Rafting on the river Lena
Route kayaking and catamaran passes by a huge expanse of the river past the beautiful Lena rocks. During the journey visitors will be introduced to the main attractions of the National Park “Lena Pillars” and visit the sand dunes (tukulans) and the oldest in Yakutia prehistoric man.
In the area of the national park on the banks of the Lena River and its tributaries – the rivers and the Blue Buotama, distributed numerous outcrops of bedrock resolution forming the “colonnade”, “tower”, “arch”, “churches” and other fanciful shapes.
(the upper reaches of the Lena – Baikal-Lensky reserve)
Lena – one of the ten greatest rivers of the land in its length (4,400 km) of rivers of Russia is in third place. In the middle reaches of the channel width is 15 km, in the lower – 20-25 km. Lena flows into the Arctic Ocean (Laptev Sea), so the first seven months of the year it is constrained by the ice cap over a meter thick, high water comes in the second half of May.
(the upper reaches of the Lena River)
On the Lena no dams or hydroelectric power or dams, and beautiful river flows through the natural course, like millions of years ago. Amazing scenery, Lena cheeks, Lena Pillars, rich flora and fauna, unique culture of ancient people all it is capable of impressing the most experienced traveler. Cruises along the Lena delectable variety of forms of recreation: a comfortable accommodation on board the ship, walking in the forest, fishing, climbing to the top of the famous Lenin pillars. Navigation during the tourist season on the Lena River runs from June 1 to September 25.
(the upper reaches of the Lena River)
What to see or stop along the way
Lena cheeks are located in the Irkutsk region, but in spite of this, come in many cruises that start from Yakutsk. Valley of the Lena River in the stretch from the mouth of the river to the mouth of the river ICHERA Vitim cuts deeply into the rocks – for several kilometers along the banks of towering steep slopes. Below p. Chastinsky begins roll, known as the “Devil’s path”, for which the channel of the river makes a few sharp turns. Three huge orange-red rocks, steeply to the river is compressed into a narrow channel – sometimes up to 700 m – winding gorge. This is the famous Lena cheeks.
First cheek located on the right bank, it is a rock length of about 1 km in the shape of a horseshoe. The second is at right angles to it on the opposite bank of the canopy. Between the first and the third on the right bank of the cheeks is Pad Ponomarev, which takes you up to the top of the third cheek. To calm weather, the local rock spoil their guests a unique natural phenomenon – multiple echoes.
It is 6 km from the cheeks, 3 km from the mouth of the river below Karpachihi on the left bank stands the imposing rock – Drunken Bull. This site is one of the most dangerous on the Lena River: channel here is sharply reduced (to 200 m) and making turns almost at right angles. The name of the rock due to the fact that it looks like a bull drinking water.
Parking Lipaevsky island located at the mouth of the river Vitim – one of the largest tributaries of the Lena River.
For small island, or Kazanovsky opens Peleduy village, founded in the 17th century. Its name he received from the left-bank tributary of the Lena, which forms at the confluence of the deep bay. Peleduy – riverine village. Here is placed on the Lena largest repair and operating base with a floating dock. Below the picturesque island of Romanov Lena falls into gorge. On the left bank, the rock stands a peculiar monument “Mother Yakutia” – the figure of a woman holding a raised hand mirror ball that resembles a diamond. From Peleduya Lensk to 187 km. On this segment are located along the banks of small settlements loggers Krestovskiy, Peskovskaya, Hamra Tereshkina. Lensk.
Lensk – the administrative center of Lensky Ulus, located on Lena plateau, on the left bank of the Lena River, 840 km west of Yakutsk. The city’s population of about 27.5 million people. Today Lensk – a major port for receiving and delivering cargo for the diamond industry. “Lena equator.”
Below Island Wilderness on the right bank stands a rock Alyanch and on the left, in the tract of Long Range, visible Kalancha rock, behind which stands rock-Hop Tea (Hopychya). Just below the cliff bell of the Lena River empties into Ura (Urx). This place is considered a conditional mid-Lena River boatman even call it “Lena equator.” On this part of the river is very difficult to navigate. At 10 km from the mouth of the river you can see ur gorgeous 30-meter waterfall.
