How to catch perch with a spinning rod: early spring, summer, autumn, winter

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Autumn fishing for perch using spinning lures can be very interesting and productive. Depending on the temperature, bass may exhibit varying levels of activity during fall days.

After the summer heat, the spinning angler gets the opportunity to fish throughout the daylight hours. And if in summer perch bite better in the morning and evening hours, and during the day only in shady or deep areas, then in early autumn it is caught in various parts of the water area.

In this article we will find out what baits are used when fishing for perch in the fall, what fishing methods and places are best suited for such fishing.

Perch activity in the autumn months

If we look at the bite graph of the striped predator in the autumn months, we will see the following picture:

It is clearly visible that in September the perch bites no worse than in the summer months. In general, the Indian summer period is considered one of the most comfortable for fishing. Fishing at a temperature of 20 degrees throughout the day and enjoying the gentle rays is very pleasant. I want this kind of fishing to end. And it doesn’t really matter how many fish there are in the cage, or whether there are any at all.

At the beginning of autumn, the water has already cooled a little, but perch does not reduce activity at this time. It feels very confident in both deep and shallow areas of reservoirs. Why is this happening? Everything is very simple, in September the amount of oxygen increases noticeably. And even on the surface of the reservoir there is enough of it. At this time, the food supply in the form of fry and insects is quite sufficient for the voracious perch. He eats everything in his path. The most suitable baits for catching perch in September are small spinners, wobblers, twisters and castmasters. A light or ultra-light spinning rod will allow you to effectively fish all promising areas of the pond. In early fall, perch respond better to fast-moving bait. A jig with a change in the rhythm of the bait's movement is very effective.

In October, perch becomes more selective towards bait, and its overall activity decreases significantly, which is clearly displayed on the graph. In general, it has been noticed that perch is caught better on bright sunny days, but on cloudy days it bites weakly. In this sense, it is the antipode to the pike, which is active on gray days.

As you can easily see, the number of sunny days in October is less than in September. When fishing on cloudy days, heavier lures with dull colors work better. If in the summer and early autumn the perch responded well to rapidly moving light wobblers, spinners, twisters and vibrating tails of variegated colors, then in the middle of autumn he does not even look at them.

In October, perch may be interested in lures 4-6 cm long and weighing up to 10 grams.

At the end of autumn, perch prepares to move to wintering pits. The most suitable areas for catching it are considered to be reservoirs with small bays and river tributaries. If there are reeds and remnants of vegetation near the shore, then it is likely that the perch will hang around nearby. Most often, perch is caught in the coastal zone and at depth. It turns out that some flocks have already left shallow water areas and are located at a decent distance from the shore, in holes and in the riverbed zone, and there are still individuals that stick to the coastal zone.

If fishing is carried out at a considerable distance from the shore, then choose areas with depths from 4 to 7 meters or more. The most suitable baits in this case will be heavy spoons and silicone baits with weights weighing from 10 to 15 grams.

When fishing in deep areas, fishing along the bottom is most often used. During the fishing process, the fishing speed is selected. Sometimes slow wiring with long pauses is very effective, but other times it is necessary to lead the silicone worm at an accelerated pace.

September

It's time for Indian summer, when it's still warm, but the water in the reservoirs has already cooled down enough and even on the surface there is enough oxygen for perch. He is active and grabs everything that swims past him: be it a small fish or a fisherman’s bait. But the size of the catch still leaves much to be desired.

Fishing for perch using a spinning rod in September will be successful provided:

• using surface baits (castmaster, wobblers, light spinners, twisters on sbirulino);
• active fast retrieve (but if it doesn’t bite, try lowering the bait lower into the water column and making the retrieve leisurely).

Finding a place to catch perch in the fall

When searching for perch, it is very important to know the bottom topography in the selected area. Every day the water cools down more and more and many specimens increasingly move to the lower sections of the edges, to holes and coastal dumps.

On small and medium-sized rivers, perch can be found close to steep banks. Of course, you should take into account both the air temperature and weather conditions. It so happens that in mid-October nature decided to give several sunny days with an air temperature of 20 degrees. Naturally, these days the perch should be good in shallow water areas along the shore. Areas with sharp changes in depth and snags are very promising.

