Almost all fishing devices that are used for coastal fishing for pike perch with live bait are suitable for hunting pike perch from a floating craft, but in a slightly modified version.
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Oct 5, 2017
Catching pike perch with live bait from a boat is an active and sporting way of fishing that can interest both beginners and experienced fishermen. The use of a boat makes the most remote fish habitats accessible.
Almost all fishing devices that are used for coastal fishing for pike perch with live bait are suitable for hunting pike perch from a floating craft, but in a slightly modified version.
- on dumps near riverbed holes;
- near river holes;
- in the creeks;
- coastal ditches;
- deep-sea areas with rocky bottoms;
- in snags, whirlpools.
What methods are used for fishing?
This number of gear includes:
- float rod;
- donku;
- girders;
- mugs.
Let's look at each of the methods in more detail.
On a float rod
The equipment looks like this:
- Rigid match, Bolognese rod. Working length is 3–4.5 m.
- The coil is taken to be inertialess. Size from 2000 to 2500.
- A piece of monofilament fishing line 40–50 m with a diameter of 0.25–0.3 mm.
- Olive shaped sliding sinker. Weight – from 8 to 12 g.
- Leash – 1 m with a single hook size No. 2/0.
- A large float that will slide freely along the fishing line.
After casting, the sinker should sink to the bottom. The position of the float is adjusted so that it lies on the water. This minimizes the influence of waves and strong wind on the float, and the bite will become noticeable from a long distance.
On the donk
Bottom equipment has its own characteristics:
To the girders
Used near the shore, among snags, among pools, and algae. A zherlitsa is a wooden slingshot. A monofilament with a diameter of 0.3 mm is wound onto it. A piece from 10 to 15 m is enough. The sinker is taken with a sliding weight of up to 10 g. The leash is from 80 to 100 cm.
Fishermen often make zherlitsa right on the pond. Depending on the region, 1 fisherman is allowed to use from 1 to 10 girders at the same time, installing them in different places. Using several pieces significantly increases the chances of catching.
For mugs
A universal type of bottom tackle. Can be used both in still water and in currents. Fishermen also call the mugs “floating girders.” They consist of the following elements:
Some fishermen use a steel leash, others do not. There is a category of fishermen who do not even install such leashes on pike, believing that they scare the attacking fish.
Live bait fishing from a boat
Photo by the author
On the eve of real winter, the predator becomes active, hunting for small fish. At this time, it often stays away from the shore or at great depths, so there is a need to use a boat. There are many ways to catch a predator using float-based live bait gear from a boat.
Many predators: perch, pike, pike perch, ide and others in the fall gather in places where small food fish are concentrated. On reservoirs these can be algae-fringed bays with depths from 1.5 to 4 m. Often dense schools of algae, small roach and perch are concentrated near algae-fringed islands. At the mouths of dammed tributaries there are also a lot of small fish, which predators approach to hunt.
Moving to the fishing spot, they swim quietly, without rocking the boat. Having anchored (in windy weather it is better to stand on two anchors), they operate the gear without knocking. If possible, it is better to camouflage the boat by swimming in the seaweed or standing under a wall of reeds. In autumn, the water is clear, and the predator can easily notice the movements of the fisherman. In calm weather on calm water, you can use two or three fishing rods equipped in Bolognese style.
On calm water
When fishing in low-flowing reservoirs at depths of up to 4-5 m, you will need a float with a carrying capacity of 5 to 12 g, depending on the size of the live bait. The main line must be at least 0.03 mm thicker than the leash (if you take a 0.27 mm leash, then the main line should be no less than 0.3 mm). The fishing technique is as follows: having measured the shallowest depth of the reservoir, set the appropriate descent and release the live bait so that it is 30-40 cm from the bottom. For fishing in windy weather, use a special float-sail, which, under the influence of the wind, will pull the fishing line and allow the baitfish to move forward. When fishing in calm water, it is better to bait the bait through the back.
