Peculiarities of grayling fishing during the warm period

During the warm season, the fish are highly active, so summer fishing for grayling is extremely popular among anglers. A float rod is ideal for catching grayling. But the fisherman will need: skill, experience and good knowledge of both the places where the fish likes to live and its habits. The article will tell you how to catch grayling in the summer using a fishing rod.

There are many different types of fishing, for example, fly fishing, spinning, donking, and also using float tackle, which should not be perceived as very simple. Not every amateur fisherman will be able to catch it. Summer is a favorable combination of the remarkable appetite of grayling and excellent weather conditions. However, catching fish is not easy, since its favorite delicacy - insects - is found in large quantities above the surface of the water.

Therefore, in order to attract fish with your bait, you will need to try. Grayling is distinguished by its sensitivity and caution, and the slightest sound can scare it away. Fishing for grayling in June can have good results if you go onto the rift stones using special wading trousers. Casting should be done under the riffle and downstream. You need to land directly in the rip current where the debris is spinning around the water surface. The best time to catch and search for this fish is the second half of the day, twilight.

Catching grayling with a float rod in summer

To successfully catch grayling in June and July on small rivers, a large number of gears are used, but the float rod remains the most popular among fishermen. This is due to the fact that this equipment is inexpensive and quite easy to use. You can use almost any rod with a weight of up to 30 grams and a length of up to five meters. You should not purchase heavy fishing rods; it will be inconvenient to use them, as your hand will get tired quickly, and this will lead to unpleasant and painful sensations in the wrist area.

The most comfortable rod weight is considered to be around 200-250 grams, excluding the weight of the reel. If we are talking about a specific rod, then the tackle of the “Fortune” series from “Volzhanka” suited me. The length of the device is about 4 meters, and the test is up to 30 g. Weight is 245 g. and is easy to use throughout the day with minor breaks. There are also disadvantages to the rod - its length, which reaches 128 cm. This length complicates the passage of dense thickets along river banks. This is the only flaw that I noticed in the fishing rod.

Features of finding a place to catch grayling in the autumn

The beginning of autumn is considered the most successful time for grayling fishing. This is due to the fact that the water temperature drops, the number of insects that grayling feed on has sharply decreased, which causes hunger in the fish, and it begins to greedily attack any bait that the fisherman offers it.

Of course, in the autumn period, a mass release of grayling is no longer observed, as in the summer, but, despite this, provided the right place is chosen, you can safely count on a decent catch. In autumn, grayling will begin to bite from approximately 11 a.m. until dark; in sunny weather, bites will also occur during the day.

Various versions of “wet” and “dry” flies are most often used as bait; especially thrifty fishermen successfully catch grayling using dried insects caught since the summer. Note that in the autumn the water becomes very clear, grayling for this reason begins to show great caution, so it is important to try to camouflage as much as possible and not to come close to the water unnecessarily, especially if fishing is carried out near the coastline.

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You can also fish with a float rod in the fall using various larvae and worms. These baits are especially useful when fishing in deep water. Starting from mid-autumn, grayling begins to move towards areas where wintering will take place, and does not stop feeding during the migration period. You can continue to catch grayling until the first serious night frosts, but only now the fish will be found mainly in vast and deep sections of rivers.

Equipment

The rod must be light and strong. Carbon fiber products are perfect for all the necessary parameters. This is a durable and not at all heavy material. The length should be chosen based on the distance the bait will be thrown and the fishing location. It should be noted that with long fishing rods it is not easy in places with fast currents. The reel must be selected that is durable and of proven quality. The most commonly used is an inertial coil. Its movement does not cause unnecessary noise and is easy. Such a reel allows the float to float in the direction of the current.

Suitable monofilament fishing line is transparent, the diameter of which varies up to 0.3 mm. A working thread of this diameter will become invisible in a pond.

