Fishing on Akhtuba. 2012. The first experience.

I decided to share their memories of the trip to Astrakhan region, it took place in October 2012. It will be rather big text and many photos.

Fishing on Akhtuba. 2012. The first experience.





Long, very long swirled in his head the idea of ​​going on a fishing trip to somewhere near Astrakhan, haunted viewed videos of the abundance of local fish fauna, on how zealously vyvazhivayut heroes movies huge catfish, carp, chub and ...
The waiting time probably has come to end and we are the guys finally planned a trip to Akhtuba. Plans for fishing began to build in the winter, after one of Winter Fishing trips, long before the onset of heat, we finally decided to go to the edge of a fishing promised and started planning the expedition.
Stop decided on the basis of some sort, because local orders do not yet know, and spend time in dealing with everyday issues would be desirable. Determined to base, chosen on the Internet, we chose the budget option. Bottom Three Rivers confluence of three rivers Akhtuba Ashuluk, Mangut, described by a paradise for fishing ... Visits to the presence of free time the participants of the expedition, began to take shape in early October. Two cars, three boats and three motors to them Six people obsessed with the idea to make a holy crusade to Akhtuba.
According to the list to quickly buy provisions for the week, add fuel for boats, loads forwarding belongings, (just in case took with them and camping equipment: gas stove, table, tents, sleeping bags ..).
08.10.2012..02.00
And here it is the "H" ... we leave in two nights ... sack. Ahead SUV rear van. Poretsky, Alatyr Chamzinka, Saransk, a piece of the federal highway "Saransk - Moscow" we turn to Penza, asphalt briefly stopped, the stretch of road just drowned in the swamp ... The road rules again, the speed is also not drop, as the go-linked 110-120 miles per hour, Navigator suggested a trip to the final destination ... 1000 miles NDA, the entire road is still ahead. We pass Penza interchange, at the seventh hour starts to get light, pull out fotoapparat- trouble-free dish soap to all travel and expedition "Samsung".



Saratov region, the road is flat as an arrow, runs away into the distance, sometimes ducking behind the hills, Outside, autumn, birch are already without leaves, strange at us, north sheet still have guessed the impact of last summer drought in these regions.
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Saratov Pass Road junction at 8.10 in the morning, and now the direction of due south ... Volgograd. Communicate by radio with the venom, decide to stay in a comfortable place - a cup of tea, thermos has long been devastated.
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Drank tea, poured a thermos, and again in a way, the scenery outside the window "feast for the eyes" ... scorched steppe, rare curves of the trunks of birch trees and shrubs pozhuhshie soil is salty, no dick did not grow trees. Grace for melons, melons, watermelons are still on the plantation, in the field, they can be clearly seen from the car window. Our direction towards south ... do not stop, go in tandem. Dragged counter watermelon truck 05 district and 30 road ... so-so. In bypass pass Kamyshin, the only major town on the entire route from Saratov. Disruption outside depressing time in these parts if stopped ... went before on this track ... nothing has changed, everything remains seemingly as in the 90s, curves stalls on the track, motels "suite" with a leaky slate roofs, and just dirt everywhere and trash ... Learning on the one hand, you begin to understand what has changed for the better in our area ...
The road is very monotonous and inexpressive, the left front of Volgograd in the Volga begins guessed.
13.40 Volgograd, leaving the left of the Volga hydroelectric power station ...
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Gateway channel
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We pass on the navigator through the city of Power "Volzhsky" re flashed "picturesque" landscape outside the window ... humming under his breath: the steppe and steppe around, way away is ... Left slide railway line to Astrakhan, on the right where it flows Volga and between us steppe melons and ridges with tomatoes and onions ... We get up for a short while for the purchase of fresh vegetables on the table. Across the road are trading Uzbek, and they also seem to grow all this.
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... Ahtubinsk city military test aircraft ... and he was from behind, dressed for the second time, preferably Lukoil. fuel on the ruble cheaper than us ...
17.00 held Kharabali ... Right estuaries, and flashes through the window in the reeds Akhtuba. Sergey continues to drive it without changing the wheel after departure. Fatigue accumulated over the road, yes nothing, soon point of our destination ...
Selitrennoe, 18.00, 1300 miles behind ... crossing of the Akhtuba
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We are on the island, looking for his base. Located at the numbers in the kitchen spread victuals, opened wine, vodka ... and for coming!
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Fatigue knocks down! End ...
09.10.2012 Putting the boat from the water, pvc "DECA 380" motors 15 and 18 forces, is quite adequate for a large water ...
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Jetty on the basis of quite convenient, sharing crews and drove to get acquainted with the water area, naturally with a walkie-talkie.
Three Rivers flowing ... Akhtuba in her fall and Ashuluk Mangut (from Akhtuba he appears). Akhtuba deepest calm, calm river Ashuluk Bottling holes and stretches, Mangut breakers with fast, driftwood, deep pits and steep banks, very similar to our Sura in miniature ...
The first day of fishing, the weather is excellent 25, a breeze. there were at least some understanding of the peculiarities of the local fishing ... sounder did not stop, the food for the big fish, it became quite clear that the fish itself is not jumping into the boat ... it is necessary to convince ... but nevertheless all the crews with fish ...
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On the first day, in Ashuluk, near the pier base WorldFish, on the "deck" with the move flew from the pit to reach less than a meter deep, and then next to the boat went to the breakers - catfish imported, meter by two and a spirited one, half a dozen or maybe more ... I have already raised baseball by surprise ... they bask Meljak, boats do not go there, and I jumped out of ignorance to ...
10.10.2012
rise in 0500 drank tea, snack, and rushed on the already known catchability points. Fish caught in different technii day change direction several times fishing in mood, perch voblerok, popper ... jerk guiding, Twitchy ... porolonka jigs, soft plastic bait trolling ... mandatory morning and evening wobblers recessed 3.5m and further (very effective if you ask me) to determine the most productive workers wobblers.
On the banks decide on a diet, the evening always on the table fried carp and perch fillet, but with fried potatoes! but with tomatoes from the Uzbeks! mmm! .. 200 grams of wheat wine for even sleep and dream ... bainki fishing, wiring, blow sweeps! Contact! a copy of what we need! all as in reality ...
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On the first day in Ashuluk on the left bank saw an unusual building, this afternoon decided to see these things ...
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"Sarai Batu," Museum of the Golden Horde - sets built for the film 41.



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