На Зауральской равнине в России есть прекрасные places with lakes. It is very interesting that there are only three reservoirs of the same name. They are located in different regions: one in Kasli, the second in Krasnoarmeisk, the third near Karabash. All of them proudly wear the title of Chelyabinsk Lakes.
Alabuga is a South Ural reservoir that is located5 km from the town of Kasli, is considered curative. There is organized paid fishing, you can often meet tourists with tents, which prefer to rest by "savages". The places here are beautiful, you can say, virgin. Those who want to completely renounce the city's fuss, it is necessary to visit this lake.
There is an opinion that the name "Alabuga" of the Turkicorigin and in translation means "perch". However, it literally sounds like a "motley bull". The locals called it that way. It is known that in the old days there was a lot of this fish in the nearby lakes and rivers. And now nothing has changed, the perch is considered the main wealth of the reservoir.
Alabuga is a drop-shaped lake that expands fromwest to the east, covers an area of 8 square meters. km. The average depth level reaches 3 m. It sharply increases near the shore to 2.5 m, and then almost does not change to the very center of the lake. The maximum depth reaches 5 m.
Lake Big Kasli in the west connects with Alabuga with a canal, and in the northern part with the Carabolka River. Nearby there are such reservoirs, as Small Kisegach, Kutashi, Big Allaki and so forth.
Alabuga is a freshwater lake, the water here is crystal clearpure, with a mineralization of about 700 mg / l. Excellent visibility remains at a depth of 2 meters. In those years when the water level is noticeably increasing, the lake becomes flowing, this ensures the invariability of its water load. Oxygen regime is unstable. In the warm season, the water in the lake is rich in oxygen content. But in winter, when Alabuga is covered with ice, the concentration of oxygen is significantly reduced, its insufficient amount can be up to 80%. The bottom of the lake consists of sand near the coast and silt in the central part, which is represented in the form of sapropelic mud, enriched with organic and mineral substances.
Берега слабо изрезаны, низкие и в некоторых places are marshy. At the water thicket of cattail, cane, reeds and water lilies. The level of overgrowing is about 10%. On the shore you can see a dense mixed forest, sometimes there are small birch groves.
Alabuga is a lake belonging to a number of basiccommercial farms, as it has a high fish productivity, which is up to 40 kg / ha. The main maintenance of fish stocks is the stocking of the lake in spring and spawning of some species.
For fishermen these places are a godsend.There are many kinds of fish in the water body. Mostly bream, roach, carp, perch, burbot, peled. Earlier in the lake you could catch a whitefish, but recently it practically does not occur. Now they are going to a large perch on this pond. Some individuals weigh up to 2 kg.
This reservoir is a well-known place for recreation, all year round there is no hindrance from fishermen and savage tourists.
You can rest here, taking a tent with you andfishing gear. Fishing in Alabuga is paid. In summer, in open water, fish is usually caught from boats, because the entire coast has been overgrown with reeds or from piers built. And with the arrival of cold weather, fishermen scatter around the lake. The best winter fishing is on the first and last ice.
They mainly fish on spinnings and fishing rods.For catching the carp family, bottom, float and side gear are used. The most common for hunting for perch is spinning with various artificial baits.
Заморы рыбы - частое явление на водоеме Алабуга.The lake suffers in the winter with a lack of oxygen, which leads to such unpleasant consequences. But still this place is quite popular among Chelyabinsk fishermen.
