Who among the fishermen in the winter has not tried to look into the hole? Probably everything. As a child, when I came to the river bank, I often liked to do it
Catching crucian carp in winter is not much different from catching most other fish in winter. The notorious finickiness of the crucian carp is also added. There seems to be very little chance of catching this fish off the ice. Let's figure out how you can achieve success
Having got out on the coastal path, I looked around. Now I could laugh too. Several anglers walked briskly around the holes, sometimes even interfering with each other. I don't know if they were lucky with such a group fishing. One can only guess
I made my way with a fishing rod through a thicket of bushes along the bank of a forest river. Suddenly in front, where there was a roll, there was a noise, even, as it seemed to me - a roar, as if something heavy had fallen into the water. Having got out of the bushes onto the path, he quickly moved in the direction from which the noise was heard
How to make a raft for fishing with your own hands. Simple, easy to assemble and compact design
I talked about whitefish fishing in the summer in the magazine. Now let's talk about how to catch this fish in winter. But even if in the warm season not every fisherman succeeds in catching whitefish: often it happens by accident, mainly in the "company" with perches, then in winter this task becomes many times more complicated. And yet, despite the difficulties, this largely mysterious fish can be successfully caught
Fishing luck - a very capricious and fickle lady. You are preparing for a trip to the reservoir with all diligence, and disappointment awaits on the shore - there is no bite, as if a conspiracy against you has been declared in the fish kingdom. And then suddenly, as luck tramples - the bite is such that the heart rejoices. And fish tails splash profusely in the cage
April is a kind of mixed fishing month. In the first decade, fishing continues from under the ice. At this time, after the winter hunger strike, fish rush to the shores in search of food. And then do not yawn: catch and catch. In the third decade of April, active ice begins to melt on the reservoirs of the Leningrad Region, and summer fishing becomes the sovereign mistress
And here we are, not far from Staraya Ladoga. Local fishermen gave us hope: now, at the end of May, is the best time to catch sabrefish. Like, catch it, I don't want to. True, upon closer acquaintance, it turned out that only small fish were the prey of these fishermen. And it was not clear: whether it was sabre, or the notorious bleak
When Vadim, a long-term partner in hiking on rivers and lakes, invited me to go fishing to catch sabrefish, I thought … Many years ago I had a chance to catch this fish, and that fishing was remembered by the fact that then pecking only a trifle. Since then, I have associated sabrefish purely with bleak ( they are very similar )
This lure was presented to me by a Finnish angler when I was in the country of Suomi. Outwardly, she, it seems, did not represent anything special: a brass plate one and a half millimeters thick - an uncomplicated form ( slightly curved ), the color is so-so, frankly, not at all original
Before the appearance in our country of "overseas" unseen: artificial fish - wobblers; flies imitating fry - streamers; foam and silicone baits: vibro-tails, twisters and some others, the main bait for spinning fishing for predatory fish was, of course, the spoon. Mostly homemade
On Lake Vuoksa near Priozersk there are even a dime a dozen spinningists at any time. Fortunately, getting there is not difficult at all. Going fishing on this lake, I have been staying for many years in a small village on the shore, with a local old-timer - the unsurpassed hunter and fisherman Vasily Kuzmich Evseenkov. True, for everyone in the district ( and for me too ), he is just Kuzmich
I talked in detail on the pages of the magazine about pike fishing in the summer. However, pike is one of the few fish that can be successfully caught in winter. True, it is much more difficult to hunt for a toothy predator in winter than in summer. And not only because of the harsh weather conditions, but, first of all, due to the fact that at this time the predator is inactive
When, on one of the trips to the Karelian Isthmus, my fishing partner Vadim, a local fisherman-old-timer offered to fish for pikes on Lake Shchuchye, Vadim took this offer calmly. It did not interest him in any way: after all, you can catch pikes in almost any body of water. However, when the old-timer explained that only pikes are found in Shchuchye Lake, Vadim was intrigued by this, and he agreed. At the same time he sangled me
Small fish walk in large schools, and the spoon, which exactly resembles a swimming fish, will not stand out among them, therefore, as a rule, there will be no bite on it. Spoon, with its movement or appearance, which differs from other objects of attention of the fish, makes it want to make a test bite "
The game of a spinner depends on its thickness, shape, bend shape, rigging method and speed of retrieving. The thickness of the spoon is decisive. About the degree of its mobility: the thinner the spoon, the more mobile it is, and vice versa. Thick spoons play well in a fast flow or with fast retrieving; thin - play well enough in any body of water, even with slow wiring
