Map of the depths of Ezerische. Lake Ezerishche, Pustoshkinsky district, Pskov region. Extract from the rules of recreational fishing of the Republic of Belarus

As you know, the northern part of Belarus is called the land of lakes, and for good reason, because there are more than 2 thousand of them. In this article we will talk about one of the most beautiful and picturesque, which is located in the Vitebsk region. This lake Ezerishche is one of the largest lakes in Belarus, its area is 15.4 km2. Lake Ezerishche is located in the Ob River basin. The basin of Lake Ezerishcha has an elongated shape with a complex configuration. The widest part of the lake is more than 3 kilometers wide, and its length is almost 9 kilometers. The lake has mostly steep slopes, many of which are plowed, a small number of which are occupied by meadows. Forests extend closer to the Eastern part; in some places it reaches 25 meters in height, but generally its height does not exceed 5 meters. The coastline, which is almost 33 kilometers long, is winding. Due to the fact that it is strongly indented, there are a large number of bays, spits, capes, and islands. The slopes generally coincide with the shores: - Northwestern, northern - quite high and steep. - The southern low slopes slowly turn into a floodplain (up to 50 meters) or into low banks.

Lake Ezerishche has an uneven bottom, which has a large number of holes and shoals. The central part of the lake is the deepest, reaching 11 meters. But mostly throughout the lake the depth does not exceed 4.4 meters. The saturation of water with oxygen is about 50-70 percent. When the weather is calm, in the central part of the lake, in the deep areas, there is a deficiency of oxygen. Water transparency is about 1.5 meters. Lake Ezerische has rather poor zooplankton, which includes 10 species of crustaceans and 10 species of rotifers. Most of the total biomass consists of organisms whose habitat is soil (mollusks, chironomids).

This lake belongs to flowing water bodies. Since 3 rivers flow into it, such as Dubovka, Trezubka, Ognesh. Lake Ezerishche is the source of the Obol River. Fish in Lake Ezerische The lake is rich in various species. Its waters are inhabited by: carp, eel, bream, burbot, silver bream, pike perch, pike, perch, bleak, roach, rudd, gold and silver crucian carp.

Extract from the rules of recreational fishing of the Republic of Belarus

124. Citizens of Belarus, foreign citizens and stateless persons can fish for a fee or free of charge.

125. Recreational fishing of all species is permitted, except eel. If a crayfish, a lamprey, the species of which is included in the Red Book, or an eel are caught on a hook, they must be released back into the reservoir alive.

126. It is allowed to catch if the quantity is 20% of the fishing allowance for each species.
127. For fishing, it is allowed to use float, fly, bottom fishing rods, circles, spinning rods, girders, tracks, spearguns, nets, lifting nets (only if this fish will be used as bait).

128. Fishermen are allowed: - Fishing is allowed in all places, with the exception of only those that are leased, where paid fishing is organized. In places where paid admission is organized, the permissible amount of fish caught is determined by the tenant; this information must be written on the vouchers. - catching no more than 30 crayfish per day; - catching freshwater shrimp no more than 1 kg per day; - fishing with a net or lifting net as bait for catching other species, no more than 30 pieces per fisherman per day.

The Velikaya River between lakes Zverino and Ezerishche.

The channel begins almost immediately behind the bridge of the Kyiv-St. Petersburg highway. Since fishing in the area of ​​the bridge is difficult due to the large number of submerged piles, some spinners have come up with their own fishing technique. They climb onto the bridge and make a gentle cast downstream of the river. With a few turns of the reel, they wind the petal and try to keep the rotating spoon in the current in the sandy gaps between the underwater grass and the piles. Often such fishing ends in catching a perch, but when landing large fish, problems can arise.