You should not use a fishing line of a smaller diameter, because the grayling may be caught large and will easily break the thread. A leash will be required measuring 0.2 mm. Its length can be up to 25 cm. It is possible to attach a pair of leashes with hooks to the main thread. This will allow you to catch several fish at once. The float should be chosen not bulky, so as not to scare away the grayling under water. The color of the float should be selected based on the color of the water in the pond. For dark water - a dark shade of float, for transparent water - a light one.

The hook is the central component of the tackle used. Grayling is a strong and agile fish, so it is preferable to select strong and high-quality hooks for it, so that the fish cannot break under any circumstances. The hook can be made of thickened wire, because a thin one can simply tear the lips of a powerful fish. Sizes should be used from No. 5 up to and including No. 8.

Bait also plays an important role. For grayling, bloodworms, flies, worms and cottage cheese are often used as bait. Bait is chosen based on the time of year and fishing location. For example, in the cold season they use maggots and bloodworms, and in the warm season a fly or wobbler is suitable. It is also acceptable to use artificial types of bait.

Catching grayling with a balda or bombard

There is still no consensus on the origin of the name. There are two different options, equally plausible:

Due to the presence of a large float in the equipment;
The sinker taps the bottom of the river like a bulldozer.

But this is far from the most interesting question. It’s better to move on to a direct consideration of the gear.

Rod

No high modulus plug sticks! An ordinary Chinese-made composite telescope of medium construction with a decent test, around 50-60 deg. Depending on the fishing method, the length is selected. It is convenient to fish from a boat with a spinning rod of two, maximum two and four meters. When fishing from the shore, the optimal size is 2.4-3.6 m. The only thing you should pay attention to is the guide rings. They must be large in diameter, as the stopper will slip through them. Don’t be too lazy to modify the purchased rod yourself and in the future you will save on equipment by avoiding annoying “shootings” when casting.

How to catch grayling with a float rod in summer

How should you catch grayling with a float rod? As a rule, such fish are fished with float tackle in areas of rivers and reservoirs, if they have a flat and smooth bottom, as well as a slow current. The main advantage of fishing with a float rod is that special training and skill are not needed. Everything happens quite simply, that is, even a novice fisherman who does not have much experience can handle it. You need to cast your fishing rod with the current.

The process is quite common and familiar to every fisherman. Its main essence is to correctly calculate the required length of the fishing line. It can be selected by rotating the reel. Having cast the float rod, you need to wait until the load descends to the desired depth. Then the bite will proceed in the same way as when fishing for other fish using a float rod. The oscillation of the float will be a signal that the grayling has noticed the bait. But when the float quickly immerses under the water, as well as to the side, you need to immediately make a hook. It must be performed quickly, but without sudden movements.

Features and technique of catching grayling with a float rod

Grayling is caught with a float rod mainly in sections of rivers with a clean, rocky and, most importantly, relatively flat bottom. Anglers often choose areas with slow or reverse currents, where grayling often rest or actively feed on insects that have fallen into the water.

The process of fishing with a float rod is simple; even novice anglers can quickly master the technology. The bait is thrown upstream at a distance of 10-15 meters from the fishing point. After casting, you should constantly monitor the tension of the fishing line that has been carried away by the current; it must be carefully reeled in, working with a reel mounted on the tackle.

When fishing for grayling, biting on a float rod occurs in the same way as when catching other fish. A slight vibration of the float indicates that the grayling was attracted by the bait and decided to try it. As soon as the float begins to sink or quickly move to the side, a hook should follow.

IMPORTANT! Grayling has a delicate mouth; if the hook is carried out sharply, then the grayling's lips can be torn with the hook; after the injury, the fish dies in 90% of cases. Therefore, you should do the hooking as carefully as possible.

How to catch grayling using a spinning rod in summer

Graylings hunt in an ambush-and-wait manner; they do not pursue their prey themselves. The prey swims near the place where the predator is hiding or the prey is carried by the current. She gets within range of the grayling being thrown, which gives her no chance of escaping from the clever hunter. Retrieving and casting the bait takes place against the current, as well as diagonally with the current.

