In summer and early autumn, the fry spins not far from the coast, and it is not difficult to catch it at this time - it is provided a couple of times with a painter and bait is provided for the whole day. Also during this period, the fry are constantly followed and grazed by dense flocks of perch. But the most remarkable thing is that even deep perches rise from deep points to participate in this feast.

On such days, even avid spinners and floaters, having spotted such humpbacks, switch to fry - in many cases, 500 gram perches are perceived as a common occurrence.

For catching perch on live bait, a float rod of 5-6 m with throughput rings and an inertialess reel is used. In the vast majority of cases, they are caught with a monofilament line of 0.2-0.25 mm, and if someone puts leashes, then naturally the line used on them is thinner than the main one. But there are also those who refused leashes, and the reason for this is very significant.

During the period of perch biting on fry in the places of fishing, the pike is constantly spinning, which is not averse to feasting on them, or even on the perch itself. So the margin of safety of the gear will never hurt, and the perch is not particularly nervous about the presence of a thick (within reasonable limits, of course) fishing line. Floats are used for long-distance casting, both purchased and homemade. The hooks are mostly not large - No. 5-8 (according to Soviet numbering) with a long forearm and dark color. With active biting, when the striped periodically “squeezes out” the fry to the surface, the working descent is set almost halfway.
With a sluggish bite of a perch, the fry are allowed closer to the bottom. As in many other cases, in live bait fishing, the presence of wind on the pond is welcome. The perch perfectly reacts to the vertical movements of potential prey, and here the wave driven by the wind comes to the rescue. The float, jumping up and down on the waves, transmits its movements to the fry on the hook, forcing it to twitch in the same way, which in turn does not leave the perch indifferent. Another plus in fishing on a wave is the possibility of using even a dead live bait.

It is in calm water that a perch can begin to turn up its nose from a not too quick lively fish falling asleep on a hook, and as soon as the wind drives a wave, it grabs it without delay. Mostly they are caught on live bait using fry of topfish, bleak and roach - the fish that constantly rubs in the coastal zone.

But if the painter is lucky enough to raise the fry of the same perch, then you can safely hook it on the hook - the perch eats only gobies better than its own juveniles. With the first frosts in autumn, flocks of small things gradually begin to move closer to the depths, and perch in the coastal zone is no longer such a frequent guest. Although you can still catch it with the same spinning at this time, the cooler it gets, the worse the striped predator takes artificial baits.

But even here the perch fishermen do not get bored, but putting aside their summer tackle and warmth, dressed, they move into boats to engage in plumb fishing. As a rule, at the end of October - beginning of November, the perch begins to stray into dense flocks, in which, although you can meet fish of various sizes, for the most part these will already be good “bast shoes”. Yes, and decent humpbacks are constantly next to such flocks, only they stand a little deeper, adhering to places near snags, bushes of drooping grass and the lowest edges.

At this time, the “invisible” zhor of the striped fry begins, wandering after the flocks of fry throughout the reservoir, adhering to the depths and rarely going to shallow water places. Why is zhor “invisible”? It's just that the perch in the hunt for fry rarely rises to the surface, arranging the famous perch fight - everything happens in the water column.

Yes, there are still autumn fishing with spinning, when bites of fine perches follow almost every cast and the cage is quickly filled with prickly beauties. But still, spinning in many ways loses to sheer fishing during this period. Firstly, the boat allows you to make fishing mobile and quickly find a flock of perch. Secondly, any places and depths of the reservoir will now be available. In addition, the perch is already beginning to actively take an interest in the vertical movements of the bait. Yes, and many anglers, having missed the holes, are happy to pick up winter fishing rods.

The main baits for autumn plumb fishing are the “bastard” and the tungsten “devil”. And if everything is more or less clear with the last bait - there are no fundamental differences in fishing from a boat and from ice, then it is worth telling more about the bulldozer.

Many fishermen use a spinning rod and an inertialess reel as a tackle for a bulldozer - it is easier to control the bait, quick reeling and lowering it, and it will be easier to cope with a pike, which at the same time actively grabs a bulldozer, than a short winter fishing rod in hand .

