Fishing 2024, March

Hook Scare - Trout Puzzle

Hook Scare - Trout Puzzle

Fishing talesAnd although I hoped that after the long rains that ended three days ago, the water in the river would be unclear, my hopes were not justified. The water was very clear. Fishing for trout in such conditions is quite difficult

Features Of Fishing On Circles - Pursuit Of The Predator

Features Of Fishing On Circles - Pursuit Of The Predator

Fishing AcademyFor successful fishing with circles, deep reservoirs are suitable, preferably without vegetation. A stable, light, fast-moving boat is also needed. Before going to the pond, the angler asks himself the question: how many circles should you take with you?

Towed By A Pike

Towed By A Pike

Fishing talesWhen I first came to this forest lake in Karelia, it made a depressing impression on me, since it was a kilometer-long oval stretched from west to east with three capes protruding far into it. The rocky shores and waterfront were littered with fallen trees

Meeting An Unusual Fish - Winter Rattan Fishing

Meeting An Unusual Fish - Winter Rattan Fishing

Fishing talesWhen my good old friend, the huntsman Kuzmich, having arrived in the city on business, invited me and my constant fishing partner Vadim to catch gobies on the Peat Lake, we looked at each other in bewilderment …After all, gobies are inhabitants of warm seas. I

What A Catchy Jig Should Be. Mormyshka - Similar To Mormysh

What A Catchy Jig Should Be. Mormyshka - Similar To Mormysh

Fishing AcademySurely any fisherman, even only occasionally fishing, has an idea of what a jig is. However, not everyone knows that this catchy bait is a purely Russian invention, which was mentioned in the 19th century by L.P. Sabaneev

Rotan - Amur Newcomer In Our Reservoirs

Rotan - Amur Newcomer In Our Reservoirs

Fishing AcademyRecently, more and more often and in an increasing number of reservoirs in our region (and within the city too), fishermen come across a hitherto unseen fish …A thick, rounded body 8-12 centimeters long, two dorsal fins and a huge, almost a third of the body, slightly flattened head. L

Lucky Boy

Lucky Boy

Fishing talesWhen my constant companion and namesake Alexander Rykov and I went fishing, his eight-year-old grandson Yegor followed us. He had already been several times on summer fishing, and now he wanted to fish in winter. And in vain did we explain to the boy that it was the height of winter now, and therefore it was very cold, that the lake was far away and that we would have to go to it along a snowy forest road

The Art Of Playing With A Jig - Any Fish To Taste

The Art Of Playing With A Jig - Any Fish To Taste

For a fisherman who is accustomed to fishing with a winter float rod, tackle for fishing with a jig usually causes an ambivalent perception. On the one hand, a fishing rod, consisting of a whip and a handle, a reel and a reel, the fishing line on a jig fishing rod is the same as on a winter float

Such A Simple Jig. Lure With Bait

Such A Simple Jig. Lure With Bait

Fishing AcademyFishing with a jig (and not only in winter, but also in summer) has recently become more and more popular. Of course, in any store of fishing supplies there are a lot of jigs of all kinds. As they say, just choose!However, their manufacturers, even if they wish, cannot take into account all the subtleties of each reservoir, and the habits, predilections of fish in it

Sly Angler - Burdock Moth As Bait For Perch

Sly Angler - Burdock Moth As Bait For Perch

Fishing talesThat sunny frosty morning did not bite at all. However, several dozen fishermen who had gathered on the lake were vigilantly watching each other, hoping to spot the lucky one and quickly join him.The monotony of waiting was broken by an elderly man who had just appeared in a patched quilted jacket

Winter Fishing Tricks. How To Bring A Perch. Weather Is Not A Hindrance

Winter Fishing Tricks. How To Bring A Perch. Weather Is Not A Hindrance

Fishing talesThere is a strong belief among anglers that the north wind always leads to a deterioration in the bite. This is probably true, but there are no rules without exception. I was convinced of this last winter on Ladoga. Like most fishermen, I fished with a jig

Tips For The Winter Fishing Angler

Tips For The Winter Fishing Angler

"Sandwich" on a hook and "graters" on the legsEveryone who fished in the winter knows how much time is spent on a seemingly very simple operation - replacing a hook or jig. And most often not to tie them to the line, but to search

For Burbot - Into The Night

For Burbot - Into The Night

Fishing AcademyThere is impenetrable darkness over the river. The vast majority of fish become lethargic in winter and settle in wintering pits. But just don't burbot . It is in cold, rainy weather that he is especially active. Getting out of their shelter: from under the snags, boulders, burbot begins to feed

