SpearfishingMap

Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan is landlocked, so all spearfishing is freshwater (lakes, reservoirs and rivers). Underwater hunting with spearguns is explicitly LEGAL for recreational/amateur and sport fishing: the Rules of Amateur and Sport Fishing permitted 'ружья для подводной охоты' (spearguns) outside designated public recreation zones (point 9), and the general ban on firearms/pneumatic weapons explicitly excepts 'ружей и пистолетов для подводной охоты' (spearguns and underwater pistols) (point 16(1)). However it is restricted: it requires paid fishing tickets/permits (point 4) or a путёвка issued by the water-body user (point 5); it is closed during species-specific spawning seasons; it is banned in protected/closed zones; and a list of protected species (Issyk-Kul trout, Issyk-Kul bare osman, pike-asp, Turkestan barbel, whitefish, peled) may never be taken. Note: the 2015 Rules (Government Decree No. 410) and the 1997 Law 'On Fisheries' were repealed in 2025 by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 237 of 25 April 2025 as part of a fisheries-law overhaul; the umbrella framework is now Law No. 35 of 17 March 2021 'On aquaculture, fisheries and protection of aquatic biological resources'. The post-April-2025 replacement Rules were not retrievable at the time of research, so the verbatim provisions captured here are from the last published (25.04.2025) edition of the 2015 Rules; substantive treatment of spearguns has been consistent historically but the current edition should be re-verified.

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Fframwaith llywodraethu

  • §Law of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 35 of 17 March 2021 'On aquaculture, fisheries and protection of aquatic biological resources' (current umbrella law, amendments as of 31.07.2025)
  • §Rules of Amateur and Sport Fishing in Water Bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic, approved by Government Decree No. 410 of 24 June 2015 (last published edition 25.04.2025; repealed by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 237 of 25 April 2025)
  • §Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 237 of 25 April 2025 (repealed and replaced the 2015 fisheries normative acts)
  • §Law of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 39 of 25 June 1997 'On Fisheries' (repealed)
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Testunau cyfreithiol

Y darpariaethau statudol a rheoleiddiol manwl sy'n llywodraethu pysgota â gwaywffon yma, wedi'u dyfynnu fel y'u cyhoeddwyd, gyda dolen i bob ffynhonnell swyddogol.

01Section 3, point 9Kyrgyz Republic · national

Permitted fishing gear including spearguns

Rules of Amateur and Sport Fishing in Water Bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic (Government Decree No. 410 of 24 June 2015)

RUGwreiddiol

9. Любительский и спортивный лов рыбы разрешается удочками всех систем и наименований (блесна, спиннинги, кружки, жерлицы и другие разрешенные снасти), а также ружьями для подводной охоты вне зоны отдыха граждан.

02Section 4, point 16(1)Kyrgyz Republic · national

Prohibited gear and methods (speargun exception to weapons ban)

Rules of Amateur and Sport Fishing in Water Bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic (Government Decree No. 410 of 24 June 2015)

RUGwreiddiol

16. Запрещается любительское и спортивное рыболовство: 1) кольцовками, спутниками, на глубинную блесну, с применением взрывчатых и отравляющих веществ, электротока, колющих орудий лова, огнестрельного и пневматического оружия (за исключением ружей и пистолетов для подводной охоты), а также способом багрения, петлями, сетными орудиями лова всех видов, ловушками всех конструкций, мордушками, подпусками, переметами, способом запруд и перегородок;

03Section 4, point 17Kyrgyz Republic · national

Closed (spawning) seasons by species and water body

Rules of Amateur and Sport Fishing in Water Bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic (Government Decree No. 410 of 24 June 2015)

RUGwreiddiol

17. Запрещается рыболовство в период нереста рыбы: 1) в озере Иссык-Куль: - чебака - с 15 марта по 30 апреля; - чебачка, линя, леща - с 1 мая по 1 июля; - маринки, османа - с 15 апреля по 15 мая; - сазана, карпа - с 15 мая по 15 июля; 2) на других рыбохозяйственных водоемах: - щуки, красноперки, плотвы, чебака, карася, окуня, усача, леща, маринки, линя, судака, сазана, карпа, сома, толстолобика, амура - с 1 мая по 1 июня; - османа речного - с 15 июня по 15 июля; - амударьинской (речной) форели - с 15 октября по 15 декабря.