Several fishermen followed our company with undisguised interest, and, of course, first of all, Ksenia. When we passed by, one of them, a bearded man in a wind jacket, gave us after: "To be with a woman, you can't catch a fish!" But our companion did not pay attention either to this tirade, or to the frankly skeptical views of the fishermen
The end of October. A steep northerly wind whistled through the wires, violently swayed the trees in the garden, drove gray-leaden clouds across the sky, from which either snow pellets fell, or icy streams of water rushed down. In a word, the weather, as folk wisdom says, when "the owner will not let the dog out into the yard." However, we adhered to another saying: "Burbot happiness is cold and bad weather"
With a decrease in temperature, the fish becomes lethargic, inactive and poorly fed. Spinning does not bring success in October either. Large perch, usually very active in the warm season, does not bite at all now. The same as the pike. Since peaceful fish gather in schools and, with a cold snap, they gradually retreat to a depth where the water is warmer, predators also move there
I happened to visit a small town in the North-West of our region - Svetogorsk on business. The representative of the local enterprise where I was sent - Sergey, having learned that I was an avid fisherman, offered to go fishing on the next weekend on the Lesogorskoye Lake. - This lake now has a real pike Eldorado, - he explained
When Oleg, an acquaintance of my relative Alexander Rykov, invited him ( and he, in turn, me ), as he put it, for super-extractive, "extreme" fishing in the north of Karelia, we, of course, agreed
Coming to fishing in the Vyborg Bay, my constant companion Vadim and I always stop at the caretaker of the sanatorium Fedotycha. So we kill two "birds with one stone" at once: we have guaranteed housing and a boat. On our next visit, when we were putting the gear into the boat, getting ready for the evening bite, a small punt moored next to us to the walkway. A middle-aged man with a cage full of fish got out of it
How can you catch a thorny robber? I will not describe fishing for perch with a traditional float rod. Much has been written and rewritten about this. And I'll tell you about the fishing of this fish for spinners and jigs
Every angler has to set up a boat in the right place. The most common ( and rational ) anchorage - any suitable stone. It would seem that what is simpler: tied the "Bulygan" with wire, rope or wrapped it in a net, lowered it into the water - and the boat was at anchor
“Yelets is a fish unknown in the lower provinces; maybe so named because it first appeared in the well-known river Yelets, on which the city of Yelets stands ", - this is how the expert in fishing STAksakov stated in his book" Notes on a fish-eating ". But, firstly, the city of Yelets stands on the Sosna River, and secondly, whether this fish first appeared near this city, the big question … Despite these ambiguities, dace is still found in the Pine River, near the town of Yelet
Among the majority of authors of fishing literature, and fishermen too, there is a widespread myth about the caution and fearfulness of the chub. Here are just a few quotes from different publications … "… Chub is careful and fearful", "Chub is careful and cunning", "Chub is a careful fish. A prerequisite for a successful hunt is camouflage and silence. " "The chub is a very shy fish, which is difficult to approach and which sometimes behaves much more cunn
Perhaps, hunters are the most ridiculed because of their exorbitant lies. Are anglers lagging behind them? I can’t judge. I will only tell you about a case from my fishing practice. And the reader can decide whether there are lies among the anglers
Although the chub is a fairly well-known fish, it is rarely found in amateur catches, as well as among fishermen. This is probably due to the fact that only small individuals ( fingerlings ) form small flocks. Large fish keep one by one: let's say, they were lucky, they managed to find a parking place for an individualistic chub. And I caught him - look for a new place. And so on without end
The well-known proverb is very suitable for fishing since ancient times: “Live and learn”. Because fish in our reservoirs is becoming less and less, and, accordingly, the methods of catching it are improving, becoming more and more complex and sophisticated. And any, it would seem, a trifle, can contribute to a successful fishing
I and my namesake, a relative of Alexander Rykov, once again came for a fishing trip to a small village in Karelia, not far from the town of Lakhdenpohja. Our owner, with whom we always stay - a local inveterate fisherman and hunter Sazonych, after the usual feast and talking about fishing, unexpectedly issued: “Tomorrow morning we’ll go for smelt, there will be good live bait for donoks. Let's put donki for the night: burbot are too eager for smelt. " Rykov and I looked at each other: af
Over the years, now I don’t even remember the name of the informative television program, where the question was asked: “What is the smallest fish in our reservoirs?” The answers were not very diverse: they mainly named three fish, smelt, bleak, less often vendace. And no one remembered the smelt. Namely, he was later discussed