Fishing in the Ladoga Lake in summer and winter

The Leningrad region boasts a number of lakes and rivers. There is here a real sea, more precisely, the Gulf of Finland. But, despite the abundance of water bodies, Ladoga Lake enjoys special popularity among fishermen . Weather conditions here are not the most favorable - precipitation happens 200 days a year, storms are not uncommon. But the water balance and natural conditions of the lake created here a kind of paradise for fish. This is the secret of the popularity of this place. Not long road from Peter, unspoiled by civilization landscapes, the broadest, similar to the sea, water spaces, and always successful fishing. On the Ladoga Lake, you can always find a place where a wonderful catch awaits you.

The uniqueness of the pond

What's the secret? Thirty-five rivers flow into Ladoga, replenishing it with oxygen and visibly brightening the water, which is good for fish. And only one Neva flows out of the lake. Ladoga joins with the Gulf of Finland. Because of this water balance, the water in the lake is clean, transparent and almost not mineralized. The second feature of Ladoga is the abundance of islands. There are 660 of them. All of them are small, and some are just tiny, but if you summarize their area, you get a solid figure - 430 km ². The diversity of landscapes is another "chip" of this natural reservoir. In the south, the bottom is flat, the banks are often swampy, the shallow water quickly warms up in the spring. Here can be excellent Russian fishing. The northern Ladoga is distinguished by its high, rocky shores, and the bottom is here with frequent pits and whirlpools. The coastline of the lake is also diverse: meadows, alders, sand dunes, swampy, overgrown with sedge and horsetail.

Species composition of the inhabitants of Ladoga

About 50 species of fish live in the lake. You should know that not all of them are "permanently registered" in this pond, some breeds swim here from the Baltic Sea. The best trophy for local fishermen is salmon, sturgeon and pike perch. Sometimes caught specimens simply impress with their size and weight. Old-timers say that once, twenty years ago, a sterlet was hunted out of Ladoga. It is no longer found in these waters. But foresters artificially zarybili lake sazanom. The fact that the water in the pond is clean, indicates the presence among its inhabitants of trout and eels. The best fishing on the Ladoga Lake near its southern shores. Good trophies can be fished from the shore of one of the islands or from a boat.

Time for fishing

The northern nature and the almost marine breadth of Ladoga have caused not one tragedy. Even in summer there are squall, piercingly cold winds, raising a short steep wave. Take responsibility for choosing a boat and equipment to meet such an unexpected storm of armor. Only in June for a few weeks on the lake is established a complete calm. Ledostav begins in late November. If the weather is not very cold, some places, especially in the center and near the northern shores, do not freeze at all. Therefore, it is possible to fish in the Ladoga Lake in winter from a boat. The thickness of ice generally increases to a meter. The uniqueness of the lake also lies in the fact that there is never any deafness here. The water surface is free of ice, as in many northern lakes, only by mid-April. The best time for catch is May and June, when the nights are short, and the fish is active.

The village of Koshkino and the village of Krenitsa

Now it's time to indicate the richest in the catch on the shores of Ladoga. The closest to St. Petersburg is the village of Koshkino. Only half an hour, forty minutes maximum - and you're there. However, you will have to share the shore with other fishermen. Therefore, the game here is cautious. Beginners will be able to catch unless the roach and the inexperienced perch. And experienced fishermen can count on pike, burbot, river and stream lamprey, grayling and whitefish. To get to the village of Koshkino is simple: along the Murmansk highway to the road sign to the village named after Morozov, then to the mouth of the Black River (Hannibalovka). Excellent fishing in the Ladoga River at the mouth of the Volhovets River, near the village of Krenitsa. In summer, a pike, white fish and perch are caught in the spinning, trolling a large pike-perch. In winter, using baubles and jailbirds, they extract burbot, roach and Ladoga bass.

Winter fishing on the lake near Lednevo

This village on Black Satama is a very popular place for catching on ice. But you can get here only by car. We'll have to walk on foot - along the frozen Novoladozhsky canal to the lake. If you count on catch of a large bream, whitefish, ripus and vendace weighing from eight kilos, you should move towards the islands of Pagach and Kireviad. Fishing in the Ladoga Lake in winter is productive both for spoon-bait and for mormish. Good places start at the descent of the depths, 3-4 km from the shore. But in Lednevo, you should not disregard security measures, because there is open water near the mouth of Black Satama. In shallow water, overgrown with reeds, you can safely catch your pike without your own life. But perch and roach in the winter months prefer places deeper. They are caught with a vertical spoon-bait with hooks on the chain.

Hunting for salmon and trout

Fishing on the Ladoga Lake can be rewarded by capturing notable representatives of the fauna of this reservoir. Industrial salmon fishing has officially been banned for a long time - the population grows too slowly. But to catch a copy weighing 2-3 kilograms is quite realistic. Lake salmon and trout prefer the northern shore of the lake. But not everything is so simple. In February, mass migration of fish begins. To the eastern shore is a salmon, as well as pike perch and smelt. Trout stubbornly holds to the southern side. In the summer, whitefish and salmon are caught in the west, as well as in the Svir and Volkhov Bay.