04Section 4, point 18Kyrgyz Republic · national

Minimum sizes and permanently protected species

Rules of Amateur and Sport Fishing in Water Bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic (Government Decree No. 410 of 24 June 2015)

RUGwreiddiol

18. Запрещается: - лов рыбы менее следующих размеров (в сантиметрах): карася - 18, линя - 18, леща - 20, чебака - 17, сома - 40, маринки озерной - 25, маринки речной - 18, чебачка - 10, османа речного - 15, красноперки - 10, сазана - 20, карпа - 20, плотвы - 12, усача - 25, щуки - 20, амударьинской (речной) форели - 20, судака - без ограничения размера ...; - любительский и спортивный лов иссык-кульской форели, иссык-кульского голого османа, щуковидного жереха-лысача и туркестанского усача, а также сига и пеляди; - находиться на водоеме или в непосредственной близости от него с взрывчатыми и отравляющими веществами, а также с запрещенными орудиями рыболовства;

05Section 2, points 4-5 and Section 4, point 16(6),(11)Kyrgyz Republic · national

Permit/ticket requirement and night-fishing / closed-zone bans

Rules of Amateur and Sport Fishing in Water Bodies of the Kyrgyz Republic (Government Decree No. 410 of 24 June 2015)

RUGwreiddiol

4. Любительское и спортивное рыболовство и лов ценных лимитируемых видов рыб (речная форель и речной осман) в рыбохозяйственных водоемах, рыболовных угодьях и реках Кыргызской Республики осуществляются по платным рыболовным билетам и карточкам уполномоченного государственного органа управления рыбным хозяйством. 5. Любительский и спортивный лов рыбы ... осуществляется по путевкам, выданным пользователями указанных водоемов. ... 16. Запрещается любительское и спортивное рыболовство: ... 6) с плавсредств, в темное время суток (с 22 до 5 часов утра); ... 11) на озере Иссык-Куль: - на рыболовном участке № 11 с плавсредств - с 1 ноября по 31 декабря; - на рыболовных участках №№ 15 и 39 - в течение всего года.

Pryd gallwch blymio

Tymhorau a chyfyngiadau amser

Cyfnodau caeëdig, agored a chyfyngedig drwy gydol y flwyddyn. Cadarnhewch bob amser gaead rhywogaethau penodol yn lleol.

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Ar gauCyfyngedigAr agor
  • Ar gauLake Issyk-Kul: chebak (Issyk-Kul dace)Maw 15 – Ebr 30

    Spawning closure for chebak in Lake Issyk-Kul (point 17(1)).

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  • Ar gauLake Issyk-Kul: chebachek, tench, breamMai 1 – Gor 1

    Spawning closure for chebachek, tench and bream in Lake Issyk-Kul (point 17(1)).

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  • Ar gauLake Issyk-Kul: marinka, osmanEbr 15 – Mai 15

    Spawning closure for marinka and osman in Lake Issyk-Kul (point 17(1)).

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  • Ar gauLake Issyk-Kul: sazan (wild carp), carpMai 15 – Gor 15

    Spawning closure for sazan and carp in Lake Issyk-Kul (point 17(1)).

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  • Ar gauOther fishery water bodies: pike, rudd, roach, chebak, crucian carp, perch, barbel, bream, marinka, tench, pike-perch, sazan, carp, catfish, silver carp, grass carpMai 1 – Meh 1

    General spawning closure on water bodies other than Issyk-Kul (point 17(2)).

