How to catch autumn carp on a big river, 9 golden rules from Nikita Dyupin

Content

1. Prepare the right bait
2. Select a fishing location
3. Precisely feed the fishing spot
4. Choose a strong fishing rod
5. Correct installation of equipment
6. Choose the optimal nozzle
7. Believe in the chosen fishing spot
8. Don't rush into fishing
9. Choose the right landing net

Good afternoon, dear readers. This article is devoted to catching the river giant, one of the most beautiful and powerful fish in the world, the river carp. Many fishermen believe that carp and carp are different types of fish, but in fact this is not the case. The Latin name for this fish is Cyprinus carpio, which translates as carp.

It’s just that the lake domesticated form of carp is usually called carp, and the river form, respectively, carp. River carp is a real fighter, it is very difficult to catch it, because this “mustachioed friend” is very smart and capricious, often fishing for carp ends unsuccessfully and fishermen come home with empty cages, to prevent this from happening, I have prepared for you 9 golden rules on how to catch autumn carp on the big river, enjoy reading, friends!

When the carp bites

Only sufficiently warm water provides guarantees for catching large carp on the river. Any slight cold snap radically changes the bite for the worse. Catching carp begins in May and continues until mid-October. The spring bite is not stable and is best experienced on quiet, warm, sunny days, starting at dawn and throughout the daylight hours.

Fishing for carp in the summer at stable pressure and temperature becomes periodic and is best experienced in the late morning and early evening, waning at lunchtime. In hot weather, the fish switches to feeding at night and then the biting activity shifts to the evening dawn and early morning, continuing throughout the dark time of the day. In the fall, active feeding of fat begins and the flocks switch to full daytime feeding without respite. Catching carp in autumn is possible throughout the daylight hours from dawn to sunset.

Important! Rains during any period of the fishing season do not contribute to its improvement; rather, on the contrary, they force the fish to hide and wait for calm and silence on the surface of the reservoir.

An increase in the intensity of the bite was noticed in the pre-storm period. The time period of the zhor is very short, but it is famous for the capture of especially trophy specimens. Sunny days are more catchy than days in cloudy and windy weather. Fogs are also not good for planning fishing sessions.

Prepare the right bait

The first rule is to prepare the right bait. Carp is often called the “river pig” because it is very voracious, one might say that it eats always and everywhere. This is due to some structural features of its body; carp, like all fish of the carp family, does not have a stomach, which forces it to eat a lot. The bait should be balanced, proteins, fats and carbohydrates should be present in moderation; carp reacts especially well to maggots, worms, tubifex and bloodworms in the autumn, so adding live bait to the bait will increase the effectiveness of your hunt for the “river monster”. It is important that the bait contains a balance of small dusty particles, which will create a trail of bait at the bottom and pull the carp from long distances to the feeding point, and large particles, which will keep it in your baited area for a long time.

Here is my recipe for bait for carp:

Place 2 cups of peas into boiling water and cook for 25 minutes over high heat. Next, add 2 cups of pearl barley, cook for another 20 minutes, add 2 cups of millet and cook for another 20 minutes over low heat, turn off and add a glass of corn grits + a glass of wheat grits. In cold water, to stimulate appetite, I add 5 tablespoons of salt before cooking. The porridge turns out crumbly, while all the grains are soft. After it cools down, I break this mixture with purchased bait in a 50/50 ratio; the color of the bait should be selected based on the color of the soil at the fishing site, it should approximately match. This complementary food is well molded into lumps and is obtained with moderate viscosity. The main thing is to add clay at great depths and in the current so that it smoothly disintegrates in the water and a trail of bait is formed at the fishing site, the ratio of bait and clay is 50 to 50, the balls need to be sculpted very dense so that they take a long time to disintegrate at the bottom if fishing takes place on a dump , then you need to sculpt the balls in the shape of “pancakes” so that they do not roll down.

