The winner of the "Pike Luck" competition will fish for free all year round on the Braslav Lakes

January 15, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The winner of the main prize in the ice fishing competition "Pike Luck" will be able to fish for free all year round on the Braslav Lakes. The sports fishing competition will be held for the second time in the Braslav district on January 30, Vladimir Petkevich, leading specialist of the tourism department of the Braslav Lakes National Park, told a BELTA correspondent. The venue for the winter fishing festival will once again be one of the most beautiful lakes in Belarus - Driiaty. About 30 species of fish are found here. Applications for participation will be accepted until 7 a.m. on January 30. Winter fishing enthusiasts from the border regions of Lithuania, Latvia and Russia have already announced their intention to try their "Pike Luck". Winners will be determined in several nominations, the main ones being "Pike Luck" and "Bream and others - also fish". Prizes will be awarded not only to the owner of the largest catch, but also to those who are unlucky in fishing. But the one who catches the largest pike will also be smiled upon by "pike luck" - he will receive a free permit for amateur fishing on the Braslav Lakes for the entire 2010. The organizers took into account that fishing as a type of recreation is increasingly preferred by women, the luckiest fisherwoman will receive an award. Young anglers will not be left without attention either - prizes have also been established for them. The fishing festival, as it should be, will end with fish soup and a hot bath. The participants of the competition will be hospitably welcomed by the "Driiaty" recreation center. The competition will be held in accordance with the Rules of Fishery and Fishing. A permit for amateur fishing can be purchased directly at the competition venue. -0-