In this guide, we will look at the features of catching a sorozhka with a jig and a roller. How to catch fish in winter with this tackle effectively and a lot? Where to look for the track on the Volga in Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod, what depths does it prefer? – The answer to these questions and many others in this review dedicated to fishing on a track with a winter fishing rod. Winter is a great time for catching a slug, that’s its nature. Let's catch and do canning, friends! At the end of the video there are recipes for preparing this fish with an unusual taste.
With the onset of cold weather, roaches go deeper and hide in holes. It is more productive to fish below the rifts, near bridges and steep banks, where oxygen air channels are formed and, accordingly, this attracts fish. It happens that in a hole, 10-15 cm of water layer to the ice surface, a track is caught once or twice.
Please note: clear water may scare away fish.
What time of day is the bite best?
Fishing is successful throughout the whole day, but is more active in the morning before lunch and in the evening, two hours before dusk. In a well-fed hole, fishing can last until night. So even in a snowy winter, although it is not easy, it is possible to reel in a decent catch.
Twilight over the ice hole is a necessary condition for winter fishing. To create shade, tents or huts are erected. The bite in winter is stable. Only during severe frosts and piercing winds does the fish not give in. The hole can also be covered with a piece of plywood to protect it from light that frightens the fish.
Roach is very sensitive to weather changes . On sunny days, it migrates into the pond in large flocks, but already in mid-December to early February it becomes sluggish, almost motionless, and all the proposed bait does not impress it. You need to try to throw the bait right under her nose or “seduce” her by playing with the bait.
Roach. Biology and features of life under ice
Roach is truly a folk fish, together with its brother crucian carp from the carp family (family). In Latin, roach does not sound at all. Her surname is kind of routine (Rutilus Rutilus), in the language of science. Or maybe these scientists have never caught roach? Most likely, this is so, they will grab it with a seine and sit and study it. And our young fishermen, for the most part, begin their fishing journey through life with roach.
Roach and perches
Red-eyed, red-feathered, swiftly beautiful and seems to be endowed with intelligence, especially in winter. Roach is a schooling fish, and with the onset of freeze-up, it is rarely found alone. Like all fish, roach is sensitive to weather changes and may not show interest in food for several days. Catching roach in winter is always a competition with cunning fish. Spring fishing for roach from the last ice is especially good, when fish of approximately the same size gather in large schools.
Roach and bream
Roach, unlike bream, is not attached to the bottom. It can rise right under the ice or stand in the water column. The basis of its diet consists of both animal and plant foods. The first of them predominates in winter. But in the summer months, the roach simply eats filamentous green algae, which affects the taste of its meat. During freeze-up, it eats various larvae at the bottom. Its food contains caddisfly larvae, bloodworms, small crustaceans and floating zooplankton. By mid-winter, roach meat is cleared of the smell of mud. According to the last ice, roach satisfies not only the sporting passion, but also the gastronomic needs of fishermen. Moreover, the famous ram and roach are also roaches. The standard of taste for dried river fish.
Fishing rod and jigs
A fishing rod with a nod has a fragile structure, taking into account the small size of the fish, the volume of the mouth and the behavior when biting. The body is made of heat-conducting material, allowing you to feel the bait with your bare hands, without gloves. When choosing a model, you can highlight the so-called balalaika. The reel with a supply of fishing line is housed in a round foam casing. The supply of fishing line allows you to fish at different depths and shallow waters, without reeling in you can move it through the snow from one hole to another.
Video with successful footage of catching a wolffish using a jig:
The optimal diameter of the forest is 0.05-0.10 mm, and the colorless one is 0.08 mm. The length of the whip itself, which acts as a shock absorber, is 13-17 cm. The nod is the most sensitive part of the fishing rod, light but quite elastic. Serves as a bite alarm and sets the bait game. The nod is made from boar hair, lavsan, metal plates and other materials.
When fishing with a jig, the main feature is the diameter of the fishing line. The fishing line used is soft, but gets tangled in strong winds. If the main catch weighs 180-220 grams, take 0.05-0.1 mm. And accordingly, if the fish exceeds 220 grams, you need to take care of changing the line to 0.15-0.18 mm.
Mormyshki come in the form of drops, oatmeal and pellets. At great depths, heavy tungsten jigs are used. A more suitable color for artificial bait is black or dark green.
Mormyshka “Goat”
Roach can be caught in winter both with a reelless bait and with the use of live baits . Cambrics of yellow, red and blue colors are often attached to hooks. Different forms are used: “goat”, “ant”. multi-colored beads attached to a fishing line . A very good combination - black-white-black.