Experienced spinning anglers know very well that there are a large number of perch in areas with a sandy bottom. Moreover, it stays there in large numbers until late autumn, even at shallow depths. If you can find a flat bank with a gradually decreasing depth, where there is clay and sand at the bottom, then you can very successfully catch perch. Decent specimens are often caught on hooks.

To determine whether there is a perch in a given place, you need to take a close look at the coastal zone. If there is algae on the clay bottom, then it is very likely that perch will be present in this area.

If you are fishing from the shore, be sure to move around and cast baits to different points. Anglers fishing for bass from a boat can easily locate deep areas using a fish finder. It makes sense to stop at a distance of 15 meters from the hole, cast into it and make stepped retrieves using silicone baits.

Habitats

“Striped” fish are difficult to spot among river thickets. By clinging to the underwater “jungle”, but without swimming into it, the perch can remain invisible for a long time.

This means that this is what determines the habitat of the “minke whale”:

• underwater dunes, which are characterized by changes in depth;
• places with a clay or sandy bottom;
• river pools;
• backwaters of the river, where the roots of trees descend directly into the water, that is, snags;
• “windows” that form inside accumulations of river algae and water lilies;
• in calm water under the grassy banks.

Experienced fishermen, who know that the lover of the deep is constantly camouflaged, can easily identify promising places for fishing.

Spinning rod equipment for perch fishing

Ultralights and lightes are used to catch perch in the fall. At the beginning of autumn, when fishing occurs with light surface baits, preference is given to ultralight spinning rods with a length of 1.8 to 2.4 m with a weight of up to 7 grams.

When fishing at a later time, light models with a length of 2.1 to 2.7 meters are best suited. With their help, it is easy to deliver bait weighing up to 15 grams to points of various ranges. You can fish both the coastal zone and more remote areas.

We attach a reel to the rod with a spool size of 2000 to 3000. It is better to use models with a front drag, adapted for working with thin braid. We wind a braided cord with a cross section of 0.08-0.12 mm onto the reel. Using braid it is convenient to perform full-fledged jigs and look for promising areas on the bottom.

Lures for catching perch in autumn

Rotating spoons with weights and various elements are very suitable for catching perch. The spinner should rotate well even with slow wiring.

When the spinner lands on the bottom, the spinner swings the rod, giving impulse to the spinner, and it begins to rotate. Additional loading of the spinners is carried out if it is necessary to cast over medium and long distances.

If promising points are located too far from the spinner, then small castmasters weighing up to 15 grams can be used to catch perch. With their help, you can effectively fish large areas of water areas. Long casts with castmasters are easy to perform even with light and not very long rods. The only drawback of castmasters is that they are difficult to control when fishing in strong currents. But fishing in such places is not very promising, since the perch tries to choose calmer areas in the reservoir.

Silicone baits work very well for perch. Moreover, it has been established that perch bite on twisters more often. Larger specimens are caught on hooks. This happens because the tail part of the twister creates vibrations that attract the striped predator in the autumn. The most suitable twisters for such fishing will be models 3-5 cm long. In cloudy weather and in the evening, perch bite better on twisters of green, red and orange colors.

On sunny days, it is not dark twisters that bring the best results. Models in marsh, black, dark blue and other colors have proven themselves well.

If the perch does not want to peck at the twister, then you can offer it crustaceans or artificial slug worms.

When fishing for perch in early autumn, surface wobblers are very effective. When the water has not yet cooled down too much and the perch is quite active, it responds well to small poppers, cranks and wobblers with a shallow diving depth.

In mid and late autumn, wobblers are no longer so effective; they can be used when the weather is sunny outside. On cloudy days, it is better to use deep-water wobblers, with which you can get bites.

A fairly effective way of fishing for autumn perch is fishing with a retractable leash. The equipment used is a weight and a foam or silicone bait on a side leash 30-60 cm long. The weight is dragged along the bottom, and the bait goes above the bottom.