On the current in the wiring
Often the predator hunts small fish in the current. On rivers, concentrations of small fish can be found near rivers, near islands of algae and snags, near other water obstacles, near rapids, dams, islands, under coastal cliffs and in other places. The boat is installed taking into account how the live bait will be retrieved; usually its bow is oriented towards the current. In the fall, live bait is released near the bottom. In this case, they use a wire fishing rod with a fairly rigid rod and equipment made taking into account the catching of a particular type of fish, depth, current strength, and bottom topography. The reel is inertial with a large spool or inertialess. To prevent the boat from swinging from side to side, it is secured with one, or better yet, two anchors. To determine the depth, they use an echo sounder or depth gauge weighing at least 200 g. When fishing in the current or in windy weather, the angler sets up the boat and regulates the progress of the bait fish by releasing the fishing line from the reel, that is, he fishes in the wire, focusing on the places characteristic of the predator’s anchorage. When fishing downwind, instead of the float antenna, mount a small (preferably a goose) feather, the height of which is equal to the length of the float or a little more, and the width is 40-45 mm. This shape is obtained by cutting and slightly rounding the top of the feather.
Happy long holiday
On the channels of some rivers I was able to catch pike and perch with a long release of bait. Most often, a spinning rod with a reliable inertial or inertia-free reel that can hold up to 100 m of fishing line with a diameter of 0.32-0.35 mm is used for this. Lines with a larger diameter make it difficult to fish with a free release of the bait, so the optimal choice would be a small-diameter braid that can withstand the resistance of a large predator.
To carry out a long-distance release of the tackle (and sometimes, in order not to frighten the fish with the splash of the oars, it is necessary to remove the live bait from the boat at a distance of 30-50 m), the float must be large enough. For example, a pear-shaped float made of dense foam and having a diameter at the thickest part of 35-40 mm and a height of 60-70 mm. The lower part is painted with waterproof paint in an inconspicuous gray-blue color, and the upper part is painted yellow or white. A tall antenna with a ball at the end, painted in a bright color, so that it can be seen from afar is required.
For fishing at a depth not exceeding the length of the rod, it is better to use a fixed float mount, passing the line through its middle and fixing it with an antenna rod or a feather removed from the body of the float; For fishing at great depths, a sliding float mount with an upper stopper is used. The weight of the float must be well adjusted so that the fish does not feel much resistance from the tackle when biting. This corresponds to a streamlined sinker, usually an “olive” (one or two with a total weight of 10–20 g).
The leash for pike is thin metal, for other predators it is ordinary, made of fishing line with a diameter of 0.30-0.33 mm. The length of the leash is at least 25-35 cm. A carabiner must be placed between the leash and the fishing line to prevent the fishing line from twisting. Hooks are suitable single or double, sometimes triple, their sizes depend on the type of fish.
On the current from the bottom
If the current is too fast and the depth does not allow for high-quality fishing, then you can fish with live bait from the bottom. To do this, use a sliding sinker weighing from 15 to 100 g, which is placed on the bottom. The float is held above the water - the line is stretched between the float and the rod. The sinker can be round, like an “olive”, or flat. The second type of sinker lies more tightly on the bottom. At the end of the main line, the sinker is stopped with a windbreak, from which comes a long leash with a hook and live bait. Due to the force of the current and the length of the leash, the live bait is either raised or lowered above the ground or swings it from side to side. All this is very attractive to the predator. As the basis of the tackle, you can take a long spinning rod equipped with an inertial reel of the “Nevskaya” type. In this way you can catch pike, perch, pike perch and even burbot at different depths.
At great depths
When fishing occurs at great depths, it is more convenient to use onboard tackle, which is a cross between winter and summer fishing rods. Its length is no more than 1 m, it is equipped with a reel (quite small, inertial), throughput rings and sliding equipment corresponding to the depth and flow.
