Why it doesn’t bite: 8 most common reasons for the lack of bite and tips to correct the situation

Are the fish feeding today?

Is it caught by other anglers? If you don’t have the opportunity to see with your own eyes how other fishermen are succeeding in fishing, then all that remains is to pay attention to the following factors:

• Perhaps the fish are now spawning (in the spring after the ice melts) after some warming of the water. All fish have different spawning times. And many of them leave the places where they feed almost all year round and go to smaller places (channels, backwaters of islands, river mouths (places where a river flows into a larger body of water). During spawning, the behavior of the fish is unpredictable and one cannot expect a stable bite has to.
• Bad weather (rain, strong wind, temperature change) also affects the fish bite in a negative way.

Change of weather

This is the most common reason for the lack of bite while fishing, which all fishermen know about. It is also worth noting that the wind affects the activity of fish. If it blows from the northeast, you can reel in your fishing rods and go home.

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Of course, we cannot influence nature and change the weather, but deep knowledge about the behavior of fish will help us understand where to look for fish. So, with a sharp cold snap, the fish go to depth. When atmospheric pressure fluctuates, it goes deeper or moves to the surface. This will help you find the fish, but will not make them bite.

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Use different baits, baits, lures

If a fish doesn’t bite a worm, it doesn’t mean it’s not there. She may not be interested in your bait at the moment.

For animal baits, try:

• bloodworm;
• worm;
• maggot;
• fly pupae;
• Zhukov;
• live bait fish when fishing for large predatory fish.

From plant attachments:

• grains of corn, peas, pearl barley;
• dough.

In summer, fish prefer plant baits, and in spring animals. But don’t forget to try both types of baits when it doesn’t bite; there are exceptions to any rule.

Factors of no biting

If the fish does not bite, then this may be a consequence of both natural factors and directly depend on human actions in the reservoir. Therefore, we will divide all the reasons for lack of biting into two large categories and make a detailed analysis of them.

It happens that upon arriving at a pond, we see fish splashing. However, having started fishing, we soon become convinced that there is no bite. Why does this happen? In some cases, this can be explained by several reasons:

• Fish hunt for insects. This is especially true during the summer mayflies. It is simply impossible to seduce an underwater inhabitant with any other bait during this period.
• During the spawning period, mating games take place, but here there is no need to sin on biting, and fishing should be stopped altogether.
• There is poor dissolved oxygen in the reservoir, and the fish just rise to breathe.
• The little thing runs away from the predator pursuing it. So, you need to switch to hunting for him.

But sometimes other factors also come into play, and they will be discussed in our article.

Spawning splashes of fish cannot be confused with any others.

Feed the fish

White fish can be baited to your place or even baited (by feeding the same place methodically over several days, preferably at the same time). In this case, the presence of a current in the reservoir will affect the speed of the effect of your bait. If there is a current, the food will be washed away by the current and the fish in a large water area will learn that a place with an abundance of food has appeared and will gradually come to this place.

You shouldn’t feed too much, especially in stagnant water, the fish will quickly get full and stop perceiving your baits and hook baits as something attractive.

The best bait mixtures:

• Dunaev
• Traper
• Sensas
• Vde
• Pelican

Adding bait elements to the bait

Fish are lured more effectively if the bait that is attached to the hook is included in the bait. After adding, the mixture must be mixed thoroughly.

It can be:

• Chopped worms.
• Bloodworm.
• White or red maggot.
• Corn or pea grains.
• Pearl barley.

This approach gives good results in the spring, when the water begins to gradually cool and the fish begin to feed more efficiently, giving preference to bait that contains animal components.

Ask the fishermen

Don’t be shy about approaching anglers who are already fishing and have something in their tank, especially if they see that you’re not succeeding. Most likely, they will tell you what you are doing wrong, what they are fishing for, what they are feeding you with, and you can see the rest by following the process of catching them.

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Fisherman's mistakes

It's no secret that the lack of a bite can be caused by the angler's mistakes. After all, the following picture is often observed on reservoirs: one sits for half a day without a single bite, while the neighbor along the shore drags one fish after another. Let's look at the most common mistakes.

