Lake Senezh (Senezhskoe Lake)

Lake Senezh is the largest lake in the Moscow region, located 49 km north of the Moscow Ring Road. The picturesque body of water is located within the Klinsko-Dmitrovskaya ridge and is very popular with fishermen and vacationers.

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Video: Lake Senezh

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‘ Fishing on Lake Senezh

Senezh is considered a paradise for lovers of fishing. At any time of the year here you can meet fishermen who catch bream, roach, pike, carp, perch, tench, ruff, silver and golden crucian carp, eel, bullheads and pikeperch. The most popular fishing methods are float rods, spinning, mugs, fishing poles and bottom tackle (feeder). There are several fishing bases on the lake.

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Since 1964, there has been a fish farm “Senezh” on the lake. These days this enterprise offers everyone an excellent paid fishing. In addition to carp, roach, perch, pike, carp and fathead carp, here you can catch trout and white amur. The weight of individual fish reaches 10 kg.

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Vacation on Senezhskoe Lake

‘ class=”fancybox” >Monument “Solnechnogorskaya Rusalochka” on Lake Senezh

On weekends many people come to the expanses of Lake Senezh to go windsurfing and kitesurfing. In the middle of summer, beach lovers rest here. On the shore there are boat stations and cafes, as well as sports grounds for volleyball and basketball. Sandy beaches are paid, they are equipped with umbrellas and sun beds.

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Those who want to spend a few days on the lake, can rent a cottage or stay at the hotel at the House of Recreation and Artists’ Creativity “Senezh”. At 10 km from the lake is the memorial estate of Alexander Blok “Shakhmatovo”.

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Video: Skating on Lake Senezh

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How to get there

From Moscow to Lake Senezh can be reached by car. First you need to drive along the Leningradskoye highway (highway E105) to Solnechnogorsk, and in the city itself turn right, to Timonovo.

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Those who get there on their own, by suburban electric train come to the station “Podsolnechnaya”. From the Leningradsky railway station in the capital to “Podsolnechnaya” there are direct trains. Electric trains from Moscow to Tver, Klin and Konakovo GRES also stop here. Travel time is 1.10-1.15. In Solnechnogorsk it is necessary to change to a bus or marshrutka № 25 going to Timonovo, and go to the stops “House of the Artist” or “House of the Fisherman.”

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