Fishing on the Irtysh: general information

- one of the largest and most beautiful rivers in Russia. And also a real fish pantry of the country! Caught here:

• perches;
• salmon (nelma, muksun);
• sturgeon (sterlet and salmon);
• carp (bream, roach, ide);
• cod.

Fishing with such prospects is the dream of any fisherman.

The river flows from south to north through the territories of several countries, in different climatic zones. Naturally, depending on the zone, with changes in water and air temperatures, the species composition of fish also changes. In the upper reaches

The heat-loving silver bream and carp live here; you won’t find them below.
But as you approach the Ob,
you can catch fish that prefer cold water: lenok, burbot. Pike, pike perch and perch are caught almost everywhere. They are the most popular catch of fishermen.

What kind of fish is caught on the Irtysh?

In winter, fishing lovers on the Irtysh also have plenty of work to do. The peculiarity of the river is that for almost six months - from November to April, it is under ice. Fishermen on winter fishing will be pleased with the catch of bream, roach, and chebak. In the upper reaches of the river, night fishing for burbot is popular. Fishermen's tents on the ice at night are a familiar sight for residents of coastal villages.

Bream is caught in deep holes in winter, so knowledge of the topography of the river bottom is the key to the success of such fishing. Mostly they fish vertically with winter fishing rods, and use jigs for pike perch and pike perch.

They fish on the Irtysh using all known gear: there are fans of feeder fishing, float fishing remains a classic, spinners have their own arsenal and fish mainly from a boat, fly fishing, Bolognese gear, donka - every fisherman can realize his fishing preferences on this river.

Next is a magnificent video about fishing on the Irtysh in Omsk.

Fishing in Omsk on the Irtysh in spring

Spring fishing in March is most effective. Increasing daylight hours affects the behavior of all fish, regardless of what lifestyle they lead.

In this case, it is necessary to know in which fish the activity will increase and in which it will decrease. March is also the time before spawning, so many fish begin to feed heavily.

Features of fishing in spring:

• in early spring the ice remains just as thick, so you shouldn’t hide your winter arsenal;
• at medium depths, perch, pike, pike perch will bite on spoons, jigs and girders;
• It is better to use dull spoons in sunny weather , bright ones - in the evening and at dawn;
• in cloudy weather you can fish throughout the day.

How to catch fish in spring:

• pike gather in small schools in the spring, so some fishermen may be lucky from one hole;
• float tackle with a jig can be used at a depth of 3 to 5 meters until the ice breaks up to catch roach, ruffe or silver bream;
• A jig with bloodworms is suitable for pike perch, pike or chub.

Fishing with a float rod

For so many years, float fishing has held the championship in the excitement of fishing on the river. You can tirelessly watch the float for hours, waiting for a bite. And the catch on a float on the Irtysh will not disappoint you.

Sand spits with a drop to depth are considered good places for float fishing. Perch bites well on the float, especially in August. The rod is about five meters, the line is 0.22-0.24 m, the leash is 0.2 mm. It is better to fish in a light wind so that the equipment sways on the waves. If there is no wind, we use the technique of pulling up the equipment. This will somewhat stir up the perch.

Fishing in Omsk on the Irtysh in winter

Fishing in winter is complicated by choosing a place, because deep ice covers the entire surface of the water. Mostly fish live in places where there is a lot of algae.

The ice fishing season opens on the Irtysh, so there are no fewer fishermen in winter. It is worth giving preference to places in backwaters and creeks with shallow currents.

The winter catch on the Irtysh consists of:

• perch;
• pike;
• sterlet;
• ruff;
• bream;
• pike perch.

Remember that winter fishing requires a special set of auxiliary tools: an ice ax, a depth gauge, and special fishing gear.

After choosing a location, you need to start choosing holes. Experienced fishermen know that the holes need to be located at a distance of five meters. Depending on what kind of fish is being caught, the size of the recess also depends.

An important point: it is better to darken the hole with film so that the fish does not get scared when it swims up. A hole is made in the middle of the film for the gear and future caught fish.

Spinning fishing

The main objects of fishing with spinning rods are pike and perch. The current on the river is not strong, so heavy bait is not popular here. The river is wide and fishing from a boat with a spinning rod will bring both pleasure and catch. The most popular fish for spinning fishing is pike perch. In general weight terms, the catch is quite good, but there are practically no trophy specimens.

The perch bite is good from the shore. Bait – small fish or worm. You can catch larger representatives of this species with fish.

Quite often, local fishermen, if there is no bite, switch to a perch rod and fish with live bait. Well, the golden perch loves small fish, it can’t do anything about its appetite. Tackle: 3-4 meter rod with an inertia-free reel and bait. A 10-15 g rig will ensure long casting.

