Water bodies of common use (водные объекты общего пользования) across the Russian Federation

Amateur fishing, including spearfishing, is conducted freely and free of charge on public water bodies, subject to the method restrictions of Federal Law 475-FZ and the basin-specific Fishing Rules. Scuba/aqualung use, electronic fish-detection devices, places of mass recreation and use of gear above the water surface are excluded.

No scuba/aqualung; no electronic fish-finders underwater; not in mass-recreation areas; no use of spearfishing gear above the water surface; observe basin closed seasons, daily catch limits, minimum sizes and protected-species lists.

Varies by fishery basin; e.g. Azov-Black Sea inland waters closed 15 Nov - 31 Mar.