Fishing on the Irtysh: the best places to fish on the river

The Irtysh is rightfully considered the deepest and most fish-rich river in the Omsk region. Local and visiting fishermen gather at the reservoir every year. A large selection of predatory and white fish allows you to use a wide variety of gear. Fishing on the Irtysh will appeal to both professional fishermen and amateurs.

On the banks of the reservoir you can find both wild areas and improved places for fishing. For a small fee you can rent a gazebo, barbecue, rent a boat or stay in a comfortable house on the shore.

What kind of fish is caught on the Irtysh

There is a wide variety of fish in the river, and fishing has no seasonal restrictions. With the exception of the spawning period. But you should remember that not all the fish can be taken home.

Some species are subject to permanent fishing bans. If you hook a fish from the prohibited list, it must be carefully removed and released.

Before going to the pond, it is advisable to prepare and scout out fishing spots. This can be done using a depth map , forums and other information that is available on the Internet. You can fish in the vastness of the Irtysh using a feeder, float, donka, hooks, spinning rods and homemade gear. It is important to choose an approach to the type of fish that will be hunted.

Catch on the Irtysh:

Tackle elements

Considering the habitat of burbot and knowing its habits, you can understand that you can easily use a monk or a thicker cord; the hooks you choose are also not small, which are suitable for both live bait and a bunch of worms.

Rod

Catching burbot on a donk involves the use of a fishing rod; its length depends on the selected body of water. The larger the river, the longer the form is chosen. Catching burbot on the Volga will require a length of up to 3.9 m; for small bodies of water, a 3-meter length is quite enough. Fishing on the Yenisei is usually carried out with a 3.6 m rod. It is advisable to use blanks made of composite materials, they are quite durable and light.

Spinning rods are selected based on what kind of bait will be used. It is better to fish with a spoon; this spoon imitates as much as possible the real fish that burbot loves so much. Accordingly, the spinning rod should have a casting weight of 10 g, since the spinner rarely weighs less. The length of the rod is 2.4-2.7 m, this will allow you to fish the required water area without problems.

Coil

It is necessary to equip the rod with a high-quality reel with a maximum gear ratio, this way the fishing line or cord will be worn out faster when hooking. On the feeder and bottom rods, it is advisable to place a reel with a 3000-4000 size spool with good power indicators; at such a time, another, more active river resident may be on the hook.

Spinning rods are equipped with 2000-3000 reels, the main line or cord on which is quite enough for long casts.

Cords and fishing lines

Fishing with a cast from the shore, according to the advice of experienced fishermen, will be successful regardless of the diameter of the fishing line on the reel. The burbot is cautious; sometimes it can take a carelessly thrown bait on a huge hook and completely suck it into itself. But you shouldn’t use too thick diameters, it’s useless.

For equipment, a monk with a thickness of 0.25-0.35 mm is used, a cord is used an order of magnitude thinner, 0.18-0.22 mm is sufficient. And this will already be a good supply, even if the bait accidentally interests a catfish or other large predator from a given body of water.

For leashes, regular fishing line is suitable; there is no point in using fluorocarbon. For such purposes, 0.18-0.2 mm thickness is sufficient.

Hooks for burbot

Bottom tackle for burbot will not be complete without hooks; their choice should be carefully considered. Important selection criteria will be:

a long fore-end is required;
preference is given to products with thick wire;
the spiciness should be excellent.

It’s difficult to tell by size, it all depends on the bait used. For a bunch of worms, numbers 9-10 according to the domestic classification are sufficient. For shrimp and small minnows you will need a size 8 live bait double. The same options are used to equip the vents.

Catching burbot on the Yenisei will require the use of larger hooks; they must be selected to match the bait.

Zherlitsy

The rigging of the girders is carried out with a fishing line, the thickness of which should be at least 0.3 mm; not much is wound around the circle; 10 meters will be quite enough. Next comes a leash, it is better to use a steel one, it is stronger and can withstand jerks and other predators.

The best places for fishing on the Irtysh River

The Omsk region is one of the leading areas in terms of the number of reservoirs suitable for fishing throughout the year. Fishing in Omsk on the Irtysh is considered the most popular among fishermen. In the river you can catch fish for every taste. Therefore, every fisherman will be able to find his own trophy on the reservoir.