For catching perch, it is recommended to use a diverting leash. When fishing for pike, pay attention to the rating of the best pike lures.

The video clearly shows the angler's technique when catching pike. The technique is called twitching - twitching the wobbler and reeling it in.

The Irtysh is also famous for its abundance of white fish. They catch it with a spinning rod both from the shore and from a boat. In the sun-warmed water you can wait for a catch of silver bream, and in northern waters they take burbot and lenka for spinning.

Fishing in Omsk on the Irtysh in summer

Fishing in summer is more pleasant, but in order for the catch to be large, you need to know some of the subtleties of the behavior of the river fauna. The summer season opens on June 15 and closes in September.

It is very important to choose a place for fishing:

1. If you intend to catch bream, then you need to look for deep places. Bream can be called a lazy fish and all fishermen know that it gathers in places away from the current. It is necessary to find a place where the river begins to widen slightly. The bream will not be caught right away, so you need to wait. He will not be in a hurry to take the bait. For fishing in summer, maggots are the most effective.
2. Roach is a nomadic fish, so it can be found in most parts of the river, except where there is a fast current. A special indicator of the roach's location is green algae on the bottom of calm parts of the river. To catch roach in the summer you will need a light fishing rod and hemp seeds.
3. Large fish live in the depressions because the water there is cool and has a lot of oxygen. There you will find perch, carp, pike.
4. Wobblers are suitable for catching pike. In places where there is a strong current, they need to be lowered and then pulled towards you slowly. For slow currents, spinners, wobblers and oscillating spoons are suitable.

Fishing with feeder and bottom

The effectiveness of feeder fishing largely depends on the nature of the coastline. The Irtysh has a flat bank along its entire length, and fishing with a feeder and donkey is very popular. You need to choose a long fishing line - 50-60 m, with a diameter of 0.6 mm and 2-3 leads. Hooks No. 7-8, heavy weights - 100-200 g. The bite is signaled by a bell attached to the rod.

The main trophy when fishing with a donk is bream and ide. They like maggots as bait; you can use cockchafers and butterflies. Burbot lovers prefer to fish with live or dead fish.

Read more about catching bream on a feeder in a special guide that describes all the details and subtleties of preparing gear, choosing bait, groundbait and finding a place to catch bream.

How to catch zander

The Irtysh is called a relatively calm and quiet river. The presence of riffles, islands, rapids and shoals makes it an excellent choice for fishing spots. Freshwater fish are found in abundance in this river. Among the carp and sturgeon, you can catch sterlet, pike, burbot, perch, crucian carp, bream and, of course, pike perch.

The water in the Irtysh in Omsk is fresh and incredibly clean. Naturally, you can catch pike perch in a freshwater river with great success. To do this, it is important to know its habits and habitats.

So, a fish like pike perch does not hunt from ambush and does not walk alone. The behavior of this predator is gregarious and sometimes such a flock consists of several thousand individuals. Naturally, the reason for this accumulation is the same quantitative flock of fry.

Pike perch do not hunt large fish; they cannot handle big prey, or rather, not their gills. The predator can suck up food using a pump-action method from a considerable distance. It costs him nothing to suck in a few small fish at a time. Pike perch is voracious and always hungry. No other freshwater predator is capable of eating a third of its body weight.

Pike perch can be caught using different types of gear. A spinning rod, donka, girder, bottom fishing rod and trolling method of fishing - all this is suitable for catching pike perch on the Irtysh. The main requirement for gear is increased strength, since it is unknown how large an individual will have to be fished out of the water.

Pike perch can be called not only an active fish, but also a cautious one. Well-designed equipment can lead to successful fishing. The preferences of this predator regarding bait are as follows: fry, frogs, shell, worm. Small specimens can be caught on a pile of maggots or when fishing with a jig with bloodworms.

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Fishing for pike perch on the river

When trolling, it is important to move the bait on the hook slowly. The outcome of fishing for pike perch on the Irtysh may depend on how well the angler reacts to the speed of guiding into the lane. Touching upon spinning fishing, it should be said that a fisherman with a spinning rod fishes for many kilometers before luck smiles on him and he finds the desired specimen. The main thing when fishing with a spinning rod is to find a good place.

Pike perch are caught most actively during the spawning period. May, June, October are the optimal months for good fishing. With the arrival of the first frosts, the predator becomes active. Calm spacious reaches and flooded riverbeds at this time are the favorite places for this fish to stay. The closer the cold front gets, the deeper the walleye go.

