Every spring in the Samara region, crucian carp begin to bite in early May. The bite becomes not just active, but frantic! Moreover, they bite in absolutely any lake, and there are hundreds of them in the region.
Today I want to tell you about fishing at the Vasilievsky Lakes. They're located in the village of Vasilyevka (at the entrance to Tolyatti along the bypass highway). There are lots of lakes there. We choose the ones with the fewest crowds, because when the fishing is at its peak, they get crowded, practically stepping on each other's ears. It's very crowded. But at least no one leaves empty-handed! Everyone catches at least 5 kg.
The photo is blurry because my husband took it with his slow phone:
Interestingly, there are many access roads to the lakes, and you can spend a long time wandering through fields, along forests, through ravines, looking for a quieter spot. It's certainly difficult to navigate such off-road conditions by car, but we manage to get through them in our Lada.
This time, our whole family stopped at a long lake that looked like a river. We found a spot and started fishing for crucian carp. The bites were immediate. As soon as you cast your line, 15-30 seconds pass—and there it is!
Everyone participated in the fishing trip—even our youngest, Dima (he was four years old at the time). The experience was simply indescribable! The kids were thrilled! And this is especially true considering we're city dwellers, and our kids are growing up, as they say these days, "tablet-savvy." They even brought their tablets with them on the fishing trip, thinking they'd be bored. But no such luck! They were hooked!
Just look, here are the children's first caught fish:
The specimens were usually palm-sized, but there were several really large crucian carp!
The children were fishing with interest. They held their rods correctly, watched the float, waited for a bite, and excitedly hooked the fish.
The kids fished alongside the adults! All day long, in fact. We arrived at 8 a.m. and left for home at 7 p.m. We expected to fish with the kids for three or four hours, and even then they'd be fussy and whiny. But all those expectations were shattered!
We came across examples like these:
The catch itself was a bountiful one. Between the four of us, we hauled in a mountain of fish. We sorted the large ones right away, and scattered the small ones either in the keepnet or in the bucket. It looked like this:
You might ask, why do we need so much fish? Why are we so greedy? But the truth is, there's so little fish, because our families quickly gobble it up. We'll treat our grandmothers and brothers, and then we'll only have 5-8 fish left to fry. Sometimes there's nothing left to even freeze. So they're snapped up like crazy!
As evening approached, the kids were simply physically tired. They sat down to have some tea:
But something went wrong and we were simply knocked out:
The fishing was a great success! The children remembered this crucian carp hunt for a long time. A love of nature was instilled in them.
When we arrived home, we dumped the change into the bathroom:
A large fish was also photographed as a souvenir; perhaps these were even small carp, since they were elongated:
We've been on this fishing trip many times. I'll definitely write about all the moments we capture! Thank you for your attention!