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The best places for fishing on the river are:

The riverbed in the urban environs is rich in islands, bays and tributaries. The current is weak, the channel is wide and deep. You can catch fish both from the Omsk embankment and not far from the city. Fishermen mainly catch pike, burbot, ide, bream, and perch. If you have a permit (license), you can try your luck and try to catch sturgeon, salmon or muksun.
The village of Uvat is located at a distance from the city, but this is more than compensated by the quality of the catch. Near the settlement, bream, crucian carp, ide, pike and perch bite well.
Local fishermen prefer simple baits made from worms, bread, flies or live bait. They mainly fish with donks and float gear.
Near the village of Tara there are many promising fishing spots. In this section of the river they catch catfish, pike, burbot, pike perch and roach.
The village of Vagay is located in the Tyumen region. Amateur fishermen recommend going to this area in winter. On frosty days, pike can be caught with jigs, and perch with jigs.
In the area of the village of Tugalovo, which is located in the Tyumen region. The river floods heavily in these areas. Fishermen take the best catches on islands and backwaters. Around the islands there is excellent fishing for peaceful fish and predators. You can count on catching bream, crucian carp, pike, pike perch, ruffe, and rudd.

Experienced fishermen say that there is fish on any section of the Irtysh. The main thing is to find suitable gear and bait, then the catch is guaranteed.

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Burbot fishing in Yakutia

Catching such a predator in Yakutia is exciting. However, everything is complicated by the merciless local frost. Although the process itself is worth it. In the rivers of the region, large predators are caught and, if you’re lucky, in large numbers.

Burbot has been caught in Yakutia since the formation of ice on reservoirs. They mainly use winter girders, stands and pokes. The first two methods are well known, but the last one is somewhat unusual.

A poke is a long pole, to the end of which a rope or thick fishing line is tied. At the end of the latter there is a hook. After landing on the last live bait, the pole is lowered vertically into the hole and stuck slightly into the bottom. The pokes are usually left overnight. In the morning, or more often every other day, they come to the reservoir, pull out the poles from the holes and take away, if there is prey.

Features of fishing by season

Fishing on the Irtysh is possible at any time of the year. Fishermen use a wide variety of gear. Both expensive top-end baits and ordinary baits made from bread, worms or maggots are used. Locals sometimes share the secrets of homemade gear that works just as well as branded ones.

On the Irtysh in the spring, burbot, crucian carp, bream, silver bream, pike and other fish are excellently caught. It should be remembered that with the arrival of warmth, the fish prefers to stay closer to the coastline and thickets of last year’s reeds. Promising places on the river in spring include snags, reaches and creeks.

Summer fishing

In summer, fish actively bite in the morning and evening hours. Most large specimens prefer holes, snags and other places with cooler water.

Choosing a location and gear:

In summer, bream is searched exclusively at depth. Large individuals try to stay away from strong currents and the shore. You need to find a calm place on the river; usually the current is weaker in wide areas and spills. Locals recommend fishing with maggots and worms.
In search of roach, it is worth fishing areas with weak currents. The fish often feeds in thickets of reeds and last year's grass. If there is green algae at the bottom of the river, then this is the first sign of the presence of roach. In summer, roaches are caught using bait with the scent of hemp and dill.
In the deep areas along the coastline, pike, perch, carp and pike perch are caught.

When going to the Irtysh in the summer, it is worth considering some subtleties and weather conditions. Do not forget that the start of the season is June 15, and the closing date is September 20.

Winter season

Fishing on the winter Irtysh is especially popular. The main thing is to find deep areas with slow currents and an interesting bottom. In winter, fish prefer to live in places where algae, last year’s grass, and shell rock accumulate.

Solid ice on the river lasts from November to March. At this time, pike, ruff, perch, chebak, sterlet, and pike perch bite well.

In winter, fish are caught using girders with live bait, balance beams, jigs and animal bait.

Catching burbot with a jig

Spinning is also among the gear used to catch this predator. This is usually done with a jig, since the prey lives and feeds from the bottom. They spin at dusk, at night. It's tedious, but the results are sometimes worth the inconvenience.

A 2…3 meter rod is used for jig. Test 20...40 g. You can install any coil - inertial, inertialess, multiplier. They fish from the shore, fishing places with a depth of about 2 m.

For burbot hunting, jig heads weighing 10...20 g and with hooks No. 6...No. 12 are best suited. You can use spoons and spinners, but there is a high probability of snags and loss of baits.

A foam rubber is placed on the jig head, which is well saturated with the juice that is released by the crushed baitfish. The smell of the bait improves the catchability of the gear. You need to add fish juice to the foam rubber after 8…10 casts.