Almost immediately after the bridge, two bays form in the channel, one in the direction of travel, and the other a little to the left. The first bay is heavily overgrown in summer, the second, in addition, is also very shallow. There are not many deep sections along the bank in the channel, but their prospects are higher: the holes bordering the current are larger and deeper. The river is blocked in many places by fallen and sunken trees, around which fish gather. There are many places for tourist parking on the high banks. On the right (after about a kilometer of rafting) Lake Melenka is hidden in the forest, connected to a channel by a stream. The reservoir is quite large in size, with virtually no access to the water. In appearance, this is a very rarely visited lake, rich in tench and pike.

Then the current sharply intensifies, the river seems to go downhill, and stone boulders begin to come across. The last turn - and the channel ends with a destroyed mill. At this stage, fishing from a boat ends, but here is a promising place for fishing from the shore, or rather, from the remains of a destroyed mill. Perch and pike are almost always active and willingly caught with any bait, and if you climb the footbridge near the mill, you can see the third lake.

Lake Ezerische.

Just like Yasskoye, it is very elongated in length. The area of ​​the lake is 130 hectares, the average depth is 3 m, the maximum is 8 m. The coastal shallow water sometimes extends to 100 m, after which there is a rather sharp (about 20°) drop into depth. In the coastal zone of Ezerishche, rich aquatic vegetation (reeds and reeds) is developed; pondweeds, hornworts, telores, water lilies and egg capsules grow in silted reaches and bays. There is a strip of clear water in the middle of the lake. A real pike kingdom. There are several villages on the coast, inhabited mainly by summer residents. In the southeastern part of the lake there is a channel through which you can get to Lake Skubets. The Great River flows out of the lake in the northeastern part.

Ezerishche is considered the most overgrown and fishy among the above lakes, which, unfortunately, attracts nearby poachers.

Promising places are at the confluence of the Velikaya, as well as where the river flows out of the lake. The principle of fishing is the same as on Zverino - fishing for windows in aquatic vegetation. Non-snagging baits are most in demand here. The Rapala Minnow spoon works well; the use of small oscillating spoons equipped with a twister in combination with an offset hook is promising.

Since the lake is shallow, the water here warms up faster in the spring than in other bodies of water, which means you can start fishing earlier. There are several good tourist sites along the banks.

The Velikaya River flows through Lake Ezerishche, which is especially popular among fishermen in the Pskov region. Not only does the river maintain a good oxygen regime in the lake all year round, but also a powerful migration of schools of fish passes through the lake. At different times of the year, various fish are caught here with all kinds of gear. The quantity and quality of the catch often depends on the size of the spring flood and its duration. The lake is not distinguished by its particularly complex terrain, which is somewhat similar to the bed of the river itself: the average depth is about 3 m with the greatest depth of 5 m in the middle of the lake. The main fish worth coming here for is pike. There is a lot of weed fish in the lake: roach, perch, crucian carp and tench, and bream.
There is a lot of pike in the lake, a lot of small ones, and there are also trophy specimens. Most local fishermen catch pike in winter with winter lures, exceeding the permitted gear limit several times. Most often, girders are installed in numerous bays, along coastal thickets, and in such places you come across not only undersized pike, but also quite good specimens, weighing more than 3 kg. You can try installing girders along the central channel; the chance of catching good fish in such places is much higher. Lovers of balance fishing often catch good catches among jigging fishermen. Very good specimens of pike are caught during the autumn run of circles through the pits, when the gentle wind blowing along the lake is very conducive to such fishing. The lake is full of good live bait roach; catching it is not difficult, so you shouldn’t bother with imported crucian carp, the bite on which is many times worse than on local live bait. Trolling fishing on Ezerishche is very popular, especially in the fall, when the underwater vegetation begins to lay down, but, as a rule, only experienced fishermen can boast of good catches.
As in any similar reservoir, there is also a good perch, fishing for which is no less interesting than catching pike. Of course, it takes a lot of time to find good schools of fish, but if successful, the fishing can be interesting and rewarding. In winter, the perch size of 100-200g often prevails; in summer, specimens of 300-400g will be from the category of ordinary ones. Summer perch fishing on an ultralight spinning rod using thin gear can be a great pleasure.
Fishermen should always remember that this is a flowing body of water and it is better to visit it during the first ice period with great caution; it is best when the ice on most reservoirs already reaches 15-20 cm. Good fishing, excellent places for recreation, access to which can be difficult in a period of prolonged bad weather will leave only good impressions from visiting this very interesting lake.