Neryuktyay, Kõlli island. Further downstream, opposite the island of majachnym are a large village Neryuktyay, the life of its inhabitants is not only connected the river, they are engaged in vegetable growing and cattle breeding. Converging on the beach, tourists can get acquainted with the life of the local population. Very remarkable place on the Lena – the island Kõlli. There was once founded Lena rafting Fair. Every year on the island were going from all around hunters, farmers, merchants, and was bargaining. In the 19th century in the village on the island was built a wooden church of St. Nicholas. Every spring flood waters flood the island Kõlli.
Olekminsk city – the administrative center of Olekminsky ulus, located in the south of Lena plateau, 651 km south-west of Yakutsk. The attractions of the city include: the Saviour Cathedral (1860), the Chapel of Alexander Nevsky (1891). In the 30-50 km from Olekminsk can see ancient rock petroglyphs.
After Olekminsk channel Lena becomes almost straight, evenly wide (3.4 km), only sometimes overflowing wide (up to 12 km), the river is quite deeply embedded in the Lena plateau. Further river overcomes Hatyng-Tumul. Soil on a rocky shoal, and this makes it difficult passage of vessels, especially in low tide. On the shore against rolling – the village of the same name. Even further down the river on the left side of the Lena River flows into the Blue – places many travelers. Exquisite natural monument – Sinskaya poles, the beauty and grandeur that rivals Lena.
Ragged cliffs resemble a cyclopean stairs gloomy hulk towering over the green valley. The mouth of the river is usually low water, and upstream obstructed by numerous rapids, so you can get to the upper reaches only by helicopter or by VILYUISKY tract. According to the high water columns and can be reached from Lena. At the mouth of the Blue River archaeologists have discovered and studied prehistoric. People have lived here for centuries – from the Neolithic Age to the Early Iron Age. On the rocks are ancient drawings.
Lena Pillars (as Sinskaya) – this is the geological formations, which are steep, steep cliffs, formed the so-called Cambrian limestone. Time, wind and water, heat and frost gave a reddish-brown cliffs lining the river about 80 km, bizarre and mysterious shapes: tower, columns and pillars. Lena Pillars are the territory of National Park that bears the same name. Some of the rocks Lena Pillars are archaeological sites, they can see petroglyphs and ancient altars. Of particular interest to tourists are the caves located in the rocky banks of the Lena River, some of them penetrate through a maze, on the ceilings of underground halls you can see stalactites. There are caves with traces of ancient human host – the walls are preserved archaic figures.
Parking Deering-Yuriakh. Below Lena Pillars of the Lena River empties Deering-Yuriakh, which translated from Yakut means “Blue Stream”. The terrain here is especially picturesque deep gorge through which washed-Deering Yuriakh in rocky and loose rocks. For many years in this area, archaeologists conducting excavations and organizing tourist excursions. In 1982, there were found numerous remains of the material culture of the ancient people, including stone choppers. Researchers attribute these findings to a period of lower (early) Palaeolithic. Close to the archaeological sites discovered cave that served as a dwelling at a later time, in the Neolithic period.
Pokrovsk city – the administrative center Khangalassky ulus, is located on the left bank of the Lena River, 80 km from Yakutsk. Before the Intercession riverbed widens, for slowing down. Numerous islands are fickle in their location and size: they arise, increase, then washed away and disappear, to be in another place. The navigation of the situation is further complicated by the fact that there is Rassolod roll. After passing a view of the high Tabaginsky cape. Of the attractions include: St. Nicholas Church in the village and a monument Kerdem Ordzhonikidze (he served a link here in 1916-1917.). The city has a very interesting museum of local lore. GV Ksenofontova.
Vicinity of Yakutsk. “Yakut robbery” – the so-called stretch of the river between Tabaginskim Kangalassky and capes. Here is a particularly fast development of channel processes, blurred coast and braids. The rate of erosion of the coast of 10-15 meters a year. For Kangalassky cape on the right side opens so-called Sand Mountain. This is a wonderful creation of nature is uncovered, formed as a result of cleaning the river high sandy terrace, composed frozen sands.