Jig retrieves are stepped and slow. Be sure to pause after 3...4 turns of the coil. If pike perch are present, in addition to burbot, fanged fish are also caught as bycatch.

Instead of foam rubber, you can string a live fish onto the hook. But such a nozzle quickly breaks when it falls on the water. A good option is to use a crawling worm. But when jigging, small individuals are usually caught with it.

Fishing methods

The variety of fish and fishing spots allows you to use any gear. Carp anglers prefer to fish with a feeder, while predator lovers fish with spinning rods and perch.

Local fishermen often use bottom rubber and float rods.

Salmon fishing

Salmon do not live in the river, but rise to the riverbed to spawn. The periods when salmon enter the Irtysh occur twice a year. Rapids, riffles and clear water of the Irtysh attract finicky fish. Experienced fishermen know the weather signs and conditions under which salmon accumulate at the border of fresh and salt water.

The fish need time to get used to the lack of salt in the pond. If the angler is lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, the catch will be very impressive. Don’t forget about purchasing a fishing license, as well as a weight limit.

Fishing for perch, pike and pike perch on the Irtysh

Predators such as perch, pike and pike perch bite throughout the year. In winter, they are successfully caught using jigs, jigs and animal bait. Predators prefer to be closer to their prey, so you need to look for them in holes and areas with weak currents and natural shelters.

In summer, spring and autumn, hunting for predatory fish has its advantages, since they are most active in warm water. During the open water season, fishermen catch pike, perch and pike perch using spinning gear. Silicone vibrotails, larvae, and twisters, spinners, and wobblers are well suited as bait. A good catch comes from rubber bands, donks, and live bait traps.

Catching carp fish

Carp and carp usually concentrate in areas with weak currents. They prefer silty or clay bottoms with lots of vegetation. It is better to look for the inhabitants of the reservoir at depth or in quiet creeks and backwaters. Sometimes fish accumulate in areas with a hard bottom. An important condition is the absence of sharp stones and the availability of food.

Brick fishing is an interesting baiting method used by local anglers. Bream, roach, crucian carp, silver bream, ide and other herbivorous inhabitants of the depths respond well to such “complementary feeding.”

Red porous brick is used to prepare complementary foods. It is boiled for a long time and soaked in herbal infusions and oil. The bait is reusable and can work for several weeks. Some fishermen constantly deliver bricks to promising points and leave them for the entire season. But if you have to fish in different places, a rope is tied to the brick and transported to a new place. Tackle: donka, feeder, float rod.

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Catching burbot at different times of the year

You should not hope for a decent catch of this fish. It is difficult to figure out his location on the river, and even more difficult to “persuade” him to take your bait. Although he is gluttonous, his bite is always greedy and he catches himself, but the fish is so lazy and capricious that he often “refuses” even his favorite treat. Spends most of its time in its shelter and is not very active.

Spring fishing

This time is good for fishing, especially the beginning of spring. The only bad thing is that it is very fleeting and ends after clarification and warming of the water. As soon as the water becomes warmer, interest in baits decreases. And with a decrease in the water level and its withdrawal into the shores, the predator’s bite subsides and becomes generally rare and unpredictable.

Spring burbot fishing begins immediately after the ice disappears from the river, and the water remains very cloudy. In terms of time, this is usually April-May (end, beginning, respectively). Moreover, it is better to go hunting for a predator on days with bad weather: when it gets cold, when there is light rain. Such days are considered the most catchy.

Fishing places

They catch it in the spring, and in general at any time of the year, with the exception of winter, from the shore. You need to choose a place convenient for placing the fishing rods. The best area would be one where the underwater edge is located almost under the shore - these are steep yars. If it’s a beach, then it’s on a bend in the river.

Fishing tactics explain this choice of location by the fact that in the spring the fish always moves along the edge line, feeding on what the water flow carries. The predator comes out to grasses flooded with water very rarely and, as a rule, at night.

Tackle

The most effective fishing in the spring is with a bottom, or rather with a half-bottom. Usually this is a rod approximately 4 m long, on which there are guides and a reel installed. The fishing line is set to 0.3...0.4 mm, the length is 20...25 m. The sinker is sliding, preferably flat - it is not carried away by the flow of water.

Spring baits

They are caught in the spring with worms (usually a bunch). Suitable for slicing fish. The latter can even be salted: they are caught with sprat and anchovy. If they are caught with worms and are constantly eaten by gobies and ruffs, they switch to bait - dead fish.