The animation of the bait is carried out not only thanks to the efforts of the fisherman himself, but also with the help of water resistance. Catching grayling with a spinning rod in the summer begins with retrieving and proceeds with a uniform and leisurely reeling, which alternates with short stops. The bait is carried out 4-5 times along promising trajectories; if it was not possible to catch a predator, then the fishing location must be changed.

With a successful hunt and a favorable bite, the angler will feel a sharp poke, as well as instant pressure on the tackle itself, which appears from the resistance of the fish going into cover with the captured bait. When danger is detected, the trophy begins to deftly jump out of the water to free itself from the hooks.

In such a situation, the predator is given slack, which allows it to go a short distance on the first very powerful jerk. This is done to prevent the grayling's lip from breaking by pulling the cord too tightly. After this period of operation is completed, you should lower the end of the rod closer to the water surface, and then begin to intensively reel in the thread, preventing the predatory fish from jumping and jumping. Having carried the hooked trophy to the very shore of the reservoir or to the boat, it is taken into a landing net prepared in advance.

Tackle for grayling fishing

If you are planning autumn grayling fishing, it’s time to worry about selecting the necessary gear for your trip to the northern regions. After all, it is there, in the cold and swift polar currents, that the desired trophy is found. The choice of possible gear for hunting grayling is quite large. Therefore, it is possible to choose a set based on personal preferences.

Grayling is caught:

Float tackle;
Spinning;
Fly fishing;
Various types of "donok".

Let us dwell in more detail on the features of equipment, fishing methods and bait.

Preferred stopping places for grayling on the river

Donka for grayling in summer

The running donka or balda is a universal tackle for predatory fish, which is used in clear water.

Over time, anglers were able to choose the best gear for fishing in clear water. You can make a running donk completely yourself. This applies to both the rod, reel, sinker, flies and float. similar gear was produced in a large number of military factories.

Currently, almost all components of such equipment can be purchased in stores. However, many amateur fishermen make their own floats, as well as sinkers, not to mention catchable flies.

A modern running boat consists of the following components:

a spinning rod, which has a test from 40-80, is very rigid, telescopic or plug-in, its length varies from 2.6 to 4.5 meters, rings are used with an increased diameter;
an inertial reel, which is equipped with bearings, has a diameter of 125-180 mm, also an inertia-free reel, its class is from 2500 and above;
monofilament line ranges from 0.3-0.5 mm, as well as braided line, its length ranges from 100-200 m;
the mobile limiter is a stopper for the float;
large foam float with beads;
top swivel;
a leash, the length of which is from 1.0 to 1.5 m, is used only from monofilament with loops and knots for attaching two or three flies;
lower swivel with winding ring and clasp;
streamlined sinker - a homemade device made of lead or other metal, its weight can vary from 30-90 grams.

When fishing on a braided line, difficulties may arise with the limiter, but they are solved by installing a shock leader using monofilament, which is up to 20 meters long.

How and what to catch grayling in September

Each angler, based on his preferences and fishing locations, chooses the appropriate gear:

• float rod; • fly fishing tackle; • spinning.

Catching grayling with a float rod

The equipment of a float rod for grayling has its own characteristics. The tackle is equipped with a special hollow float and a leash with a hook, 1 to 2 meters long. The thickness of the leader is 10% thinner than the main line. The sinker is not used.

A special float is a transparent plastic ball with a hole. The required weight of the float is achieved by filling it through the hole with a certain amount of water, directly on the reservoir.

Bait – any aquatic insect. Fly fishing is highly effective. The gear is floated downstream to the intended grayling site. During the fusion process, periodic tightening is performed. Typical wire fishing is being carried out.

This method of catching grayling with a float rod is similar to fly fishing. The only advantage of a float fishing rod is the relatively low price of this tackle.