This was the recipe for the basic bait with which we feed the fishing point. But there is also a basic mixture that is added to the feeders. This is where it becomes more difficult, the main bait should be of the highest quality, it is better to use purchased bait from proven import brands. I advise you not to look at what is written on the package. Bream, ide, roach, crucian carp - this is increasingly a marketing ploy by manufacturers; for example, I selected for myself the most optimal bait for carp, a series of which is called “bream”. It is important that this bait is fresh, stays well in the feeder, and creates a cloud of turbidity that will attract carp. I mix this bait in a 50/50 ratio with the porridge that I use in the base mixture. In late autumn, I advise you not to go too crazy with flavorings in bait; sometimes it’s better not to add it at all, so as not to scare away wary fish.

What kind of bait does carp like in summer?

In order to correctly select the composition of the summer bait mixture, you need to have an idea of ​​what the carp eats in the summer. In warm water, the diet of this fish is based on algae, so the bait should consist of plant components:

• Breadcrumbs;
• Cereals;
• Whole corn;
• Corn flour;
• Peletsa;
• Cut boilies;
• Various cakes.

The introduction of protein additives and amino acids into the bait significantly increases its attractive properties. In summer, carp respond better to brightly colored bait mixtures with aromas:

• Honey;
• Caramel;
• Chocolate;
• Vanilla;
• Cinnamon;
• Orekhov;
• Fruit.

A properly prepared mixture should have a sweetish taste. To do this, add honey, sugar or beet molasses to the water with which the bait is moistened.

When fishing in the current, heavy soil is included in the bait. Its part should be at least half of the plant ingredients. If the summer turns out to be cold and the water temperature is below 20 degrees, animal components in the form of chopped worms or maggots are added to the mixture.

Select a fishing location

The second rule is that you need to choose a place where the fish will stay. This is the most difficult point, and at the same time the most important. When choosing a place to catch carp, you need to be sure that it actually lives in this body of water. First, you need to find out from local fishermen and old-timers whether carp are found in the river in which you plan to fish, and it is advisable to collect as much information as possible about promising places where you can catch it. If you have the information, it will be easier for you to navigate and much easier to find these fish. By the way, this year I followed a roughly similar pattern, collected some information on carp, and began searching for it. In autumn, when the water becomes colder than 12 degrees, the carp leaves the channel and rolls into the riverbed to greater depths. It’s worth looking for it in the pits, preferably with a carp nearby. Places where rivers flow into rivers or channels flow out into the riverbed are very promising. This is best done with the help of a motor boat and an echo sounder, which will perfectly show all the changes in depth, snags and even fish at the bottom. By the way, the echo sounder shows carp as a large fish lying on the bottom. As a rule, these are small flocks, from two to six individuals. If you don’t have a boat with an echo sounder, you can use a shore echo sounder, which is cast from a spinning rod and works via Wi-Fi. There is a very large selection of these devices on the modern market; by the way, it helps me out very well in unfamiliar places when fishing from the shore. If you don’t have such things, you will have to navigate the terrain, the depth can be measured using a marker weight and a sliding marker float, bottom unevenness can be felt using a marker weight, but the carapace is perfectly visible visually.

Habitats of carp

Carp lives in almost all freshwater bodies of water: rivers, lakes, ponds. It feels especially comfortable in places with a quiet, calm current, and is not attracted to fast-moving rivers. In the wild, the fish is found in the basins of the Black, Azov and Caspian Seas, in the Amur River and in some lakes in central Siberia, where it was artificially introduced. As a rule, carp live in schools, and the larger the fish, the smaller their concentration. Small specimens gather in fairly large flocks.

For summer camps, the carp often chooses places with holes and a weak reverse current; it loves muddy soil and a snagy bottom. Places with sharp differences in depth especially attract fish. In lakes it likes to settle among reeds and stops in thickets of water lilies. During hot periods, it becomes active at night, making “travels” along the muddy sections of the river in search of food.

Did you know? The body of the carp has a protective coloring: it is dark on top so that the fish can remain invisible to birds, and on the bottom

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light, inconspicuous for predatory fish.

Precisely feed the fishing spot

The third rule is that you need to target the fishing spot, the starting bait should be very voluminous, I usually feed one feeder with 12-15 large balls of basic bait. In my opinion, the most effective way to catch carp is from a boat, and that’s exactly what I did this year. You need to feed a little higher upstream, roughly calculating where the balls will fall, this greatly depends on the depth and strength of the current, usually the balls are carried away 5-10 meters. You need to feed approximately every 2-4 hours to retain as many fish as possible. If you plan to fish from the shore, you can feed the fishing point using a regular rowing boat, having previously marked each feeding spot with a marker (weight with a bottle).

