Opening of the season

The Inspectorate for the Protection of Fauna and Flora reports that from June 9, anglers are permitted to use the following gear and methods for amateur fishing in fishing grounds:

fly fishing, float, quiver tip and bottom fishing rods of all types, spinning rods;

crucian floats, setlines, tip-ups, bobbers and other similar systems and tackle;

spearguns and spearguns for underwater hunting, firing a harpoon with a tip of no more than five prongs (only during underwater hunting);

landing nets with a diameter of no more than 0.5 metres and a mesh size of less than 10 millimetres, and dip nets not exceeding 1x1 metre in size and with a mesh size of less than 10 millimetres for catching fish as bait for catching other species;

gaffs with a hook width (distance from shank to point) not exceeding 9 centimetres and nets for lifting fish caught by permitted fishing gear out of the water;

fishing using gear of one or different types simultaneously, with a total number of hooks not exceeding 5 per angler;

Anglers are permitted to:

catch fish in fishing grounds, not exceeding 5 kilograms of fish per angler per day and one fish, if the total weight including its weight exceeds 5 kilograms, or one fish weighing more than 5 kilograms;

catch fish as bait for catching other species, not exceeding 30 pieces per angler per day.

Anglers are prohibited from:

fishing with prohibited gear and methods;

fishing using double and treble hooks without a spoon lure, natural or artificial bait;

fishing from vessels during night hours;

fishing using gear of one or different types simultaneously, with a total number of hooks exceeding 5 per angler;

fishing using crucian floats, setlines, tip-ups, bobbers and other similar systems and tackle during night hours, as well as without indicating the angler's surname and initials;

fishing within 50 metres of marked commercial fishing gear;

fishing from railway and other bridges, dams, weirs

of locks, pumping stations, other hydraulic structures, in respect of which restrictions and prohibitions on economic or other activities are established, and within a distance of 50 meters in both directions from the boundaries of the specified technical structures;

being in fishing grounds or on the adjacent territory within a distance of up to one kilometer from the shoreline of fishing grounds with prohibited fishing gear and (or) fish, the catch of which is prohibited in this area and at this time, or whose weight exceeds the established norms, without documents confirming the legality of fish possession.

Violation of the Rules for conducting fishing and fish farming is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 20 basic units, while illegal fish extraction is punishable by an administrative fine of 20 to 50 basic units and compensation for environmental damage. In case of damage amounting to 100 or more basic units, criminal liability is incurred.