And some fishermen, especially when fishing in relatively shallow places, are already switching to light (not everyone likes to wave oak “glass” for a couple of hours) float rods of 4-5 m, believing that the presence of a boat may alert a predator, and short bites may stop . Monofilament line 0.18-0.22 mm is used as a fishing line.

If the bite is weak or completely stopped, then a suspension is placed above the bulldozer - usually the same hook as on the main bait, with the same set of cambrics, freely sliding on the main line threaded into the eye of the hook. The lower stopper of the suspension is the knot of the loop on which the bulldozer is located, and from above its movement is limited by a knot of elastic.

The distance between the upper stopper and the canopy is about 30 cm. It was noticed that only “sailors” can peck a couple of wires on the suspension, and on the next stroke the hunchback can sit down, for which one must be constantly ready.

What is excellent about catching pike in October on live bait is the pike catcher's fully untied hands. It is allowed and even necessary to use everything that you know how to use and more than that - if you have not mastered some method or technique, in this case we advise you to learn them by October.

Since pike fishing in this month does not involve a long search for fish, frequent changes of baits, testing of different techniques. Pike in October is caught on live bait very well and we personally like fishing in mid-autumn more than absolutely all autumn months.

It would seem, what's the difference. However, the pike certainly does not think so. As practice shows, if pike is caught on live bait in October, it is necessary to try to pass the hook, at the same time, a single hook, through the nostril or through the head in the eye area of ​​the live bait. In some cases, the predator responds to a live bait hooked in a horizontal position, i.e. the fish must be passed through the back near the fin.

It must be borne in mind that in the case of pike, an inanimate fish acting as a live bait fish will not attract it at all if not used, but that's a completely different story. If that pike will be very hungry. At that time, there is a possibility that pike fishing in October on live bait will not leave the angler in the absence of prey. Only the chance, alas, is small.

Tackle for live bait fishing in October

Pike fishing on live bait is carried out with all kinds of gear. We list them in order of appearance.

• Postavushka. Bottom tackle for live bait fishing. It involves a fishing line with a load at the end and one or two leashes. Can be used with or without a float. It is applied on open water, preferably in autumn or in spring.
• Zherlitsa. Its summer appearance in the version of a flyer tied to a pole driven into the bottom or the shore appeared much later than the delivery, representing a specific modernization of the latter. They catch in the spring, and in addition, in November during the zhora period.
• Circle. An in-depth view of the floating supply. Progressive fishermen often use the ubiquitous plastic bottle as such.
• Living rod. A variant of the fly, and often Bolognese, fishing rod, with a large float that can keep the live bait on the surface and a sliding load. In some cases, a live bait feeder is used at large points in the reservoir. They catch both on the river, and in the same way in the lake, in the spring after the opening of the reservoir on the eve of spawning, and also in October and November, when the water cools and brightens.

This fish strives to comply with the menu as much as possible in the autumn period. River pike loves roach, minnow, dace. Pike living in lakes will not miss ruffs and perches. Here are the perches, if catching pike in October on live bait, the most, no doubt, for her tidbits. It should be borne in mind that the pikes that live in lakes become unpretentious in autumn. They can "favor" up to minnows and crucians. And for molting as a live bait, the pike has a persistent rejection.

As for pikes, which live in oxbows and creeks, moving here to fish, it is possible to take loaches with them. They must be worn on the lower lip. Many fishermen have adapted to trying to catch pike on lamprey larvae and the lampreys themselves.

Live bait size

In every pond, the first thing I do is catch live bait, the measure of which must meet pike requests. The best size is with the index finger of a mature uncle's hand. Malek can be much less to the taste of the ever-present perch, and at that time the capture of pike will be much more complicated. Often, in not very large floodplain eriks, 2-3 kilogram predators successfully feed on fry 5-6 cm long.

How to plant a live bait

There are a large number of methods that have long been common for fixing a fry on a hook: by the jaw, by the tail, by the back, by a difficult fin, etc. A powerful pike does not care how and what the fish is hooked on - it will tuck it together with a hook (single), even not seeing the danger. However, if the predator is not too large and it needs time to cope with the prey, in this case the method of setting the live bait is of no small importance.

