Fishing and recreation on the Chernorechensky reservoir. Chernorechenskoe reservoir Chernorechenskoe reservoir crimea fishing
The beginning and middle of autumn is the most favorable time for a holiday in Crimea, especially if you are not too prone to beach holiday, but love fishing in small but beautiful mountain reservoirs. Read the beginning of the article.
By bike to the Bakhchisarai reservoir
The next day, upon returning to Sevastopol, I again continued my travels using a bicycle. From Lyubimovka, a suburb of Sevastopol, I headed along the road running along the Black Sea coast to explore the rivers Belbek, Kacha, Alma, Bulganak, which I will talk about in the next report “Fishing on the rivers of Crimea”. From the village of Vilino (near it in 1856 there was a battle between the Russians and the British, as evidenced by the memorial) he turned towards Simferopol, and then to Bakhchisarai. On both sides of the road there were rolling steppes, and the endless stretches of vineyards ended. There were few cars. When I got tired of pedaling, I simply lay down somewhere on the side of the road or at a deserted bus stop, chewing grapes, pears, peaches bought along the way and thinking about the freedom of this kind of travel.
About three hours later I arrived in Bakhchisarai. A girl selling honey near the road showed me how to get to the Bakhchisarai reservoir, and soon I was talking with fishermen sitting along its banks and with the administrator of the base where they sell fishing permits.
The reservoir is located next to the route along which Russians and Ukrainians travel in their cars to the southern coast of Crimea, so many fans fishing they stop here for a day, or even for several days, to go fishing, fortunately, there are enough prepared sites for setting up tents.
The Bakhchisarai reservoir is a state cultural and fishing enterprise. The agreement was concluded between the Fishing Federation of Crimea and the irrigation system of the Bakhchisarai region. The public unit consists of 50 people from among the members of the Crimean Fishing Sports Federation. Social activists go on night shifts in groups of 4-5 people. On the last Saturday of the month, as a rule, a cleanup day is held to remove garbage and landscaping work is carried out.
The reservoir is inhabited by carp, grass carp, silver carp, crucian carp, ram, rudd, bleak, perch, and pike. Large fish predominate. Crucian carp is often caught weighing up to 1.5–2 kg, perch - up to 1.5 kg. Small things are not enough. The administrator told me that venerable athletes from Sevastopol regularly come here, and their catches are dominated by pike from 1.5 to 5 kg. The largest pike was caught weighing 12 kg.
Fishing permits are sold to everyone who wants to. Price - 20 gr. per daylight hours and 30 gr. per night. There is a boat station. It is prohibited to walk under a gas engine; it is allowed to fish by trolling using an electric motor.
The pond made a good impression on me. The Federation of Fishing Sports of Crimea carries out periodic work on stocking it with fish, the “Crimean Spinner” competition, and last year the children’s festival “Float - 2012” was held. 200 children took part, the competition lasted two days, a field kitchen was in operation, and a pop concert was organized.
Alma Reservoir
Between Simferopol and Bakhchisaray there is a reservoir similar in purpose to the Bakhchisaray reservoir. It is located on the outskirts of the village of Pochtovoye and was created as a result of blocking the Alma River. This reservoir also belongs to the irrigation system of the Bakhchisarai region, on its basis a state cultural and fishing enterprise has been organized. Fishing with vouchers. Prices are the same as at the Bakhchisarai reservoir. The reservoir is inhabited by bream, carp, ram, grass carp, crucian carp, bleak, rudd, perch, and pike perch. The last two are caught with a spinning rod.
As for other large reservoirs of inland Crimea, such reservoirs as Schastlivenskoye, Zagorskoye, Chernorechenskoye, Partizanskoye, they are strictly for drinking purposes and supply settlements drinking water, and fishing is prohibited in them (protected by police checkpoints).
To summarize what has been said, I would like to note once again that fishing trips through the steppe and mountainous Crimea are unlikely to leave anyone indifferent, because the beauty of the local nature allows you to disconnect from everyday worries, and the energy of the mountains quickly restores the energy wasted in the city. But it is important that fishermen remember basic ethical behavior. Always pick up trash, even if left by someone else. By clearing the space around us, we cleanse ourselves. Everything in nature is interconnected. Take care of the forest and trees! This is our living connection with the Cosmos!
In the western part of the Crimean peninsula, in the center of the Baydar valley near the village of Ozernoye, the largest reservoir of the peninsula, Chernorechenskoye, is located. Construction of the dam on the Chernaya River lasted from 1949 to 1956. The height of the structure is 28 m. It managed to collect about 33.2 million m³ of river water. However, this amount of water turned out to be insufficient and therefore in 1977-1984 the height of the dam was raised to 36 m.