Choose a strong fishing rod

The fourth rule is that it is important to choose the right fishing rod. In fact, you can use a feeder, carp rod, crocodiles, etc., the main thing is that your “stick” is very strong, because carp is a very strong fish that can break a fishing rod not only at the moment of fishing, but also in the process of biting. I like to use feeder rods the most, they perfectly absorb the jerks of the fish, all bites are clearly visible, and they are very durable. I use a feeder with a dough of 150-200g, length 3.3-3.9m with a fast action. By the way, it is very convenient to fish out carp from a boat using a 3.9 m long feeder, my personal observation. I won’t write much about the coil, there is nothing complicated here, the main thing is that it is normal, intact and works well. It is best to fish for carp using a 5000-6000 thousandth reel. In carp fishing, especially when landing trophy fish, it is better to use reels with lower thrust, the optimal gear ratio is 4.9:1 - 5.2:1. Friends, the most important thing is to take your time if even a small carp bites! You need to let it “walk”, don’t be afraid to loosen the clutch, usually after 5-7 minutes the carp gets tired and it’s easier to fish it out, the main thing is to wait out the first powerful jerks of the “river fighter”.

Choosing gear for fishing for carp in summer

The best gear for carp in summer belongs to the bottom class. The most stable results are shown by the classic donk and heavy feeder. However, you can also successfully catch this fish using a float rod and spinning rod.

Feeder

Carp is a strong fish that offers desperate resistance when fished. It usually feeds far from shore, which forces the angler to cast longer distances. For fishing at a considerable distance and fighting large trophies, heavy feeder tackle is excellent, including:

• Feeder rod 3.3–4.2 m long with 40–100 g of dough;
• “Inertia-free” series 4000–6000;
• “Braid” with a breaking load of 10–15 kg or monofilament line 0.3 mm thick;
• Shock leader made of fluorocarbon, about 12 m long and 0.4 mm in diameter;
• Feeder weighing 40–100 g;
• Leash with hook.

The long semi-parabolic feeder rod allows you to cast the feeder over a distance of up to 100 m, which is important when fishing for large, cautious fish. With such a powerful “stick” you can confidently fight with a trophy weighing up to 10 kg.

The large “inertia-free” rod included in the equipment will allow you to make longer casts and make fishing as comfortable as possible. The reel must be equipped with a baitrunner system, which ensures free release of the line after a bite.

If fishing is carried out on a river, it is better to wind a braided cord onto the spool, since due to its small diameter it is less susceptible to current pressure. When fishing in still waters, you can use a monofilament line, which provides additional shock absorption when fishing and reduces the risk of the leader breaking.

A piece of fluorocarbon fishing line (shock leader), the length of which is 3 times the length of the rod, is tied to the end of the cord. This element will protect the “wicker” from damage when in contact with shells and driftwood.

When fishing in the current, they usually use an “inline” rig and a sliding version of the feeder. In stagnant water, flat feeders, rigidly fixed to a fishing line, work well.

It is better to make leashes for fishing carp with a feeder from a special leash material that has negative buoyancy. This allows the monofilament leader to lie on the bottom during fishing and remain unnoticed by the fish. As a last resort, you can use a braided cord with a breaking load of about 10 kg.

When fishing with classic sliding feeders, the length of the leader usually varies from 40 to 80 cm. If the angler uses a flat rig, the length of the leader element is no more than 10 cm.

Carp is a strong fish and easily unbends small hooks made of small diameter wire. To catch it, use durable models No. 6–1 with a semicircular bend and a sting slightly bent towards the forearm.

Inexperienced fishermen do not always know how to catch carp in the summer using feeder gear. Once on the shore of a reservoir, the angler must act according to the following scheme:

1. Prepare a workplace;
2. Mix the bait mixture;
3. Using several casts of the marker weight, determine the most promising point;
4. Mark the exact casting distance on the cord (using a special marker);
5. Make a starter feeding, including from 5 to 10 large feeders;
6. Place the bait and cast exactly to the feeding area.

