Рыбалка Капчагай

Special mention deserves the fishing community. The fish is caught there is always, experts say. The main thing – to choose the right gear and location. Catch carp, carp, bream, pike-perch, ASP, catfish, grass carps. There are even shrimp, they say they are too small. Catch all this wealth networks, and devices from manual feeder, or Donk. There are catfish up to 100 pounds. Anyone see catching the legends go.

Fishing in Kapchagai is a real pleasure and a decent rest for all comers. Yes what there to speak – it is a favorite resting place of Almaty residents and their guests.
Fishing on the Kapchagai reservoir in the winter of 2016 – video

Koktal fish

Koktal recipe with fotonet more happiness than to catch in Kapchagay noble carp, and in the evening to make it Koktal. Koktal do not prepare anywhere else, even in other regions of Kazakhstan, it is generally Ely, a local specialty. It is baked in its own juice and herbs, stuffed with spices large fish (ideally). In reality you can bake chicken, meat, and fish of smaller size.

It is baked in a special Kartalinia — iron box in which is placed the fish on a special grate, under the grate bed of fragrant branches currants, cherries, apricots, etc., for smell. Under the bottom of Kartalinia a fire, and the lid tightly closed and under the edge of the fish carcass enclose potatoes, specifically, is not flowed the juice that forms in the baking process. If the meat is baked, it is placed on the cabbage leaves.
Lake Kapchagai in Kazakhstan

Kapchagai lake to Kazakhstankazakhstan is a country of varied landscapes. In the North it’s practically Russia, there are forest-steppe or steppe zone. The further South, the more desert. Closer to the southern border, where Kyrgyzstan, mountains Tien Shan. They start with the TRANS-ili Alatau. The city of Almaty lies at the foot of the mountains on one side, and near the approaching desert. Residents, especially those who had not gone to the southern sea at the resort, too, want to relax and sunbathe on the sand after swimming. For Almaty in this plan is the only outlet of the lake Kapchagay. In the mountains there is a Big Almaty lake. In the mountains still to climb you need, and far it’s still a lake. The Issyk-Kul lake located on the territory of Kyrgyzstan, is at the same distance as the Kapchagay, but that’s another country. There is also a river, but in the highlands they are fast and not very deep.

Kapchagai lake, or reservoir the reservoir was created in 1970 with the help of dam river Or in a narrow area of Kapchagay gorge. “Or” in translation from Turkic means “glittering, sparkling”. Indeed, the water in the bright Kazakh sun shining, shimmering and sparkling. The very river Or fish. It is easy to catch carp, bream onto a simple rod. The lake formed by its waters, receives also waters from other tributaries Kaskelen, Chilik, Charyn, Talgar, Issyk.

The lake is 100 kilometers long and 25 kilometers wide. The greatest depth of 42 meters, but mostly from 15 to 20 meters. According to local historians, the site of Kapchagay artificial sea was once a natural lake. They say that it has washed its way into the rocks and disappeared. But left drawings on the rocks of the Tamgaly TAS. They depict the Buddha, and are associated with the tribe of the Sogdians, who certainly remember the history of these places. This tribe is connected with the spread of Buddhism. The place is unique, and are protected by the state of Kazakhstan.
Rest in Kapchagay

A rest area on Capsulesare the Kapchagai reservoir Kazakh can be called a resort. They are well known in Russia and in Ukraine, citizens of these countries, in addition to the Kazakhs are frequent visitors of these places. Summer here begins in may, in July the temperature is 40 degrees. In June the water is still chilly, and in July it is very hot, so the best time to visit Kapchagay will be August – September.
Beaches in Kapchagay sandy, and wide. Not always clean, but near the resorts where the beaches under private control, the problem is successfully solved. Resorts here very much, the Kazakhs have successfully developed this type of vacation. Even the Alma ATA were always ready to relax on the Kapchagai sea savages, that is, with tents and a fishing rod.

Why go to Turkey, much closer if there are such fabulous places