Today the Chernorechenskoe reservoir has an area of 6.04 km². The maximum amount of water it can hold is 64.2 million m³. The length of the reservoir is 3.45 km, maximum depth is 31.7 m.
Tourists are attracted by the beauty of these places. The reservoir is located at an altitude of 260 m above sea level. Around it there are mountains 1 km high. They belong to the last, southern ridge of the mountains of the Crimean coast and form something like an amphitheater. And nearby is a long Crimean canyon - Chernorechensky. A little further away is the Baydar Valley.
The Chernorechensky Canyon is distinguished by steep slopes lined with stones. This favorite place for climbers. AND Chernorechensky Canyon and the Bailar Valley are classified as protected areas and are protected by law.
According to the latest data, the Chernorechenskoye Reservoir is beginning to shallow and today, of the total water reserve, 26 million m³ of liquid remains there. To fully provide Sevastopol with water, it is necessary to purchase this resource in the amount of 50 million m³ from the Mezhgornoye reservoir (water of the Dnieper).
Federal District: Southern Federal District
Region: Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol
Type of reservoir: reservoirs
Fish: grass carp, crucian carp, carp, bream, perch, roach, catfish, pike perch, silver carp
Types of fishing: float fishing, bottom fishing, spinning, fly fishing, live bait fishing, winter views fishing, other types of fishing
Length: 3.45 km
Width: 3.55 km
Maximum depth: 31.7 m
Square: 6.04 km²
GIMS: Ministry of Emergency Situations in Sevastopol
Status: free
The Chernorechenskoye Reservoir is an artificially created hydraulic facility in the southwestern part of the Crimean peninsula, on the territory of the city of Sevastopol. Known as the largest fresh reservoir in Crimea.
The reservoir was formed in 1956 on the Chernaya River, in the center of the Baydar Valley for uninterrupted supply of Sevastopol fresh water and for irrigation of almost the entire southwestern part of the peninsula. Area - 6.04 km². Height above sea level 251 meters.
The Chernorechenskoe reservoir is located in the center of the Baydar Valley in the southwestern part of the Crimean peninsula near the village of Ozyornoe, entirely within the territory of the Balaklava district of the city of Sevastopol.
The reservoir is a reservoir of natural flow; its filling source is the Chernaya River. It is 3.45 km long and 3.55 km wide. Average depth reservoir - 10.7 m, largest - 31.7 m. Length coastline- 61 km.
The volume of the reservoir is 64.2 million m³, operational reserves are 44.3 million m³. Below 7 million m³, the “red zone” begins, which threatens the condition of the reservoir. In Sevastopol, water supply schedules were introduced for city districts if by June the accumulated volume did not exceed 30 million m³.
The spillway structure is an automatic gravity spillway dam.
Fish
There is all kinds of fish on the reservoir, and a lot of them: roach, silver carp, carp, bream, crucian carp, carp, pike perch, perch, catfish. There are crayfish.
PART 2. Mountain lakes
In the article published in the previous issue, I talked about some reservoirs mountain Crimea, which I managed to fish. Continuing the conversation, I offer information about fishing on a lake with unusually clear water and the mysterious name Gasforta, as well as about some rivers flowing in the vicinity of Sevastopol.
Lake Gasforta was formed on the site of a stone quarry. Around the lake the mountains are low, but very beautiful, with rock outcrops. The banks are open in some places, with big trees. An oak forest approaches one bank.
The lake has very clear water. Its proximity to the sea coast and shelter on all sides by mountains makes it possible to pass the time perfectly if a storm is raging at sea. The bottom is mostly flat, with edges at depths of 3-6 m. At depths of 4-6 m there are underwater hills. Maximum depths are from 10 to 16 m. Reeds grow along the shore, followed by algae that attracts small fish. All this makes it possible for predators to reproduce well: pike, perch. There are large roach, crucian carp and carp in the lake.
Near the shores large fish not enough, because due to the clear water, the lake is often visited by underwater hunters and, as locals say, they kill the fish a lot. But depths of 10-16 m are not accessible to every underwater hunter; this is where you should catch large pike, carp and humpback perch. As I found out from local fishermen, pike weighing from 3 to 5 kg are regularly caught in the lake. One day I met two fishermen who had a good catch of roach, although there were few large specimens. They explained that they needed small change to catch pike, for which they used deep float gear. According to them, this summer a pike weighing 7 kg was caught at a depth of 10 m, and their record for this lake is a pike weighing 11.5 kg.
