Russia: Smelt season has started in the Gulf of Finland and Ladoga

They are already fishing in the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga - the smelt season has begun there, OTR reports. What will Putin be like and how much will a kilogram of fish cost? The topic will be continued by Alexey Gorokhov. The mass flow of smelt this year began later than usual. The spring is cold, and the water has just warmed up to plus four, which is required for spawning. But now on Lake Ladoga, at the mouth of the Volkhov River, fishermen have set up 833 nets, which is almost 200 more than last year. The seine is pulled to the shore in waist-deep water. It is in this place - the largest accumulation of smelt. Valery Derevyankin, fishery manager: “One little thing in the morning. Perch there. Before that, they threw it, 40 kg was. Now you see, twice as much.” Fishermen with a net manage to catch an average of 600 kg per day. Those who fish with nets in Ladoga are about three times more. In order not to confuse the fish, they mark with poles, colored flags and buoys. Ivan ...