Ide is a large fish from the carp family, it can reach 6 kg in weight and up to 90 cm in length. Basically, when fishing for ide on small rivers, they encounter individuals up to 2–3 kilograms and 50 cm in length. Despite its year-round life cycle, ide does not bite well in all seasons. The ide bites best during the post-spawning period, in the spring. After spawning, it actively feeds and gains strength. Habitat in large and medium-sized rivers, as well as in ponds with sufficient oxygen concentration in the water. It stays near holes, pools, and bridges with a slightly muddy bottom.
Catching ide in the summer is the desired dream of many fishermen. But catching it is not very easy and not all bodies of water have it. And if we add here the cautious nature of the fish, then summer ide fishing becomes even more of a challenge.
How to catch ide with a fishing rod
Catching ide with a fishing rod requires special preparation. The main thing is to prepare your gear correctly:
- The length of the fishing rod should be from 7 to 9 with blind rigging.
- Main line with a diameter of 0.15 mm
- Solid and reliable hooks that match the bait used
- Not very bright, pear-shaped float
- The weights should be in the shape of an olive weighing about 50 grams
The best bait to use for fishing is:
- Maggot
- Worms
- Insects
- Pearl barley
- Dough
- Peas
- Corn
The best place to catch ide are quiet places with a depth of no more than one and a half meters. The most promising place is near snags or under trees. The ide usually bites actively, but not for long, and the bite can often be confused with bleak or perch. When fishing with a float rod, you need to hook the fish very quickly. It is advisable to use a landing net, as the fish can escape at the most inopportune moment.
Fishing with a float rod
The best time to catch ide with a float rod is mid-summer. This process is quite complex, but interesting. If you feed a place, you can fish not only at the surface, but also closer to the bottom. Fishing in rivers and standing water is a little different and therefore you need to know all the tricks of fishing.
Stagnant bodies of water and rivers with low currents are a rare habitat for ide, but it can be found here too. In such reservoirs live sedentary fish that remain after spawning. As a rule, such reservoirs are small and overgrown. Individuals are usually small in size, up to one and a half kilograms. You need to look for them along the borders of thickets and small creeks. The bite is usually weak, but if you choose the right bait, it’s quite possible to leave with a catch.
The favorite habitat of ide are rivers with different currents and varied soil, with frequent changes in depth and the presence of vegetation. In large rivers, fishing with a float rod is also problematic. First of all, you need to try to find a place where the riverbed comes closer to the shore, and the bottom should be muddy or with pebbles. Before catching an ide, you need to feed it.
Fishing calendar by fishing season
Spring
After the ice melts, the famous pre-spawning feast begins. Therefore, you can fish with various baits. In spring it always stays in flocks.
In April, it emigrates from large rivers to tributaries and spawning channels. After spawning, it returns back to its permanent place of residence. If the water level is high and does not go down for a long time, then the catches will be excellent.
Summer
The time is unstable, the fish are cautious. You can hunt only at dawn, or at night. At the end of June, it goes to deep-water and overgrown areas and can only be caught from there by chance. Small fish can still live near steep banks at depth.
A more desirable trophy may also appear there, which often swims up from the depths to hunt for small things. When the mass emergence of beetles begins, ide butterflies can be caught close to the surface.
Autumn
In autumn, the bite improves noticeably, especially from a boat. If you find a cluster, do not throw the bait immediately into the center, but only closer to the edge. They fish from the shore in places where frogs and fry gather.
He loves quiet backwaters with leaves falling into the water. Takes well: vibrating tail, spinner, twister, imitating a frog, small fish. In sunny weather it can be found at the mouths of rivers, streams, shallows, etc.
They leave for winter early, late October - November. Two weeks before this, he begins to actively eat everything he comes across in order to store fat reserves. At the beginning of freeze-up, the bite almost stops.
Winter
It spends most of the winter moving around in search of food and oxygenated water. They catch him with a jig and a jig. The best bite can be on the first ice. If the water is fully saturated with oxygen, the bite can continue all winter, but with varying success.
How to catch ide with a spinning rod
For catching ide with a spinning rod, gear designed for catching perch is best suited. The rod should have a test weight of no more than 25 grams, using braid. A leash is not required in this case. The coil used is standard.
Ide bites well on a spinning rod in the middle layers of water, at depths of no more than 2 m. Retrieving is done at medium speed, sometimes to the point of failure. Since the ide is very cautious, it can attack after 5-10 empty transactions. Also, for catchability, it is important to frequently change the nozzles and the speed of the retrieve. Fishing is best done after sunset or early in the morning.
River ide is more gregarious, small individuals stay in large groups. When catching one individual, it is necessary to make repeated casts to the same point. On rivers with strong currents, it is better to use a boat; thanks to it, you can cast at any angle and carry out retrieval.
