Fishing in the Barents Sea: tours, reviews

The Barents Sea, despite the glory of the severe, is still one of the incredibly beautiful and, most importantly, fish-rich reservoirs on our planet. Today, when Arctic tourism has gradually started to become popular, routes on it will soon be available to almost everyone. Arriving at the Barents Sea, you can not only get a lot of positive emotions, but also to have a wonderful memory of unforgettable fishing. After all, in this northern pond is the present abundance of a wide variety of fish species. Reports on fishing in the Barents Sea show that no one can survive without a good catch. After all, in these northern waters there are one hundred and fourteen varieties of fish. Twenty of them are of commercial value. This halibut and sea bass, cod, flounder, catfish, herring and many others.

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Fishing on the Barents Sea today is already known not only to the inhabitants of the Murmansk region. And this is not surprising. It is hardly possible to name in our country one more such place where it will be possible to find such a great variety and quantity of fish than here. Of course, judging by the reviews, fishing in the Barents Sea is very harsh and extreme, but it is just as exciting and prey. In the catch of everyone who comes here, there must be a halibut, flounder, etc.

Fishing for the Kola Peninsula

A powerful, strong and unpredictable water element is the Barents Sea. Northern latitudes have transformed the coast of the Kola Peninsula into a unique, stunning beautiful and rebellious place. Only here you can retire in a quiet bay, ride on the waves of the transparent cold sea, see impenetrable hills and rocks, entirely covered with moss and lichen, and fish far from the coast in open water on long waves, which the locals call "downswing from the north."

Fishing in the Barents Sea is divided into two types. The first is catching fish in the bays, and it does not matter from the shore, the boat or from the dock. And the second type is fishing in the Barents Sea from a ship that swims far into the open distance. And it is the latter that attracts an incredible number of those who do not think their life without a favorite occupation.

Sea fishing

In the Barents Sea, it means catching in open water, when in the north there is nothing but an endless horizon. To engage in sea fishing, you need to sail from the shore for at least five kilometers.

The northern coast of the Kola Peninsula is riddled with completely silent and beautiful coves and bays. However, due to the very difficult terrain, one can approach the open water only from single individual places. This is the Middle Peninsula, the villages of Liinakhamari, Rybachiy, Zaozersk, Ura-Guba, Dalnye Zelentsy and Teriberka. Fishing in the Barents Sea, which starts from them, can become truly unforgettable. However, some of these starting points, for example, Linahamari and Zaozersk are closed: travel to them is allowed only on special passes.

Features of sea fishing

Most of the organized tours start exactly from the settlements of Teriberka and Ura-Guba. Sea fishing in the waters of the Barents Sea is possible year-round. Even in winter they come here to fish halibut, cod or flounder. As for the summer fishing, then, judging by the reviews, lovers of "quiet hunting" not only fish, but also enjoy having a rest at sea. After all, even under the severe northern sun you can get a good tan, and if you're lucky, then admire the whales, dolphins, seals and rare species of birds.

Catching

From early spring until late autumn, seafood and haddock, catfish and sea bass, small fish, etc. are caught here. However, the most delicious and the most common fish living on the shores of the Kola Peninsula is cod. Many love her not only for the excellent taste of tender meat, but also for the fact that she gives an interesting fishing trip. Prepare freshly caught cod simply and quickly: as a rule, it is not cleaned from the scales, and, separating only the head and entrails, fry in oil until a crispy crust appears. Anyone who tastes this melting meat in the mouth, will no longer eat fish. More likely to catch cod during tides. However, by February this fish is already heading for the Atlantic for spawning, and therefore the fishing season can be considered closed for it. Cod flocks are found more often on sand shoals.

On halibut

Catching large individuals of this fish is always the dream of anglers around the world. And this is not surprising. The survival of this powerful predator is remembered for a lifetime. Halibut meat is considered extremely tasty, which only adds to the joy at the time of its capture. Fishing for halibut in the Barents Sea is quite common. Here, a blue variety of this fish is caught, large specimens of which have white meat with high taste qualities.

Halibut is not a schooling fish. It is caught mainly as a by-catch to the saithe or cod. This fish, as a rule, dwells at the bottom, in those areas where it is even, sandy-pebble. Stony ground, she avoids.

Experienced anglers who have firsthand knowledge of what a halibut fishing is, say that the probability of pulling a trophy specimen is directly proportional to the depth in this part of the sea. Nevertheless, the decisive role for favorable catch is played by the knowledge of places where it can be caught, as they say: "cool points".

Tackles for halibut should be manned from a strong woven line with a length of up to three hundred meters. For fishing, anglers use a large jig. Classes for gourmets - this is the name of halibut fishing in the Barents Sea.

Tours

This northern large pond is a reserved place for lovers of quiet hunting. Many come here not only for excellent catch, but also for thrill. Some people prefer to rent a ship and go out to sea on their own. Fishing for a whole day with an overnight stay on board a rented boat will cost forty-five thousand rubles.

However, the majority of those who come here for sea hunting prefer to buy tours. This service consists of three components: loading on the ship at the quay on the base, fishing at the place provided for in advance and returning back with subsequent unloading. The handling of the catch is usually carried out directly on the ship. If you wish to fish for a few days, the host takes accommodation in guest houses.

The cost of the tour is about eight thousand rubles. Fishermen undergo preliminary training, receive gear and maintenance of a professional team. If the duration of the tour is several days, then its cost includes also food and spending the night. For example, the price of a three-day program, which includes excursions, transfers, medical insurance and documents for access to the open sea - sixty six thousand rubles.

Reviews

Any person, regardless of whether a tourist is a fisherman or an amateur hunting, once arriving on the Kola Peninsula, "gets infected" by them and seeks to return here at the first opportunity to again meet with those beautiful places with which the local nature is so rich. Judging by the reviews, many anglers from different parts of our country dream of fishing at least once in the waters of the Barents Sea. And those who have already managed to do this, describe their feelings with one, but very capacious word "great." And although the conditions here are much more severe than, for example, elite tours in warm seas and oceans, nevertheless, the sensations are incomparable.

Masculinity, strength, persistence - all these qualities require fishing in the Barents Sea. Feedback indicates that you can not relax here. Fishing should be well planned and prepared. In the season of cod, saithe and halibut come across very often.

Reports on fishing in the waters of the Barents Sea indicate that only real men should come here. Conditions on the bases are far from high-class hotels, and even fishing is difficult to call easy. But, as testimonies testify, for one day it is possible to pull out up to thirty kilograms of tender delicious fish, for example, cod.