Age 10,000 years.
The lake is located in the north of the Gorodok district of the Vitebsk region, in the Oboli River basin, on the border with the Pskov region of the Russian Federation. On the western shore of the lake there is an urban-type settlement called Ezerishche.
Lake Ezerishche is one of the largest reservoirs in Belarus. The area is 15.39 sq. km, the maximum depth is 11.5 m. It has a complex basin configuration and extends from East to West for 8.9 km, and from South to North - 2.6 km.
The bottom is uneven with depressions and shoals. The greatest depth is 11.5 meters, in the central part of the lake, the average depth is 4.4 meters. The lake is a reservoir of glacial origin. It was possible to establish that its age is 10 thousand years.
There are 18 large and small islands on the lake with a total area of ​​0.67 km. Some of them are high, like hills, others are low, sandy. Many of the islands were inhabited in ancient times and were used for various purposes. On Ryabinovy ​​Island, for example, there are ancient mounds lined with boulders (zhalniki).
The length of the coastline is 32.8 km. It has a complex shape, is heavily indented and creates many bays, capes, and spits. The coastline is winding, with numerous bays. The slopes are gentle in some places, steep in others up to 20 m high. The shores are sandy.
The northern and northwestern shores (Russian side) rise above the lake up to 25 meters. They are composed of moraine loams, steep and subject to abrasion (Abrasion is the process of destruction of the shores of seas, lakes, and reservoirs by wave activity.) In the South and East they drop to 5 meters and become flat. Only the eastern part of the lake is covered with a small tract of forest, the rest are plowed or used for pastures and hayfields.
The lake is fed by three rivers flowing into the southeastern bay - Trezubka, Ognesh, Dubrovka, as well as eight streams. In addition, surface runoff, precipitation on the water table and groundwater recharge should be taken into account. One river flows out of the lake - the Obol (the right tributary of the Western Dvina, length 148 km).
In summer, the water warms up well. The shallow waters, rugged coastline, variety of islands and soils make the lake a very attractive place for various species of animals and plants to settle here. Ezerishche is rich in fish: pike perch, bream, pike, perch, roach, eel, bleak, ide, silver bream, rudd, burbot, crucian carp, etc. There are more than 25 species in total. Industrial fish production has been established on the lake, and amateur fishing is also developed.
The lake is a recreation area, and its 100 m wide coastal strip within the boundaries of the Vitebsk region, as well as the swamps adjacent to the lake and the mouth of the Dubrovka River with the source of the Obol River, are part of the Ezerishchinsky ornithological reserve.
The migration routes of waterfowl: geese, ducks, swans, and waders pass here. More than 60 species of birds nest on the islands, coastal strip and swamps adjacent to the shore of Ezerishche, the total number of which reaches 3000 or more pairs. Kingfisher, great bittern and other rare birds nest here, creating interesting and rare settlements.