After casting, the fisherman places the rod on the stand, turns on the baitrunner system on the reel and waits for a bite. Carp takes quite a long time to feed on bait, so the angler will need to be patient. The integrity of the nozzle should be checked every half hour.

Donka

Many fishermen use classic bottom tackle for fishing for carp, which works quite well in all types of reservoirs. It consists of the following elements:

• Short, hard spinning rod;
• An inertial coil of the “Nevskaya” type or a large “inertialess” coil;
• Monofilament fishing line with a thickness of 0.3–0.4 mm;
• A weight weighing 50–100 g or a feeder feeder;
• Several leashes with hooks.

A rigid, short spinning rod equipped with an “inertia” or a large inertia-free reel is a fairly powerful fishing tool that can be used to cast heavy loads and catch large fish.

Thick monofilament fishing line is often wound onto the reel. This monofilament absorbs carp jerks well, which is extremely important when using a rigid rod.

Donkeys are usually equipped with flat lead weights in the shape of a medallion. They lie securely on the bottom and do not move from the point even in strong currents.

Bottom tackle can also be equipped with a feeder. This option is the most effective, as it allows you to precisely collect fish from hooks with nozzles. More often, feeders are used in the form of a spring with a lead core. This element can be made in both sliding and stationary versions.

3–4 leashes 10–15 cm long are installed on the bottom tackle. They are made from high-quality fishing line with a diameter of 0.25–0.3 mm. You should not use thinner monofilaments, as this will lead to frequent hook breaks when landing fish.

A hanging bell or plumb line made right on the shore from a short stick is used as a bite alarm. Before catching carp in the summer on a river or lake with bottom tackle, the place should be fed. It is more convenient to feed the point from a boat, throwing the bait as close as possible to the area where the hooks with the nozzle will be located. If fishing is carried out at close range, bait balls can be thrown by hand from the shore.

When fishing for donka, as a rule, several gears are used simultaneously. They are placed on the shore, at a distance of 5–10 m from one another. This approach significantly increases the chances of a carp biting.

Float tackle

Fishing for carp on lakes in summer is very effective when using a float rod. If the fish feeds at a considerable distance from the shore, use match gear, including:

• Match rod with 15–35 g test;
• “Inertia-free” series 3500–4000;
• Main line with a diameter of 0.2–0.25 mm;
• Waggler-type float with a lifting capacity of 7–15 g;
• A set of pellet weights of various sizes;
• A monofilament leash 15–20 cm long and 0.18–0.22 mm thick;
• Hook No. 6–2.

Thanks to a long match rod and a heavy waggler-class float, the angler can cast the equipment over a distance of up to 70 m. Particular attention should be paid to the load of the bite alarm. Carp likes it better when the bait lies motionless on the bottom, so several lead pellets are installed at the junction of the leash with the main fishing line. The descent of the float is adjusted so that during the fishing process the lower group of weights lies on the ground.

Before catching carp in the lake in the summer using a match fishing rod, the selected place must first be fed. Feeding is carried out using a special slingshot, which allows you to place bait balls as accurately as possible.

Some anglers do not know how to catch carp with a fishing rod in the summer from the shore, when wary fish feed in close proximity to the water's edge. A float rod with a “blind” rig is well suited for this kind of fishing. It consists of the following elements:

• Telescopic rod 6–8 m long;
• Main line 0.2–0.22 mm thick;
• Float with a load capacity of 3–6 g;
• A set of pellet weights;
• A fishing line leash 15–20 cm long and 0.18–0.2 mm in diameter;
• Hook No. 6–2.

To catch carp, a powerful telescopic rod with a monolithic tip is used, which can withstand strong jerks of large fish. Since fishing is often carried out in thickets of grass, all elements of the equipment must also be highly reliable.

A carp that approaches the shore can feed not only from the bottom, therefore, in the absence of bites, the angler needs to regularly change the float release. When fishing with a classic float rod, feeding is done by hand, without the use of additional devices.