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  • Ar gauOther water bodies: river osmanMeh 15 – Gor 15

    Spawning closure for river osman outside Issyk-Kul (point 17(2)).

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  • Ar gauOther water bodies: Amu Darya (river) troutHyd 15 – Rhag 15

    Spawning closure for Amu Darya river trout (point 17(2)).

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  • Ar gauLake Issyk-Kul, fishing site No. 11 (from watercraft)Tach 1 – Rhag 31

    Fishing from watercraft banned at Issyk-Kul site No. 11 from 1 Nov to 31 Dec (point 16(11)).

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Caniatâd i bysgota

Trwydded

Beth sydd ei angen arnoch i gael caniatâd i fod yn y dŵr, faint mae'n ei gostio, a sut i'w chael.

Trwydded yn ofynnoltrwy Authorized state fisheries management body (Department of Fisheries Complex under the Ministry of Agriculture / Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision)

From the authorized state fisheries management body, or from the user of the assigned water body. Electronic fishing permits are reported to be obtainable online (e.g. via the MegaPay app, per secondary sources).

Cael eich trwydded

Yn agor y porth swyddogol · cbd.minjust.gov.kg

Trwydded yn ofynnol
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Paid fishing ticket and card (рыболовный билет/карточка) issued by the authorized state fisheries body; or a путёвка (permit) issued by the water-body user/association for certain species
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Sut i'w chael
From the authorized state fisheries management body, or from the user of the assigned water body. Electronic fishing permits are reported to be obtainable online (e.g. via the MegaPay app, per secondary sources).
Awdurdod
Authorized state fisheries management body (Department of Fisheries Complex under the Ministry of Agriculture / Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision)
Porth trwyddedu swyddogol · cbd.minjust.gov.kg

Offer a thechneg

Rheolau offer

Pa offer sydd wedi'i ganiatáu, sut y gellir ei ddefnyddio, a'r amodau sydd ynghlwm.

Gwn gwaywCaniatáu

Cyfyngiadau

  • Spearguns ('ружья для подводной охоты') permitted only outside public recreation zones ('вне зоны отдыха граждан') (point 9).
  • Speargun is treated as an exception to the general ban on firearms and pneumatic weapons (point 16(1)); secondary sources note guns/pistols must be of factory manufacture.
  • No more than three tackles per angler or boat; total hooks not exceeding two per rod/tackle (point 10) - applies to rod fishing.
  • Explosives, poisons, electric current, piercing implements, nets, traps and similar are prohibited (point 16(1)).

The speargun permission is explicit in two places of the 2015 Rules (points 9 and 16(1)). 'Public recreation zone' (зона отдыха граждан) where spearfishing is barred is not coordinate-defined in the Rules; check local signage. Scuba use for spearfishing is not addressed in the retrieved text.

Beth y cewch ei gymryd

Terfynau dal a rhywogaethau gwarchodedig

Cwotâu dyddiol, meintiau lleiafswm, a rhywogaethau na ddylid byth eu cymryd.

Terfyn dyddiol

5 kg of fish per angler per day (chebak, chebachek, pike-perch, sazan, carp, barbel, pike, catfish, marinka, silver carp, grass carp, crucian carp, perch, rudd, bream, tench, roach); a single fish exceeding the limit is not a violation (point 14). Removal from the water body limited to a two-day norm (point 15).

Meintiau lleiafswm

  • Crucian carp (карась)lleiaf 18 cm
  • Tench (линь)lleiaf 18 cm
  • Bream (лещ)lleiaf 20 cm
  • Chebak / Issyk-Kul dace (чебак)lleiaf 17 cm
  • Catfish (сом)lleiaf 40 cm
  • Lake marinka (маринка озерная)lleiaf 25 cm
  • River marinka (маринка речная)lleiaf 18 cm
  • Chebachek (чебачек)lleiaf 10 cm
  • River osman (осман речной)lleiaf 15 cm
  • Rudd (красноперка)lleiaf 10 cm
  • Sazan / wild carp (сазан)lleiaf 20 cm
  • Carp (карп)lleiaf 20 cm
  • Roach (плотва)lleiaf 12 cm
  • Barbel (усач)lleiaf 25 cm
  • Pike (щука)lleiaf 20 cm
  • Amu Darya (river) trout (амударьинская/речная форель)lleiaf 20 cm

