Rybinskoe: Recreation and fishing in the open air

The Rybinskoe reservoir is called the sea because of its size. It is located in the Yaroslavl region, on the Volga and its tributaries - Molog and Sheksna.

general information

Formed in the late thirties - early forties of the last century by the water-retaining structures of the hydroelectric complex, the Rybinskoe reservoir is of great strategic importance for Central Russia. This is the generation of electricity by a hydroelectric power plant built on the old riverbed of the Sheksna River, and shipping and fishing.

The Rybinsk hydro power plant includes in its complex not only the 346 MW capacity of the HPP, but also earthen and concrete spillway dams with associated dams, as well as a two-channel sluice built on the Volga.

And seventeen thousand years ago in its place was a glacial lake, which gradually grew shallow and formed a vast Mologo-Sheksna lowland.

Building

In general, the Rybinskoe reservoir was originally planned as the world's largest artificial lake. Its construction began with the construction of a hydroelectric complex in 1935. Work began at the village of Perebori, on the territory above the point of confluence in the Volga of its tributary Sheksna. Five years later the canal was completely blocked. And already in the spring of 1941, the filling of the "Rybinsk Sea" bowl began.

In order to complete the work, over one hundred and thirty thousand people were resettled. They were residents of almost seven hundred villages and the city of Mologa. The South Desert, the Leushinsky Monastery, the third part of the territory of Vesyegonsk and more than three and a half thousand square kilometers of forests were flooded.

Today, the Rybinskoe reservoir is the largest reservoir in the central part of our country.

Fishing

The Volga waters, which have been encircled near Cherepovets, spread tens of kilometers and formed a very real freshwater sea. And it is not surprising that since the first year fishing has been intensively developed here. Rybinsk Reservoir - this vast expanses with various depths, numerous tributaries and more than forty kinds of delicious Volga fish.

The glory of the prey of "quiet hunting" on this huge water resource attracts amateurs and professionals today. And rarely anyone whose hobby is fishing, the Rybinsk Reservoir lets go without a catch. There are many wonderful places for this kind of hunting. For example, in the Yaroslavl region the most popular are the Borok village at the confluence of the mouths of the Sutok and the Volga, and also Prozorovo and Poshekhonye. In Tverskaya - this is the vicinity of the city of Vesyegonsk, and in Vologda - the entire Cherepovets region, especially the Courts and Sheksna. Residents of these Russian regions know firsthand about what the Rybinsk Sea is.

Features of "quiet hunting"

In the autumn on the shallows you can meet huge flocks of striped bass. They say that here it reaches two kilograms. Very often, a pikeperch is caught on flooded brows. And although it is not easy to detect it, however, after finding a pack, the next bite will not have to wait long.

Fishing is particularly good in the Rybinsk Reservoir in the autumn. From September to the freeze-up, here is the real expanse for pikes. No one is surprised by the production of six or seven kilograms. The most effective method of fishing is the path, as well as trolling with a wobbler or a wavering shiny. Very often pikes in the autumn months are tight, so from one point you can catch up to seven pieces.

The fish is a huge pond, the largest in the center of Russia. The area of its water area is more than half a million hectares. It is so huge that in the winter in its center on the ice on a moonless night absolutely nothing is audible and can not be seen. And in the summer, when the wind blows on the reservoir, waves with white crests rise and a real storm is often observed. That's why fishermen say that Rybinka is no different from the sea, except for unsalted water.

Tent camp

Many come to the Rybinsk reservoir with tents. In the summer months, along the coast, entire towns of tourist sites are scattered. People come here not only to fish, but also to hunt. Many fans go to the forest for berries and mushrooms. And nevertheless, most of all rest on the Rybinsk water basin attracts fishermen. And this is not surprising: pike, pike perch, large perch, catfish ...

Invasion of the roach

By frost on the Rybinsk reservoir you can catch even burbot. And even if you have to work a little, but a rich catch will reward the fishermen with an excellent ear. In winter, when the first ice fetters the bays, lovers of perch and roach come to the mormyshka. And in the spring, when, having smelled fresh water, a large roach is going to the mouth of the tributaries, everyone is catching on Rybinka. And small, and great, and on cars, and on motorcycles - who on what come here all those who like gambling.

Rybinsk Reservoir: Recreation

The glory of the Rybinsk reservoir created the opinion that it is a kind of fish "Klondike", something like the Astrakhan delta. In general, this corresponds to the truth. The fish is a fairly serious pond. And therefore a trip to it even for a few days requires preliminary preparation. First you need to decide what the purpose of the trip is for fishing, hunting, picking up mushrooms and berries or simply relaxing in the bosom of nature. And already based on the answer and from several other factors, it is possible to decide how to go to Rybinka: "savage", to the hotel or to hunting facilities or fishing bases. I must say that the latter are very rich in the Rybinsk Reservoir. The base is not only a cottage where you can spend the night, but also a place where you can rent all the necessary fishing equipment.