When the boat is moving
From a boat, you can fish with live bait float gear using the trolling method. In this case, one or two fishing rods attached to the sides or stern are used. You can use a wine bottle cap as a bite alarm and to hold the fry above the ground. It is capable of supporting medium-weight olives and live bait afloat. The latter should naturally follow the boat in the direction you choose, and therefore it is attached by hooking it by the lip. This method is good for fishing in reservoirs, lakes, dams and quarries. The fisherman must have certain skills and know the bottom of the reservoir well, and anticipate hooks on the bottom. On regulated rivers, where the current is quite calm, you can fish by moving by boat both up and down the river. For fishing, you should choose areas along the edges, near the border of coastal and island vegetation.
The fisherman's task is to row as slowly as possible so that the flow of water puts little pressure on the float. When rowing, live bait or fry can either fly above the bottom or drop to their original position. The boat should be directed along a wall of reeds or other vegetation that reaches depths of 1.5 to 4 m, and the rig should also be carried out along the snag. In deeper places, fishing with such gear is not very convenient.
Some inconveniences when fishing from a moving boat may occur in areas of the bottom with snags or algae, or when bites occur on two fishing rods at once. In the first case, you should stop, reel in the loose tackle and unhook the hook, in the second, calmly, without fuss, start landing fish one by one. When using two fishing rods, you must also take into account that the boat turns must have a large radius, otherwise the gear may get tangled.
Alexey Khludov November 14, 2014 at 00:00
Catching pike perch with live bait using a float rod
Classic way
To implement it, you will need a long (about 4-6 m) and reliable fishing rod. It is also possible to use silicone rods. A spinning reel with a friction brake is installed on the fishing rod. There should be a sufficient amount of fishing line on the spool of this reel, with a thickness of 0.25 to 0.3 mm. This can be either monofilament or braided fishing line, especially since you have to catch pike perch in snags.
Float
Cargo weight
It is selected based on the intensity of the current. For shallow depths (up to 3 meters) and slow currents, a load of about 16 grams is sufficient, and at greater depths and with strong currents, a load weighing from 25 grams is selected. When planting live bait, you need to ensure that vital organs are not damaged. The most important thing is that it remains mobile for a long time under water.
A single hook needs to be attached in different ways. They can catch on one or two lips, as well as in the area of the upper fin. As for the double or tee, it is somewhat more complicated. As a rule, such hooks are attached to the dorsal fin or in other ways that do not interfere with the life of the baitfish.
A float rod is quite convenient if fishing is carried out in places where there are underwater obstacles. Spinning or other tackle will be useless here. They fish with a float rod, both from the shore and from a boat.
Pike perch bite in different ways and this can be influenced, first of all, by natural factors. Sometimes he behaves actively, and sometimes passively, studying the object for a long time. Having grabbed the bait, he will definitely try to leave the biting place and here you need to be very careful, otherwise he will confuse all the “cards”. In most cases, once hooked, he does not show much resistance, but sometimes this resistance is felt, and even very much so.
Regardless of the time of year and the gear with which you plan to catch pike perch, do not forget that:
Choosing a ratlin for winter pike perch fishing
Ratlin is a bladeless wobbler that has one or more attachments on the back. As a rule, the shape of the bait is quite narrow-bodied and flattened on the sides.
Advantages of ratlins:
When wiring, they move far from the axis of the hole; Most ratlins have balls inside and produce a strong noise effect, which attracts the attention of fish. They have a peculiar game and, in addition to moving to the side, as in cases of fishing on a balance beam, they additionally play with their body (swaying their sides and tail). Versatility. To catch pike perch with ratlins in winter, you can even use summer bait options that are oriented towards horizontal fishing.
True, unlike winter ratlins, they practically do not deviate to the side from the axis of the hole
Features of choice
Buoyancy
For vertical fishing, use only sinking and fast-sinking ratlins; floating and neutral ones are not suitable.