Fly fishing

In September you can count on a grayling bite by floating your fly downstream. In the first half of the month, dry flies are used, and after the temperature drops in the second half of September, wet flies are used to perform wiring in the water column. Fly fishing gear allows you to release bait over long distances (50 m or more). The bite is controlled by holding the taut cord in your hand.

In September, flies of dark and sometimes black colors are a great way to provoke grayling to bite. The color of the bait should be selected depending on the transparency of the water. In muddy water, brighter flies are used. When fishing with dry flies, floating lines are used. For wet flies, a line with a sinking end is used.

Spinning fishing

Fishing for grayling using spinning rods is very popular in September. Light spinning spoons are great for bait. The length of the petal is 2-3 cm, width 1.0-1.5 cm. To cast light baits, it is important to choose a spinning rod with the appropriate test.

How to catch grayling in summer

At an average fishing depth of about 4 or 6 meters, the limiter is often installed in the area from 8 to 12 meters. Such a tilt of the fishing line sometimes makes a significant difference. In some cases, reducing the inclination of the fishing line is used. This brings results when fishing. The load always moves along the bottom of the reservoir.

Significant vibrations, as well as jumps on the gravel at the bottom, are well transmitted by gear, mainly to cambrics or flies. The float is constantly “working”, marking how the sinker hits the stones. For an inexperienced fisherman, anything of this kind is taken as a bite. But in reality, a fish bite cannot be confused with something else.

When fishing from the shore, they cast over a considerable length, up to hundreds of meters. Then the float begins to be carried down, and then it is washed a little to the very shore. The fisherman, slowing down the reel, slowly unfurls the line over a long distance. It’s easier and more convenient to fish from a boat, in which case you need to get a landing net.

Jigs for grayling in summer

Summer jigs for grayling are a fairly common bait, as amateur fishermen are accustomed to using them. Often this is a kind of connection with a fly, which is hung with various tinsel. And even now it is not at all easy to give a jig a specific and precise definition, since over a long period of practice the term has expanded significantly and undergone changes.

In the classic presentation, it is a small weight into which a hook is firmly attached. The bait itself got its origin from one of the species of mormysh crustacean, which moved sideways. Now this name is used to indicate not only the type of equipment, but also the hooks, which is erroneous.

Catching grayling with a worm in summer

Summer jigs are often used instead of a sinker; a hook is tied to the outgoing end of the line. In such a case, a bark beetle larva is put on the jig, but a simple worm is put on the hook. Fishing is done from the shore using wire. The shade of the bait does not play a significant role, but anglers follow the principle:

on dark soil (silt) use a light jig;
on a rocky bottom it would be more appropriate to use a dark yellow sinker;
In sandy areas, the most catchy ones are better suited - these are the red varieties.

All sorts of options serve as bait - a fly, a horsefly, a worm, a caddisfly, a grayling and it successfully takes everything that is offered. Fishing is possible both from the shore itself and by wading. Often fishermen deliberately muddy the water under their feet, because the grayling ceases to see, and suspended particles attract its attention.

Float for grayling

In small taiga rivers and streams, which grayling loves so much, fishing with a float rod is often carried out in difficult conditions: in rough water and at shallow depths, among whirlpools and eddies formed by reverse jets. To successfully fish here, you need special equipment, and its main element, on which the fishing result greatly depends, is a float.

Summer lure for grayling

Fishing for grayling with a spoon in the summer is characterized by incredible adrenaline, creativity and unpredictability of the result. Creativity is an important part of the success of such an event. Grayling forces the angler to be in absolute combat readiness throughout the entire hunting process.

Fish belongs to the category of noble inhabitants of the aquatic world. Its distinctive feature is excessive caution and accuracy. For hunting to be effective and bring a decent result, you will need to show a lot of effort, as well as choose the right gear and bait.

There are a wide variety of baits for grayling, both in color and size. Small spinners can be considered the best. Various dots, patterns, and stripes are applied to such products.

The most productive period for fishing is September and October. The water level drops significantly; you can easily distinguish the boundaries of shallow water, as well as holes in deep water.