Recreation center

The Rybinsk Reservoir welcomes the "savages" who break tent camps on its shore and those who focus on fishing or hunting without thinking of another holiday. Those who are not constrained in the means and are ready to shell out about three thousand rubles a day can stop at one of the many checked bases.

Choosing a base for a rest on Rybinka, you need to pay attention not only to the service offered. We also need to inquire about the equipment that the recreation center can offer for fishing. Rybinsk Reservoir can not be driven around with small equipment. Here you need powerful motor boats for the summer, as well as snowstorms and trailed sleighs for winter "quiet hunting". Importantly, the location of the base, and the presence of the Jaeger staff. Those who come to the Rybinsk Reservoir not for the first year, know that with professionals it will not be necessary to take care of the deep maps and find out the places of biting of this or that fish. And if you're lucky with the weather and the huntsman, then rest in these places will be unforgettable.

Infrastructure of recreation centers

Many of them are in the best parts of the reservoir. For example, "Upper Rybinka", located in the Vologda region, twenty kilometers from Cherepovets, is built in a pine forest. Around the abundance of bays and islands, a variety of depths and crows, buckwheat, so that fascinating fishing will be provided in any weather. Here you can get professional equipment, for example, boats Lund or Alumacraft, which are equipped with echo sounders and cartographic navigators. Cozy and comfortable cottages "Upper Rybinki" conveniently accommodate groups of up to forty people.

Many tourist centers are built near the Darwin Reserve. To the services of holidaymakers they offer a full range of entertainment: table tennis, billiards, treadmills, sauna. Here, too, you can comfortably fish all year round.

Many bases, for example, "Biosphere", "Fisherman's house", "Veshegonsky island" in the Tver region, and also "On Chesnava", etc., specifically for fishers in the organization of catering provide full-fledged lunch packages, so that those who wish to continue to catch , Without wasting time to return to the base. In winter time, staff can deliver hot meals directly to the place of fishing.

For family

The infrastructure of almost all bases guarantees an excellent rest for the whole family. There are restaurants for guests, and for those who love meat on fire, special campfires with barbecues and pavilions are equipped. In summer and autumn, there are a lot of mushrooms and berries in the surrounding forests and on the islands, and hunting can be excellent in hunting seasons, waterfowl, or swamp-meadow birds during hunting seasons.

"Fish"

More recently, three hundred kilometers from Moscow along the Yaroslavl direction, near the village of Borok, Rybinka Hotels have been opened. Cozy playgrounds, gazebos, an artificial pond with crucians, a slide, a swing ... Here everything is provided for a measured and comfortable family vacation. The reservoir can be reached by forest or along a country road.

Holidaymakers in "Rybinka" are offered a lot of entertainment. You can just go swimming on the beach, go fishing, take a walk in the forest, collect mushrooms and blueberries in the season, arrange a bike ride, have a picnic on the river. You can also take a dip or see a bird sanctuary, swim to the islands, where to camp for the night in tents, go to the pond. Those who wish can go on an excursion to Uglich - the village of Katzkari, as well as visit the Museum of Traditions and Superstitions. Those who love active recreation, can shoot from paintball weapons. In a word, on the bank of the Rybinsk Reservoir you can fish, eat deliciously, enjoy fresh air and admire the surrounding nature.

The Savage

Such a trip to Rybinka, of course, will cost significantly cheaper than rest on a tourist or fishing base. Especially since those who come here should definitely need reliable and expensive equipment, such as a boat with a powerful engine, a satellite navigator and an echo sounder, without which it is impossible to independently enter the water spaces. The Rybinsk Reservoir is famous for its frequent fogs, as well as a decent wave rising even with a gentle wind.

Some tips

In winter, on Rybinka, nothing can be caught without a snowmobile with trailer sledges. Those who often come to the reservoir this season know that they need to load a tent, a decent supply of gasoline, a plate and many other important and necessary items.

And in winter it is strictly forbidden to go to the road without the presence of a satellite navigator. In general, such independent trips are incredibly extreme, as it is extremely dangerous to drive through a reservoir on snowmobiles. Accidents occur on a regular basis here.

Local fishermen are not recommended to go away alone from the shore alone. And the best option is to rest on a nearby base, where you can use a boat on an air cushion. Each day, such fishing will cost within five thousand rubles. Many people, in order to save a little and not pay so much, usually recruit a company of friends and hire a boat with a capacity of usually seven to nine people. The hunters on the "air cushion" deliver the fishermen to the most inaccessible places on the reservoir, where it is possible to put the vent on a larger fish in one place, after which to move to another, where the padding of the production is smaller.

But if someone does not like the rest at the Rybinsk reservoir "savage," or he believes that living on a fishing and tourist base is too expensive, you can rent a house in the Rybinsk reservoir.