Note to the fisherman! Pike perch has excellent hearing and vision. It also detects the slightest vibrational movements of water and determines their origin. As for the sense of smell, nature has done its best here too. Trying to influence the sense of smell of pike perch, many fishermen use attractants. This is the name given to substances that attract fish. As a rule of fishing, they are applied to spoons or baits.

Fly fishing

But the most popular among experienced fishermen, rightfully, is fly fishing. It is this type of fishing that can please you with a catch of fish from the salmon , trout or chub . The place where representatives of these rare species gather, and therefore the place for fishing, is the confluence of the Irtysh and Ob rivers.

For such fishing you need to be well equipped. You can find out where to start preparing for fly fishing in the beginner's guide to fly fishing. Casting range is the main thing in this type of fishing. This is achieved due to the weight of the cord itself. When choosing a 6-7 class rod, there should also be a cord of the same class. It is capable of holding both a 200-gram bream and a 3-kilogram lenok. As bait, you can use whatever the fish loves most: chafers, butterflies, worms.

Besides casting, one of the decisive moments in fly fishing is reeling. The prey needs to be tired; fuss and haste will not lead to an effective outcome. This can be learned quickly, but...training, training, training.

The best fishing spots on the Irtysh

Grass carp, large pike or carp can be caught near the village of Kostino.

However, the largest variety of fish is found in the section of the river adjacent to the settlement of Kormilovo, Omsk Region.

Here you can always catch tench, gudgeon, crucian carp, etc. In addition, fishermen hunt in this place for chebak and carp.

In the reservoir of the Osha River, you can catch bream, perch, and crucian carp throughout all seasons.

In addition, the most fishing areas include the Surgut base, the village of Rybachy, and Lake Cheredovoe.

Omsk fishing

Bottom fishing championship in Omsk. Training process: A week before the competition, we managed to conduct one training session. I was immediately focused on tempo fishing for small fish. Sounding the bottom showed a huge number of snags due to the abundance of stones, and there was also a fairly strong current. Even somehow, in 5 casts, the marker sinker cut off a 0.26-line lead on the rocks) The training showed a sufficient amount of dace and bleak, with which it was possible to make 3.5+ kg during the round. Also, at distances of about 18 meters, sometimes ides were encountered. At a distance of 10-12 m in the first hours of training the small things were very large, but then they became smaller. Round 1, sector B1: If during training I managed to get sunburned, then at the competition I really wanted to stay warm))) a cold wind of about 10 m/s blew straight into my face, +12 degrees and also pouring rain. I prepared the work area for the start and began sounding the bottom... 2 markers in 4 casts remained in the river... A couple more times, fortunately, I was able to pull them out of the hook. So this limited me to a distance of 15 meters, I set the reserve to 11. The start signal. The first cast - the leash breaks)) So I drained about 5 leashes and one feeder there in 15 minutes. I tried to retreat half a meter closer to the shore. But, if at first glance it seemed that there were practically no holds, then, having left about 5 leads there, we had to retreat even closer. I really didn’t want to let go of this point, since the small fish there were larger, and there was a chance of catching an ide. It's been 1.5 hours of the tour. There are about 15 fish in the cage. I don’t know why I wasted so much time on this... Next time I won’t make this mistake. I start feeding that same reserve point at 11 meters. I began to break off the leashes less often and get the fish from the point more often. There was something a little bit like the tempo. From the middle of the tour, in addition to the strong wind, rain joined, which caused a lot of inconvenience. And so the tour ended in the rain. With a weight of 1650 I took 2 points. The bonus was a white bream caught at the beginning of the tour weighing 250 grams. I only tore off 8 feeders, 2 markers and 35 leashes)))))) Based on the results of the first round, the team is in 1st place. Moreover, the team is very close. From first to fifth place there are only 5.5 points. Round 2: Almost all things are completely wet after the first day of competition. Luckily, on the second day the wind was a little calmer and there was no rain. At the draw, I got sector A8, which is a sector to the left of the sector that I got on the first day. I don’t know if this is good or not)) Start signal. In the first 5 minutes, from the same distance as on the first day, I caught a couple of fish weighing 5-10 grams each, and that was all... There were many times fewer fish in the second round. In the first hour and a half I caught only about 200-300 grams. I couldn't figure out what to do. The situation was complicated by the fact that sitting to my left was a serious rival, Valery Skryagin, who had caught an ide and already had about a kilogram of fish in his cage. I made an attempt to go to 15m, at that point the hooks allowed me to catch a little, sometimes taking the leads))) But in 20 minutes, having caught one dace from there, I decided that the point needed to be changed. "BUT WHAT TO DO??? I CAN’T FIND FISH ANYWHERE, I ONLY GET SINGLE BITES, A HUGE GAP FROM MY RIVAL. ALMOST HALF THE TOUR IS BEHIND” - that’s what was in my head at that moment. Even the point from which I fished in the first round gave nothing. At this moment I decided to move even closer, to 9 meters. And he began to feed this point. I followed the following tactics: I lengthened the leash to 90 cm, placed 2 feeders on the bottom with the addition of chopped maggots, and “exploded” 2 feeders in the depth. And so, from about 10 at the feeder, very large bleak and sometimes dace began to come across. The fish was not constantly on the spot. In one ten-minute period it was possible to catch up to 8-9 fish, and in another - 2-3. At the end of the tour I came across a small bream at 100-150, which lifted my spirits a little. At the end of the tour, I watched a picture of Andrei Shavin taking out an ide, and as rumors reached, it was already the second one... Then I realized that there would definitely not be one) I finished the tour with a result of 1700 grams. The fish that day were much smaller. For the first time in the second round I managed to increase the weight, even though she was 2 times more passive) Again I earned 2 points. I interfered with 2 lineups for the tour. The first, most favorite - 2 packs of Greenfishing Solar roach. I wanted to work with them in the water column. And the second one is Greenfishing energy bream + Feederbait bream. And on the second day the batch was a little different - the first was absolutely the same. And for the second composition I mixed 2 packs of roach from Feederbait. During training, I decided not to use any aromatics except for the hemp booster, which, I hoped, would save me in a difficult situation))) As a result, I earned 4 points in two rounds and took 4th place in the individual competition. I'm pleased with the result. In my opinion, I did everything that I could do at that time. The team took second place. Which, of course, also added joy, which outshone 60 torn leashes and 10 feeders)))))) Thanks to feederbait for the food provided for the competition. I liked the mechanics, which help out with such a strong current. It would be interesting to check his performance a couple more times under heavy pressure under different conditions. Many thanks to the sponsors of the competition. Namely, the “Fishing Tackle” store, “FotoMag”, as well as the Central Clinical Hospital and personally the General Director Tatyana Grigorievna Tarasenko for the certificates provided to the prize-winners and for the bait provided. Thanks to all the competition participants!!! It was very interesting and difficult to compete with you! Also thanks to Victor for the comfortable chair)) I would like to express my deep gratitude to Alexey Oskolsky personally for the bait and aromatics provided!!! Without you, this season would not have been so interesting. And the next morning I was already at school on the line, but all my thoughts were only about the past competitions)))))