Rhywogaethau gwarchodedig — peidiwch â'u cymryd

  • GwarchodedigIssyk-Kul trout (иссык-кульская форель)
  • GwarchodedigIssyk-Kul bare osman (иссык-кульский голый осман)
  • GwarchodedigPike-asp / Aspiolucius (щуковидный жерех-лысач)
  • GwarchodedigTurkestan barbel (туркестанский усач)
  • GwarchodedigWhitefish / Coregonus (сиг)
  • GwarchodedigPeled (пелядь)

Undersized fish and crayfish, and any banned species, must be released alive (footnote to point 18). Crayfish under 10 cm and egg-bearing females may not be taken. Valuable limited species (river trout, river osman) are catch-limited per fishing card (points 4, 7, 15).

Pwy sy'n cael pysgota

Ymwelwyr a phreswylwyr

Sut mae'r rheolau'n wahanol ar gyfer ymwelwyr tramor a phreswylwyr lleol.

Ymwelwyr tramor

The retrieved Rules do not distinguish foreigners from residents; amateur/sport fishing rules apply to 'граждане' (citizens/persons) generally and require the same paid ticket/permit. No foreigner-specific spearfishing provision was found in official sources; tourist guides indicate foreigners fish under the same permit system. Treat as unknown pending the post-2025 replacement rules.

Preswylwyr

Paid fishing ticket/card or путёвка (same as for all amateur anglers)

Gofynion

  • Hold valid fishing documents (билет, путёвка, рыболовная карточка) and present them on demand to fisheries inspectors (point 8).
  • Comply with the regime of the visited water body, size limits, closed seasons and zone restrictions.

The Rules do not establish a separate resident category; the same permit regime applies to all persons engaged in amateur/sport fishing.

Ble ar yr arfordir

Parthau caniatáu a gwaharddedig

Ardaloedd penodol sydd ar agor i neu wedi'u cau ar gyfer pysgota â gwaywffon. Gweler y darlun llawn ar y map rhyngweithiol.

Ardaloedd caniatáu

  • Lake Issyk-Kul (open sites)

    Amateur and sport fishing, including spearguns outside public recreation zones, is permitted on Lake Issyk-Kul under permit, subject to spawning closures and the all-year ban on sites No. 15 and No. 39. Issyk-Kul trout and Issyk-Kul bare osman may never be taken.

    Paid fishing ticket/permit required; spawning closures (point 17); protected species may not be taken (point 18); sites No. 15 and No. 39 closed all year; site No. 11 closed to watercraft 1 Nov-31 Dec.

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  • Other fishery water bodies, reservoirs and rivers (general)

    Amateur and sport fishing with spearguns is permitted on water bodies and rivers generally, except state nature reserves and aquaculture/commercial-fishing/reproduction zones (point 2), outside public recreation zones (point 9), under permit/ticket.

    Paid ticket/permit (points 4-5); general spawning closure 1 May-1 Jun (point 17(2)); no night fishing from watercraft 22:00-05:00 (point 16(6)); minimum sizes (point 18).

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Ardaloedd gwaharddedig

Gweld ar y map

Cyflyrau ar y dŵr

Cyflyrau byw

Cipolwg morol a thywydd byw ger pwynt cyfeirio arfordirol yn Kyrgyzstan, o Open-Meteo. Mae cyflyrau'n amrywio ar hyd yr arfordir — triniwch fel dangosol.

Morol byw a thywydd ger Lake Issyk-Kul (open sites).

Cyflyrau

Pwy i ofyn iddynt

Awdurdodau

Y cyrff swyddogol sy'n gyfrifol am bysgodfeydd a thrwyddedu.