The most correct thing is to hook it under the dorsal fin. But this must be done carefully and with the greatest fidelity, due to the fact that if the blade of the hook pierces the backbone of the fish or the spinal aorta under it, in this case it will not remain alive for a long time and will cease to be live bait, but will simply be an animal attachment. A fish is a live bait, in order to be active and to interest the interest of a hungry carnivore. Directly for this reason, it is necessary to pierce the live bait specifically near the dorsal fin, slightly grabbing the skin and the upper row of muscles with the sting of the hook.

Perch fishing is one of the most common types of fishing. This fish is so common in our latitudes that it is found in almost any fresh water body from North Asia to Western Europe and America. Perch is a very active schooling fish, characterized by particular greed and gluttony, so it always bites, regardless of the time of day, weather and temperature. In this regard, hunting for this striped robber does not stop all year round.

Habitats of river perch

Perch prefer calm flat waters, regardless of their size and depth. Being a predatory fish, flocks constantly move in search of food and travel considerable distances.

In total, three types of perch are known: European (ordinary or river), Balkhash and yellow. We have only river fish, which is also divided into 2 subspecies: shallow-water minke whale (sailor) and humpback whale, which prefers depth. The favorite places of the "sailors" are coastal reed thickets, snags and backwaters overgrown with algae. Gorbach, on the contrary, lives and hunts exclusively in deep pools and pits.

What does perch hunt for?

The nutrition of the striped predator varies depending on its age, geographical location and zoosphere of the reservoir. This factor must be taken into account when preparing for fishing in order to choose the best bait option. The main diet of perch is:

• plankton;
• insect larvae;
• earth and river worms;
• leeches;
• tadpoles and frogs;
• small crustaceans;
• fry and small fish;

How to find a place to fish for perch

Finding a place to fish for perch is pretty easy. It is better, of course, to use ( or ) - he will show the bottom topography and calculate a flock of fish. In the absence of such a device, pay attention to the coastal shallow water, where fry can be seen. If near this place there are thickets of algae, overhanging or fallen trees - look for minke whales there. Gorbach should be looked for on differences in depths, on stones, places where streams and rivers flow into the reservoir, there are accumulations of branches and logs.

For sludge in stagnant water bodies, perch often uses thickets of water lilies and sedges remote from the shore. In flowing water, both humpback whales and minke whales prefer to stand in small creeks, snags, at river bends, where there is practically no current. As a rule, the perch hunts in the morning and in the evening, going out into the open water. Its presence can be recognized by the "boiling" water created by the chased fry.

In autumn, the perch goes to the depths, where the water is a little warmer. Its activity slows down usually in November, but with the first ice it is possible to catch the striped fish again in the same places.

What to catch

Depending on the type of reservoir, its features and the time of year, perch are caught in different ways and gear:

• float rod with a nozzle in the form of a live fry, worm, larva or piece of meat (spring-autumn);
• spinning equipped with a spinner, wobbler or (spring, autumn);
• predatory feeder(summer autumn);
• winter fishing rod(winter);

Catching perch with a float rod is a classic, inexpensive and effective way that has proven itself well. Line fishing has an advantage over spinning perch fishing due to the fact that it makes it possible to fish in places that are snarled and overgrown with algae. For this purpose, you can use the most common fishing rod with float equipment and a reel. There are no special requirements for coils, you can use any of their types.

Tool selection depends on the expected catch, but it is advisable to use a fishing line with a thickness of at least 0.25 mm. The type and dimensions of the float must correspond to the selected cargo. Depending on the location and topography of the bottom, both a “deaf” (fixed) float and a sliding one are used. When choosing a hook, it is better to give preference to products with an elongated forearm, which will simplify.

as bait they use fry of common freshwater fish - roach, silver bream, crucian carp, as well as small fish such as bleak, mustard, smelt, perched or gudgeon. The future bait is usually caught with a “little girl”, which is a mesh with a small cell stretched on a crosspiece according to the “spider” tackle principle. With the help of a rod or a long stick, the “little girl” descends to the intended fishing spot, which is then baited. After a while, the net is lifted and the fry are taken out. Live bait is usually kept in a bucket of water from the same body of water as the fish.