Yakutsk – the largest settlement on the river. Lena. Yakutsk fort played an important role – through it was joining the Russian polar region of Chukotka, Kamchatka and Okhotsk coast, the Kuril Islands and Alaska. In Yakutsk, at various times lived political exiles: the uprising S.Razina, archers, exiled here by Peter I, schismatics, and the Decembrists. The city has several museums, including the Museum of Yakut history and culture of the peoples of the North, a museum of music and folklore of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the Mammoth Museum of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
The settlement Zhigansk – the administrative center Zhigansky ulus, is located on the left bank of the Lena River in 764 km from Yakutsk. This is the first village after crossing the Arctic Circle. Of the attractions of the village should be noted historical museum.
Down the valley of the Lena woody vegetation disappears, replaced by tundra mosses and lichens. It is interesting to look at the rocks in the lower reaches of the Lena River, the tract of Taba Basten (yakut. “deer head”). Piled on each other rock fragments form a unique merging stone rivers – kurums. Upstairs monolithic walls are dismembered, delightful in a variety of fantastic reliefs.
Island Pillar – a huge, resembling rather than on a pole, and on the mound, rock height of 104 m, guarding the entrance to the ocean. The majestic pillar is a remnant of rocks, the river has stolen it from the ridge Tuor-Sis. At the top of the island since ancient times existed sanctuary – a burned out rock slide vault in the middle. On a pole as a sacrifice imposed on cloth and ribbon, and put at the bottom of the coin. The altar is alive today, and every traveler who has got the court, leaves something to be back.
Urban village Tiksi – the administrative center of Ulus Bulun, located on the coast of the Laptev Sea in 1702 km from Yakutsk. Tixi – Sea Gate Yakutia. In fact Tiksi consists of two separate towns, connected by a length of 6 km route: Tiksi 1 – civilian town and Tixi-3 – the military. In Tiksi very interesting museum of art and culture in the Arctic. It is combined with the local history museum. In the exhibition tells about the history of Arctic exploration, the first Northern Expedition, the construction of Tiksi, as well as the nature of the region, the manners and customs of the local population.
Blue river
To get to the Blue quite easy, first by road and then a jeep. Rafting and kayaking begins at the Park “Lena Pillars”. The nature of the river is very scenic and wildlife is rich and diverse. In the river caught grayling, goldilocks, pike, perch, dace. On the banks there are elk, reindeer, bear, deer and other forest dwellers Yakut.
Alloy finishes on the Lena River in the village of Sinskaya. The best time for rafting – July-August.
BLUE, River in Yakutia, a left tributary of the Lena River in the middle reaches. 597 km., Pl. bass. 30.9 thousand square meters. km .. Paved its course on the surface Lena plateau in the north-west to south-east. It has more than a thousand tributaries. Name of drevneevenkiyskogo “Shynya”, which means “fish.”
Is known for the unique monuments of nature – stone pillars “Sinskaya.” Reserve. The length of the tourist route of about 160 km., The category of complexity – the second.
REPORT ON THE RIVER BLUE
As you know, the way to the top rafting Blue basically is through the passage of the river-rafting Matta (a tributary of the Blue), small, rugged because of the endless rubble, sometimes dry up. And for the more or less successful it passes, tourists should podgadat water levels and spend it to pass three days. Someone wrote in the city forum, which is to overcome Matt to see Blue. Now go on Matta was not impossible, task was to pass it. Therefore, the Berdigestyaha on the same taxi about 40 minutes driving to Mytaahskogo naslega.
There, we and others have been awaiting the group settled on 10-15 with tourist service facilities and provisions for two tractor-trailers, “Belarus” and “DT” (tracked), and set off through the dense larch forest to the river. Blue.
We were warned that the road for about 65 km. it may take 8-12 hours, depending on the state of so-called “road”. Taiga favored us, and we arrived at 8:00.
The first days of the alloy were on schedule: 8:00 – rise in 10:00 – an alloy.
Since We landed on the blue a few kilometers upstream of the start of the usual tourist route (the confluence Matta) we saw Sinskaya Cheeks – large sand hills.
Visited the first on the way Andrew pisanitsa – rock carvings dating from II – I millennia BC: action figures, birds, some lines that resemble marks palm made of different color ocher. You look and you do not know whether to believe or not, that is made with hands are touching thousands of years old.