Winter Burbot Fishing - Whose Catch Is Better

Winter Burbot Fishing - Whose Catch Is Better

Fishing talesThe story of this story is rather unusual … My good friend - an inveterate fisherman Alexey, having learned that I was collecting materials about winter burbot fishing, unexpectedly suggested: - You know, I can probably help you in this matter. M

Green Nozzle. Caterpillar Fishing

Green Nozzle. Caterpillar Fishing

Fishing talesWhat angler does not get excited when he sees or hears splashes of fish … Immediately there is a natural desire to try to catch them. This happened to me. On a May afternoon, slowly moving along the bank of a small river, I fished for the most suitable (in my opinion) places. F

Summer Fishing Tips

Summer Fishing Tips

Bread baits for fishingThe bread is passed two or three times through a meat grinder, to give the desired consistency, water is added to it before loading into the meat grinder. To prevent the attachment from sticking to your hands, add a few drops of vegetable oil to it

The Float Rod Is The Most Popular Tackle

The Float Rod Is The Most Popular Tackle

Fishing AcademyMay is a kind of Rubicon between winter and summer fishing. The time for winter fishing (mainly with a jig) is over, and the time has come for widespread fishing with a float rod. But, if the jig as a fishing tackle has been known for no more than one and a half centuries, then the float rod has been used since time immemorial

June Fishing

June Fishing

Since this is not the first time we have gathered for fishing on this lake, we have predetermined the places where we will fish. First, they settled down at the edge of the thickets along an oblong cape that went far into the lake. Began to peck quickly and often. Just have time to pull it out! But what a catch … One little thing

How And What To Fish For In June (Until The Water Warms Up)

How And What To Fish For In June (Until The Water Warms Up)

June in our climatic conditions is the beginning of the calendar summer. At this time, all aquatic plants grow rapidly: not far from the coast there is an abundance of pondweed, snow-white water lilies and yellow egg capsules. Reeds, reeds, horsetails and telorez keep up with them. Catfish, rudd and bream spawn in rivers and large bodies of water. Somewhat later - silver bream, bleak, carp, crucian carp and tench

Mugs - Floating Tackle For Catching Predatory Fish From A Boat

Mugs - Floating Tackle For Catching Predatory Fish From A Boat

Fishing AcademyMugs are a floating tackle for catching predatory fish from a boat. Basically, pike is caught, less often - perch, pike perch, much less often - catfish and burbot. Mugs are used on bodies of water with little or no current. This is a very catchy tackle, but only in skillful hands, when the angler knows where and how to fish

And Attacked The Flock (Catching A Perch)

And Attacked The Flock (Catching A Perch)

Fishing talesWhen my old friend the huntsman Kuzmich invited me to go fishing on the Karelian Isthmus, I agreed without hesitation …- Let's make circles of kilogram humpbacks, - he promised. And so late in the evening we are sitting at a table in Kuzmich's house, packing mugs and other gear into our backpacks, getting ready for tomorrow's fishing trip.S

Catfish Is A Freshwater Giant. Habits And Features

Catfish Is A Freshwater Giant. Habits And Features

Fishing AcademyCatfish is the largest freshwater fish in our reservoirs. There have been many incredible legends about the size of catfish (of course, gigantic ones). Although quite reliable data have come down to us. So LP Sabaneev reports that in 1830 a catfish was caught on the Oder, weighing 400 kilograms

That's So Somenok

That's So Somenok

Fishing talesSeveral years ago I had the opportunity to participate (albeit as a spectator) in a catfish fishing trip. This happened on the Ural River. Local anglers, with whom I had a chance to communicate, fished both on the quok and on the donk

Snake Fishing

Snake Fishing

Fishing talesOn a warm sunny autumn day, I was sitting with fishing rods on the shore of a small forest lake. The fish splashed around, but for some reason they were picky, and therefore pecked badly. From time to time I noticed a lot of fry and larger fish twirling around the hooks with baits

On The First Snow. Fishing In November

On The First Snow. Fishing In November

Fishing AcademyNovember in our climatic conditions is a time of extremely unstable weather and the same changeable mood of anglers. This month is a kind of transition to winter … Often in the first half of November there are prolonged rains, which are replaced by a light frost when the sky clears. A

Catfish Catching (Freshwater Giant - 2)

Catfish Catching (Freshwater Giant - 2)

Fishing AcademyIn addition to smell, the lateral line, which perceives movements and fluctuations of water, is of great help to the predator during the hunt. Thanks to this, the catfish is able not only to "track" the fish passing by, but even to estimate its approximate size

Fishing Proverbs And Sayings

Fishing Proverbs And Sayings

Maybe a fisherman, pushes under the sides. You can't easily take out a fish from a pond

