Fishing on the Kola

The unique geographical location and climatic features of the Kola Peninsula provide a lot of opportunities for fishing in these places.

The main asset of the peninsula is the rivers in which salmon spawn. Therefore, fishing on the Kola Peninsula attracts both experienced fishermen who dream of catching trophy salmon and outdoor enthusiasts. 

On May 24 the fishing grounds of the Kola River are opened for recreational licensed fishing:

➢ Site Kola-1

• around the clock in Molochny settlement
• until June 1 - daily from 09:00 to 17:30 in Kola town, 35 Krasnoarmeyskaya str.
• from June 1 - on weekdays from 09:00 to 17:30 in Kola, 35 Krasnoarmeyskaya str.

➢ Site Kola-2

• after the end of flooding on the Kola River - round the clock in Shongui settlement
• until June 1 - daily from 09:00 to 17:30 in Kola, 35 Krasnoarmeyskaya St.
• from June 1 - on weekdays from 09:00 to 17:30 in Kola, 35 Krasnoarmeyskaya str.

On June 1 the fishing grounds on the rivers Ura, Titovka, Pechenga, as well as on the RLU Kola-3, Kitsa will be opened for recreational licensed fishing:

➢ Sites Kola-3, Kitsa

• until June 1 - daily from 09:00 to 17:30 in Kola, 35 Krasnoarmeyskaya str.
• from June 1 - on weekdays from 09:00 to 17:30 in Kola, 35 Krasnoarmeyskaya St.

Salmon fishing permits are issued (only on the “catch-and-release” principle) by preliminary application, if there are available places.

➢ Ura site

• tentatively until June 10, after the snow melt and the possibility of access to rivers and license points - around the clock 11 km of the road to Vidyaevo settlement
• until June 1 - daily from 09:00 to 17:30 in Kola, 35 Krasnoarmeyskaya St.
• from June 1 - on weekdays from 09:00 to 17:30 in Kola, 35 Krasnoarmeyskaya str.

➢ Titovka site

• tentatively until June 10, after the snow melts and the possibility of access to rivers and license points - around the clock in Titovka
• until June 1 - daily from 09:00 to 17:30 in Kola, 35 Krasnoarmeyskaya St.
• from June 1 - on weekdays from 09:00 to 17:30 in Kola, 35 Krasnoarmeyskaya str.

➢ Sites Pechenga-1, Pechenga-2

• tentatively until June 10, after the snow melts and the possibility of access to rivers and locations of license points - around the clock in Zapolyarny, Skarus gas station
• until June 1 - daily from 09:00 to 17:30 in Kola, 35 Krasnoarmeyskaya St.
• from June 1 - on weekdays from 09:00 to 17:30 in Kola, 35 Krasnoarmeyskaya St.

Please note: at all the above fishing grounds (except for Kola-3 and Kitsa) pink salmon fishing is allowed in the volume that will be specified in the permit.

May 15 opens the season of licensed Atlantic salmon fishing:

➢ Umba settlement

• address: Umba settlement, 50, Dzerzhinskogo str.
• phone: +7 (815) 252-43-73, +7 (911) 328-12-81
• working hours: Monday - Saturday from 08:00 to 14:00

➢ Varzuga village

• address: Varzuga village, Uspenskaya str., 11
• phone number: +7 (911) 312-27-54
• head of license issuance point: Albina Alekseevna Volkova

June 1 opens the season of licensed pink salmon fishing:

➢ Umba settlement

• address: Umba settlement, 50, Dzerzhinskogo str.
• phone: +7 (815) 252-43-73, +7 (911) 328-12-81
• working hours: Monday - Saturday from 08:00 to 14:00

➢ Varzuga village

• address: Varzuga village, Uspenskaya str., 11
• phone number: +7 (911) 312-27-54
• head of the license issuance point: Albina Alekseevna Volkova

During amateur and sport fishing, it is prohibited to:

1. extraction (catch) by net tools of extraction (catch), including traps of various types and designs, except for the cases provided for Fishing regulations

2. extraction (catch) on the poddev, except for internal waters, except from the internal sea waters of the Russian Federation