Fastening the live bait to the hook: 1 - leash; 2 - fastener; 3 - handguard; 4, 5 - nodes; 6 - double

For live bait fishing most often a single hook is used. There are several ways to put a live bait on a hook:

• for one or two lips;
• for the nostrils;
• behind the back under the upper fin;

The first two methods are simple and provide the bait with a long viability. However, there is a possibility that a predator, having grabbed its prey, will simply rip it off the hook. A more reliable, but difficult method is to sit behind the back. The main thing in this procedure is not to hook the fish backbone, otherwise it will simply die. It is also important to correctly carry out a smooth, but confident casting of a fishing rod with a bait, so that the live bait does not fall off, and the tackle hits the chosen place.

On the river, it is better to catch live bait from the shore, going upstream, choosing places with a reverse flow, the presence of snags and thickets. On reservoirs, it is better to hunt from a boat near island channels and thickets, as well as near the coast on overgrown shallows.

How to increase the catch of fish?

For 7 years of active passion for fishing, I have found dozens of ways to improve the bite. Here are the most effective ones:

1. Biting activator. This pheromone additive lures fish the most in cold and warm water. Discussion of the Hungry Fish bite activator.
2. Raise gear sensitivity. Read the appropriate manuals for the particular type of tackle.
3. Lures based pheromones.

Spinning fishing

When fishing for perch with spinning on a lure, experienced fishermen most often use light class rods with a test load of 10-15 g or ultra-light (up to 10 g) for micro turntables and spoons. The length of the spinning should not exceed 2.5 m. As for the reel, it is best to use a non-inertial one. You should not spend money on expensive types of rods or reels, because the success of fishing does not depend on the cost of equipment, but on the skill of the angler.

Bait selection- it is not an easy task, because in terms of the variety of spinners, wobblers and other baits, perch hunting is superior to catching pike or pike.

The most popular bait is the cicada or blaitbait. The behavior of such a bait in the water column instantly attracts the attention of an active predator. Using "cicada" as a bait, it can be used from jig to uniform.

Summer and autumn fishing is also relevant on an oscillatory lure or a spinner with deep stepped wiring. This method of spinning tactics gives a good result, but it is applicable only on reservoirs with a clean sandy bottom.

Jig head with plumage

The best option for spinning fishing in the reeds there will be the use of a small spinnerbait (a jig head with a hook and a variety of “feathers”). For such a nozzle, the best type of wiring is uniform, which allows you to keep it at a depth not exceeding 1.5 m. You can also use a quick retrieve to keep the spinnerbait at a minimum depth.

It is better to catch spinning in the morning or at sunset.. Quiet windless weather and a little cloud cover are the best conditions for perch hunting. In rain and strong winds, the perch does not hunt, but prefers to sit out somewhere in a secluded place at this time.

When fishing with spinning it should be borne in mind that the perch is a very frisky fish and attacks with lightning speed, so be prepared for the fact that the lure when casting, not having time to go to the bottom, will be attacked. Pulling and playing a small predator is not a problem, as the perch almost always swallows the bait deeply. The chance of getting off is minimized. But if you had to hook a hunchback weighing 1-1.15 kg, you need to be extremely careful, because such an instance is able to break the tackle or take it under the snags and cut it off already there. To prevent this from happening, immediately after the bite, you need to cut and start pulling the catch evenly to the shore.

About how to catch perch on a leash.

Catching on a predatory feeder

Recently, predatory fish hunters have been successfully using feeder gear for their own purposes, which were previously used only for catching non-predatory fish. By itself, such equipment implies the presence of a feeder rod and a feeder, but some fishermen use its simplest version, consisting of the following elements:

• a conventional rod with a sensitive tip;
• coils (better than inertial);
• main fishing line with a thickness of at least 0.2 mm;
• cargo weighing 50-150g, fixed through a swivel at the end of the main fishing line;
• several leashes from a fishing line 0.08 mm long 15-25 mm, located at a distance of 30-40 cm from each other.

