Fishermen of Chelyabinsk and the region have probably heard many times about the rich catches on Lake Ureft. And many were even lucky to confirm these rumors. If you also wanted to test your fishing luck, then Lake Urefty is a wonderful weekend option with a fishing rod.
Description
Urefts - a fairly large reservoir. The shape of the lake is round, the diameter is 4 km, the water mirror covers an area of more than 8 km². There are no great depths, on average the water column is about 4 m, and the deepest point is 6 m. Most of the reservoir has a muddy bottom, but sandy and rocky areas are found.
Lake Urefty is filled with clean, somewhat brackish water. It is unsuitable for drinking. The banks of the reservoir are densely covered with reeds, the southern sector is a light birch forest.
How to get there
Lake Urefti (Chelyabinsk region), is located near the city. From Chelyabinsk go to the reservoir about 30 km. You should leave along the Sverdlovsk tract. Dolgoderevenskoe goes round on the left side and the direction to Yekaterinburg is chosen. After Dolgoderevensky you will have to drive about 10 km, then turn off, following the sign on the right side of the road, to the village of Urefty. Almost 2 km the road will be unpaved. The village was built in the southwestern sector of the coast.
If desired, you can get another way. They fall on it if you turn right after Dolgoderevensky. You can drive along the asphalt to the village of B. Balandino, then, near the cattlemen, turn left onto a dirt road. More precisely, there are several dirt roads, on any of them after 4 km you can get to the village of Urefty.
From Yekaterinburg the road to Urefta will lie to the village of Sultaevo. From the pointer to Sultaevo in a straight line for about 5 km, then there will be a turn to the village of Urefty. The total distance from Yekaterinburg is about 180 km.
When choosing to rest and fishing, it should be borne in mind that in rainy weather unpaved roads can become impassable.
Title
The Chelyabinsk region is rich in lakes, their number exceeds 3,700. Lake Urefty is one of 53 large reservoirs. Toponyms, that is, the proper names of geographical objects, are mainly derived from Tatar and Bashkir words. Lake Urefta in the Chelyabinsk region was no exception. The name of the reservoir is a derivative of the Bashkir word "Uyrek", which means "duck." The local dialect remade this word into "urdek", but the meaning remains. Thus, it turns out that Lake Urefty is a “duck lake”. The village, which arose on the shore of the reservoir, received a "hereditary" name from the nearest significant geographical object. That is why the Bashkir name took root in the Russian village.
Rest on the shore. Savages
Lake Urefty is an affordable wild vacation and a convenient rural recreation center. It is convenient to set up tents on the bank opposite the village. The passage to the water is not always convenient due to the abundance of reeds, but you can find an acceptable path. Swimming in brackish water is very nice.
The southern shore of the lake is considered the most convenient for picnics and tents, since there is a forest nearby, and the reeds are not very dense. In summer, in addition to fishing, vacationers can pick mushrooms or berries.
Recreation center
Lake Ureft in the Chelyabinsk region gave the name to a small recreation center, built right on the shore. The base is equipped with cozy wooden two-story log cabins. Vacationers have an individual bathroom, drinking water, a warm shower and other amenities. Near the houses there are gazebos with barbecue facilities and tables.
The beach adjacent to the Urefta base is sandy, you can rent a boat and fishing equipment, or you can just breathe fresh air in a birch grove.
Fishing
Most often, they go to Lake Urefty not just to relax, but to go fishing. Fishing is notable here, because there are a lot of fish in the pond. Networking is strictly forbidden, but fishing and spinning can provide a good catch.
Of the “native” fish, only crucian carp remained here. The fact is that in 1978, the fish in the lake almost died out. The catastrophe occurred due to harsh winters and late spring. Ice on the surface lingered longer than usual, but no one was engaged in drilling air holes for fish. Lack of oxygen led to a massive sea of fish. For more than five years the lake was empty, then it was started to “stock up” with carp fish, grass carp, peled, whitefish, roach, burbot, ripus and others. Today, the lake is considered fish. You can fish on tours that are sold in the village of Urefty (central store) or at a recreation center. The collected funds are used to maintain stocking and cleaning the shores of the reservoir.
What do fishermen say about Lake Ureft? Reviews can be found different. But most of them are positive. Rarely is anyone left without a trophy. The maximum catch on the lake is from a boat, but also from the shore also bites perfectly. Some note that the shores of the lake are not well cleaned. There is plastic and glass debris that does not decompose naturally. However, do not forget that the cleanliness of the coast primarily depends on the consciousness of vacationers. Base workers cannot keep track of every company and quickly clean every parking lot. Therefore, it is important not to throw garbage and clog the shores. In addition, do not wash machines in lake water.