In stagnant bodies of water, lake ide leads a solitary lifestyle; the border between clean water and thickets can be considered a promising fishing spot.
Seasonality of hunting for ide
Spring
In the spring, ide is caught using a float rod, but finding it in a pond is not easy. You need to look for fish first of all away from the shore, at depth. And also on fine days, it often goes out into shallow waters, which are well warmed up by the sun. Animal baits work better at this time .
Summer
In summer, ide stays at standard points that are promising for fishing. You can fish both at depth and under the shore. Both animal and plant baits work well.
Autumn
In autumn, the ide goes deeper again. There are practically no catches off the coast at this time. In autumn, this fish prefers animal baits.
Winter
If there is an ice-free reservoir nearby or a section of the reservoir that remains ice-free all year round - for example, below a dam or a heating station - you can catch ide there with summer float gear and in winter. Fish should be looked for far from the shore, and baits of animal origin should be used.
Catching ide with a donkey
Donka on ide has been used since ancient times. With the right choice of gear and fishing location, there is a chance of success. For the most part, ide prefers to choose exit points from holes and deep edges. In summer it is best to catch it between 4 and 11 am, but in calm and cloudy weather it is possible to catch it during the day. The bait for ide on the donk can be anything, the main thing is good bait, which should not be washed out earlier than after 15 minutes. When catching ide on a donk from the shore, the bite is detected by a signaling device. Fishing does not require any special equipment; you can use a fishing line of 0.38-0.4 mm, and leashes of 0.23-0.3 mm. The fish is neat and takes the bait carefully, so you need to install a sensitive bite alarm. For long casts, use a bell or a self-hooking system.
To rig the donkey, take a pencil or container feeder and attach it to the end of the main fishing line. A leash with a hook is attached above the feeder. The feeder is filled with purchased bait with the addition of corn, maggot, and millet.
Catching ide on a donk in the current
The casting on the ide is thrown at a certain angle against the current, after the load sinks to the bottom you need to remove the excess fishing line by pulling it a little. After this, complementary food is thrown into the fishing area. When fishing, the fish resists very much, while trying to pull the equipment to depth, and when it comes to the surface it hits its tail hard. After this, its relatives will not decide to bite very soon, so the next bite will have to wait.
How to make donka using ide
The simplest do-it-yourself ide donka is a reel with a fishing line, at the end of which a hook is tied. The sinker is mounted above the hook or vice versa, the weight is at the end of the fishing line and the hook on the leash is slightly higher.
Preparing the feeder for ide
For feeder fishing for ide, medium and heavy rods with a weight of up to 120 grams are used. In the middle flow they use heavy, and in the slow flow they use medium. The rod has a medium fast action and throws feeders well at a distance of up to 70 meters.
We set the reel to 4000-5000 depending on the fishing distance. The reel should have an easily adjustable drag. When jerking, the line should come off the spool smoothly without jerking. The reel can be wound with 0.12 mm braid, or a line with a minimum tensile thickness of 0.25 mm
When fishing for ide, you can use any setup: paternoster, inline and asymmetrical loop. Online looks like this:
The feeder moves freely along the main line on a swivel. We make the twist from a rigid fishing line. At the end of the rig we knit a swivel, which is fastened to the loop of the main fishing line. The thickness of the leash is 0.16 mm, the length is from 30 to 1 meter, depending on the strength of the current and the activity of the fish. The more active the fish and the weaker the current, the shorter the leash, and vice versa: the more passive the fish and the stronger the current, the longer the leash.
Catching ide with wobblers
Spinning fishing is most often done with spinners, but does not exclude the use of wobblers for ide. They quite often come across trophy specimens. It is best to fish at night near the shore; for this you will need surface wobblers. It is best to choose places where there are fewer perch, pike and chub, because they will interfere with fishing, or choose bait that is interesting specifically to the ide.
Wobblers for ide should have a small amplitude and a large number of vibrations. The blade on the wobbler must correspond to the depth at which the ide is located. If the wobbler passes along the bottom where the perch is located, then you will catch it. The best wobbler for ide is from 3 to 7 cm, larger ones are used mainly in the fall.
Experienced fishermen mainly use wobblers with positive buoyancy, natural colors or brightly shiny ones.
You have to catch it at long distances, so it’s better to use long-flying wobblers. With the help of a sinking wobbler it is good to carry out step-by-step wiring, and floating ones demonstrate the best performance of the bait.
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One of the most attractive fishing objects on the river is considered to be ide. This beautiful fish with an unbridled temperament can provide the angler with many memorable moments. And in gastronomic terms, yellowish fish meat, when properly prepared, can satisfy the needs of the most fastidious gourmets. Catching ide in the fall becomes especially rewarding and exciting. At this time, the fish are fattening up for the winter, feeding actively and behaving violently on the hook. But in order to wait for the long-awaited bite and get a large ide into the landing net, the fisherman must carefully prepare the tackle and prepare a tasty bait.
