Fishing Is Banned On Many Water Bodies Of Belarus
- 29.06.2025, 10:50
A list appeared.
A ban on recreational fishing is set on many Belarusian water bodies at certain times, reported the Ministry of Natural Resources.
The corresponding resolution published on the National Legal Internet Portal.
The majority of restrictions apply to large waterways of the country.
Now it is impossible to fish annually from October 1 to April 15 on the section of the river Horyn in Stolin district: from the fish nursery "Dubrava" to the bridge-crossing Berezhnoye - Rubel, 7 km long, as well as from the apiary of JSC "Novaya Pripyat" to the place where it flows into the Pripyat.
Neman
Many bans have affected the Neman. Here until July 1, 2028 the section from the dam of the Grodno hydroelectric power station at a distance of 1000 m downstream to the confluence of the unnamed brook is closed for fishing.
Any year from October 15 to April 15 it will be impossible to fish on the Neman in the area of the bucket-type water intake of the enterprise "Grodno Azot" near the village of Pogorany in Grodno district with a length of 50 m: from the borders of the water intake bucket upstream and downstream, as well as on the water intake bucket itself.
On the section of the Avgustovsky canal at a distance of 350 m from the place of its confluence with the Neman to the far from the river edge of the concrete mooring for vessels "Dmisevichi" fishermen are not welcome from October 15 to April 15 every year.
In the period from April 1 to May 30, as well as from May 31 to March 31 every year in the area from the confluence of the unnamed brook into the Neman River at a distance of 1700 m to the water intake bucket of the bucket-type water intake of JSC "Grodno Azot" near the village of Pogorany, Grodno district, it will be possible to fish only with one rod with one hook, or one spinning rod equipped with artificial bait, with one single, double or treble hook.
No fishing from April 1 to May 30
Fishing is prohibited during this period in Grodno district on the August Channel: from the lock near the village of Nemnovo to its confluence with the Neman River. The Neman floodplains are also closed for fishermen: the Kelbas floodplain near the village of Kelbaski and the Berezhanskaya floodplain near the village of Berezhany.
In Mostov district of Grodno region, restrictions will affect the floodplains of the Neman - the lake Stary Neman-1 near the village of Hartitsa, Vinoboiskoye and Novoye near the village of Novinka, as well as the floodplain without a name near the village of Dubno.
In the city of Mogilev and Mogilev district on the section of the Dnieper River and adjacent floodplain water bodies within the boundaries of the water intake of the branch of JSC "BELAZ" and in Mogilev - from "Mogilev automobile plant named after S.M.Kirov" to the mouth of the river Debrya during this period fishing is prohibited.
In the Svisloch district of the Grodno region and the Pruzhansky district of the Brest region on the section of the Narew River from the south-western corner of block 176 to the south-western corner of block 206 of the Oshchep forestry of the Bialowieza Forest will not be allowed to fish every year.
From October 1 to May 30
Fishermen will not be allowed to fish on the Neman River during this period - for 200 m upstream and downstream of the river from the place where water enters the opening of the culvert near the village of Mikhailovka.
The Grodno Reservoir is closed within 200 m from the place where water leaves the culvert near the village of Mikhailovka.
In Mostovsky district of Grodno region, fishing is also prohibited in the Grodno reservoir - within 200 m from the place of water entry into the culvert in the village of Glyadovichi.
This also applies to the section of the Neman River 200 m upstream and downstream from the place of water exit from the culvert in the village of Glyadovichi.
The period from March 20 to May 18
The following water bodies of Luninets district of Brest region are prohibited during this period:
The Mikashevichi canal - for 2.5 km up the canal from the place where it flows into the Pripyat.
The Pripyat - for 500 m up and down the river from the place where the Mikashevichsky channel flows into it.
Annually from June 9 to June 8 a ban on recreational fishing is introduced in the Polotsk district of Vitebsk region on the section of the river Western Dvina downstream from the dam of the Polotsk hydroelectric power station at a distance of 2300 m to the borders of the settlement Boyary.
The last ban - from June 30, 2025 to April 9, 2026 in Vitebsk district of Vitebsk region on the section of the river Western Dvina from the dam of the Vitebsk hydroelectric power station at a distance of 800 m downstream to the confluence of the river Luzhesnyanka will also be impossible to fish.