We walked on four double boats: three rubber “Ufimka” and a PVC “Frigate” with high sides. Another two small boats were cargo. Appreciated skorohodnymi and agility, “Frigate” In addition, this week we never had to pump up the boat or lower a little at high temperatures. Daily overcome by 25-30 km. (We had a GPS), sailed at an average speed of 4 km / hr. Catamarans other groups where two or four rowers, of course, go faster, and they are far ahead. The flow rate – 2 km / hr. The river leisurely and carefully carried our boats, and even the laziest traveler might rafting route in ten days, carefree razlegshis in the boat, admiring the beauty of the river, vzbadrivayas only in the shallows and stopping only for the night. Total overcame 25-30 rapids and shoals, not complex, but still requiring respect.
It fixed the maximum speed – 18 km / h On one of the rapids one of the boats tipped and we lost the stand for a fire, radio, something else, and nearly lost half of provisions. Rescuing her wet camera, which, fortunately, was later resuscitated. On another rift broke the paddle on Hidden underwater huge stone. Then drowned spinning. More later about the tree sticking out from the shore on a boat pulled fixing ropes for on-board (as in the crucial moment of the rowing very much wanted to have time to take a picture of a beautiful landscape). There was a rift where the waves reached a height of a meter. As later learned, the next group of tourists in front of us in the shallows pierced catamaran.
By the way, on the radio. Chinese radio wave of Chinese fine catch, catching a lot of static “Radio Russia” and nothing more. Cellular, of course, was absent.
The third night of our stay we spent on the beach under a canopy of huge sand cake, where the other side is adjacent to the Blue River Tas-Handa.
After two days of the alloy, mosquitoes and rain, the sky cleared, the sun was hot, sandy beaches gave way to rocky, somewhere completely disappeared by mosquitoes and blue streamers began to zigzag between the majestic ridges of residual outcrops of limestone rocks. Words can not describe the beauty and picturesque is the spruce-larch, the pine, the birch Sinskaya coast, the grandeur and magnificence of stone sculptures of nature – Sinskaya pillars that all along the route were a medieval palaces, towers, arches, stone corridors, the dragon’s head, face and the figures of people and strange animals – all this must be seen. When this view was first opened our eyes, we were silent – as if his voice were afraid to disturb this fabulous beauty and majesty, and delight there were no words. Someone said that the famous Lena Pillars – is a pale copy of Sinskaya, and he was right.
The water in the river, contrary to the reference data was surprisingly warm and we swam with great pleasure. In a way quenches thirst, mugs drawing water directly from the river.
At the stops have seen traces of forest dwellers: elk, red deer, musk deer, wolves, and even traces of the owner of the taiga. But other than horses and curious squirrel beasts have not met. In the evenings, the talk around the campfire brings us back to the stories about bears, wolves, the spirits of the forest, and from the impressions sometimes involuntarily listening to the dark forest, where, happened, came the heavy crunch of twigs and noise. But in my dream no one has ever complained, slept very soundly.
Near the confluence of the Blue River Kyra Tas visited the place where there should be a blue-green icing, reaching 3-4 meters thick – one of the attractions of the Blue. But as we expected, in the July heat melted the frost and went into the waters of the nearby rivulet Muus Janda. Scored an icy road crystal clear water.
They stopped at the river Nachabyl – who was preparing dinner, who fished who collected red currants, and who climbed to the very tall cliff to do with the height of his best photographs.
They looked at one of the houses hunter. They brought back tin of condensed milk and matches. Depressing impression: the whole hut inundated with bottles, cans and other debris. It turns out that even here there are … as if mildly call them? – Ignorant, who do not honor the unwritten laws of the taiga and do not realize that this little haven in the taiga, carefully built long someone can prove to be a vital person. Note that all coastal tourist parking lot was clean, probably all, as we gathered for a litter in a separate bag and taken away, the remnants of burnt food in order not to get the habit of tourists walk on the parking lot of a wild beast.
Our next overnight parking was at the foot of the highest Sinskaya rocks, reaching, according to the map, the height of 322 meters (N 61 ° 25.732 `; E 126 ° 32.867`). And we thought that these rocks are called “singing” – was hovering in the air as if the chorus of crickets.
Happy approached the rock on which should be the second Pisanyza – Amma Chygyn. Went ashore and, following the GPS coordinates meter per meter, we can easily find it. This Pisanyza later and Andrew is a picture of a fish, vertical lines, masks, decorated dark red ocher.
The river meandered continuously, often changing in the opposite direction, creating an unforgettable experience of suddenly changing colors and shapes of rocky mountains.