Live bait, spinners and silicone nozzles are used as bait.

You can also use the feeder, placing it instead of the load or together with it. Fishmeal, pieces of liver, fish meat are suitable as feed. All this is mixed with porridge or other types. Meat components attract a predator, and porridge attracts non-predatory fish, thus bringing them together. Approaching the feeder, the perch sees a cluster of fry and begins to attack it. A dead fish is also suitable as a live bait. Often fishermen make incisions on it to attract a predator.

Making a throw in the right place, you need to wait for the gear to sink and pull it up a little so that the fishing line is in tension. The rod is located at an obtuse angle to the shore almost vertically. The signal of a bite will be the movement of the tip of the rod. You can also use a bell or an electronic alarm. Casts are repeated every 20-25 minutes.

You can catch perch on feeder tackle all year round, even in winter on ice-free areas.

Perch fishing in winter

With the establishment of the first ice, winter fishing begins. After a short autumn "rest", which lasts about a month, the perch actively hunts. Thousands of anglers, taking with them a tool for drilling holes and winter tackle, rush to the frozen reservoirs. Perch is the most common fish for winter fishing. There are even competitions in sports ice fishing for this predator.

Location selection for fishing depends on the time of ice formation. On the first ice, perch gathers on coastal shallows, small bays and beaches. But after 2-3 weeks the fish goes to the depth.

Holes start t drill perpendicular to the shore line. The distance between them depends on the bait: for a mormyshka it is 3 meters, for a spinner it is 5 meters, and for a balancer it is 10 meters.

The most popular tackle for this type of seasonal fishing is a winter fishing rod, about 20 cm long, equipped with a bite signaling device - a nod and a reel. The nod can be purchased as a set with a fishing rod or separately. Some anglers prefer to make their own from a thin steel rod, plastic or spring. A good nod when biting bends at an angle of 30-45 0. For winter fishing, given the transparency of the water, a thin line of 0.1-0.15 mm is used.

Mormyshka

as bait the most commonly used is a small hook fused into a painted lead or tungsten weight. Experienced fishermen, going fishing, take several types of mormyshka with them. A bait in the form of a bloodworm, a worm, dragonfly larvae, a caddisfly or pieces of fish is placed on the hook.

• sports mormyshka (not requiring baiting);
• balancer (a small wobbler with a large oscillatory amplitude);
• vertical lure.

There is no special fishing technique for mormyshka. It simply descends to the estimated depth of the fish. Sometimes, in order to attract the attention of a perch, you can pull it up with a small amplitude and lower it sharply down. When using wiring, in which the bait sinks to the bottom, then rises sharply to a distance of 25-50 cm and again falls to half this length.

baubles can be equipped with both single and double or triple hook. When using a balancer, you should pay attention to its location relative to the fishing line. Unlike a wobbler, the balancer is attached to the fishing line not in front, but behind the back and must always be in a horizontal position. Any wiring can be used, but it is better to start from above, lowering the bait to the bottom, and having determined the depth, slowly start lifting. If there is a fish, then the one that is on top will be caught first, which will allow you not to scare away the rest.

It is simply impossible to describe all the methods of perch fishing. Given that this predator leads a very active lifestyle and is constantly in search of food, it will not be difficult for a novice angler to catch him. But when going hunting for perch in summer or winter with any gear, you should remember that:

• the best bait for perch is moving;
• the perch does not stand in the same place, it must be sought;
• perch is a very cautious fish, so you need to disguise yourself as much as possible;

And do not forget that fishing also depends on luck, so if you are not lucky today, you will definitely be lucky tomorrow.

With the onset of autumn cooling in fish, in particular in verkhovoks, a significant increase in resistance to adverse environmental effects is observed. With a decrease in water temperature in the body of fish, a significant slowdown in metabolic processes occurs, underwater inhabitants become less sensitive to a lack of oxygen contained in the water, and the fat reserve accumulated in the summer allows them to go without food for a long time. The survivability of the tops is sometimes impressive: the fry caught in early October lived without food until December, until they were used for their intended purpose.

