One of the favorite fishing spots for Moscow fishermen is the beautiful Oka River, which flows near the capital. The tributaries of the Oka River - Besput, Sturgeon, Protva, Ugra, Lopasnya and others - are famous for the variety of fish species and the beauty of the surrounding nature.
Each tributary of the Oka River is distinguished by its individuality and features, but, as for all small rivers, they have common patterns. Those who have studied them are always lucky with fishing. In spring, flood water in the tributaries of the Oka River brightens much earlier than in the Oka itself, and for a good bite it is necessary to catch the moment when the fish, tired of the turbid and strong currents of the river, comes out to calm and clear water, into the tributary of the Oka River.
The tributary of the Oka Sturgeon flows into the river above Kolomna. It has mainly meadow shores overgrown with bushes. It is famous for its 10 km long interesting fishing spot, which attracts a large number of bream in the spring. The width in this place is 45 meters with a depth of up to 2.5 meters. The rocky bottom contributes to the appearance of shallow rifts.
Above Kashira, in the Taraskovo region, a tributary of the Oka Besput flows into the river. It is distinguished by its diversity, for example, the difference in width - from 5 to 20 meters, as well as impressive spills, canyons and gorges. In the spring, a large number of fish come here, it rises not far up the river (1.5 kilometers near the mouth). The river has many pebble rifts and rocky ridges, near which the fish holds. Sometimes shoals of Oka chakhoni come here, which they catch for wiring with a worm. Larger fish are caught at a time when the water in the river is not yet sufficiently clear, as in clear water the fish is shy and goes to a depth.
Lopasnya is perhaps the only tributary of the Oka River, which flows completely through the wooded area. Upstream, starting from Turovo, there are several dams that prevent fish swimming from the Oka River into the upper tributaries. The average width of this tributary of the Oka River due to dams reaches 40 meters with an average depth of two meters. Between the village of Semenovskoye and the village of Pochinki there are many pebble-gravel rifts. Spring fishing is most effective in one and a half kilometer section from the mouth. In the lower reaches, the bottom is mostly sandy, and the banks are overgrown with willow. Downstream from Turovo, roach often comes across in the spring. She stands in shallow pits and is well caught in a half-hole or in wiring. For wiring it is very important to drag the nozzle along the bottom.
On the border of the Kaluga and Moscow regions flows the Oka Protva tributary. Protva flows into the Oka River at a distance of twelve kilometers above Serpukhov. Being fast and shallow in the upper reaches, it is heavily overgrown with algae and has many snags.
The Oka River, the tributaries of which Isma and Ruta flow into it, becomes full-flowing, its valley expands. In the lower and middle reaches, meadows and arable land stretch along the banks. Due to the decrease in agricultural production in recent years, the ecological situation on the river has improved significantly, and emissions of toxic effluents have also decreased. Despite the fact that the coast has many settlements, the water in the Oka is quite clean. The most attractive areas for fishing are considered to be sections between Vereya and Borovsky with their shallow depths of a couple of meters. In the spring, small and medium roach, bleak, perch, and chub are successfully caught here.
However, the most pure and fishy tributary of the Oka can rightly be called Ugra, which flows into the river a little higher than Kaluga. Having steep and high banks, overgrown with shrubs and forests, Ugra reaches a width of 50 meters (in the lower reaches up to one hundred meters) and a depth of up to three meters. In spring, ide, roach, perch, ruff, chub, bream, bleak, and sometimes asp with pike are perfectly caught here.