After going over the middle of the route, we decided that would be nice to make a “day’s rest.” In the evening, picked up a camp for the right place is beautiful, with a nice beach in the shade of the rocks from the morning sun, (because its rays barely touched the tents inside became unbearably stuffy). The place is no name on the map, and we have provisionally named the “City of Swallows» (N 61 ° 19.087 `; E 126 ° 50.556`). Here, on the opposite bank of us on top of a huge rock solid all speckled with mink-bird nests, probably swallows or swifts. It seemed like tens of thousands of them out there. A few times, and even at night, the birds at the same time strangely uplifted, going into a big cloud of dense, raising voices and noise quickened his wings, and with great speed that cloud furiously circling over the river near his rock. Then we noticed that it happened when the opposite – from the wood (on our part) there was at least one predator, such as a falcon. It seemed such a force would be impossible to “break” is not just a falcon, but even the gun. It really was a city of birds, with their sentries patrol, its own laws.
The water was clear, we are again with pleasure bathed the children floundering in the water and received “rybomassazh”: went into the water near the shore, and then pack the fish, the size slightly smaller than the palm, actively began to pinch and tickle. Swam across to the foot of the cliff-city wanted to find stones with crystals imbedded in the memory, but it could not all – from the rock periodically rained stones are small, but as the saying goes, if you fly, will not find it, and do not know what to size Stone arrives next, and we decided not to risk it and quickly retreated to his bank.
Although we were all kitted out fishing tackle, fishing, as such, does not take place, because the main goal of half of the members of our team was not fishing, and the alloy. Throwing spinners in the way right off the boat, trying to trollingovat, and in the evenings it was not up to the fishing: pleasantly tired of cooking dinner, relaxing by the fire, making a mark on the map, sleep, and again in a way.
So we do not overeat fish, but a couple of times failed to cook a good ear of the captured whip up the pike and perch. Broke one small grayling and a huge pike, presumably at 10 kg., Encroached on the spoon hanging from the boat spinning. Fell until swam to shore, vyvazhivaya it, for a small rubber boat to pull out of the water this edifice was impossible. And also, I think, did not have “lucky” during the fight with the fish in advance loudly reminisce about spring balance and scream that is a fishing luck. Pike is gone, but it’s probably for the best: if caught, they decided to let it go – do not know how it would have been wounded, and eat it – we have not mastered, and salt – no sense – at one of the stops we’ve seen thrown into the water eviscerated large roach and perch, apparently people their pickled, but the heat is still spoiled fish. On one of the shoals caught a decent-sized Lenca, immediately pickled and eaten.
The last two days were “parovozikom”, clinging to each other, so it was fun. Again, sang songs, guessing puzzles, riddles. And continued to enjoy nature, to admire its amazing places. Even from a distance has attracted the attention of a huge single “sink” on the bank (or “puff pastry” – as anyone associated), and, of course, luring us imprinted on her background. Can not stop even for a moment near the shore, which is how he would have invited him to come down on the stone pier, wharf, water flowing out of the broad flat stages, as if hewn and polished by human hands. Went down, trampled on it, because to pass something on it is nowhere – in front of a rock along the narrow coast. But the pier – as one of the unique creations of the Blue River. I guess we are still very lucky with the water level in the river, be above water – these miracles could not be noticed.
Do not have time to see the iconic grotto shenkenami end of the XIX century, where, according to the handbook, wooden idols are installed near the entrance, and ritual space marked with garlands made of horsehair. They passed the third Sinskaya petroglyphs.
By the last of our spending the night on the river swam to 2 am. Tasted extreme with all the intense feelings, overcoming a three night rolling, the approach of which only identifiable in the dark on the rising noise of water. It would be foolish to risk further unnecessarily, and we are stuck for the night to the appropriate bank.
To the village Sinskaya we came around 5:00 PM on Friday – the seventh day of rafting. With a taxi proved problematic: several cars and boats have taken the group that followed the river in front of us, the other taxi drivers were on a fishing trip, and with whom to negotiate (taxi-boat) – waiting for us later and has not yet returned to the hayfield. Generally we were ready in advance for the night in tents in Sinskaya, but one of our team members were born here, and his family have kindly sheltered, fed, given a bed, for which they thank you. Sinskaya we liked: it has a rich history and is on the scenic area, where the river empties into the Blue Lena, neat yards, some furniture and sumptuous greenery reminiscent of the Black Sea, friendly inhabitants. The next morning, Saturday, found the same car and set off home on the rocky bank of the Lena roadless.