You can catch any predatory fish that lives in our reservoirs on the top, but due to its small size (usually 3-4 cm), in autumn the live bait attracts mostly perch and medium-sized pike. Perch almost always prevails in catches, occasionally small pike come across, and sometimes bites of large pike occur, most often ending in a break in light tackle.

This method of fishing, like fishing in the fall on live bait, dictates a number of specific rules:

1. Casting should be performed smoothly, before the bait bait falls onto the water, the bait should be slightly slowed down with the rod, softening its impact on the surface as much as possible.
2. When taking the fry out of the canna, use a small aquarium net, protecting the remaining live bait fish from injury.
3. Often during casting, the live bait jumps off the hook of the mormyshka. Unreasonably high losses can be avoided by putting a stopper cut out of an ordinary plastic bag on the hook.

How to catch live

The methods of catching perch, pike and zander with live bait are described below. It is described in detail how to plant live bait when fishing predatory fish in the fall, the secrets of tackle for fishing with live bait and some other details of catching fish with live bait in autumn are revealed.

Live bait perch fishing

Perch takes fry with great pleasure, so catching perch on live bait is quite popular. The proposed bait is well known to him, because in most stagnant and low-flowing reservoirs, the perch's main food object is the top.

No matter how hard manufacturers of spinning baits try to offer a fairly effective alternative to the natural prototype, they still fail. Sensations of shape, color, smell and vibrations familiar from an early age help the predator to recognize a fake.

It is easy to verify this by replacing the fry with a twister or baubles when catching perch in the fall. Confident grips on artificial baits are observed only during the period of increased activity of the predator, and when he is lethargic, indecisive and stands at the bottom, offer him live bait - you will not be mistaken.

Predatory fish will pay attention to the live bait only if it is active underwater. Being in the bottom layer, the live bait sitting on the hook must constantly send a vibration signal about its presence.

The predator bites extremely reluctantly on a weakened and even more lifelessly hanging fish. After several casts, they find out what physical form the live bait is in: if the fish occupies a natural horizontal position in the water and actively works with its tail fin, everything is in order, you can continue fishing; if the top falls on its side, it must be replaced.

For short fishing, you will need 30-40 heads placed in a small eland (3 l). This amount is usually enough to replace the sleeping live bait fish, and to catch several promising places chosen by the angler.

They put the fish on the hook, removing the sting from the nostrils, while the top takes a horizontal position in the water and retains survivability longer. You should not stick it on both lips, because of this it quickly weakens and hangs motionless on the hook, causing distrust of a cautious predator.

With an indecisive and sluggish bite, this technique helps out: carefully, trying not to damage the backbone of the live bait, they make a puncture in the region of the dorsal fin. It causes serious anxiety to the fry, which begins to produce vibrations inherent in a wounded fish.

"Easy" prey immediately attracts the attention of a phlegmatic predator, and the grip follows immediately. The disadvantage of this method of setting the live bait is that in this case the mormyshka should simply hang in the water column, and it is very problematic to perform an effective stepped wiring, because then the live bait will go unnaturally, sideways.

The number of gatherings increases slightly, as the perch begins to swallow the victim always from the head. The farther in the mouth the hook is, the more likely the angler is to hook the fish.

Live bait fishing for pike

Catching pike in autumn on live bait is very exciting. For such open water fishing, you can use vents, mugs, float rods and other favorite gear.

However, if we are talking about catching pike on live bait in pits and on river whirlpools, where the largest representatives of this breed usually live, then all of the above gives a not too plentiful catch.

Remember that in Russian waters from October to November, the striped predator goes to the greatest depths, and at this time the greatest catch can be achieved when fishing in a plumb line.

Methods of putting live bait on hooks today are used in a variety of ways. However, the most popular is that a single hook is passed through the head near the eye or nostril of the live bait. Also, it is not uncommon for the live bait to be planted horizontally, passing the hook through the back near the fin.

If you are interested in catching pike in the fall on live bait, then you should know that a dead fish does not attract this predator. Chances are only if the pike is very hungry.

In general, when choosing a live bait, it is necessary to focus on the water itself. If you are going to a pond, try using a frog as a bait. Attach it to the lips or back on a single hook. Be aware that if the striped predator is not hungry, then unfamiliar baits are unlikely to interest her. Even glamorous dogs don't eat things they haven't eaten before.