When catching grayling with a spoon in the summer, they try to focus on the flow and structure of the reservoir itself. Graylings belong to ambush hunters who do not pursue their victims, but safely wait for them to approach a distance at which they can easily get a tasty prey. Consequently, giving the bait under the fish’s nose becomes a very significant moment. This can be done if you use some of the methods of posting and casting.

When fishing takes place at the mouth of a river, then the spoon should be thrown to the place where the river flows into the lake. Pulling the spoon against the current and diagonally towards the shore, they try to pick up the line of movement in the place where two streams of water of different speeds connect.

The “ideal” float for catching grayling on small rivers

A float for grayling must have the following characteristics:

Resistant to waves and whirlpools;
Compactness;
Invisibility for fish;
Visible to the fisherman.

You can also add to these qualities the sensitivity of the float. The grayling bite is confident, and it is usually not difficult to see it. But sometimes, for example in late autumn, he bites cautiously. If the float does not show a bite, the angler will not be able to make a timely hook and will be left without fish.

Next, I will consider each of the listed qualities separately, and at the same time I will give examples of floats that meet them.

Stability and compactness

These two qualities are interconnected. To achieve stability in rough water, a float needs a special, compact shape. Such that a rolling wave could not lay it down, or the resulting whirlpool would not drag it into the depths. And if the float drifts into shallow water, it should not touch the bottom.

Long, thin floats will not work here. Due to the large area of contact with water, they will be captured by a whirlpool, and at shallow depths their keel will touch the bottom.

One such float is a goose feather. He has his followers. I know anglers who successfully use it when fishing for grayling on small rivers. Perhaps the poor stability of the feather is compensated by honed guiding skills, but I really did not like the way this float behaves in rough water. He either falls on his side or disappears in a whirlpool. It works great in calm water, but where are such places on fast rivers? Maybe in beaver ponds.

Floats with a short keel, the body of which has the shape of a barrel or a ball, work quite differently. The small area of contact with water and the streamlined shape allows them to successfully overcome waves and not drown in whirlpools.

There is another type of float that has proven itself well on the rough water of small rivers. They are shaped like an “ice cream cone,” or an inverted cone with a slight roundness at its base. Such floats are popular to the west of the Ural ridge - in the Perm region.

Rice. 1. Shape of floats for fishing grayling with increased stability: 1 - spherical; 2 - barrel-shaped; 3 - cone-shaped.

The cone-shaped shape allows them to “slip” out of the whirlpool, and also gives better stability on the wave.

Disguise

Grayling of small rivers are known for their caution. If the float is brightly colored or looks unnatural, it can alert the fish, and it will not touch the bait. To avoid this, you have to disguise the float as those harmless objects for fish that often appear on the surface of the water. This is done by painting it in the correct color, which will not arouse suspicion in the grayling. There are a few of these colors:

Brown . This color will make the float resemble a piece of bark or tree branch.
Green . Makes it look like a tree leaf falling into water.

In the fall, you can probably use floats painted in discreet yellow or burgundy colors - to match the color of fallen leaves, and in the first snow - a white float, similar to a lump of slush floating along the river. But so far this has not been verified in practice.

The most important thing is not to use bright or fluorescent paints to paint the float. These colors are unnatural to nature.

In muddy water - in spring or summer after rains - the color of the float does not matter.

Better camouflage can be achieved with a completely transparent water-filled float, almost invisible to grayling. But it has good mass and is unsuitable for thin float tackle, and is better suited for fishing using the “buldy” method.

Visibility of the float from afar

A float for grayling should be both invisible to the fish and clearly visible to the angler. You can increase the visibility of the float if you apply a little fluorescent paint to its upper part, but so that the bright spot is not visible from under the water. For floats in the shape of a barrel or a cone, you can even slightly cut off the top for this purpose - to form a flat, level area on which paint is applied.

If the float has an antenna, you can put a narrow ring made of bright cambric on it and move it down towards the body of the float.