Jigs “Ant”
In addition to the appearance and color of the jig, the fish are attracted by its game itself . The roach sits not only at the very bottom, sometimes it climbs higher. Frequent bites appear at a level of 10-15 cm from the bottom. They fish with a jig in reservoirs where the water is stagnant, without a current, as this can affect the action of the bait.
Mormyshka “Cat's eye”
Please note: in the next video the man is actively pulling roach after roach onto a jig with a so-called ball (round bead). This jig is called "cat's eye" . You can read a detailed review of the “Cat's Eye” jig, which describes what and how it bites.
Winter fishing for roach with a jig
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Winter fishing for roach with a jig is interesting throughout the winter, with the exception of days when there is a sharp change in atmospheric pressure. Roach is very sensitive to weather changes. Winter fishermen catch roach on the first ice; at this time the bite is usually active. Winter roach fishing usually takes place in the same place in the reservoir, since the roach’s usual habitats do not change from year to year. The winter roach bite improves significantly during thaws or on cloudy days, when atmospheric pressure and air temperature are stable. The gear for catching winter roach is the simplest: thin fishing line, jig, fishing rod with a nod. There’s no need to be too fancy with bait either; ordinary breadcrumbs may be quite suitable. If winter roach stays near the bottom, then you can use a feeder to deliver bait to the bottom. Winter fishing for roach with a jig can involve a very active bite, which very quickly becomes uninteresting. By the way, the roach bite may end as unexpectedly as it began.
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Catching roach in winter is a very exciting activity - if you are prepared for it. You don’t need any special gear for catching roach in winter; a simple winter fishing rod, thinner fishing line, a couple of hooks and a lead sinker will do. Roaches rarely reach enormous sizes; most often this fish averages about 100 grams. Although, of course, there are also huge individuals up to 1 kg and above. The roach is a very nimble fish and moves quite a lot around the pond. One of the fisherman’s tasks when fishing for roach in winter is to find a school of roach in a pond. After this, the second task arises - to “keep” the roach in the fishing spot. Winter fishing for roach with a jig uses various baits. Some winter fishermen even use sand when fishing for roach. Sand is constantly poured into the holes in small portions. In this case, we used sensas bait for winter roach fishing. If you constantly use bait, the roach will stay under the holes and you will be guaranteed an excellent bite. Moreover, you can settle on some holes, set up a tent and comfortably catch roach in winter. Roaches are also successfully used as live bait for catching pike on girders.
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Playing technique
Examples of bait games:
- Smoothly, without jerking, we lower the jig to the very bottom. Then, we also slowly raise it to a height of 5 cm and hold it for a few seconds. Then we lower and raise again - we get a swaying nod.
- We lower the jig to the bottom and lightly lift it up 20-30 cm with frequent vibrations.
- Slowly lower it to the bottom and hold it without moving.
- After active techniques, we stop the jig, almost touching the ground, and slowly stir it.
- Raising the jig up, we make slight jerks and swing the fishing rod in different directions.
- With small twitches, we move the jig at the desired depth, and thereby lift it up.
- We quickly lower it and knock it on the bottom two or three times to raise the turbidity and attract fish.
We lift the jig slowly, then faster, then even faster. Hold for 2 seconds when changing tempo.
A comprehensive video on how to catch roach in winter: . Very indicative and well reflecting all the features of ice fishing.
When playing with bait, the most important thing is to set the pace and remember to pause for a second . Try to fish not only in the bottom layers, but also two to three meters higher. The fish perceive the jig as some kind of living organism that they feed on in this body of water.
At the beginning of winter, the fish are active and the amplitude of oscillations will need to be fast. In the middle of winter, the fish behaves inactively, which changes the amplitude of oscillations to decrease and the number to increase. The number of vibrations per minute in winter is slightly reduced to 200-300 beats than in summer.
The bait game has many variations, it is the angler's creativity. All of the above can be taken as basics, and you can use only your imagination.
Jig or float tackle for winter roach
Classic fishing for roach from ice always happened with a float. For this purpose, stable and massive winter fishing rods were invented a long time ago. And now there are many fans of the float. It is the float that allows you to understand and unravel all the vagaries and nuances of roach biting.
Related article: Homemade quick-release float for a winter fishing rod
On the other hand, jig tackle is more mobile and versatile. Especially for searching for stray roach throughout the entire thickness of the water, at any horizon. As a rule, playing with a jig for roach consists of ascents and descents with frequent stops. The rapid movement of the jig can “ignite” not only curious roach. The perch will come up and start catching. Roach and even bream will definitely pay attention to the perch fuss.
Bream is not a hindrance
He often coexists with roaches in his walks through the winter pond.
