meters, you can catch perch, roach, pike perch, catfish, crucian carp, pike, rudd, chub, lin, gudgeon and sticker. In the spring and early summer, fishermen manage to get especially large trophies with the help of such bait as the May bug. For fishing, it is best to use a 5-meter conventional telescope with an inertia-free coil, a 0.25 mm fishing line, a leash (0.22 mm) and a dark hook No. 8 with a short forearm. The recommended lifting capacity of the float is about 3-4 kg.

You can also catch fish in the following places:

• Settlement Kasplya (you can get there by transport, following the route number 160);
• The village of Koschino (bus number 127);
• Safonovsky district.

It is worth noting that recently fishing in Smolensk is becoming so popular that true fans of this type of recreation are ready even to give money to fully enjoy the fishing process in comfortable conditions with guaranteed biting. So, in the region there are the following paid recreation centers:

• "Baklanovo" (20 km from the village of Przhevalskoe);
• Guest house "Prichal" and "Bogdanovo";
• "Vitrino" (Rudnyansky district, near the village of Zaborie).

All the houses are located on the banks of the reservoirs in the territory of a clean forest. Guests are offered to rent sports equipment and boats.

Winter fishing

Sometimes even novice anglers want to sit with a fishing rod in the hands in the cold season, since this kind of rest on the ice in its own way is magnificent. Winter fishing in Smolensk allows you to freely move around the pond and throw gear in places that are difficult to reach in other seasons. And the opportunity to hunt for prey at any depth is an undoubted advantage. However, it is important to remember the precautionary measures and choose only the safest parts of the river. Successful fishing in Smolensk in 2017 in winter was noted in 17 places, among which the sites under the bridge were popular.

It is interesting

Probably, very few people know that in the Dnieper dwells fish, listed in the Red Book. So, occasionally the fishermen managed to pull out the sterlet, the Russian sturgeon, the steerage-goblin and the Dneprovsky barbel (myron). There are also known cases of capture on the Upper Dnieper ruff-nosar from the group of percids. Experienced fishermen recommend that such trophies be released.

So, fishing on the Dnieper will not only please the guests with a rich catch, but also bring spiritual pleasure. The picturesque water surface and beaches will not leave anyone indifferent.