Rice. 2. Color of the float for grayling: 1 - bright cambric; 2 - bright spot; 3 — the main color of the float is the color of the bark (left) and leaves (right); 4 - cambric to match the color of the main color.

It is clear that nothing like this can be done with long thin floats - this only confirms their low suitability for grayling fishing.

Sensitivity

The fourth quality of a float for grayling is achieved by proper weighting - so that no more than a quarter of its body sticks out above the water. You can also load the float itself, making a miniature “balda” out of it. This will “free” the equipment from excess weights on the fishing line, and will also improve the casting of the float.

The main thing is not to overdo it with the load. An overloaded float will be more easily sucked under water by whirlpools.

Casting technique

A cross cast of the fishing rod is used, then the bait is slowly retrieved, it is carried diagonally by the river flow itself.

Wiring against the current also brings good results. It is produced very slowly. Pauses are used during which the bait still continues to play. When fishing against the current, the current itself moves the bait closer to the shore.

A cast made against the current, that is, when the wobbler floats past the fish, encouraging it to take active action. This method is mainly designed for well-fed and lethargic grayling, which will definitely react to passing prey.

Catching grayling with a fly in summer

The organization of a realistic game, as well as the behavior of the bait itself, is the main factor in effectively catching the attentive and cunning grayling. Even using the most catchy and successful flies, which always bring good results in hunting other fish, but to avoid failures in catching grayling, you need to follow several specific rules put forward to the fishing process.

For example, the supply of baits must be carried out over long and medium distances, because due to the caution of the fish, its fishing at the feet will be pleasant, but a very rare exception. After the bait reaches the reservoir, it is necessary that its movements are not constrained by the fishing line, but are allowed to swim without obstacles in the direction of the current.

In addition, the amateur fisherman must be prepared for significant resistance from a hooked predator. Even despite the size of the grayling, it rightfully belongs to one of the most fierce fighters. This is especially clearly seen when catching grayling in the autumn using flies, because then the fish has the highest strength indicators.

They do not rush the fishing, trying to thoroughly tire the predator by constantly holding it on a taut line, and place the already calmed one in the landing net. The main advice would be to start fishing in an unknown body of water, using flies as bait that imitate a caddisfly in appearance.

Fly fishing with float

April 5, 2014 Yuran

The gear described below allows you to successfully catch any fish from almost any depth. These can be: barbel, salmon, brown trout, trout, grayling, asp, chub, perch, pike, etc. Of course, instead of artificial baits, you can use natural ones. But I advise you to pay attention to the fly.

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Why is it still a fly? It's much easier to dig up worms. Buy or wash bloodworms. Catch grasshoppers or beetles. Collect caddisfly larvae or maggots. In the end, use live bait or the same “blacksmith”. However, very often a rather sneaky law comes into play: the fish bites on the bait that you have today, but you don’t have it. The presence of a box with imitations of all kinds of baits will not take up much space and will help out in unforeseen situations.

In recent years, artificial flies have gained an increasing number of adherents among domestic fishermen. And modern gear allows you to use this bait without the use of fly fishing attributes. What is an artificial fly anyway? You won't hear anything about this. Once in a fishing store I had to talk with one fisherman about the bad bite. For about 10 minutes he argued that fish don’t bite well on flies.

Having become interested in the “fly”, I found out that he was fishing with a plastic fly. Surely many people remember similar products made of plastic and foam rubber on the shelves of sports and fishing stores. But these “masterpieces” were produced for the sole purpose of “catching” the fisherman and had nothing in common with a real artificial fly.

Meanwhile, an artificial fly, as a bait, copies almost all the food available to the fish. And it is called a fly only because it primarily imitates insects at various stages of their development. In fact, modern artificial flies imitate fish fry, eggs, crustaceans, earthworms, leeches, frogs, and mice...

Carp fly fishing specialists create their own imitations. In addition, you should take into account a lot of fancy flies, which are designed to attract fish with their unusual appearance. In other words, an artificial fly is a general name for imitating almost everything that fish eat.