Which is better: a jig head or an eared sinker with an offset hook? Some fishermen use rigs with jig heads, as they are the simplest and do not require additional operations. But if there are frequent snags, preference is given to offset workers. There is no significant difference in the number of bites. Therefore, each angler uses the option that is convenient for him personally.

What to use to catch perch in the fall: tackle and bait

So, for fishing in the fall you can use the most popular gear such as:

• Spinning;
• Float rod.

And also less popular for targeted perch fishing:

• donka;
• mugs, etc.

If we consider the most popular gear - a spinning rod and a float rod - then the opinions of anglers differ. Some people like to sit with a float and wait for a striped robber to bite on pre-prepared live bait. And some people prefer to wander around the pond waving a spinning rod. Both methods are relevant for autumn perch fishing, but still spinning fishing for minke whales prevails over float fishing. We will look at both methods.

Catching perch in autumn with a float rod

In the fall, perch is caught on a float rod using live bait as bait. At this time, float fishing lovers have a good opportunity to catch minke whales, especially in September and October. In November, the perch already moves further from the shore, to greater depths, and it is extremely difficult to reach it there with float tackle.

Live bait is a very good bait for catching perch, because it is its natural food, and not an imitation, such as spinning baits. Perch attacks real live bait less warily, although in the fall it actually eats artificial baits without much fear. But still, live bait, as they say - without GMOs.

Catching perch with a float rod is very exciting. This is not at all sitting still, as it may seem to a spinner. The floater also needs to actively move around the reservoir in search of a predator in order to have a good catch. In one place, the float tackle costs only 10 minutes and, if there are no bites, you should look for another promising place.

The following fish are usually chosen as live bait for perch:

• gudgeon;
• roach;
• rudd;
• pinching;
• perched water;
• crucian carp.

These fish are to the taste of the perch, and in general, since the perch swallows its prey whole without chewing it, it is very important that the bait be narrow-bodied. More precisely, if the baitfish is narrow-bodied, like a perch or a gudgeon, then you can take quite large specimens, and if they have a wide back, like crucian carp, then only small ones.

You can learn more about autumn fishing for perch with a spinning rod from the article on the website rybkolov.ru entitled “Catching perch with live bait in the fall.” It tells in more detail about finding perch, choosing live bait, its production and storage, as well as choosing fishing gear.

Catching perch in the fall with a spinning rod

Spinning is becoming more and more popular and now we can say for sure that most anglers catch perch using spinning rods. This is really very interesting, dynamic and effective, which is why most people like this method of fishing. And there are so many lures for spinning fishing that you wouldn’t be able to try even half of them in your entire life.

Briefly about the gear . For targeted perch fishing, it is optimal to choose an ultralight class spinning rod, 1.8-2.4 meters long with a top weight of up to 10 grams. You should choose a fast or medium-fast spinning rod action - this will allow you to make longer and more accurate casts with light baits, as well as better feel the bait, retrieve, terrain and bite. Select a reel with a spool size of 2000; it is optimal to wind the reel with braided fishing line with a diameter of 0.1-0.12 mm; a more economical option is monofilament fishing line with a diameter of up to 0.18-0.2 mm. More about choosing a spinning rod for perch fishing in this article.

Lures . Perch fishing is done mainly with silicone baits, spinners and wobblers. Each type of bait is suitable for certain fishing conditions, for example, with rotating spoons, the middle layers of water and the horizon at its very surface are very well fished. And with silicone baits it is very good to fish the bottom layers of water using stepped wiring.

Jig baits for perch

Silicone baits for perch are divided into:

• vibrotails;
• twisters;
• worms;
• crustaceans.

It is better for a novice fisherman to start by trying more familiar baits - twisters and vibrotails, since worms and crustaceans require different wiring and they are not entirely suitable for beginners.

There are silicone lures that will simply mow down bass, and these lures are a must have in your arsenal if you are truly interested in effectively catching bass. But since you have read this far, I think desire is overwhelming you. So, if you correctly supply the perch with the right silicone baits, then on every fishing trip you are guaranteed a catch. We have an article dedicated to catching perch with jigs, which details fishing techniques and tactics, and also presents the best silicone baits for catching stripers.

