Carp, catfish, pike - more than 6 tons of fish were released in the Chigirinskoe reservoir in Mogilev region

In Belarus, the stocking of reservoirs continues - more than 6 tons of fish were released into the Chigirinskoye reservoir in the Mogilev region, the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection reported, citing information from Mogilevobkompriroda.

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Under the control of the Mogilev regional organizational structure of the Belarusian Society of Hunters and Fishermen and the Kirov District Inspectorate of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, planned stocking of the Chigirinsky reservoir near the village of Podluzhye of the Kirov district was carried out. In the reservoir released individuals of carp, pike, catfish with a total weight of 6.2 tons.

Chigirinskoe reservoir is located on the border of Kirov and Bykhovsky districts of Mogilev region, in the floodplain of the Drut River. The area of the reservoir is 21.1 square km, length - 17 km, maximum width - 2.4 km. The reservoir was created for energy supply of Chigirinskaya HPP, timber rafting and recreation. Today it is a great place to fish in any season of the year. Frequent catch becomes pike, perch, carp, roach. There's also a scoundrel, a guestera. Popular among fishermen, Sokolskoye Lake in the Lepelsky district was buried with a young pike