Spinning

Catching carp with a spinning rod in the summer can also be very productive. This area of ​​fishing began to actively develop with the advent of baits made of “edible” silicone.

To catch carp, a jig spinning tackle is used, which is used when fishing for predatory fish. It includes:

• A spinning rod 2.4–2.7 m long with a rigid blank, having a test range of 5–30 g;
• "Inertia-free" series 3500;
• “Braid” with a thickness of 0.12–0.15 mm;
• Artificial bait.

Silicone “slugs”, which have minimal play of their own, are often used as bait.

When fishing for carp with a jig, the weight of the load should be selected in such a way that during the retrieval process the bait remains in the falling phase for as long as possible. Having found a promising point, the “slug” is led to the very bottom using a classic “step”.

Correct installation of equipment

The fifth rule is that you must make the correct installation of the equipment, so that you do not have breaks, empty bites and offensive trophies. In my opinion, the good old inline is best suited for catching carp on the river.

An inline is a feeder that slides along a cord or fishing line, which is locked in any way familiar to you; a leash is already installed below. I use either a bead as a stopper (if the installation is with a swivel) Or I make everything simpler, I stop the feeder with a regular crimping pellet. Lately I have fallen out of love, in my opinion, with unnecessary parts in the equipment, so I don’t use swivels, I just put a pellet in front of the loop. It turns out a sliding feeder that runs along the cord, a stopper, and a loop. Next, we use the loop-to-loop method to fix the twist of the feedergam, with a diameter of 1-1.2 mm. The twist should be twice as long as the feeder, this is necessary so that the leash does not get tangled. Feedergam is an important element of equipment; it provides the necessary shock absorption when fishing for carp; the likelihood of the fish falling off and breaking off, provided that you fished it correctly, will be minimal! Then, we install the leash using the loop-in-loop method. I use leashes 1 - 1.5 meters long, this provides even better shock absorption, the feeder does not interfere with catching the trophy and, in my opinion, the carp is less alarmed by such tackle. Leash thickness 0.22 – 0.28. The main thing is that the fishing line is strong, do not look at what the manufacturer writes on the packaging, check the fishing line with a micrometer for diameter, and with a scale for tensile strength. It is better to use large hooks, number 4-6 according to the international classification.

Choose the optimal nozzle

The sixth rule is to choose a nozzle. I advise you to take with you as many different attachments as possible. In autumn, when the water is warmer than 12 degrees, carp eats corn, peas, pearl barley, crust of bread, and boilies very well. In my first autumn forays for carp, at the end of September, the best bait was corn, and the more I put it on the hook, the larger the trophies I came across. As the water cooled, carp were best caught on corn with maggots added, and in mid-October they only pecked on a worm, or a worm-maggot sandwich. A bunch of worms works great in cold water, and I put on a lot of small worms in a bunch. Don’t forget about bloodworms, this is also an excellent bait for this fish in the fall.

The best vegetable baits for carp

Here you can note:

1. Potato . Ideal varieties are those that do not crumble when cooked. It is better to take small tubers, the size of a quail egg. Potatoes are prepared in their “jacket”, bay leaves and dill are added to the water to give a strong smell to the bait. Large potatoes are cut into small pieces; the peel should be peeled immediately before attaching to the hook.
2. Millet porridge . Suitable for bottom fishing. Cook until fully cooked, then spread in a layer on a baking sheet and put in the oven to evaporate for a while. It is sued and the layer is cut into small pieces, depending on the size of the hook used.
3. Canned peas and corn are suitable for fishing as is. They are immediately ready to eat. Fresh young corn with soft milk grains is used raw. Dry grains are prepared as follows: add water and leave to swell overnight (add one teaspoon of soda per liter of water), then cook until soft.
4. Dough. Balls are made from the dough. There are many options, some experts believe that carp especially likes wheat flour mixed with egg and vegetable oil, others say that it is the best for this type of fish; corn flour dough.
5. Oils used are anise, camphor, sunflower (it is important to take unrefined varieties with a scent).
6. The bread is ready to eat immediately; roll the balls and that's it, the bait is ready, this is the simplest method, more complex recipes when corn flour, vegetable oils, and potatoes are added to the bread.
7. Berries suitable for fishing; red and black currants, raspberries, cherries, blackberries, cherries, and even rowan.
8. reeds at hand; if there is nothing else, the core of a reed stem will do.