The process of catching pike perch on the Irtysh

Based on the above-listed features of such a wonderful representative of river predators as pike perch, one can understand that the process of catching this fish on the Irtysh will be interesting for its characteristics. Not only wise, experienced fishermen will receive unprecedented pleasure from the fishing process, but also those who decided to search for pike perch on river waters for the first time will remember this fishing for a long time. Catching this predator is not difficult if you know its habits and preferences. There are few of them, but they are very important for successful fishing.

The character of pike perch is quite predictable. By drawing logical conclusions regarding its habitats and special qualities, you can perfectly cope with such a task as fishing for predatory fish on the Irtysh. Pike perch deserves special treatment. This fish has every chance to make fishing bright and spectacular, and will also force the angler to return to the chosen river more than once to compete with one of the most elegant predators of freshwater rivers!

Fishing on the Irtysh - various ways to catch fish on the river

The Irtysh is the second longest river in Asia, and one of the largest rivers in the Russian Federation. The river is famous for its fish stocks. And the Irtysh River is home to salmon, carp, sturgeon, perch and cod fish species. This river, naturally, has deservedly gained fame among many local fishermen.

Float fishing on the Irtysh.

Over many years of practice, local Siberian fishermen have developed attractive strategies for catching white fish; there are also some very original ones. Thus, in the battle against bitelessness, they throw... bricks into the deep waters of the Irtysh, and this is not a cry of despair at all, but a float bait that has been tested for years, which attracts fish for weeks! Of course, first the red porous brick (the rest are not suitable) needs to be boiled with a sprinkle of herbs: garlic, wormwood, dill, currants, cherry leaves, fern, and so on. There are many variations of this recipe; there is also an opinion that dill itself is quite enough. It takes about five hours to boil the brick; as it boils, water is added, but the greens are replaced with fresher ones every hour. We boil it, drain the water, and the finished brick is treated a little with sunflower oil on both sides, which is absorbed pretty quickly. From the sides of the boat, the brick is placed on a hard bottom - either permanently or disposably. In the latter situation, it is wound with a rope to the buoy, and at the end of fishing it is removed, placed in cellophane and stored until the next time. Anyone who fishes in the same places boils, say, 5 bricks, laying them at different depths. Belle surrounds these areas throughout the summer and fall, and even the ice holes are cooler in these areas. By throwing a float rig into the location of the brick, anglers successfully catch ide, roach, bream, rudd and silver bream.