Size
For winter fishing for pike perch, ratlins with a length of 4 to 8 cm are used. As a rule, small ratlins get more bites, but if you want to catch a solid pike perch, then use the larger one. It is better to have several ratlins with you, differing in size, shape and color, in order to change the bait depending on the preferences of the fish.
Also, the size of the ratlin also depends on the fishing depth; for shallow depths up to 6 m, ratlins 4-7 cm long and weighing up to 10 grams are used. At greater depths, over 6 m, larger 7-8 cm ratlins, weighing about 15 grams, are used.
Body Shape
- Narrow-bodied – it is believed that narrow-bodied baits attract pike perch better;
- Wide-bodied ones create more noise because they contain more balls. They have a slight deviation from the axis of the hole. Positioned as a ratlin for catching pike in winter.
Practice has shown that pike perch can be caught well on both types of ratlins.
Balancing
Tied to a fishing line, a ratlin can hang in the air in three positions (horizontally, nose up, nose down)
When choosing, first of all, pay attention to ratlins that hang with their nose up, but make sure that when they get into the water, they take a horizontal position, since there are ratlins that hang in the air with their nose up, and when they get into the water, the nose goes down. In winter, catching pike perch with ratlins, which are placed with the nose down in the water, is not entirely effective, since the rear hook will cling to the main fishing line when retrieving it
Ratlins
Noise effects
Ratlins are:
- Silent;
- Noisy;
In general, in order not to be left out of luck, catching pike perch with ratlins in winter should be done using both types. Since it has been noticed that during the day, pike perch responds better to silent ratlins, and in the evening, at night and in the morning to noisy ones.
Animation Features
For pike perch, it is better to use ratlins, which during the game move significantly away from the axis of the hole (balanced ratlins). True, they have one drawback: they cannot be used in places where the bottom is covered with snags, since when moving to the side they can easily get caught on them. So you need to have both types of ratlins with you.
According to the animation methods, ratlins are:
Having a game in free fall;
Not having it.
Catching pike perch with ratlins in winter is carried out using both types, since the first, when free falling, can carry out lateral swaying, additionally provoking the fish to attack.
The second one we use for a special game. With a sharp jerk of the rod up, we toss the bait and do not let it fall down in free fall, but lower it smoothly along a slightly stretched fishing line. The essence of this game is that we attract pike perch by changing the speed at which the bait falls.
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Ratlin color
When fishing at a depth of 6 m or more, it is better to use baits of light and natural colors; in shallower areas, bright (acid) baits work well. Don’t forget to experiment and try using poisonous baits at depth, this often gives good results.
Decorations
Fishermen, in an attempt to increase the number of bites, often decorate hooks with various cambrics, beads, and bright threads. Undoubtedly, fishing for pike perch on these ratlins in winter is more active, although small pike perch weighing up to 400 grams are the first to become active; larger ones are indifferent to this kind of pendants. Beads and cambrics have one negative effect: they increase the windage of the bait, and ratlins equipped with them deviate from the axis of the hole less than ratlins not equipped with decorations.
Hooks
Ratlins must be equipped so that the front hook is larger than the rear one. Basically, the following are attached to ratlins:
- Doubles;
- Tees.
Catching pike perch on a donk with a spinning rod
In the late evening and at night in the spring-autumn period, the best tackle for catching pike perch is bottom tackle. Only live bait is used as bait in this type of fishing. When choosing a place to catch pike perch on a donk, you need to take into account that at night it can be located both in the depths and in the coastal zone, where the fry go out to chase the fry. Therefore, it is better to have several tackles thrown in different places.
A strong, slightly bending spinning rod of 2.5-3 m with a high-quality and reliable inertia-free reel is well suited as a fishing rod . The fishing line should be no thinner than 0.3-0.35 mm with a leash of at least 0.25 mm. The hooks for bottom tackle are the same as for the float fishing rod. The weight of the sinker is 40-60 g. The rod must be equipped with a bell or an electronic bite alarm.
Fishing for pike perch using a spinning rod: tackle, equipment, bait and fishing techniques.