Locals look for pike on deep edges and underwater elevations, swimming in a rubber boat closer to the middle of the lake. Because of the clear water, the locals always use a one and a half meter fluorocarbon insert tied to the end of a regular fishing line, only then attaching a short metal leader. The thickness of the main line and fluorocarbon is 0.3-0.37 mm, depending on the expected size of the trophy. As I was told, the local pike is very suspicious, and if you put a leash longer than 15 cm, it will not take live bait. The size of the tee depends on the size of the baitfish. Deep pike can ignore small baitfish.
Large carp and crucian carp are caught from a boat with donks, using two or three tackles at the same time, based on a spring feeder, which is clogged with a feed mixture. The attachment is maggot, dough, worm. Roach and perch are also caught on the bottoms. There are crayfish in the lake.
Fishing is free. On east coast parking for bikers (rented by Muscovites), the remaining banks are free for approaches to the water. There are places for relaxation, equipped with tables, gazebos, canopies, platforms, and sun loungers.
As for other large reservoirs of inland Crimea, such as Schastlivenskoye, Zagorskoye, Chernorechenskoye, Partizanskoye reservoirs, they are strictly for drinking purposes, supply populated areas of Crimea with drinking water, and fishing in them is prohibited.
Kokkozka River. The left large tributary of Belbek is 18 km long. In its upper reaches is the famous Grand Canyon. It is formed from the confluence of the Auzun-Uzen and Sary-Uzen rivers, on which the picturesque Silver Streams waterfall is located. The river is narrow, winding, and in some places flows through deep gorges. There are many rapids, shallows and riffles on Kokkozka. The maximum water level in the river is in autumn and winter. Kokkozka flows into Belbek near the village of Aromat.
Brook trout are found in the river. Officially, trout fishing in Crimea is prohibited, but there are fans of this fishing who are not afraid of even large fines and climb high into the mountains to find trout places. These difficult mountain hikes with a fishing rod or spinning rod in hand, according to trout fans, leave a lasting impression. Perhaps such people simply lack adrenaline...
There are trout in the upper reaches of other rivers: Chernaya, Salgir, Bolshaya Karasevka and others. She also feels great in some streams. South Bank, and is also found occasionally in reservoirs: Simferopol, Bakhchisaray, Ayansky, Partizansky, Chernorechensky, Schastlivsky. Sometimes trout move into the middle reaches of rivers with rocky soil, where they can be accidentally caught when fishing for other fish.
Kacha River. It is slightly smaller than Belbek (length 69 km), but of the same type. IN upper reaches runs among the most beautiful beech forests, densely covering the mountain slopes. In some places the riverbed is cluttered with the trunks of huge trees; in some places, rubble is formed that holds back the water pressure, which creates good conditions for the habitat of brook trout. The riverbed is wide, the bottom is mostly pebble.
There are several reservoirs located on Kutch. At one of the most accessible to fishermen, Bakhchisarai, work was carried out to acclimatize pike perch, whitefish, ram and bream. During periods of heavy rain in autumn and winter, this river usually floods, but in summer, due to the large supply of water for irrigating gardens and vineyards, the riverbed dries out greatly. The largest tributary is Marta (length 21 km).
Below the village of Dolinnoye, Kacha meanders among gardens and vineyards. There are pits on it in which, with certain skills, you can catch chub, crucian carp, gudgeon, barbel, quicksand and stickleback. There is a pike. Mullet is sometimes caught in downstream. Kacha flows into the sea near the village of Peschanoye.
On rivers of this type, I have more than once had the opportunity to catch chub in shallow waters near the shore. Sometimes my fishing buddies made fun of me: what can you catch here? But patience and secrecy did their job. Without seeing the angler, the chub began to fatten and was caught by the bait thrown to it.
However, this shy fish sometimes behaves paradoxically, and is caught in the most crowded places. But here, apparently, the instinct acquired by the fish kicks in: when fishermen flash before the chub’s eyes, it ceases to be afraid of them, and although it often ignores the bait or artificial bait offered to it, it still gets caught.
Alma River. This historical river, on which the first major battle of the Crimean War took place on September 8, 1854. The Alma flows approximately parallel to the Kacha, 10 km from it.
Alma has a regulated flow due to numerous ponds and reservoirs built on it. The length of the river is 84 km. It originates in the area of Mount Chucheli (near the Yalta Yayla ridge). In the upper reaches it has a restive mountain character, in the lower reaches it has a calm, steppe character. The riverbed does not dry out throughout the year. Like many other rivers, it floods heavily during heavy rains. A short section of the Alma before it flows into the sea flows through marshy areas. Fish are distributed unevenly along the river, often concentrated in special places. Its upper reaches are inhabited by trout, gudgeon, barbel, chub, and quicksand; in the middle and lower reaches there are more carp, crucian carp, pike, and ram.