Rotating lures for perch

Spinner baits are catchy lures for perch that are very easy for a beginner to master. In order to start fishing with such a spoon, just cast and then start rotating the reel handle. That is, evenly moving the spinner is already excellent for effectively catching perch. Then you can change the speed of the retrieve, as a result of which the immersion depth of the bait will also be adjusted. You can twitch the spoon a little or move it with a step, like a jig.

For catching perch, spinners of size No. 0-2 are selected; for autumn humpbacks, you can choose larger spinners, but if you are an inexperienced spinning player, then it is better to limit yourself to spinners of the second size. Fishing with spinners is very simple, all that remains is to choose working lures that have proven that they are excellent at catching perch. To do this, look at our article about the TOP 10 catchy rotating lures for perch.

Wobblers for perch

Well, the last type of spinning bait that we will consider today is wobblers. These baits are technologically complex, made with ideal proportions of shapes, so that when retrieving, they create exactly the kind of movements and vibrations that will attract the fish the most. Of course, the cost of wobblers will be much higher than silicone or metal baits, and the loss of such bait is much more offensive. Therefore, fishing with wobblers in snags is contraindicated.

The wobblers themselves come in many types, which differ in buoyancy - sinking, floating, neutral; by dive depth - deep, surface, medium-depth; in shape - cranks, shads, fats, minnows. And this is not a complete list of the variety of wobblers. Each of these types works better in certain conditions, with certain wiring. So, if you are a beginner, start fishing with jigs and spinners.

If you still want to try fishing with a wobbler, then buy a wobbler that has proven its catchability, because most of the baits on the store window can only attract an angler with their beauty, and the fish will not be interested in it at all. Here is a list of some of the top wobblers for bass:

1. Floating wobbler Strike Pro Midge EG-074F, 40 mm long and weighing 2 grams with a depth of up to half a meter.
2. Floating wobbler Daiwa TDC 3061F, length 57 mm, weight 10.6 grams, immersion depth - up to 1 m.
3. Floating wobbler Tsuribito Baby Crank 35f-DR, length 36.mm, weight 3.3 grams, immersion depth - up to 1.8 m.
4. Floating wobbler Jackall Chubby 38, length 38 mm, weight - 4 grams, almost superficial, depth up to 30 cm.
5. Floating wobbler Zipbaits Rigge 35, 35 mm long, exists in several versions - floating and slowly sinking.

In fact, there are a lot of catchy wobblers for perch, but rybkolov.ru will write an article about them in the near future.

So we looked at perch fishing in the fall, identified promising places and fishing times, and talked about gear and bait. Now for your attention, the Rybkolov website presents a useful video where an experienced sports fisherman shows how to select the key to autumn perch.

Posting options for autumn perch fishing

There is no need to say once again that correct wiring largely determines the success of catching perch. Let's look at how to perform retrievals with various baits for catching perch.

When fishing with wobblers, we take into account the weather factor. If we fish in September, when the weather is sunny and it’s warm outside, then we take small minnows and cranks and carry out even fishing in the uppermost horizons. The speed of the retrieve is selected depending on the activity of the perch. If he quickly attacks the proposed bait, then rotate the reel handle at an average pace and accelerate. When fishing with surface wobblers, jerking is very effective. Jerks are performed by the rod during a uniform retrieve. Poppers and other baits are very well suited for fishing in calm areas of water.

If the perch is passive, then the retrieve will be slower, with pauses. As the water cools, deep-sea cranks and sinking minnows are used. Twitching wiring is applicable for these baits. Dumps and holes are selected, as well as areas with snags where you can make a step or twitching, as well as bottom wiring

If we catch perch with loaded spinners, then the retrieves should be approximately the same as when fishing with jig baits. The spoon is led in a step or evenly. The depth is selected experimentally. When the perch is active, then use the spoon evenly at a depth of 1-2 meters. At a later time, a step is mainly used at depths of 4-7 meters. You can combine stepped and uniform wiring. Sometimes a perch can be seduced by such a combined wiring.