How to choose a wobbler for catching pike perch? Read in this article.
Basics of jig fishing for pike perch: techniques and baits further.
- When using a regular hook, the bait is hooked by hooking it on both lips or gills. This will ensure good attachment of the live bait to the hook.
- When using a double, you can attach live bait by the lip or back.
- When using a tee, you can also hook the fry on the back or lips.
Advantage over spinning
Of course, the choice of your favorite method of fishing and determining the bait in most cases is determined by the conditions directly at the fishing site. More recently, just a few years ago, for example, stepped wiring has been widely offered among spinning fishermen. However, it is only good if you fish on a reservoir that has a clean sandy bottom. But such conditions occur in navigable rivers, sand pits and backwaters.
Fishing in the upper and middle layers of water
Perch is more often caught among underwater thickets, as well as in snags and other strong areas. In this place you can lead the bait on the surface or in the middle water layers, which sometimes does not bring success. And we can say with confidence that every spinning angler, having said goodbye to about a dozen valuable spinners on river snags in the morning, will remember with a kind word those times when he used a simple tackle - a float rod - to catch perch with live bait.
Read Fishing reels: how to choose and use
Fishing preferences
I often give preference to fishing with live bait not only when fishing in snags, but also in reservoirs in which stumps, fallen tree trunks, and shrubs went under water when the area was flooded. And also other “objects” that are found on old riverbeds that were flooded:
- car tires;
- bicycles;
- chains;
- hoses;
- wire;
- parts from combines;
- bottles.
Adapt to circumstances
In addition, we have many rivers and lakes where, due to various circumstances, perch can only be caught well with live bait. It happens that in such places the neighbors of the perch, during times of lack of biting, indulge in stupor, and the perch, without wasting time, becomes active. Any beginning angler can quickly learn how to catch perch with live bait. However, there are some peculiarities here that are useful to know.
Live bait for perch fishing
Zywiec
Young fish, what types of fish are best used as bait for perch bait? Mainly these are:
- minnow;
- verkhovka;
- smelt;
- bystryanka;
- minnow;
- bleak.
And they can also get to the trophy
- chub;
- asp fingerlings;
- ide.
You need to carefully remove them and release them. After all, in the future they can become worthy of your trophies. As a rule, small perch bait is not stored for a long time, because it is less tenacious, unlike large pike.
Live bait for perch fishing
Storing and baiting live bait
During fishing, it is best to store small change in a plastic or metal container, as well as in a fish tank, periodically changing the water. They put the bait fish by the upper lip on a single hook, sometimes they put it under the dorsal fin or by the tail, bringing the sting of the hook out. During perch fishing, when fishing in the current, you can use dead live bait or its pieces.
How to get live bait?
As previously noted, live bait must be in an active state when fishing. Otherwise, the pike perch will not respond to the bait.
You can get live bait as follows:
- You can catch it in a reservoir , where further fishing will also take place. This option is the best of all possible, since fishing in a reservoir will take place with live bait, to which the predator is accustomed.
- Many fishing stores also sell bait. When choosing it, it is worth considering the fact that it must be active. Its price is usually relatively low.
If it is not possible to stock up on enough bleak for pike-perch fishing, then you can use sprat , which can just as successfully be used for catching pike-perch from a boat in a vertical line.
The gear for this method of fishing is quite simple and can be made independently at home.
Rules for choosing:
The bait for hunting pike perch in this way is a vertical spoon, which, when lowered to the bottom and then rises, plays in the water column, thereby resembling a small fish that pike perch feeds on. To catch this fish, small spoons with a length of 50–70 mm are used.
Taking into account the above points, we focus on the activity of the nozzle. Try to choose mainly “local” fish that live in the same body of water for live bait. The size of the live bait is also important – no more than 10-12 cm.
