

Further upstream, in the higher reaches of Akhtuba River, you will discover a lovely steak of a long-forgotten desolate beach that once belonged to an old summer camp for young and daring Soviet pioneers.Īh, what an ambient place to spend the day out fishing for Zander, Northern Pike, Asp, and Wels Catfish. The broad open area surrounding this lovely riverside beach greets the traveler’s eyes with gradually sloping sandy shores overlooking a somewhat abrupt and cliffy opposite bank.Įnjoy this broad open space, as you indulge in catching Asp, Caspian Roach, Tench, Zeige, Silver Bream, Zander and many other fish inhabiting.

This beautiful fishing spot is situated on one of the vast and most spacious parts of the Akhtuba River. The lake’s calm aquatic depth hides a plentiful array of underwater inhabitants for an angler to hunt on: Blue Bream, Volga Pikeperch, Ide, European Carp, Chub and Northern Pike just to list a few.

Densely covered with lotuses and lily pads, it seems as if this still little lake is an aquatic pit-stop, where the hurrying current of Akhtuba River flows to fall into a tranquil slumber when tired from its incessant movement. Nevertheless, the little river armlet is swarming with a large variety of different fish: from Caspian Roach and Common Bream to Zander, Asp and Wels Catfish. Separated from the wide and moderately paced waterway by a small island, these narrow waters have a totally different dynamic with much faster current and a notably different fishing experience that comes with. Locals call Chaika, because of the name of an old abandoned camping site nearby, with shabby wooden houses standing since the days of USSR. With its diverse structure, varying depths and currents, Akhtuba River attracts anglers, eager to explore this waterway’s countless fish species