Fishing Reports on the Lena River
Our equipment consisted mainly of spinning gear. In general, each spinning on one emergency in Vladimir, also on fly fishing tackle me and Vladimir. Taking a fly fishing, I set out to catch enough and catch the same Lenca, because fly fishing I have not been able to seduce river leopard on the fly, but more on that later. Since wield a fly fishing from a boat with friends selfishly (when I make the casts, the men pressed against the bottom of the boat, fly whistling past their ears, eyes, etc., it’s funny, but dangerous enough that you can give a lot of neudobst comrades, there are large risk of falling behind in what colleagues certainly promises to help), when fishing from a boat given priority spinning. Boat fishing allowed at the same time way, even standing, the only nuance that one was “rowing”, performing “request” the others, but this does not affect the results of catching “grebschika” (grebuna, grebiblya dealing greblinngom when others are engaged in ” phishing “). So whatever no one was hurt, organized a tour of duty (the practice worked before), one day one of us was at the oars, and then in turn the next, etc.
The first day.
The first day scored Eugene caught the first pike.
More commonly nomination “first fish” Vladimir opened and, especially on the Lena River, it certainly goldilocks. And then the pike! Pike decided to leave for the evening, especially Vladimir promises to cook it on the grill, and he knows how to do it skillfully. The second obryblennym I was on agliyu-long number 3 Lenochek villages, small but nice. Vladimir remained without a catch in the future, this did not prevent him to turn to its fullest, damovskuyu. So went the first day, for the record, all the stocks run out of beer.
In general, Lena, on the site we have chosen the route, quiet river with a steady flow, the speed of which an average of 3-5 km / h, in the shallows sometimes speed was 10.8 km / h.
Based on the nature of the river and the need for passing the mark of 30 km per day, catching mostly occurred from the boat but if encountered promising place, and it becomes possible fishing from the shore, by all means use this facility. The stops were short, 15 – 30 minutes to a stop.
(a merging of the Greater and Lesser Lena)
When fishing from a boat, to reduce the speed of movement, tried to use a homemade anchor – the usual rap-rock on the cord, but the boat continued to drag with almost constant speed. As soon as one of us noticed the preview pebbly bottom, began an active fishing, but because of the speed of 1-2 lovilos tail, or just flew in every sense. Therefore, even if the roll was overtaking us for a snack, throwing all responsible for cleaning up hastily, “tormozok”, so that in a fit of passion not to trample all “edrene Fyenya.” For example, once again went into the channel in which there were quite a deep hole, the banks are steep, sandy-clay, for nearly absent on the banks of the dry, koryazhistye trees, it seemed to me this place is more creepy than promising in terms of fishing. Obkidav lures from a boat duct and not getting any bites, decided to have a snack (lunch is difficult to call, but before dinner perekantovatsya helped), got a salty fish, bacon, fried on the day before the fire, and made me “soguday” of fresh caught Helen , poured hot tea from a thermos (we use them in order not to waste time on cooking tea on the way).
While getting ready, the boat was slowly brought out of the ducts into the mainstream for intensified, not paying attention to it, started receiving food … and then, somewhere in front, strong surge! Distracted from the food to the side where I believe someone splashing, no nothing. Duck, probably. But then Vladimir notices another splash, and after some time near the boat going out fish, typical for trout, chase fry. And here begins! My suggestion is to continue the meal was simply not seen (literally describe where I should go just impossible) so hastily clean up everything so that your colleagues are not trampled same dinner. Eugene, meanwhile puts spoons and making the first casting. As long as I got ready for fishing, Vladimir, looking around, determined the character of the river. It turns out that the channel formed a large, fairly deep rift that could be fish, “dining room”, the presence of holes in the duct of the last confirmed this theory, there is a hole – there are places where the fish lives, and feed in the shallows. So far we have discussed this with Vladimir theory, Eugene so negromoglasno remarked: “Kazhys is!”. We thought it was a joke, because in addition pike spoons until nothing came across, but Eugene continued vyvazhivat something with depth. That something was taymeshenok 1.2 kg. Mulk drove just not him. So keen angler even thinks about food (in certain moments of life).