Live bait fishing options
There are many options and methods for fishing for pike perch using live bait. Each of them can show good results provided that the gear is properly configured and used in the right place at the right time. The main directions in hunting for pike perch on live fry are:
- classic donka;
- running donka;
- donka-elastic band;
- mugs;
- side fishing rod.
All of the above methods have their disadvantages and advantages, which we will discuss below.
Bottom tackle
The classic donka is the simplest, most uncomplicated, but extremely effective tackle. Of all the options listed, it is the most popular and is used by many fishermen on any body of water. Has the following advantages:
- Can be used anywhere, regardless of fishing depth and current strength;
- Cheapness;
- Easy to assemble;
- Easily mastered by beginners.
In fact, you just need to throw this gear at a promising point and wait for the predator to come out.
Bottom tackle is the optimal solution for fishing on rivers. With the correct choice of load, the donk for pike perch in the current with live bait confidently stays at the desired point, does not get carried away from the stream, and makes it possible to clearly record the bites of the predator.
Running donka
A running donka is a simple and productive way of catching pike perch with live bait from the shore, the equipment of which is not particularly difficult. For it, you can take a telescopic fly rod or a spinning rod. In the first case, we get a blind rig with a fixed length of the main line. The second option uses a reel that allows you to adjust the casting distance of the bait.
Fishing on a running bottom is promising near steep yars with a sharp bank edge or near snags. Its advantage is the ability to constantly move and search for fish. This is a kind of intermediate option between classic bottom tackle and spinning fishing with artificial bait.
Donka-elastic band
This is a variant of stationary fanged fishing, when the angler stops in a promising place for several days.
This is what they do when going out into nature overnight, leaving the “charged” gear for the night. This method is practiced by fishermen living near water bodies.
The equipment for pike perch using live bait from the shore when fishing with a rubber band does not differ from the classic version of the layout of this equipment. The difference may be the use of a thicker and stronger fishing line, as well as a heavier sinker, since you often have to fish in strong currents.
Mugs
Mugs are the most promising way to catch pike perch using live bait from a boat in the warm season. This popular method is used to hunt fangs in the vast expanses of reservoirs. On rivers, this technique will not bring the desired success, since it will be inconvenient for the fisherman to arrange gear, move around the water area and control it.
Previously, mugs were fished using rowing boats. Now the situation has changed - fishermen have light PVC boats and low-power motors, which allow them to move around the reservoir without wasting effort, controlling the arranged gear.
Onboard fishing rod
In hard-to-reach places, the best solution would be to fish vertically from a boat using an onboard fishing rod. This method is used to catch pike perch in October using live bait, at the end of spring, before freeze-up. In other months, this gear is rarely used due to the low activity of the predator.
The onboard fishing rod has the following advantages:
- The ability to deliver equipment to a specific point, for example, lower it between flooded tree trunks;
- High strength, allowing you to speed up the fight, “picking out” the fanged one from the densest supports;
- Good sensitivity of the gear, since the fishing line is in constant tension, all contacts of the predator with the bait are clearly transmitted visually along the tip of the fishing rod and tactilely in the hand;
- The ability to play along with bait, further stimulating the appetite of pike perch.
The side rod is a complex piece of equipment that is used mainly by experienced fishermen. It is somewhat similar to a sheer lure and has a lot in common with it.
Bait used
To choose the right bait, you should pay attention to the pike perch’s hunting style:
- Mainly prefers to hunt at night.
- Attacks potential prey quickly and from ambush.
- Does not feed on carrion.
Taking into account the above points, we focus on the activity of the nozzle. Try to choose mainly “local” fish that live in the same body of water for live bait. The size of the live bait is also important – no more than 10-12 cm.
Any float tackle with a rod of approximately 3–3.5 meters will do, this will make it possible to fish without using long casting. Choose a fairly soft fishing line (0.2–0.3 millimeters). It is best to stock up on an iron leash - in pike perch fishing areas you can often catch small pike.