River pikes in autumn are favorable to chub, minnow, dace, roach and other whites. Lake predators love roaches, ruffs and perches. In the autumn months, pike fishing on live bait is especially effective using the latter.

It is worth saying that the lake breed is not too whimsical during this period of the year, and even crucians with minnows can attract it. But you should not choose a molt as a live bait - a striped predator always has a strong disgust for this fish.

To catch pike in oxbows and backwaters, fishermen should stock up on small loaches (you need to plant them by the lip) or lamprey larvae. However, lampreys themselves are sometimes used as live bait.

Live bait fishing

There are not so many boneless fish on our rivers, one of them is pike perch, in addition to the fact that its meat does not contain bones, it also has excellent taste. Catching zander is a holiday for any angler.

Pike perch is a strong predator, catching it requires the angler to have good physical fitness and certain theoretical knowledge.

The habitats of pike perch are mainly deep channels with a slow flow and uneven bottom topography, that is, the more holes and any debris at the bottom, the more likely it is to catch pike perch in this place.

In addition to artificial lures and baits, one of the most common is catching zander on live bait. Live bait for pike perch is a small fish no longer than 10 centimeters, it is advisable to use not wide bait fish, such as roach, bleak, goby and gudgeon, chub or silver bream.

Large pike perch takes well on large roach, because all hunters of predatory fish know the rule, the larger you want to catch a predator, the larger the nozzle should be hooked.

How to plant live bait is a classic question that is asked by everyone who encounters this type of fishing for the first time. The live bait is placed behind the back a couple of centimeters from the head, the hook can be either a tee or a double or a regular single hook.

A special role is played not by the variant of the hook, but by its size, it should not be much larger than the size of the live bait. That is, what size is the live bait, this size and the hook. Live bait can also be hooked to the upper lip, but this option is more suitable for catching a small predator.

One of the most common gear for zander fishing is a float rod, like any other gear, it has a number of advantages and disadvantages. A float rod for catching zander is well suited in a pond with a slow current or on a lake where there is no current at all.

Its undeniable advantage is that it can be caught in hard-to-reach places, where, due to the large number of hooks, catching with other gear is simply not possible. In addition, compared to the donka, it is more mobile and you can catch a large area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe reservoir with it.

The obvious disadvantages of a float fishing rod include the difficulty of fishing on fast-flowing rivers, the location of the fishing line coming from the float often frightens off a predator.

So catching pike perch on live bait in the fall requires long casts, the fishing rod should be equipped with a sliding float, the float should be of medium size, with a carrying capacity of around 3 grams, larger floats have noticeable resistance when biting and the fish prefers to spit out the bait.

The weight is located 40 centimeters from the hook, this arrangement will bring more freedom for the live bait. As for the choice of a hook for catching pike perch, I talked about this above, you should not get hung up only on tees, pike perch is normally caught on simple single hooks, especially if catching pike perch on live bait takes place in places with abundant hooks, you can use a special hook with a shackle protecting it from getting caught.

The fishing line should hit quite soft, it is preferable to use monofilament, the diameter ranges from 0.20 to 0.30 mm. If there is pike in the place of catching pike perch, be sure to equip the fishing rod with a steel leash. But even if the leash is not at hand, you should not worry too much, since the maximum that you will lose is the hook.

A rod for catching zander on live bait is preferably at least 3.5 meters long, this option will allow you to fish in some places without long casting, as usual, the reel is idle.

You can catch zander both from the shore and from a boat, but autumn fishing is still preferable using a boat, the boat allows the fisherman to be more mobile and choose for fishing.

The most gambling perch fishing starts in autumn. Especially if you catch a striped predator on live bait. In the event that you managed to find a place of accumulation of this predator, then its fishing will give you great pleasure. Nonetheless, perch fishing in autumn on live bait has its own subtleties, which we will consider.

Live bait for perch

According to many anglers, the top is the most common and best live bait. It is difficult to disagree with this opinion. And the top for central Russia is indeed to some extent a universal bait. This is a very common and prolific fish. It easily settles in other water bodies due to the fact that waterfowl can carry eggs on their paws.