Habitats of ide in autumn
The activity of ide increases significantly after the first night frosts. The concentration of fish is determined by the richness of the food supply, as well as the presence of deep holes and snags in the river. Trophy specimens like to settle in coastal pools and oxbow lakes. Promising places for hunting for autumn ide are:
- steep banks;
- snags or thickets of bushes near the shore;
- reed or reed “walls”;
- leafy coastal bays.
Such areas look especially interesting in the presence of slow or reverse currents and whirlpools.
What gear is suitable for autumn ide fishing?
Fishermen use several types of gear to hunt for large ide.
- Spinning is used by ultralight masters to catch fish of different sizes. Small wobblers and spinners are used for fishing.
- Fishing with a float rod in the wire is most effective when using insects, their larvae and some plant baits.
- Surface fishing has been used since the beginning of autumn, when insects familiar to ide or their copies are used as bait.
- After the first night frosts, autumn bottom fishing for ide becomes very productive. This may be a standard feeder or its modifications.
Attractive autumn baits
To choose a catchable bait for autumn ide, the angler should opt for several basic options.
Animal baits work well in the fall for both whitefish and predators. Ide happily pecks in the fall on worms, maggots, and shells. Vegetable baits such as canned corn, steamed grain or peas can also provide the angler with a good catch. At the same time, it is better to feed the fish with similar grains.
Advantages of peas when catching ide
Of all the baits, steamed peas allow you to specifically hunt for large ides. The bait has several important advantages over its competitors.
Whole peas can be purchased during fall agricultural fairs for a nominal price. Experienced fishermen stock up for the entire upcoming season by buying peas in bags. At the same time, the grain is used as bait and groundbait.
The shape of the pea is ideal for fish to swallow. Therefore, the bite is often confident and greedy.
Steamed peas have an unusual aroma that does not leave the ide indifferent. By constantly throwing bait into the water at the fishing point, a high concentration of fish is maintained.
The main difficulty when using peas is preparing the bait. However, a persistent fisherman is able to find optimal thermal conditions during the process of cooking grains.
Fishing rod equipment
Depending on the fishing method, the angler must equip the fishing rod with the appropriate components.
For spinning, a 2.4-2.7 m rod with a 2000-25000 spinning reel is suitable. A monofilament line with a diameter of 0.2-0.3 mm and a length of up to 100-150 m is wound onto the spool. The float or feeder fishing rod is equipped with a 3.3-3.9 m rod with a “meat grinder” 3000. The main line should have a diameter of 0.22- 0.25 mm long up to 100 m. The leash is made of monofilament 0.18-0.20 mm and a hook No. 6-8. The float and sinker are selected according to the strength of the current and the depth at the fishing point.
Bottom fishing tactics
The best results when fishing with a bottom or float rod are achieved by attaching the fish for 2-3 days. To do this, it is enough to throw 1-3 liters of bait (peas, pearl barley, wheat) from the fishing area. If this is not possible, then 2-3 full handfuls of food are first thrown into the fishing point. After this, you can calmly prepare the gear and set up a “workplace”. It is best to first study the bottom topography and identify promising fish sites.
After landing a large ide, you need to throw in a few handfuls of bait to re-attract the frightened fish. You can only get a trophy ide without a landing net with a lot of luck. The fisherman should not relax, even when the fish is on the shore. Now it is important to preserve the catch.
Problems of preserving caught fish
Fishermen have noticed an unpleasant feature of the autumn ide bite. At the same time, the mink becomes unusually impudent and voracious. She steals fish from kukans, spoils fabric cages, and hunts for the fisherman's catch even during the day. Unfortunately, the use of metal cages does not become a panacea. The fish is damaged and quickly falls asleep. There were cases when a mink penetrated into a metal cage and died there, unable to find a way back.
In this case, I would like to advise fishermen to keep the required amount of fish for themselves and release the rest of the catch. And on one kukan it is better to store only one large fish.
Hunting for ide requires the fisherman to follow the rules of camouflage. Both clothing and headdress should not reveal the presence of a fisherman on the shore of a reservoir. Large ide is cautious; any careless movement by the angler can scare the fish away. After this, you will have to wait a long time for the trophy ide to arrive, being content with catching small fish.
Catching ide with peas
Catching ide with peas from the shore is quite an old method; nowadays it has been a little forgotten, because now there are a lot of other fishing options and baits. It is worth noting that fishing with peas is quite convenient; ide is caught with peas no worse than with artificial baits. A properly welded bait attaches well to the hook and attracts large fish. You can also use peas as bait.