Spring fishing technique

Throw the bait near the shore. 5...10 m is enough. It is advisable for the bait to be located on the bottom on the border determined by the edge and the current.

They use several half-bottoms at once when fishing. They are thrown close to each other and placed on flyers. This arrangement of gear allows you to monitor them from one place. Bites are determined by vibrations of the rod tip, sagging or changing direction of casting the fishing line. You can put some kind of signaling devices on the rods that will more clearly indicate bites.

As soon as the water becomes lighter and warmer, fishing becomes ineffective. Most fishermen stop it altogether.

Summer fishing

In summer, the fish falls into a state of stupor and remains motionless in a shelter. It is impossible to force him to take the bait, even the most delicious one for him. Summer captures of the predator are considered random and occur, as a rule, at night and on bottom gear. The latter can be installed to catch other fish, such as bream.

True, sometimes burbot can move a little in the summer. This happens only during periods of cold weather, during prolonged bad weather. However, this all fits into the accident of his capture.

But there is one way that allows you to stay with your prey in the summer. This is hand fishing. Usually they check crayfish burrows, which are usually colder and where the predator often hides, looking for coolness in summer water. In addition to holes, they check places under snags at the bottom.

Burbot has been caught by hand for a long time. A lot has been written about this in various stories by Russian writers. Today this method is rarely used. It requires a certain skill, skill, and even courage.

If you still really want to try your luck and catch this fish in the summer, you need to fish in the places where it hides (about them at the beginning of the article). For gear, you can use the same half-bottoms that have proven effective when hunting predators in the spring. You can try to fish with a net, covering its habitat on all sides with these multi-hook tackles. In this case, of course, the likelihood that the burbot, while moving, will nevertheless covet the bait offered to it is greater.

Autumn fishing

Autumn, especially the pre-winter period, is the best time to hunt burbot. This is the time of cooling of the water and the awakening of the predator, which has become hungry over the summer period and begins to increasingly search for food, leaving its shelter.

Burbot is a nocturnal predator whose activity increases in the dark. They catch it both day and night, giving preference to periods with inclement weather. It has been noticed that the predator bites much better on the coldest nights, in rainy weather, when there is not even a moon in the sky.

Fishing places

They catch it in the fall, as well as in the spring, summer, and from the shore. They are also located on a section of the coast near which there is an underwater edge, or where the river bends and there is a hole. They fish where they can cast bait near places that are the permanent residence of burbot (information about them is at the beginning of the article).

Autumn lures

Autumn is a time of especially active fish. She tries to get enough faster, so she doesn’t go through the bait too much. You can string a bunch of worms, frogs, leeches, live bait, dead fish, and pieces of fish onto the hook of the tackle. Chicken giblets, pieces of missing meat, and the insides of shells are suitable.

Fishing gear for autumn

Burbot is a fish that spends all its time at the bottom. That’s why it’s better to catch it with bottom tackle. This can be feeder fishing; often fishermen use, as in the spring, half-bottoms, simple bottoms and improved bottom gear.

The latter are made from a regular spinning rod, which has guides and a powerful (2500...4000) reel. A sliding sinker is placed, a fishing line of 0.35...0.4 mm is used, and a leash up to a meter long is made from it.

You can use any hooks: single, double, tee. Their size is at least medium - such that the bait that you are going to present to the predator can fit well on it. Most often, single hooks are used, which are easier to later remove from the fish.

Autumn fishing technique

Prepared donks are thrown, placing them 5...10 m from one another. They do this closer to the predator’s hiding places: cliffs, ledges at the bottom, dumps, snags, stones, rafts. The rods are supported on flyers and equipped with signaling devices, for example, bells.

When fishing in autumn, a fire is lit, the light from which makes it possible to watch the donkeys, and also allows you to pass the time more romantically. It’s good to have a flashlight (preferably a headlamp) that you can use to illuminate it when fishing for prey.

If you notice a bite, you don’t need to hook it. You should wait a little until he swallows the bait well and quickly pull him ashore. The latter is important, since a predator can pull the tackle into snags or under stones.

Fishing is not difficult - he hardly resists. But still, it is better to pull it out of the water with a landing net. It is most often impossible to get the hook out of its mouth on the spot, so they simply cut off the leash and install a new one.

Autumn fishing at night

Often many fishermen prefer to fish for burbot at night. They take into account that at such times he is most active and prove this with good catches. Night fishing is organized in different ways.