Fishing with a perch rod

In the process of fighting the lack of bite, some floaters on the Irtysh prefer a perch live bait rod - since the perch bites larger fish on fry than on just a worm, and the bite is more reliable. Fishing is mainly done from the shore, using equipment weighing 10-15 g, which is responsible for the casting range, expanding the fishing area, since on a large river it is often difficult to know what the perch adapts to - it takes in specific areas. Excellent points on sand spits, near which a drop to depth occurs. Irtysh floaters place the correct setup of their gear at the forefront of their success. But the float is loaded almost as when catching leucorrhoea, and even though the mobile fry is sometimes able to submerge the antenna - it doesn’t matter, it’s difficult to miss the perch’s grip. For tackle, we take a spinning reel on a rod up to 5 m, with a fishing line of 0.20 - 0.25 m, and a 0.2 mm leash with a single hook. Local fishermen have noticed that the perch bite is best in high winds, if the rig is bouncing along the waves; in calm weather, in order to stir up the striped predators, the rig is tightened from hour to hour. This technique makes it possible to find schools of perch as soon as possible.

Fishing on the Irtysh with donka - gum

In areas of river bays, experienced bottom fishers successfully fight the grass, lifting the equipment above the bushes with a pair of oval foam floats - one is placed near the place where the nearest leash is tied, the other - near the far one. The leashes are installed long - about one meter. The fishing is active, the bait almost always plays along - smooth, as calm as possible pulls of the line towards you - away from you, the duration of the pulls is about 50 cm. Bream and ide take the half-water well just on the moving bait. It is very popular to catch perch and pike perch with a rubber band using fry. When it is difficult to get it, artificial “fry” are used, cut out of sparkling foil - the elastic band allows you to play along with such bait all the time, which functions no worse than a real fish during the activity of a predator.

Bream fishing on the Irtysh

There are also local bream fishing strategies here. Most often, schools of bream are caught by so-called boat floaters - guides who move along the river for a long time. Bream are caught well with a sliding float attachment, and after detecting a school, guides immediately switch to on-board “spinning rods” with prepared feeders, carrying several with them - as a last resort. They throw it close to the boat and catch it with a pack of worms. The equipment of the “on-board” is as follows: a sliding spiral feeder is launched onto the main line, a swivel with a leash of up to 40 cm is attached. Some, half a meter further from the feeder, attach a second thirty-centimeter leash to the main line, noticing that sometimes a significant part of the bites falls on the top hook, that, without reaching the bottom, it plays in the current. Catching bream on the Irtysh with side bottoms is much more effective than retrieving. The thicker the bottom line, the faster the fishing process occurs. A massive feeder is instantly placed on the river bottom under the fish’s nose. If the flock is on the stern, the bites are sharp and come one after another, but it is clear that such a glutton cannot last long, and you need to catch it very quickly. Donka allows this. The float here reduces the efficiency of fishing; in addition, sometimes larger fish bite on a stationary bait. But bream on the Irtysh is not very predictable: if it gets caught, it won’t get caught, it will come or won’t come. In connection with this, many floaters are first aimed at chub, roach, silver bream, and they catch the bottom fish for bream “just in case” - it’s better to let it lie in the boat than sit idle at home. But there are also those who come for “guide” bream purposefully, as a rule, these are forays into a pre-known place where a large school has been staying for a week or two, and then there is a strong desire to catch a big fish only with a float.

There are also fishermen on the Irtysh who prefer to go fishing for bream in the summer only with float gear; they fish with a line from boats, because in August you can find really good specimens. Wiring with a boat is different in that all the streams on which the fish are held are most accurately caught. Bottom shore fishing near the adjacent fairway also has its fans. But in recent years, due to the coming heat, bream has moved to bare sandy areas and was actively caught where it should not be caught at all. In addition, they preferred the shell (not the hard leg itself, but only the soft part of it), turning over traditional peas. At the height of the heat, when the Irtysh River and small backwaters become noticeably warmer, the river bite noticeably subsides. Then the bream fish descend into deep holes, in which the water is colder and the activity of the bream is not very dependent on the external temperature. It’s important to attach the right “table” to the dump for at least a few days, and after that the fish will take almost anything you throw at it. They fish from the shore with a donka and floats; there is no need for long casting here - broken depths are often very close.