How to cook peas using ide
Peas for ide - preparation: Fill a third of the peas into the prepared container and fill it with water, infuse overnight. The swollen peas are placed on low heat and cooked until the required softness is achieved. As soon as the peas are crushed between your fingers, you can take them fishing. To increase the shelf life, the resulting peas are washed with water. When attaching the pea, the pea is pierced in the center with a hook so that the sting comes out, and then it is hidden back. For large individuals, you can use two peas planted in series.
Groundbaits
When catching ide with a float rod, as with any other fish, good bait is important. You should not repeat the mistakes of beginners who try to fish without feeding. To achieve optimal results, it is better to use a crumbly multi-component mixture, from which it is convenient to sculpt balls.
Recipe No. 1
This mixture requires a lot of ingredients, but it works great.
To make bait for ide, mix:
- 2 kg of steamed peas;
- 2 kg of feed;
- 2 kg of ground biscuits;
- 1 kg each of breadcrumbs, flour or ground fried sunflower seeds, corn grits, wheat bran, semolina and ready-made bait for catching carp from the store;
- half a kilogram of oatmeal;
- 100 g cocoa;
- 50 g ground coriander.
Recipe No. 2
A simple bait that can be easily prepared.
To make it, take:
- 1 cup millet cereal;
- 3 glasses of water.
Boil the millet over low heat, and the bait is ready.
Catching ide with a grasshopper
Many anglers also use grasshopper for surface fishing. For fishing you need medium-sized or large grasshoppers. The grasshopper is mounted in such a way that there is as little injury as possible from the hook. It is best to cast in places with thickets of grass, reeds or water lilies. When fishing, you must maintain silence. After casting, a short pause is made and then light twitches are made with the tip of the rod. As soon as the grasshopper begins to move, the twitching stops, and after the bite, a small hook is made.
Places and methods of catching ide
Fishing for ide - where to look for ide habitats and methods of catching it.
One of our famous freshwater fish, which is always welcome in a fisherman’s catch, is ide. A lot has already been said about this fish, and we have written on this topic more than once, but interest in fishing and the peculiarities of catching ide does not subside to this day. The thing is that with the widespread prevalence of ide, and it inhabits both large and small rivers, flowing lakes, and other bodies of water, where the water is relatively clean and there is optimal oxygen exchange, it is not so easy to catch fish. But, you need to understand that ide is quite tolerant of water quality, and if for the same roach the water quality is already on the brink, ide lives in these conditions. On the other hand, the better the conditions, the faster the ide develops, the higher the chance of a real trophy. Ide is not just cunning, he is more cautious. And if bites from roaches (young ides) still happen, then catching a trophy specimen, the weight of which can reach about two kilograms or more, is not just luck, but also a kind of work, preparation and result that characterizes the experience of the fisherman. Even if the place is chosen correctly, this is far from a guarantee that an ide bite will happen.
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Description of ide Spawning Food Habitats Catching ide
Fishing with bread
All white fish love bread. For fishing, the crumb is cut out of the loaf and kneaded, to get a good consistency you can add a little water. In order for the crumb to stick well to the hook, add a little cotton wool to it. You can also use simply flattened bread, which is crushed directly on the hook. The only thing is that it quickly gets wet and crumbles, so the tackle needs to be removed every 10 minutes. The bait made from bread has positive buoyancy and therefore rises well above the bottom. Bread is also well used for bait.
Features of feeding ide
Usually, after starting feeding of ide, bleak and roach are first approached. At this point, it is important to have large baits on the hooks, especially if you are fishing with donks or a feeder. It’s better to wait for the ides to arrive without fuss than to catch small things every minute.
It is noteworthy that ide, unlike bream, does not “stick” to one place for a long time. If the bait interests him, he eats it a little and swims away, and then returns to the bait spot again. There is often a situation where several fishing rods get bites at once. Moreover, they are confident, without unnecessary tests. This indicates that a flock of ides has arrived and the mixture has been successful.
As a rule, clay and soil are added to the bait mixture. These components make the mixture heavier and more inert. If we fish in medium and strong currents, then we definitely add these components. It is very useful to add dry mayfly to mixtures. Often, during night and morning fishing, the use of mayflies had a decisive influence on the fishing of trophy ides.
A very effective technique is when a fine-mesh mesh is filled with breadcrumbs, ground goroz, store-bought groundbait, sometimes corn flour and store-bought mixtures. Such a net is lowered from the boat into the water and food is slowly washed out of it, forming an attractive trail for ide. To prevent the bait from being washed out very quickly, it is rolled into balls and hidden in a net. In principle, you can use a small metal cage. It holds more than a dozen orange-sized balls.
If we fish in the summer, we flavor the balls with sweet and fruity dips and sprays. When fishing in cold weather, we include chopped worms, maggots and bloodworms in the bait mixture. The ide will stay near such a large feeder for quite a long time. Naturally, this method of feeding is used when fishing for ide from a boat with short bottom fishing rods or float gear.