Verkhovka is an excellent food base for perch and other predators, it can grow to a size of 5-6 cm. And even in those reservoirs where the perch periodically destroys almost all of this fish, it quickly restores its numbers again, thanks to the same birds.

In many medium-sized and medium-sized water bodies that do not have food from rivers and streams, the bottom predator will quickly leave all the small fry, fry and small live bait, is the main object of hunting for the striped. And the way perch perceives one or another type of live bait depends on the concentration of juvenile fish in a particular reservoir. Since the main type of fish that the perch feeds on does not arouse suspicion in the latter, and he almost immediately reacts to such a fish that has fallen into his field of vision. But if the live bait is not typical for a given reservoir, it can cause fear in the perch and it can look at such an object for a long time before attacking it.

In some reservoirs autumn perch fishing is carried out exclusively on live bait as which is small carp. In other reservoirs, small rotan becomes the most tasty perch prey. Sometimes in small ponds or lakes, perch completely knocks out rotan. This happens even in small rivers, and not only in closed reservoirs. But it also happens that a perch can give preference only to its smaller counterparts, and not react at all to another trifle. There are reservoirs where a large bottom humpback takes not even a small, but the most measured perch.

That is, each reservoir has its own specific type of fish, which the perch prefers, which means that it should be used as live bait.

Where to look for perch?

When looking for shoals of perch, one should stick to those places where there is an abundance of the fish that the perch hunts in the first place. It is in places like this that perch fishing in autumn . With the advent of October, when the water temperature drops, small fish roll down to the depth in large flocks, and then concentrate near the edges, where there are conditions for it to still accumulate fat on the eve of the winter period. In such places, roach or bream crush the shells of zebra mussel with their pharyngeal teeth, and clouds of nutrient suspension attractive to trifles form there.

In those reservoirs that are rich in zebra zebra near deep brows and elevations where numerous flocks of roach and bream are spinning, there are often perch lying in wait for fry.

But in early October, you can still watch the famous "perch boilers". They occur when a perch in large quantities surrounds a flock of small things and drives it to the surface. It is in such places that perch can be very successfully caught on live bait.

Often in the autumn, flocks of perch lie in wait for juvenile fish that go to springs and streams that flow into reservoirs over steep banks. Since there is a high oxygen content and even in autumn there are many green algae that attract various small things. Moreover, in such places there are many depressions under the shore, where the perch feels relatively safe, because it also has many enemies. Fishing for perch in autumn on live bait in such places will be quite successful.

How to catch?

Many anglers are accustomed to catching perch in the places of spinning boilers. But it is very effective to catch in the same places in the autumn with a match rod for live bait. Moreover, casting with such a rod can be done at 20-25 meters. As a live bait, both perch and roach are very cheerful. But you can also use the top, although it is not so tenacious and tolerates casting worse. The top should be forced to move, using pushing and pulling for this, and then the fish will be quite an attractive object for the perch. But when casting, you need to be careful and watch. So that the seagulls do not grab your live bait. Otherwise, from a fisherman you risk turning into a birder. As a rule, fishing for perch on live bait on boilers occurs at a depth of 1-2.5 m. Such a vacation makes the tackle very mobile. Also, with the help of a match rod, it is easy to catch areas of a lake or reservoir overgrown with algae from a boat. However, in October, in such places, you should choose clean middle areas, the depth of which is 1.5-5 m. live perch fishing are usually successful there.

In such areas, the perch prefers to stay near the bottom or in the water column and usually does not squeeze out fines to the surface of the reservoir. The fry is usually baited on a hook by the upper lip through the mouth. In this case, he is less injured during the push. But if the live bait fish has a weak mouth, a small piece of rubber is put on the sting of the hook in the form of a limiter. But if the perch's bites are not active and it just plucks the live bait, then the hook is pulled out behind the head. But this way of baiting a fish severely injures it and then it becomes lethargic. In this case, it is necessary to use an active game of tackle. Hooking should be after 1.5-2 seconds after the float has submerged under water.

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