A Lake With A Trick. Pike On A Fishing Rod

A Lake With A Trick. Pike On A Fishing Rod

On a dull November day, I sat with fishing rods on the shore of a small lake and, looking at the motionless floats, thought about how the life of its inhabitants had changed dramatically with the onset of cold weather. In summer, near the grass in shallow water, numerous flocks of fry circled, which were chased by predators every now and then. Especially the perches. Now there was neither one nor the other

Winter Fishing Tricks

Winter Fishing Tricks

Fishing AcademyEarthworms for winter fishing can be prepared in the fall and then stored for a long time. To do this, soil is poured into a spacious wooden box, peat, humus are added and periodically moistened with water. The box is placed in a cool place, ideally in a subfloor or basement

Someone Else's Catch

Someone Else's Catch

In the evening, after watching the weather forecast on TV, which foreshadowed the next cloudless, calm weather with moderate frost, I decided to go fishing in the morning. No sooner said than done, and with the first train I arrived at the lake on the Karelian Isthmus. Having put five girders in promising places, he began to fish with a jig. Of course, not forgetting to observe the signal flags of the girders from time to time

And The Fox Was Treated

And The Fox Was Treated

Despite the early morning, we were not the first on the lake … Ten and a half anglers were already conjuring over the holes. Rykov and I and several other fishermen and I settled down in a calm in a small bay not far from the amulet. It began to peck quickly, but the okushki and brushes were so small that they were in no way suitable for trophies. Moreover, all anglers, without exception

Look For Fish Trails. How To Find A Fishing Spot

Look For Fish Trails. How To Find A Fishing Spot

Fishing AcademyDecember and January are, perhaps, the most "dead" months without biting. At this time, most fish lead an inactive way of life, mainly settling in pits - in wintering places. Therefore, a winter road fisherman inevitably faces a problem: "What to do?

Not A Driftwood, But A Fish

Not A Driftwood, But A Fish

Several years ago I had a chance to fish in the northern part of Lake Sukhodolskoye in winter. I caught on the so-called "gossip" spoons. From the name it is clear that I did not intend to catch any fish, namely pike perch! As they say, dreaming is not harmful

Unexplained Luck

Unexplained Luck

Winter was in full swing: frost over twenty degrees, blizzard. In a word, the weather is "Brr-r-r-r". But can these minor natural troubles make a true winter fisherman stay at home? Here I am with my constant companion Vadim sitting on Ladoga near Kobona. According to rumors, in this place for several days, roach pecks perfectly

A Fisherman Sees A Fisherman From Afar Secrets Of Camouflage On Ice

A Fisherman Sees A Fisherman From Afar Secrets Of Camouflage On Ice

If in the summer the fisherman can hide from prying eyes in the bushes, on the island, retire on a boat, then in the winter all the fishing brothers, as they say, are in plain sight. As soon as some fisherman finds a "cool" place, envious people will immediately surround it with a dense ring. And then fishing will turn out according to the principle: nobody, nothing. To avoid such a development of events, the angler needs a good camouflage

April Fools' Catch

April Fools' Catch

This unusual and, as I believe, in many respects mysterious story happened on the first of April - on the day of jokes and deception … The fishermen, gathered in a small bay near Vysotsky, were delighted with everything: a warm, sunny spring morning, a friendly atmosphere around, because no one for who didn’t follow, because everyone had a good peck

The Last Ice Is The Most Dangerous

The Last Ice Is The Most Dangerous

April is traditionally ( and probably quite rightly ) is considered by anglers to be the last ice month. However, for some reason, the phrase "the last ice" is understood literally, that is, under the influence of the spring heat, the ice gradually becomes thinner, breaks, crumbles and, in the end, melts or is carried away by the current

Both Lucky And Unlucky (about Catching Eels)

Both Lucky And Unlucky (about Catching Eels)

When I, together with one of my constant fishing companions, Vadim, was at the Riga seaside, we were very interested in catching eels by local anglers. The angling of this fish was considered here ( and, perhaps, throughout the Baltic States ) the standard of fishing skill. Only one who knew how to catch eels was considered a real, recognized fisherman

Eel Fishing - Some Helpful Tips

Eel Fishing - Some Helpful Tips

Fishing AcademyIf you are going to catch eels, then for starters I will say that these fish reach a length of up to two meters and a weight of 4-6 kilograms. But individuals of 50-150 centimeters are much more common. Anglers call eels less than 50 centimeters “laces”. I h

Snake On A Fishing Rod

Snake On A Fishing Rod

This is not the first time we have visited this lake, but we have never even heard of a snake pecking at a worm or anything else. Be that as it may, we hurried after Viktor Semenovich. When he led us to the place where the end of the rod was stuck in the ground, we saw that the other end was bent in a steep arc, almost touching the water