Silicone and foam rubber baits are very effective with stepwise, uniform, jerking retrieves, as well as when dragging along the bottom.

Perch responds well to twitching and jerking with pauses. It is performed using a top. In autumn, this wiring is performed at the very bottom. This way the perch is provoked to attack.

Often, when fishing for perch with twisters and other silicone baits, stepwise fishing is used, and when fishing with crustaceans, slugs and artificial worms, dragging along the bottom is very effective.

Dragging along the bottom is used when fishing with a retractable leash. For this method, a clean area is selected so that there is no debris. After the weight reaches the bottom, they begin to slowly rotate the reel handle. During the process, you can take pauses of varying lengths. The bait will float above the weight and thereby provoke the predator to bite.

In the photo we see a rig with a retractable leash. It is better to use a triple swivel, to which a sinker, the main line and a leash with bait are attached.

Dragging along the bottom is also done in another way. To do this, use a jig head with a hook on which a crustacean or worm is attached.

The fisherman throws the bait onto a clean area and begins to slowly drag the bait along the bottom, making pauses of varying lengths. In general, perch loves intermittent fishing and often takes it during pauses. As a rule, this tactic is used when catching passive perch, when you have to literally persuade it to bite. Sometimes several bloodworm larvae are put on the hooks. During fishing, this attachment sometimes makes fishing very effective. True, bloodworms do not work well in all reservoirs and not every year. Sometimes the perch does not react to it at all. However, this also happens with other baits and lures. Thus, lovers of bottom and float fishing note that in one season the fish bite the worm with great excitement, completely ignoring the maggot. And next year everything will be exactly the opposite. The fish only bites on maggots, several of them per hook.

Another effective fishing tactic for silicone baits is retrieving with extended pauses. It is in many ways similar to step wiring. Its essence is to wait until the weight touches the bottom, after which the rod is lowered down and then the resulting slack in the fishing line is removed. After this, the spinning rod is lifted up and the reel is rotated 3-5 times. When the bait falls to the bottom, in many cases the perch attacks it. In such cases, there is no need to even cut. The predator sits securely on the tee.

Wiring with long pauses is relevant in areas with great depths. With its help, it is possible to fish various horizons. The main thing is to determine the horizon on which the perch stands. During fishing, the fishing line can be inserted into the clip and catch the predator already on the horizon where it is located, without wasting time fishing at other depths.

The spinner can make short but fairly frequent jerks. Perch reacts very readily to such an active bait when it is hungry and does not stand in one place. A greedy perch bite, a light hook, and you can safely fish for a trophy.

Types of baits, colors, shapes

Perch is not shy about attacking even a large castmaster (a catchy long-range lure)

Jig. Smaller jig baits are more common, and the weight of the jig head is selected depending on the fishing depth and the presence of current. During currents, use heavier weights (more than 20 g), and at a depth of more than 5 meters, the weight should be at least 20 g.

It has been noticed that bites occur more often when using a twister than a vibrating tail (the secret is in the high-frequency vibration of the thin tip of the twister, and perch loves irritating vibrations). The optimal bait size is 2.5-5 cm.

As already mentioned, dark baits can give the best results, but try medium-bright options in red, orange and green colors. At great depths, the perch may not notice a dark bait, take this into account in poor lighting.

Castmaster. Long-range and versatile lure for catching perch all year round. Allows you to make long casts and dives quite well into the depths with a lot of weight. The only drawback is that it does not work well for deep fishing in currents, as it cannot reach the bottom. Or it doesn’t reach the designated point at all (but surface retrieval with a castmaster can be done, but in the fall the perch is at depth).

Turntables. Rotating spoons are best used with a load and the quality of the spoon is very important. It should, after the bait reaches the bottom, make a jerk and the spoon will begin to rotate. Although really high-quality spinners operating on slow retrieval will not need this.

Wobblers. Superficial ones are ineffective. Deep-water ones are used, but still this is not exactly the kind of bait that would be highly effective on deep-water perch in October and November, if only because it reaches the bottom worse than a jig.