  • Department of Fisheries Complex (Департамент рыбного хозяйства / рыбопромышленного комплекса)

    fisheries authority

    mnr.gov.kgUnder the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Processing Industry; announces annual spawning closures

  • Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic

    environment ministry

    mnr.gov.kgPublishes fishing-prohibition (nerestovy zapret) notices; oversees fish-stock protection

  • Centralized Bank of Legal Information, Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic

    legislation portal

    cbd.minjust.gov.kgOfficial source of legislation text

O ble daw hyn

Ffynonellau

Mae pob honiad ar y dudalen hon yn deillio o un o'r cyfeiriadau hyn.

  1. [01]

    Правила любительского и спортивного рыболовства в водоемах Кыргызской Республики (Decree No. 410 of 24 June 2015), current published edition 25.04.2025 - CBD Ministry of Justice

    Swyddogol
    cbd.minjust.gov.kgCyrchwyd Meh 15
  2. [02]

    Full document JSON for Decree No. 410 / Amateur Fishing Rules via Ministry of Justice OpenData API (GetDocument.json?Code=97696)

    Swyddogol
    cbd.minjust.gov.kgCyrchwyd Meh 15
  3. [03]

    Law of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 35 of 17 March 2021 'On aquaculture, fisheries and protection of aquatic biological resources' (amendments as of 31.07.2025)

    Eilradd
    continent-online.comCyrchwyd Meh 15
  4. [04]

    Ministry of Natural Resources: amateur and sport fishing prohibited during spawning in 2025 (official notice, 17 April 2025)

    Swyddogol
    mnr.gov.kgCyrchwyd Meh 15
  5. [05]

    Закон КР № 39 от 25 июня 1997 'О рыбном хозяйстве' (repealed) - CBD OpenData metadata

    Swyddogol
    cbd.minjust.gov.kgCyrchwyd Meh 15
  6. [06]

    Fishing in Kyrgyzstan - tourist guide (locations, permits, MegaPay e-permits)

    Eilradd
    ilovekg.comCyrchwyd Meh 15
  7. [07]

    В Кыргызстане введен временный запрет на любительскую рыбалку в период нереста (news.kg, Apr 2025)

    Eilradd
    news.kgCyrchwyd Meh 15

Nodiadau'r ymchwilydd

Kyrgyzstan is landlocked (no sea coast); all spearfishing is freshwater (Lake Issyk-Kul, Son-Kul, Toktogul and other reservoirs, and rivers such as Naryn, Chu). Spearfishing (подводная охота) with spearguns is explicitly LEGAL but RESTRICTED for amateur/sport fishing: permitted only outside public recreation zones (point 9) and expressly excepted from the firearms/pneumatic-weapons ban (point 16(1)); a paid fishing ticket/permit is required, spawning closures apply, certain Issyk-Kul sites are closed, and six species (Issyk-Kul trout, Issyk-Kul bare osman, pike-asp, Turkestan barbel, whitefish, peled) are permanently protected. IMPORTANT CURRENCY CAVEAT: the verbatim provisions captured here are from the last published edition (25.04.2025) of the 2015 Rules, which were repealed by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 237 of 25 April 2025 as part of a 2025 fisheries-law overhaul (the 1997 Fisheries Law and 2015 decree were both repealed; the umbrella law is now Law No. 35 of 2021). The post-April-2025 replacement Rules could not be retrieved from the Ministry of Justice CBD at research time because the portal renders only via a JavaScript SPA / OpenData API; the verbatim text was obtained through the official OpenData API (GetDocument.json?Code=97696). Cost/validity of permits and explicit foreigner rules were not found in official text and are marked unknown. Data confidence: medium - legal text is verbatim from the official source, but it reflects a just-repealed edition and the live replacement was not confirmed. License cost, foreigner-specific rules and exact coordinates of recreation/closed zones should be re-verified against the current (post-237/2025) Rules.

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