The Ruza reservoir is a great place for fishing!

The Ruza reservoir is located on the Ruza River, a tributary of the Moscow River with a dam, near the village of Palashkino. It stretched along the riverbed for more than 30 km. It falls into such rivers as Pedna, Right Pedna, Schetinka, Voloshnia and numerous streams.

Here is a pond

The Ruza reservoir was filled with water in 1966. Its volume is 216 million cubic meters. M of water, and the area - 33 square meters. Km. The maximum width of the pond reaches four kilometers. The depths of the Ruzsky reservoir in different parts of the reservoir are different, the deepest place, the channel near the dam, reaches 21 meters. The length of the dam is 550 meters, and the maximum height is 25 meters. Usually the discharge of water is carried out when reaching a mark of 18.5 meters. The Ruza reservoir is navigable. It freezes only at the end of November, but opens in early April. Fluctuations in the water level here reach five meters. By the way, the lowest level is observed in March, just before the high water. And the highest - in May, after the melting of ice.

Favorite place for active rest of the capital's residents

The main purpose of this reservoir is the water supply of the capital, in addition, it is used to manage the runoff of the Ruza river. And, of course, this huge lake is a popular holiday destination. On the banks of the reservoir are several holiday homes and pioneer camps, in addition, there are fishing bases, as well as the village of Belyana Gora and the village of Ostashevo. Controls the reservoir of the Society of Hunters and Fishermen of Moscow. Their base is located in the village of Shcherbinka.

Ecological catastrophy

This near Moscow reservoir has always been famous for the presence of large bream, pike perch and perch. However, in recent years he suffered the sad fate of the Mozhaisk reservoir. Due to large drainage of the water level, an outbreak of ligulosis occurred. It is a widespread disease to which carp fish are susceptible; Cause its plerocercoids of the Ligulidae. They parasitize the abdominal cavity of the fish and provoke infertility, atrophy of internal organs, rupture of the abdominal wall, which as a result leads to the death of the inhabitants of the reservoir. Because of this ecological disaster in the reservoir, the number of bream and basters has significantly decreased. In addition, the pike perch became noticeably smaller, its place was taken by the pike. The Moscow Society of Hunters and Fishermen is carrying out great work to restore the pike perch population. However, the results of this work can be seen only in a few years.

And yet…

Despite the catastrophe described above, fishing in the Ruza reservoir is of great interest for spinners, circle men and floaters. In the pond there is a lot of yaz, roach, a fairly large perch (specimens of up to 1 kg are well caught on the first ice). There are asp, seldom there is a large carp. So, in the Kurovsky Bay, whose depth is only two meters, perch on the last ice and large roach are beautifully caught.

Fisheries

On this pond there are two bases belonging to the society. One of them is in the lower reaches of the reservoir, near the village of Palashkino, and the second - in the upper reaches, in the village of Ostashyevo. Here you can buy permits giving the right to fish, rent a boat and, of course, stay overnight. Comforters prefer to stop near Palashkino in the sanatorium "Rus", where you can combine fishing and good rest. The depth of the reservoir next to the sanatorium is 10-13 meters, so there is a good chance to catch even a large bream, which is still found in these waters. And on the opposite shore, not far from the recreation center "Luzhki", on the contrary, the bottom is more shallow, with insignificant depths. So, as you can see, lovers of this type of recreation can find areas in the Ruza reservoir, meeting any requirements.

"Exotic" fish for the Moscow region

Since the 60s of the last century, the State Cultural Fishery has been established at the Ruza Reservoir under the Moscow Department of Fish Protection. As a result of his work, the reservoir was stocked with such unusual for this region species as silver carp, white cupid, trout, eel, bester (a hybrid of beluga and sturgeon). All of them successfully took root in the reservoir and coexist with the usual species of fish for this region: pike, burbot, roach and others. However, fishing in the Ruza reservoir for "exotic" breeds is very difficult: trout and other representatives do not want to be hooked. Only a real professional who understands how the fish "thinks" can catch such a trophy.

Winter fishing

This kind of recreation is extremely popular with fishermen. And winter fishing in the Ruza reservoir is something! Not without reason many people from Moscow and the Moscow region come here. So, the majority of anglers who have chosen Ruza believe that such an active biting of the perch on the first ice, as on this pond, is nowhere. Here the perch in the winter time greedily attacks on all types of traditional percids: balancers, verticals, vertical non-visible mormyshkas ("nymph", "goat", "devils") and, of course, standard mormyshki with a nozzle of bloodworms, preferably with brass or Copper crowns. Intensive biting of large perch after the formation of ice lasts about a month. Since the second half of winter, the trophy in the shallow water is considerably smaller. Large specimens go to the upper Ruza reservoir, so they are extremely rare. The best percussive place on this reservoir is considered to be its middle part. It is also a clamshell opposite Shcherbinka (it is easy to find it along the trunks of semi-sunken trees that can be seen from afar), and the bays near Akatovo and Ovsyanikov. The perch stand is most often located near the second from the shore edge (the distance is 60-70 meters), the depth here is 3-5 meters.

Catching "fanged"

A great popularity among fishermen of Ruza is fishing for pike perch. In the area of Shcherbinka and Tokarevo, as well as Kurovo and Lashino, and in the vicinity of the islands there are pre-deep deep cords, in which this fish likes to stand. In winter, pike-perch flashes from the ice on classic sharp-nosed balancers and verticals. And in the summer, a large pike-perch yields on ordinary mugs gives greater results, as for the bait, it's better to use bait: a scorpion, a carp, a broom and a small perch. Fans of fishing with the help of spinning as a bait use a jig, a foamy fish or oscillators. However, small specimens weighing not more than 1-2 kg usually come across spinning.

Catching a toothy predator

The best place for pike fishing in the Ruza reservoir is the bay near Khotebcevo and Bunino. Here the fish prefers to keep in the thick thickets of the pond. It is perfectly caught on spoons-nezotseplyayki copper and steel color. Worse is the popper, since it inevitably clings to algae. In the buckwheat and on clean water the pike is caught with the help of classical turntables and oscillators. In general, large specimens on rotating spoon-bait and vibrotail can be caught in almost any part of this reservoir. Especially pike likes to stand in the channel at a depth of 3-7 meters. So, in some cases at one point spinning can catch a few fairly large specimens. A lot of pike stands in the buckets near the villages of Demidkovo and Luzhka, as well as near the pre-village dome opposite the recreation center "Rus".

Pilgrimage to the Ruza Reservoir

The responses of professional fishermen and just lovers of this kind of rest about this pond boil down to the fact that Ruza can be compared to the Mecca for Muslims. Thousands of people come here during the year, and everyone, without exception, is satisfied with the excellent fishing. Despite the reduction of carp breeds and pike perch, the Ruza reservoir is still confidently among the five most fish ponds in the Moscow region. So, in recent years the population of burbot, roach and pike has grown significantly, and the number of perch has remained unchanged for the last ten years.

The main thing is not to break the rules

It only remains to add that on this pond there are many different restrictions and regulations for the behavior of fishermen. For example, fishing on the reservoir is strictly according to permits, it is forbidden to put cars close to the shore, gasoline boat engines are strictly forbidden. In addition, you can not bring with you bloodworms and zhivotsya - everything must be bought on the spot. There is a restriction on tackle: you can use no more than five circles per boat, and in the winter - only five fagots per fisherman and so on. So if you want your rest to pass quietly, and you do not have to swear with local fisheries supervisors, and pay fines, do not violate the established rules.