Selecting a location

You can't catch fish where there are none. Therefore, we will put the factor of correct choice of fishing point at the forefront. The fish are not evenly distributed throughout the reservoir; they stick to the most characteristic points. In this case, a shift of a couple of meters in one direction or another can be decisive.

The coolest places are expressed under water, they are:

• eyebrows;
• pits;
• navels;
• snags;
• boundaries with different soil compositions;
• individual stones, man-made objects.

To determine such locations, careful measurements of the bottom should be performed.

Several methods are used for this:

• jig tapping;
• sinker dragging;
• marker float;
• alternate casting method.

Feeder operators often use a system consisting of a marker float and a special sinker to measure depths.

Tackle

Sometimes the reason that the fish does not bite is an incorrectly selected or improperly configured tackle. Here are typical examples of this:

• The predator does not respond to artificial baits, but is excellent at taking live bait. This means that spinning will have to be temporarily put aside, and you will have to use float bait, girders or mugs.
• Peaceful fish do not want to be taken to the feeder from the bottom, but they can be caught with a float rod, since it is possible to raise the nozzle to the middle horizon.
• Too coarse tackle with thick lines and large fittings often scares away fish.
• In feeder fishing, changing the length of the leash helps activate the fish.
• When fishing with a float rod, it makes sense to experiment with moving weights along the line, changing the speed at which the bait is surrounded.

Let's sum it up

The most important thing is to assess the situation and it’s good if there are fishermen nearby who you can ask what they fish with, what they feed them with, and also see how their gear works.

If you don’t bite for a long time, try changing your fishing spot. Later (if you baited the previous place) you can come back and check again if the fish has arrived. Spinning anglers have an important rule - move in search of fish; you can apply this advice in any fishing method.

Use different attachments.

Change in water level in a reservoir

The reasons for fluctuations in water levels in a headquarters, lake or river are different. Due to the discharge, the level decreases, and during periods of heavy rains it can increase significantly. In both cases, the bite “turns off” for a while. Correcting the situation is quite possible.

It is important to choose the right place for fishing and the bait, this will allow you to return home with your catch.

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Don't stand still

When fishing, try to look for fish in all layers of water. Remember that not only roaches can move vertically. This can be done by crucian carp and the desired bream. This should be done regardless of the time of day; the technique works equally well in the morning, afternoon and evening.

We hope our tips will help save your fishing trip. Tell me, what tricks do you use when you don’t bite? Share your personal knowledge with us and our readers in the comments. Subscribe to our channel and share the link to the publication with your friends using social networks. There is a lot of useful and interesting information ahead about fishing, fish and a wide variety of seafood.

Don't be afraid to experiment

It is not always possible to fish all day with one bait. When going fishing, take with you several types of plant and live bait. Use semolina, boiled pearl barley, corn, raw dough, worms, maggots.

Don’t despair if there’s no bite despite a wide range of baits. Look around carefully. There is a lot of live bait on the shore: worms, beetles, larvae, caterpillars. Try to bait them on a hook and the situation will change.

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The weights are too heavy

The use of extra-heavy sinkers is justified when fishing in rivers with strong currents. But despite this, they greatly influence the accuracy and casting distance. Moreover, in some cases they begin to work as an anchor, clinging to underwater vegetation and other obstacles when being pulled out. The result is loss of equipment.

To avoid problems, it is better to find either a “quieter” area, or reduce the weight of the sinker by several tens of grams, simply by choosing the desired shape that will resist the flow.

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The reference article is based on the expert opinion of the author

Poor quality bait

Good “tasty” bait is already 50% success. A package of boilies lying around in the garage or sour grains that you still stored in the refrigerator for several weeks is something that will absolutely ruin your fishing and scare away the carp.

The quality of food in a wild reservoir is much more important than in a paid one. In the second there is always a lot of fish and little food supply. Therefore, carp constantly wants to eat and is in search of natural food. No matter what they throw at him, he will still come because he is hungry. With fishing in the wild, everything is exactly the opposite - there are not many fish there and a fairly rich food supply. Why would a carp eat bitter hemp, sour tiger nut or stale pellets when it has a reservoir full of tasty and nutritious food?

The most important thing is the composition of the bait and its correct presentation. For fishing to be effective, you need to stock up on quality food and take a serious approach to the selection of each ingredient. By the way, in this article we have compiled a selection of the ten best baits for carp fishing.

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