3. spearfishing in rivers and streams with all tributaries in which Atlantic salmon (salmon) spawns according to Appendices N 1, 2 7, 8 and 9 to the Rules of fishing

4. the use of permanently installed hook tools of extraction (catch) with an electric drive

5. installation of stabs, blockages and other types of barriers

6. seaweed extraction using dredging devices, including cat anchors

It is prohibited to carry out amateur and sports fishing:

1. at a distance of less than 200 m from the sites of stationary production tools (catch), tonya, floats, fish accounting barriers

2. in water bodies of fishery importance with all tributaries that are the spawning site of Atlantic salmon (salmon) and lake salmon within the borders of the Murmansk, Arkhangelsk regions, Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Republic of Karelia, according to Annexes N 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9 to the Fishing Regulations, except for:

a) extraction (catch) fish with hand-hooked production tools (catch) with a total number of single hooks of no more than 4 on the production tools (catch) from a citizen during the permitted periods without the use of artificial baits — from the moment of ice melting and until the period of freezing

b) extraction (catch) of aquatic biological resources in fishing areas provided for the organization of amateur and sport fishing

c) ice fishing with hand—hooked fishing gear (catch) with a total number of single, double or triple hooks (hereinafter referred to as hooks) of no more than 4 on the fishing gear (catch) from a citizen without restriction on baits

3. in water bodies of fishery significance or their parts located on the territory of the Murmansk region:

a) in Mogilny Lake on Kildin Island

b) at a distance of less than 1 km from fish hatcheries

c) in the discharge channels of power plants, except for the channels of the Niva-1 and Niva-2 hydroelectric power plants

d) in the Nizhne-Tulomskoye reservoir at a distance of less than 500 m from the fish passage on the Pecha river

Amateur and sport fishing is prohibited in the following periods:

From January 1 to August 15 — Kamchatka crab in the Barents Sea

from April 16 to August 31 — extraction of sea hare (lakhtaka)

from April 16 to August 31 — production of ringed seals (akiba)

anadromous fish species on the days (periods) of producers' admission to spawning grounds, which are established by the decision of the commission for the regulation of production (catch) of anadromous fish species 

Amateur and sport fishing is prohibited in water bodies of fishery significance or their parts located on the territory of the Murmansk region:

from September 1 to November 30 — in all rivers, streams and their tributaries flowing into lakes and reservoirs, as well as in the pre-estuarine spaces of these rivers, streams at a distance of less than 250 m from the mouth and deep into water bodies of fishery importance

From June 10 to August 10 — at the Nizhne-Tulomskoye reservoir during the ramp of Atlantic salmon (salmon) 

from May 15 to June 30 — at a distance of less than 1 km from the villages of Severny and Lopskaya Zapan, as well as in the Tupya and Moscow lips and the Mechozer of the Knyazhegubsky reservoir 

from July 1 to November 30 — in the pre-estuary spaces of rivers and streams flowing into Lake Lovozero from the western shore (from the Virma River to the Tsaga River, including them) at a distance of less than 1 km in both directions from the mouth and deep into the lake 

from August 20 to October 10 — at a distance of less than 1 km from the islands and peninsulas in the Imandrovskoye reservoir — near the islands of Poleniy, Yegoryev, Goltsovy, Petushiny, Syavostrov, Medvezhy, Orlov, Hort, Erm, Kumuzhy, near the Rovat peninsula; in Lake Umbozero — near the islands of Bolshoy Spruce, Sorvanav, as well as along shallow ridge in the northern part of the lake; in Lake Kolvitskoye — near a ridge of islands located in the center of the lake

From September 1 to November 30 — in the Pirenga River

from August 20 to October 10 — in the Knyazhegubsky reservoir near Lake Notozero 

from May 15 to June 30 — bream (residential form) in lakes Verkhovskoye, Seryak, Knyazhegubsky reservoir, Yovsky reservoir 

The full list of rules can be found on the website of the Federal Agency for Fisheries of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "MURMANRYBVOD".

Fascinating fishing and acquaintance with the nature of the Far North can be combined with comfortable living at fishing bases located in the most picturesque places of the Murmansk region.