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Kamchatka fishing, rivers, season and dates. |
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Information about Kamchatka fishing, rivers, season and dates description.
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Left Avacha river.
Length - 122 km
Catchment area - 5090 sq.km.
Current velocity - 1-3 m/s.
Depth in the undercurrent - 2-4 m, in the middle current - 0,5-1,5 m.
Width - 50-100 m and 20-40 m.
Water temperature - 5-8°C.
It is the spawning ground of: king salmon, red salmon, dog salmon, pink salmon, silver salmon and char.
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Species
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Begins
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Ends
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king salmon
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2-nd part of June
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1-st part of August
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red salmon
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3-d part of June
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1-st part of October
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pink salmon
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2-nd part of July
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1-st part of September
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dog salmon
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1-st part of July
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1-st part of October
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silver salmon
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3-d part of July
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2-nd part of November
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char
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2-nd part of July
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2-nd part of August
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0,8-3,5 thousand of king salmon and 8-24 thousand of silver salmon migrate here for spawning.
Fishing is organized at the confluence of Pravaya Avacha to this river.
The banks of Avacha are high and steep, current velocity is 2-3 m/s.
The Avacha river falls into the Avacha Bay.
In its undercurrent Elizovo town and numerous settlements are situated.
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Kolpakova river
Length - 95 km.
Catchment area - 580 sq.km.
Current velocity - 1,5-0,5 m/s.
Width - 50-100 m.
Water temperature - 5-7°C.
It is the spawning ground of: pink salmon, dog salmon, red salmon, silver salmon.
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Species
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Begins
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Ends
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red salmon
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2-nd part of June
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1-st part of September
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pink salmon
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1-st part of July
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3-d part of August
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dog salmon
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1-st part of July
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1-st part of September
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silver salmon
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1-st part of August
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3-d part of October
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char
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1-st part of July
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3-d part of August
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The Kolpakova river runs in the tundra and falls into the Ohotsk sea.
Tourists are taken to the camp by helicopter. The flight takes an hour.
From there tourists-fishermen are taken by rubber boat up or down the river directly to the place of fishing.
The riversides are not settled.
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Khodutka river
Length - 95 km.
Catchment area - 1850 sq.km.
Current velocity - 1-3 m/s.
Width in the medium current - 20-40 m, in lower reach - 50-100 m.
Water temperature - 5-8°C.
It is the spawning ground of: dog salmon, red salmon, silver salmon and char.
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Species
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Begins
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Ends
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pink salmon
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1-st part of July
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1-st part of August
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dog salmon
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2-nd part of July
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1-st part of September
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red salmon
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1-st part of July
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1-st part of September
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silver salmon
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3-d part of July
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2-nd part of September
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1,5-2 thousand of silver salmon migrate here for spawning.
The place for fishing is in 30-50 m from the river mouth.
It is characterized by steep and abrupt banks and the current velocity of 1,5-2 m/s.
The riversides are not settled. It is the untouched nook of Kamchatka nature.
In 80 km from the place of fishing there are Khodutkinskie hot springs.
If the tourist group wishes, the rest with bathing in the springs will be organized.
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Kamchatka river.
Length - 785 km.
Catchment area - 35000 sq.km.
The rafting takes up 150 km.
The river runs along the eastern slope of the Sredinnyi Range.
Current velocity - 1-3 m/s.
Depth in the undercurrent - 3-6 m. Width - 50-200m.
Water temperature - 5-7°C.
It is the spawning ground of: king salmon, red salmon, dog salmon, pink salmon, silver salmon and char.
Grayling is one of the fishes, that dwells here continually.
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Species
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Begins
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king salmon
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2-nd part of May
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1-st part of September
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red salmon
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2-nd part of May
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3-d part of August
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dog salmon
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3-d part of May
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1-st part of October
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pink salmon
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2-nd part of June
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2-nd part of August
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silver salmon
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1-st part of July
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2-nd part of December
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char
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2-nd part of June
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2-nd part of August
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16-45 thousand of king salmon and 110-150 thousand of silver salmon migrate here for spawning.
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Opala river
The Opala river runs in the southern part of Kamchatka.
It falls into the Ohotsk sea.
Length - 161 km.
Catchment area - 1160 sq.km (including the tributaries).
Current velocity - 1-3 m/s.
Fishing is organized with rafting or directly from the bank.
The rafting takes up 50 km in the medium reach (100 km from the mouth of the river).
Width - 100-200 m.
Water temperature - 5-7°C.
It is the spawning ground of: king salmon, silver salmon, red salmon, dog salmon, pink salmon.
Char dwells here continually.
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Species
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Begins
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red salmon
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2-nd part of July
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2-nd part of September
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pink salmon
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1-st part of July
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3-d part of August
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dog salmon
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1-st part of July
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3-d part of August
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silver salmon
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1-st part of August
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2-nd part of August
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char
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1-st part of July
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2-nd part of August
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4-9 thousand of silver salmon migrate here for spawning.
The riversides are not settled.
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Bistraya river.
The Bystraya river is the second among the longest rivers in Kamchatka.
Its length is 275 km.
Catchment area - 10800 sq.km.
It runs along the southern part of the Sredinnyi Range.
Current velocity - 0,5-2 m/s.
Depth in the undercurrent of the river - 1-3 m, in the medium current - 0,8-2 m/s.
Width - 50-100 and 20-40 m.
Water temperature - 7°C.
It is the spawning ground of king salmon (1642 thousand), red salmon, dog salmon, pink salmon, silver salmon (52-74 thousand), char, brook masu-salmon.
Graying and char dwell here continually.
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Species
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Begins
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king salmon
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3-d part of May
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1-st part of August
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red salmon
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2-nd part of June
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1-st part of September
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dog salmon
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1-st part of July
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1-st part of September
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pink salmon
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1-st part of July
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3-d part of August
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silver salmon
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1-st part of August
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3-d part of October
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char
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1-st part of July
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2-nd part of August
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The fishing is organized with rafting or from the banks.
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