In summer
An integral condition for effective fishing for pike perch with live bait in the summer
the current is considered, and the larger it is, the better. There should be no soil sediments at the bottom; it should be rocky or sandy - both are favorite fishing and habitat areas for pike perch. The depth in these areas is 4 – 6 meters.
With the arrival of the dark period of the day, the pike perch crawls out of the holes to chase the fry. The bites will continue at intervals throughout the night. Catching pike perch with live bait at night
implies the integral use of beacons - light or voice.
In mid-April - first mid-May, zander begins to spawn rapidly. During this period of time, the fish crawls out from the ground wintering areas and tends to the shallows to lay eggs. Having completed spawning, it moves back into the depths and rests there for approximately 20 days.
Immediately after this period, heavenly time begins for fishermen. Having starved, the predator returns to the coastal zone and begins to rapidly search for prey. Pike perch are very easy to catch at this time. It responds perfectly to almost every live bait; you can fish from a boat or from the shore
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Any float tackle with a rod of approximately 3–3.5 meters will do, this will make it possible to fish without using long casting. Choose a fairly soft fishing line (0.2–0.3 millimeters). It is best to stock up on an iron leash - in pike perch fishing areas you can often catch small pike.
When you are concerned about catching live bait on zander for the purpose of baiting, and these must come from fish from a given reservoir - gudgeons, small roach - do not forget to make tackle. The live bait will be close to the bottom and attract the predator with its behavior.
- Bite activator. Attracts fish in cold and warm water with the help of pheromones included in the composition and stimulates its appetite. It’s a pity that Rosprirodnadzor wants to impose a ban on its sale.
- More sensitive gear. Reviews and instructions for other types of gear can be found on the pages of my website.
- Lures using pheromones.
Choosing a place and time for catching pike with live bait
A properly selected location on an unfamiliar body of water will help ensure an active bite and decent fishing results. The main thing is to take into account some of the features of pike hunting grounds at different times of the year.
Finding a place for live bait fishing
In the spring, you should start looking for pike in areas of the reservoir with dense aquatic vegetation. At this time, it comes out to shallow places, following the fattening peaceful fish. For hunting, she chooses clearings in the vegetation for a better view, therefore, by throwing the gear in such a place, fishing success will be ensured. Lake pike hunts in heavily overgrown or snagged areas.
To cast from a boat, you can use bottle tackle; it is better to fish from the shore with a float or bottom fishing rod. Small streams with melt water flowing into a lake or river will certainly attract a predator.
Schools of roach and other white fish come to these feeding areas. When the water warms up and the small things roll into the holes, the pike goes after them. At this time, in summer or late spring, you need to look for fish in pools, edges, river beds or oxbow lakes. When crucian carp and crucian carp begin to emerge into shallow water, the predator moves to smaller places.
Live bait can help determine the fishing location. Place it in a pond and observe its behavior. If the fish is active, then you should expect an attack; if the bait is sluggish, you should change the place.
Pike should always be looked for in small fish habitats; it is constantly in search of food.
Fishing for pike from the shore and from a boat, and at what time the predator is more active
You can catch trophies both from the shore and from a boat. It all depends on the capabilities of the fisherman, the choice of type of gear and the convenience of fishing in promising areas. For the shore, bottom and float gear are better suited. You can fish with a summer bait or a bottle.
But to do this, you will have to tie the gear to snags or grass and constantly go into the water to fish out prey. Therefore, you should know the catchable areas of the reservoir and prepare for fishing in advance.
Pike does not like very warm water, so the favorite time of all predators is early morning or evening dawn. If there is extreme heat and the water in the river is very warm, there is no point in getting fishing gear: the result will be zero. At this time, you can look for it in snags or in the shade of trees or aquatic vegetation. But there is very little hope for a bite. At this time it is inactive.
But if it’s raining outside and the air temperature has dropped, you can catch a trophy specimen during the day. Another catchy time is days with low pressure and overcast skies. This weather forces the predator to actively hunt. If a very heavy downpour begins, you need to look for it in deeper places.