Most of the islands are not left without our attention, as almost always been able to stick and where the island there and rolls. Plots on the approach to the island oblavlivali the boat, steering was always on the alert, trying to stick to the right place and less scare the fish. Then methodically fished both sides of the front of the island. Before the shallows, usually held the largest fish, Lenka and taymeshata, and if lucky able to throw the lure of this place, it certainly was waiting for luck. In the shoal, where the flow is not the fastest and allowed depth, held Lenka smaller, more downstream, midstream seemed in itself, held grayling. Some of the rapids literally seethed from vsplekov fish.
Nursing fish fend for themselves up close and almost came. Could be seen as jumping out of the water goldilocks, featuring a distinctive front side fin.
Successful fishing from a boat was out for the shore, especially if banks are steep. Even better, if the trees hang down to the water. In this case casts produced under tree branches, risking break the spoon, but the risk is often justified. So was vyuzhen Vladimir trophy (for us) goldilocks this alloy, took a steep bank, with the looming water spruce.
Well, at the end of the island necessarily “shot” a few tails.
In the main channel of the Lena, in areas where the bottom is not in sight, and tried to catch a variety of lures, spinner, wavering, jig, but the result has not brought such fishing may not hold the bait at the desired depth, and more experience fishing on large rivers is not enough . Some times even drove Eugene “Night Walker” trolling, then dubbed bait “marathon” as having the greatest city in the distance.
Catching the added discomfort of floating algae in the water column, probably due to the high water level. But allow us to determine the sensitivity of gear failure games spinners at the toe of algae and, in principle, that are accustomed to the phenomenon did not pay attention to him.
I basically came across goldilocks, sometimes small taymeshki. Pike I have not been able to catch, but from Lena trophies on spinning I opened the nomination perch (caught by trolling with a fly).
My set.
When fishing from the shore I used to do casting upstream. But sometimes snap Lenca occurred and grazing spinners without reeling across the current.
When fishing from a boat is basically done casting across the current, because the speed of the movement of boats and speed of flow of the river are the same, it was an opportunity to lead the bait slowly. Making casts, trying to focus on the outputs of the fish seen. Of best practices when timed plop, did throw a little above the proposed parking fish, trying to lure right in front of the fish, followed by bite. Once even arrogantly demonstrated this fellow, before casting saying “my client” and fished Helen, then the phrase was coined from the comrades, as the key to successful fishing (jokingly of course). Else noticed this peculiarity in the behavior of Lenca, when you post a spinner comes first “strike” in the spoon, rarely two. Grip may not follow, but if you slow down the wiring, followed by a snap. First butting took for clinging algae, but clean baubles at the end of the posting made me think. At the opening of this phenomenon does not apply, perhaps, this behavior is seen by other fishermen, anyway, so I ran for the first time.
It was also noted that if at the beginning of the alloy, trolling across variegated Lenk, and a small (300 g), and more (up to 2 kg), but after going through the middle of the road, about a d.Orlenga, the intensity of the output Lenca trolling decreased, sometimes turning into complete apathy on the part of Lenca, despite the presence of the outputs of fish, not small. Also, after the conquest of foreign halfway point, began to appear promising at first glance, rolls, but completely empty, and only a couple of them, we were pleased with the output taymeshat, really catch any of them have failed, but apparently even with the neighborhood trout species of fish remaining brothers could not stand.
In general, the tactics of fishing has been reduced to finding fish “table”, which were easy to find on the “boil” blipped nursing fish, because due to the intense emission of mayflies, literally created a carpet of insects greedily eaten by aquatic creatures. Tellingly, though flax and caught on spinners, in the stomachs of fish caught have been isolated cases of detection of small fish (usually a bull sculpin, Shirikov), mainly diet Lenca were all kinds of insects (padenki, caddis flies, stoneflies large, house flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, beetles), sometimes snails (big and yellow), and if caught with flax snail, the snail except there was nothing there.
Sometimes, in the quiet, warm days, slowly floating down the river, putting spinners in the side, in silence enjoying the harmony of nature, could be seen everywhere on the reach of the bursts of fish, heard a gentle whisper of the river, the rustle of leaves on the breeze. Desire to tear down this idyll splash falling spoon, no one appeared just floated, sometimes removing the camera.
Fly fishing (or whip).