Believe in the chosen fishing spot

The seventh rule is that you must fully believe in the chosen place. Carp fishing is not an active search for fish, you shouldn’t move from place to place every two hours, you need to focus on the selected area, which you have fed abundantly! My first fishing for carp this year turned out to be very nervous. The first day we were unable to get to the fishing point due to bad weather. On the second day, I saw the first bite only 3 hours after feeding, before that, of course, there were a lot of thoughts in my head, but I endured everything, stayed in one place and ended up catching five excellent carp that day. You just need to wait, be patient and most importantly believe in the place, the carp can start pecking immediately after feeding, but sometimes you have to wait for days for its approach, so I advise you to go on such fishing for more than one day. Along with carp, your bycatch will definitely include bream, bream, ide, roach and dace. At this time they live in one place, but when the carp approaches the point, it drives out everyone else, so wait. What to do when there is no bite for a long time? You can read a book, you can leave the spinning rod, you can chat with a friend, just don’t swim to another place!

How and what to feed the fishing spot?

Today you can easily buy ready-made multicomponent mixtures for carp in the required quantities. However, despite their huge selection, many fishermen, especially professional carp fishermen, prepare their own bait for carp.

Let us immediately note that all the components that are planned to be used must be of a large fraction, the bait itself must be viscous and dense. If the prepared mixture turns out to be of a loose consistency, then in addition to carp, large quantities of small roach, bream and other small fish will be suitable for the fishing site.

To prepare bait, you should use at least 5 different ingredients, for example, corn, oil cake, wheat grits, and the main composition of the bait must include the type of bait you plan to use to catch carp.

Important! To prepare bait, you should use only water from a natural reservoir. It is not recommended to use sour or burnt bait; it will not attract fish, but rather will scare it away.

Dense balls are made from the prepared bait, the size of which should be equal to the size of a tennis ball. If the bait needs to be thrown over a long distance, then it is first mixed with clay, which is taken from the reservoir, and only after that do they start making balls and feeding.

You should start feeding the area at least 2-3 days before the start of fishing, and this should be done at the same time, for example in the morning or evening. Before fishing, the bait is thrown into the water in a minimum amount (3-5 balls); during the fishing process, if the bite is weak or absent altogether, the bait is thrown into the water one ball at a time every few hours.

Choose the right landing net

The ninth rule is that you must have a landing net with you. It should be large in size so that you can easily get trophy fish into it. It is advisable to have a friend with you who will always help. It is very difficult for one person to catch and catch a carp, so I advise you to go on such fishing with a friend who is interested in the hobby, the main thing is that he knows how to work with a landing net.

Fishing for carp is a difficult matter that needs to be taken very seriously, because if you want to catch a “river fighter”, then you just need to be able to endure, have physical strength and handle bait, bait and equipment correctly. In my article, I shared with you my experience, which I gained over more than one year. Use my advice, write and ask questions, I’m always happy to help.

Sincerely, Dupin Nikita.

Features of catching carp

Carp, a representative of the Carp family, is a large fish. Starting from the age of three, he becomes a free and brave river inhabitant who is not afraid of enemies. Some individuals are able to live long and reach a weight of more than 20 kg. To feed, they need to overcome a large space.

From these features, it is logical to conclude that these representatives of the aquatic world are very strong and can easily break even strong gear. The main task of a fisherman when fishing for carp is to attract it to a certain place for food. The second important point that characterizes fishing for a relative of carp and complicates it is the large area of ​​​​reservoirs in which the fish lives.

Be sure to take into account:

• water temperature;
• flow indicators.

Important! This fish has excellent eyesight and hearing, so it is necessary to camouflage the equipment, making it inconspicuous, and avoid noise.

Therefore, when using float gear, all factors must be taken into account.

• The fisherman should adhere to the following actions:
• choose the optimal fishing spot;
• feed the carp correctly;
• skillfully and accurately bring the fish to the surface in order to preserve the equipment.