And it is paradoxical that many anglers consider the fly to be the prerogative of fly fishing only.

Wide possibilities.

When comparing an artificial fly with any type of spinning bait, the latter clearly lose in accurately copying the natural food of the fish. A “spinner” generally looks under the water like a fast-moving “something” of different sizes and different colors.

Oscillating spoons are already more similar to fish, but still their “game,” although attractive to many predators, is by no means flawless. Wobblers and silicone baits have somewhat taken the lead on the path to more realistic copying of the appearance and behavior of natural hunting objects of the main predators. But they all cannot be compared, either in appearance or in imitation of the game, which is most important, with artificial flies.

With flies, everything happens differently. The point is that fish do not develop a reflex of suspicion when they react to a fly. Most likely, an artificial fly, made by hand, even if its appearance resembles the previous one, will, in any case, play differently in the water. After all, this is not a product that came off the assembly line from one stamp.

We should not forget that for the largest number of fish, insects have always been the main and most delicious food. Even for the majority of “semi-predatory” fish such as trout, grayling, chub, ide, and many others, there are periods when their diet contains nothing but insects.

There is a misconception that fish feed on insects only when splashes are visually observed in the water. It should be borne in mind that insects floating on the surface or flying above water occupy less than 20% of the fish’s diet. The fish finds everything else in the water column or at the bottom.

We could continue listing the reasons that force anglers to turn their attention to artificial flies, but it’s time to move on directly to the gear and fishing options.

Floats

. It is worth noting that while in classic gear floats are used primarily as bite alarms, here they are used as a vehicle that delivers artificial bait to the fish. “Zagranitsa” offers a lot of floats that allow you to catch different fish both on the very surface of the water, and in its thickness, and even at the very bottom. Moreover, the models offered by sellers often differ only in name.

In order not to completely get confused in all the newfangled “sbirulins”, “bulldokhs” and others, I chose the “bombetta”, which has already gained popularity among familiar spinning anglers, and, starting from this example, I will try to compare the options for using artificial flies and choose the optimal ones for different fishing conditions.

Most of the main differences between Bombetta type floats generally come down almost exclusively to the specific gravity and density of the materials from which they are made. Depending strictly on the degree of density, they either remain on the water surface, or gradually sink, or quickly sink to the very bottom.

Floats with a density that significantly exceeds the density of water sink quite quickly. But unlike a heavy lead sinker, it continues to glide above the bottom, remaining virtually unnoticed. There is an important point here: the float does not at all prevent the fisherman from feeling this or that state of the bait - whether the fish takes it or not. Lead weights reduce this bite sensation.

By choosing a float model with a material density that is close to the density of water (or a little more), it is possible to very accurately determine at what depths the fish are located. Having completed the cast, we calculate the time the float immerses (just like with a sinking wobbler). If the first bites were noted after 5-6 seconds, then when performing subsequent casts, retrieving should begin only after a similar pause.

The length of the main leash will largely depend on the length of the rod and ranges from up to 2 m. And leashes with flies are used shorter from 10 to 60 cm.

After casting, make 4-5 turns with the reel. This action straightens the rig and turns the flies around. At the same time, we maintain the rod at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the horizontal. This makes it much easier to feel the bite.

The fly models used for this kind of fishing are various types of wet flies: from various streamers to nymphs. Each specific type of fish requires an individual approach. Let's say our tackle is represented by a pair of nymphs and an end streamer. We throw the rig across the current, and straightening it, we carry it in an arc down the river. And if the fish does not react to the nymphs in any way, then when removing the gear from the water there is a good chance of provoking a streamer to attack the predator.

Published in the Flies section

Fly - spinning rod or telescope, or cut a willow rod on the spot, a fishing line with a float-feather and roll from behind the bushes, or go out onto the stream in boots and let it go with the flow.