Black River. Length 41 km. It originates in the Baydar Valley. Flows into Sevastopol Bay. Despite its short length, it is one of the deepest rivers in Crimea. In the upper reaches the channel passes through a gorge in the rocks. Because of this, the water flow is fast and mountainous in nature. Below, in the Inkerman Valley, the current weakens. The mouth part is widened, the water in it is brackish due to mixing with sea water. Stickleback, weasel, needlefish, mullet, sand goby, shemaya, spined lance, and fish live here. These fish are caught with bottom and float gear. In the middle reaches of the Black River there are trout, barbel, bystryanka, and chub.
In the Chernorechensky reservoir built in the upper reaches of the river, pike perch, fisherman, rainbow and Sevan trout, bream, and ram were acclimatized at one time, but fishing here is prohibited due to the strategic purpose of the reservoir.
– they come here for the holidays, to fish, barbecue, and in the spring, before the water in the sea warms up, to swim. Thankfully swimming season here you can safely open for the May holidays.
All lakes of the Baydar Valley
This is a natural basin surrounded by low mountains, which create their own unique microclimate here, including trapping clouds carrying moisture. There are many bodies of water in this place - from the very impressive Chernorechensky reservoir to miniature water reservoirs that almost dry up in the summer.
View from the mountain - Nizhnye is ahead, Chernorechenskoe village is behind it.
The main ones:
- Chernorechenskoe reservoir.
- Lower Lake.
- Mulovskoye Lake.
- Upper Lake.
- Topolinoye Lake
- Kizilovskoye Reservoir.
Plus there are several more nameless bodies of water - quite big lake at Shirokoy, smaller ones at Novobobrovsky and before reaching Rodnikovsky, three in Tylovoy. The bets around Eagle have interesting names:
- Old Dam Pond;
- Traktorka pond;
- lake Zelenukha.
Local bodies of water have different names - pond, stavka, lake, but almost all of them are man-made, not natural. Although now it is already difficult to understand - the banks are overgrown with forest and reeds, the water is mostly clear, there are fish and crayfish.
Chernorechenskoye Reservoir the largest and most beautiful body of water in the valley, giving it a unique identity. There is a fairly wide water protection zone around it, so if you are going to swim, fish and barbecue, you will not be welcome here.
Central part of the basin
Lower Lake, although it is only a few minutes' drive from the highway, it is completely invisible from it. This is a fairly large reservoir on the site of a river that was once blocked by a powerful dam.
lake Lower, May, daisies are blooming.
The best way to get to Nizhny is through the center of the village of Peredovoye, where you turn onto Vodopadnaya Street and drive along it to the cemetery, then along it until you see the surface of the water. Turning a little earlier, you can get to the Kozyrek waterfall, one of the main local ones.
Upper Lake of the Baydar Valley
This is a body of water that we primarily recommend to lovers of outdoor recreation. There are equipped places for rest around it - tables, canopies. In a nearby recreation center you can inexpensively rent a barbecue, or even stay for a week. In general, the nature here is very picturesque, from early spring to late autumn. Lovers come to Verkhnyaya to celebrate Christmas and New Year in a snowy forest, which is usually not the case on the coast, in general, real Switzerland!
Getting to Verkhny is not difficult - you also turn in the center of Peredovoy, but this time onto Pionerskaya Street, and along it, without turning anywhere, you go up the mountain, soon you will see a reservoir on your left hand right from the road.
The photo shows the surroundings of Verkhny in March, the forest is still bare, but it’s already warm enough to take off the jackets tired of winter:
Spring forest on the mountain behind the lake. Upper
Primroses and scillas are already in full bloom:
Primroses bloomed in the forest.
Mulovskoye Lake- Another perfect place A kayak for relaxation, and most importantly – for fishing. It is also surrounded by mixed forest, but the mountains are not as dense as Verkhne.
Equipped places for recreation and fishing, lake. Mulovskoe
To get to Mulovskoye Lake, you again come to the center of Peredovoye, there on the street. On Korsunskaya you leave the village and drive along the country road until you hit a barrier. Behind it, turn left, a couple of minutes and you are there.
There is a guard on duty at the barrier; here you can rent gear, buy firewood and pay for fishing. Pedestrians who simply want to explore the surrounding area are admitted free of charge.
A local resident who was gaping and caught for a photo session:
Cute amphibian
By the way, we didn’t catch a single fish in the pond, but this is more likely because we are no fishermen, because the fish splashed there, a crayfish slowly crawled along the bottom, and numerous dragonflies flew over the water.
Some other lakes in the Baydar Valley also offer paid fishing and equipped places for recreation. So, no matter what part of it you go to, you can relax in comfort everywhere, and if you wish, spend your entire vacation in this wonderful land.