On the largest island, Gorodishche (on which the castle is located), great godwits, lapwings, herbivores, snipe, mallards, teals, black-headed and little gulls, great grebe and others nest.
On the peninsula (now an island) Ezerishcha in the XIV - XVII centuries. there was a castle. During floods and floods, the low part of the land was filled with water, and the castle turned into an island fortress. The castle had a quadrangular shape (100x120) and was surrounded by an earthen rampart with three towers and a moat. To this day, these ramparts have been preserved on the eastern and northern sides. The places where towers with a diameter of about 15 m were located are clearly visible. Before the construction of the castle, there was a fortification here.
It is very interesting to see the abrasion (destruction by waves) of the lake shore. The waves almost always hit the high, steep slopes strongly.
Near the village of Shelyakovo, it is worth visiting a settlement located on a high hill, standing right on the shore of the lake. It offers a beautiful panorama of the lake and islands. You can see mounds and stone crosses from the 14th-16th centuries. near the village of Dubrovka.
"... in Gorodok district, on one of the islands of a spacious lake called Ozerishche, there is still a fairly well-preserved settlement, which some call Ozerishche, others - Gorodishche, assuring that under this name there was a city with a strongly fortified castle. The surviving fortifications consist of a rampart 168 meters long. The prominent corner of the rampart, the most elevated, faces a village called Mestechko, with which the island itself is connected by a narrow, 18-meter-long isthmus. Near the rampart there is a deep ditch, probably filled with water from the lake. In addition Moreover, numerous remains of piles running from the island to the shore for two to three miles, according to folk legend, testify to the existence of two bridges that connected the island with the shore. The same piles allow us to guess that there was a third bridge that connected the settlement with the opposite one, near located on a small island. These piles have not been scientifically explored by anyone... The castle was burned by Stefan Batory in 1579. Until now, many fragments of various iron tools have been found here... Many folk legends have been preserved about this fortification, which probably had an underground passage, like all large fortifications. In this dungeon there were huts with iron gates... They are even called by the name of the fisherman, namely Vekhotka, who was there and brought out a lot of silver and gold...".

Ezerische is not a store, but 3-4 kg. There can always be tasty fish from there in the house. 42_kilometers from the town of Gorodok region on the border with the Pskov region of the Russian Federation lies one of the largest reservoirs in Belarus - Lake Ezerishche. Area 15.4 sq. km, the lake extends for 8.9 km. It is flowing, with good depths, with numerous underwater slides.

Fish wealth of the lake make up pike perch, bream, pike, perch, roach. According to some reports, there are eel, ide, burbot, and crucian carp here.

in spring

The weather in March is dead winter. Ezerische does not change his capricious character both in cold weather and in summer. It’s always here: sometimes thick, sometimes empty. Holes are drilled by driving from Chkalova Street in the village of the same name or from the village of Mestechko. You can go around all the carefully fed holes three times, and suddenly one of them starts to grab the bait of the silver bream at machine-gun speed. And even mixed with white bream. In the two spring months following March there are more restrictions than opportunities. In addition to the all-weather taboo on intensive fishing methods, in April it is dangerous to fish from ice, and there is still little open water. Then restrictions related to the spawning period come into force.

In summer

It is good to catch pike and perch with mugs. You just need to find a flat bottom plateau without vegetation and a slow current. However, there is no guarantee that the pike will not damage the tackle. It happens that it even bites through an invisible fluorocarbon fishing line. Sitting on the shore or in a boat, watching for bites and admiring the scenery, is the best thing to do at this time. You are guaranteed 3-4 kg, however, then it will take the same amount of time to clean a small fish. When hunting a predator, it is good to attach a piece of something red to a hook. They say it has the same effect on a pike as on a bull.

in autumn

Many people are waiting for the time when it will be more convenient to fish from the shore: in October-November, the bottom vegetation withers and lies on the ground. From September, access to the lake becomes more difficult. You can’t drive through the Shtetl anymore; you need to find out in advance what’s going on with the road through the plowed field. In open water, some people put on a fishing show - they fish with jerk. A wooden or plastic wobbler weighing up to 100 grams, with or without a blade, is not intended for diving, but for moving in shallow water along the surface with jerks and pauses. All the exciting situations with catching fish happen in plain sight!

in winter

There are no big changes in fish compared to the summer months. The same baits, baits, and the same breams, roach, silver bream, perches. Ruffs and bleaks are a nuisance during perch fishing, eating bloodworms. But the priority depths are different. It is believed that it is better to catch white bream not at 4-4.5 meters, but at 7-8, just opposite Bald Mountain. A standing jig and just a hook are used. A bonus of 400 grams is the highest result. By the way, the catch scattered around the hole should not be left unattended. Crows are thieves here and there! You move away a little, they silently fly up, sneak up and brazenly gut your fish, flying only 50 meters away.