Because of its irresistible desire to master this type of fishing, the chance to catch fly-fishing, and even in places I did not refuse. Caught mainly on a dry fly, as to my shame, I catch on the nymph is not yet mastered.
On the fly lovilos almost all kinds of fish, for the first time, an old dream come true catch Lenca fly fishing. He started fishing with the use of attractors, caddis imitations: Stimulator, ElkHairCaddis. Stimulator of flax was just ecstatic, why, most of my stimulants quickly became useless, goldilocks literally szhevyval used me in making fur deer flies. Caddisy worked mostly brick-red, pale yellow, sometimes they zarilsya grayling. Local grayling was not a major, lived in small ducts with a steady flow together with the young Lenca of the same size. After dusk and on cloudy days worked CDC flies out of small sizes (simulation midges, mayflies, caddis). In the end, I still went on to have a more mayfly imitations.
The whole period of the alloy on the surface of the water floated a lot of insects, much of this carpet were various kinds of ephemera. You could find a large variety of sizes of insects (if one compares the size of flies, or rather on the hooks, the number from 16 to number 10, and sometimes even the number 8), the colors found mayflies are also diverse, I noted the following:
– Pale yellow wings, and the same body,
– Mottled gray wings, the body grayish-white (one of the largest species),
– Brick body, wings gray, palely yellow, sometimes transparent (also large),
– Yellow body, the wings are dark gray (usually small).
Tellingly, the representatives of all, I have described, diversity met almost the entire section of the river.
Insects on the water surface.
Out on one of the rapids, coming very close to the nursing fish, long observed the following picture: Lenochek standing behind svom favorite pebble, periodically lifted from the surface of swimming mayfly. Traced selectivity, he picked up one kind, and the rest were ignored. Also picking only those insects that were floating on a strictly defined path, ie at some point turned out to be over his head, or what path deviation was simply ignored, probably affected the abundance of insects and a large concentration of fish in the shallows.
One police officer on the island, decided to fishing on a small roll, pretended to be an abundance of living creatures bursts friends went to practice with spinning, I opted for fly fishing, and for good reason as it turned out. Spinning complete ignore, I just bite for bite, the only condition – the accuracy of feeding flies. Cost to put a little fly in a jet, there was no way, but if the cast is accurate, be sure to burst, and then depended on quickness, not to miss a hewing, and delicacy, so as not to break the fly, or the lip of a fish, I did tackle a gruff , 7 cells Cola Salmon, though leash 0.14. The choice of flies was not the case because, to pick up a fly catching capacity by floating insects was not hard, was chosen in the direction of a light yellow mayfly imitations: HairWing Dun VR variant. Contributed to a successful fishing trip, in my opinion, and a large concentration of fish as a place caught Helen engaged his brother after only 1-2 minutes, as signaled splash hunting fish. What else is great fly fishing, so that you can release the caught fish without causing fatal injuries, the object of fishing.
At the end of the alloy, is on arrival at Ust-Kut, was made a short stop on the island at this point pinpoint small splash, do not waste time in vain, take fly fishing, fly a little bit before I put a splash on the second wiring is – out fish , Cut, spend a little time on vyvazhivanie, is in the hands of a small Lenochek, let him go back home, my heart euphoria, it was the last trophy of the alloy.
Climate.
At the beginning of the alloy lucky with the weather, warm, sunny, almost windless, though the breeze only benefit midge blows and gnats abound. In general, the gnat is an ode to devote a separate, creams, gels, sprays, insect weakly at her act, in the absence of wind this type of insect boldly climbs into his nose, ears, eyes, mouth, under the sleeves of clothing, and eats almost everything there is to blood. Salvation is one thing – fly screens, but in the nature of a mosquito net mesh slightly spoils the experience, but have to compromise. I have been experimenting catching about 5 days without a mosquito net on the Lena, was absent as such, on the fourth day of the facial skin is turned into not bite through armor. You can promote and such a method, but it’s not for everybody. For example, I catch a boat without a mosquito net, suddenly bite, cut down on the other end of the cord flutter fish, but then climbs into the eye gnat, unpleasant, etc., during the fight with the fish eye second attack similar midge vyvazhivanie is almost blind from the buzz of catching nothing no choice but to use only the comrades from the looks fun. So the breeze on the river – grace.
Source: Komanda-K
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