Fly - spinning rod or telescope, or cut a willow rod on the spot, a fishing line with a float-feather and roll from behind the bushes, or go out onto the stream in boots and let it go with the flow.

Spinner - small spinners N0,1,2. The predominant colors are black, silver, white, dark copper. With a light spinner, casting further than 7-12 meters is not possible. Therefore, we approach the shore quietly and hiding behind the bushes. We make sure to fish all the whirlpools with a reverse current, zones with a reverse current along rapids, calm zones behind boulders, along bushes, etc. If there are islands of bushes or trees in the water, this is very good.

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Grayling is a powerful fish, it resists fiercely, sometimes you can’t hold it in your hand, it’s just a muscle. It stays on the riffles, next to the drains on the rapids. In Karelia, grayling is small up to 500 grams; in Kola, up to 1-1.5 kg were caught.

Combined tackle: float, spoon and parachute.

p.s. I’m talking about the local population who live in villages, not urban ones.

The last time I caught it was about 12 years ago. but I can do it “for show”

The fishing line, by the way, can be .15 - it will only fly further. But the thinner it is, the more often when fishing in a current with a rocky bottom you need to break off the final meter or two and retie the fastener - the fishing line in front of the spoon is killed very quickly on the stones.

If you want, call me, I’ll tell you about the fishing technique itself, otherwise I’m too lazy to write

And when you arrive, strike iron)))

3 days ago I returned from Kola, dark, nondescript flies are just right. Just like the dark pinwheels.

Modern anglers have a large number of options at their disposal when selecting gear. However, very few people understand how to understand this wide range.

Modern anglers have a large number of options at their disposal when selecting gear. However, very few people understand how to understand this wide range.

It is especially difficult for beginners in fishing to decide on suitable gear, since they still have no idea how and what to fish for this or that prey.

Often, when choosing the right gear, the most pressing issue is the selection of bait. There are a lot of options, for example, wobblers, spinners, flies and other options known to everyone.

Fishing with a fly with a float or using a spinning rod is a very interesting topic for beginners.

Professionals prefer fly fishing and it is truly more effective when you master the skill well. And for those who are just starting out, the front sight is considered the most suitable option.

In our article we will talk about fly fishing in winter and at any other time, as well as about the correct choice of this bait.

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This microfly was invented by the American Vincent Mariner , who described it in his 1950 book. Jassid looks simple, but it is clearly visible in the water, which is very convenient for the fisherman, and is highly catchable. You can always rely on this classic fly; in hopeless situations, it often helps out the angler.

Fly for grayling in summer

Summer flies for grayling and other “fly fishing” fish can be divided into two types: dry and wet.

Wet flies are heavy, sinking baits that imitate bottom-dwelling insects as well as larvae. They are used to carry out wiring thicker than a reservoir or in the bottom layer.

This kind of bait imitates insects that have fallen into the water, such as small dragonflies, butterflies and grasshoppers. They have positive or neutral buoyancy, as well as lush plumage. tied with light and thin hooks.

DIY flies for grayling

The best flies for grayling in the summer are those that are made with your own hands, taking into account all the nuances. Making a fly for predatory fish with your own hands is not as complicated and time-consuming as it may seem to inexperienced amateur fishermen. Such needlework is addictive and for some even becomes a hobby no less than fishing.

You can use step-by-step instructions for making a regular fly for catching grayling. To weave flies for grayling you will need only a small amount of materials, as well as some tools:

scissors;
vice;
tweezers;
thin threads;
feathers;
sharp hook;
natural wool;
beads;
waterproof glue.

The manufacturing algorithm must be carried out in the following sequence:

In a vice, hold the hook with a bead pre-strung on it.
From the bead to the fold, a backing is made of dark thread.
A tail is made from a feather and secured with a thread along the fore-end, the excess is cut off.
The body is created from natural wool. The fluffy material is folded together with the thread.
The head is framed by a train of feathers, which is secured with thread.
The excess is cut off, then the fly is glued together with waterproof glue.