Some people throw donks in the evening and leave them overnight on the river bank. In the morning they come back and check them. This kind of fishing is passive and has a number of unpleasant features. Firstly, in the morning you may simply not find the donkeys in place - someone, for example, will appropriate them and leave with them. Secondly, if a burbot takes bait, it can confuse the gear overnight and lead it into snags. This will either make it difficult to catch the predator, or lead to the loss of gear.

Donka fishing is much more interesting in the autumn, when the fisherman whiles away the night by the fire, placing a tent nearby.

Winter fishing

Winter is considered the best time to hunt burbot. This is the most comfortable time for the predator; it even spawns during bitter frosts. And in general he loves cold water. This is the time of its greatest activity. Moreover, he gets the prey without any effort - the fish stands in a daze and there is no need to even chase after it.

Winter fishing gear

There are several gears that are used for fishing in winter. The most effective and used: fishing with spoons and lures. The last unusual ones are under the ice, also called stavushki.

Fishing with supplies

This tackle is very simple and consists of a stick laid on top of the hole, to which a reel is hung from below, carrying a piece of fishing line with a sinker at the end and a leash.

The entire tackle, with the bait strung on the hook, is lowered under water, and the sinker is lowered to the bottom. The reel is attached to a stick laid across the hole. The tackle is passive. It is usually left overnight. And in the morning they take out and remove, if they come across, a fish. If the hole freezes, then a new one is drilled next to it and the prey is taken out through it using a special metal hook.

To place supplies, select areas with medium depth, next to a steep bank, with a bottom made of sand or stone. The bait is lowered to the bottom, the lines are released a little - about 1.5 m. This is enough so as not to spook the fish, and so that the predator does not drag the tackle into the snags.

Fishing methods using lures

Among other fishing methods, vertical trolling is known. They lure in places where there is a concentration of predators: in holes located at river bends, in deep places on lakes. It is better if in such areas there are snags, stones, and other shelters under water in which the burbot hides.

They lure with a narrow and light lure, into which a single hook is soldered. Size 5...10 cm. The color of the spinner can be white or yellow. The bait is lowered to the bottom, then it is raised and lowered slightly.

Fishing with a snitch

This unique method of hunting burbot involves the use of two heavy spoons. They are attached with one winding ring so that their convex parts touch. Only one spinner is equipped with a tee. The result is a rattle, which rattles when twitched, which interests the burbot.

The tactics for catching a predator using a snitch are as follows:

- lower the double spoon to the bottom;
- lift the spoon;
- they are abruptly thrown to the bottom.

Fishing in the wilderness

During periods of no biting, which may occur in the middle of nowhere, bait with dead fish helps. This could be, for example, catching burbot with sprat. Another hook is soldered to the spoon - on the other side of its body and opposite the first. The head of the fish is cut off and put on hooks. This type of equipment is lowered to the bottom and played with: usually followed by 2…3 strokes of the fishing rod, then a pause.

Fishing with edible rubber

This method is practiced when fishing in the current. In it, a sliding weight is placed on the main line, and a hook is placed on the leash, on which silicone is strung. When fishing, everything is lowered to the bottom. The current carries the bait to the side and oscillates under the influence of jets of water. Periodically, the load is lifted and thrown to the bottom. As a result, additional movement is introduced into the silicone game, which provokes the predator to bite.

In Siberia, for example, instead of silicone, a wobbler is tied to the tackle. They play with it in the same way: sometimes lifting the load, sometimes throwing it to the bottom.

Donk fishing

This type of equipment is also used for burbot hunting. Only on those rivers that are not covered with ice in winter, for example, due to strong currents. Or during periods until the areas where the predator lives are covered with ice and fishing from the ice is still impossible.

In such cases, feeders and the usual designs of donks and half-donks are used, used in the spring and summer to catch this predator.

Fishing with a jig

There are fishermen who prefer to catch burbot from the ice using a jig. The latter are always difficult. This method shows good results when fishing on small rivers. For example, good luck fishing in the Moscow region with such gear on the Shlina river, which is located on the border of the Moscow region from the Novgorod region.

For fishing with a jig, a 35-40 cm long fishing rod with a reel, a whip, a main line, and a removable leash with a jig attached to the end is suitable. The whip must be strong and rigid. Nod 3...4 cm long. Fishing line 0.4 mm. Metal leash 0.22 mm.

Specially made jigs are used, for example, “Lena” with a flat stepped body. Fishing with the “devil” and other well-known heavy jigs is effective. You need to take several of the latter for fishing - fishing often occurs among snags, so loss of bait cannot be avoided.