Article on the topic: Winter bream on a classic jig
Catching roach in winter with a jig has given rise to a desire to miniaturize gear and make it thinner. The thinnest and most inconspicuous fishing lines up to 0.06 mm in diameter were invented for roach, fluorocarbon, the smallest tungsten jigs, and the thinnest lavsan nods. All nanotechnology has long been thrown under the fins of the capricious roach.
Local Guru
And the local villagers, like they used to fish with a 0.18 fishing line with a “spring” nod from the last century and a “bug” jig from the year before, do the same. Moreover, they catch them using bread from a local store and feed them with it. And how they catch you! They don’t fall to their knees and don’t groan when fishing for 300g of roach, they simply pull it out of the holes. Only the “owner”, a bream, weighing a kilogram or more, can make them fall to their knees. Connoisseurs of modern fishing say that it’s the local bread...
Winter fishing for roach with a jig does not exclude some comfort.
Roach in comfort
Tent with floor, stove, covered table. This is good. It’s good when everything is known, the fish is found and caught. Otherwise, catching roach means searching for fish, drilling holes, and constantly watching other fishermen. This is not just a job of hands and feet. This is the work of the mind. You need to pick up your tackle, test it in action, test it and love it. Then, catching roach in winter with a jig will bring you real joy and pride in your catches.
Ride fishing
Stream fishing is used in bodies of water with a current. The fishing technique is very primitive and does not require special skills.
Below is an illustration of how this gear works:
Stream fishing technique:
- We lower the sinker into the hole to the very bottom.
- We are waiting for it to settle down thoroughly.
- Afterwards, the current will pick it up and drive it along the bottom, while letting go of the fishing line about two meters, allowing it to roll further away from the hole.
- Stop the sinker.
- We do a stretch with a wave of the hand. At first it’s smooth, and then there’s a sharp jerk, like a hook.
- We return the sinker to its original position and start all over again.
The “rolling” tackle can be very catchy – this can be seen in the following video. The fisherman does nothing but wave his arms, pulling out more and more ice caps from under the ice.
Fishing in winter on the slope: subtleties and secrets
With the arrival of winter, fishing enthusiasts do not have to get bored, since on reservoirs covered with ice and snow they still have something to do and enjoy.
During this season, only the fishing conditions change, a certain gear is used, and the fish bite only those that have not fallen into deep winter hibernation, but continue to be awake. 34fish.ru invites you to go fishing! This method of fishing, like rolling, does not require any special or tricky gear, and the technique of such fishing can be quickly and easily mastered. This method is especially good and effective when catching river whitefish (bream, carp, crucian carp, roach, etc.); perch and pike perch are also caught using this tackle.
Bait for roach
You should start fishing by preparing and feeding several holes located 10 meters from each other. It’s not difficult to buy bait in the store, but trying it out will take a lot of time. You can cook it at home no worse, even better, than store-bought.
Store-bought bait for roach:
- Flagman PROFESSIONAL;
- Fish Dream;
- Megamix Black roach;
- Bomb Roach Gold series.
In winter, the water is cold and the presence of a dusty cloud from the food is important when preparing bait.
DIY bait recipe:
- corn – 250 g;
- buckwheat – 150 g;
- pearl barley – 100 g;
- breadcrumbs – 300 g;
- peas – 100 g;
- orange zest – 30 g;
- basil – 30 g;
- hemp grains -50 g;
- coriander – 30 g;
- salt – 10g.
Fry all ingredients in a frying pan until golden brown. Transfer to a bowl and blend with a blender. The base is ready. Before use, dilute a little with water from the reservoir where you will be fishing. The consistency should be viscous. Try to make the bait dark; roaches don’t really like light spots in winter. Roach like natural bait. The jig is the most catchy, and the dung worm is sometimes better than the bloodworm. It is specially grown in cellars for winter fishing.
There are nozzles:
- vegetable (used in stagnant water) - bread, steamed grains, pearl barley, egg.
- of animal origin (in running water) - bloodworms, maggots, caddis flies.
It is necessary to maintain the freshness of the nozzle. A beautiful, and most importantly, living worm will be able to attract the attention of a worthy roach. To catch large fish, a jig is required. The selection of color depends on the fishing conditions: depth, light (varies due to the thickness of the ice) and bait. Large and medium-sized fish are concentrated on edges two meters deep or uneven areas of the bottom.
Using two fishing rods at the same time will help you have a better chance of a good catch. Drill two holes at a distance of half a meter from each other so that you can catch with both hands at once. By raising the left fishing rod, the right one is lowered, thereby creating turbidity at the bottom. Don't forget to pause periodically.
