Bream is familiar in Russia, probably to every fisherman. This fish is quite large and schooling, which has commercial value. It lives almost everywhere for the middle zone: in rivers, reservoirs - large and small. River bream grows to four kilograms or more, and its counterpart in stagnant water of the reservoir can reach even larger sizes. The time when in the spring begins to peck a bream, catchy for most fishermen. As a rule, before spawning, breams are grouped in flocks and begin to feed intensely, which gives a successful fisherman a lot of advantages. However, even in this “cool” time, not everyone manages to return home with prey. What does fishing depend on? When does a bream start to peck in the spring? What tips do you need to consider in order to catch this fish? How to apply the relevant acquired knowledge in practice? We will try to answer these and some other questions in our article.
Start of annual fishing
When does a bream start to peck in the spring? You can go for this fish almost immediately after ice has melted in rivers and other bodies of water. As a rule, this occurs in central Russia at the end of March or the beginning of April. True, the current climate warming should be taken into account unambiguously, since winters are not the same as they were before - snowy and long. Correspondingly, ice on the water melts earlier, sometimes even quite significantly! So it’s definitely quite difficult to answer the question of what month in the spring the bream begins to peck. It all depends on how early the spring was, how well the water warmed up, since the early pre-spawning nibble improves significantly with the clarification of the waters and an increase in the habitat temperatures. Moreover, the closer spawning becomes, the more the fish tends to stray in flocks, coming close to the coast itself. And here it is already important to try not to frighten away the cautious bream with loud sounds or careless movements.
What does bream prefer in the wild in spring
When does a bream start to peck in the spring? Before spawning, which can begin in May and sometimes stretch for a month in some reservoirs, the bream feeds on various insect larvae, worms - at the very edge of the vegetation in the water, in not too deep bays. If spawning is supposed in the river, then bream can be found at the mouth. And as soon as the water warms up well, the fish travels in packs up to spawning places. If there is a dam in the reservoir, then the fish can accumulate there, actively eating before spawning, next to the elders, where spawning will take place in the future.
At what temperature does the bream start to peck in the spring
Probably, even the most avid fisherman, who has caught more than one large bream, will probably not be able to answer this question. But everyone knows that bream begins to feed after ice melts, which means that the temperature of the water is plus 5-10 degrees. In some reservoirs this can only be determined empirically. It is also typical for bream to start spawning at a water temperature exceeding 15-18 degrees. Accordingly, an experienced angler should act in this temperature interval, and the temperature at which the bream begins to peck in the spring depends on many conditions.
Some features of fishing
Well, on the other hand, you will not be constantly running with a thermometer and measuring the temperature "overboard"! So, for example, Muscovites-fishers begin to catch this fish quite early. Almost in early or mid-April, a bite already occurs on the Moscow Canal, but it can be quite short-lived. But when the bream begins to peck in the spring in the Urals, May may already be in full swing. It all depends on climatic conditions and the location of a specific pond for fishing. So, when the bream begins to peck in the spring in St. Petersburg, in the Moscow region, the bite may already stop, and spawning will begin.
Tackle and ways
Most often, spring bream is caught on a fishing rod or feeder, which is the original bottom tackle. On spinning, catching a bream is rather doubtful. For an ordinary snack or donka - it is possible, but not quite productive. For example, it is also easy to catch the tackle from a boat, for example, but not too often. So let's focus on the two most popular gear.
Fishing rod
When the bream begins to peck in the spring, it comes close enough to the shores, which must also be taken into account in the correct choice of gear. The single win will be a long rod - plug. However, it also costs a lot. Therefore, for lack of a plug, a telescopic fishing rod with a length of 6 to 7 meters with rings for skipping fishing lines can be used for bream fishing. The rod should be high quality and light.
Gathering gear
The coil is required to take inertialess (size - 3 thousand). The fishing line is 0.25 or 0.27, not thicker, since the bream is a careful fish and a good sense of catch. Leash - up to 0.20 mm, and better yet thinner. Sometimes a second leash located above the sinker is also used. This makes it easier to track the horizon where the fish may be. The hook should be chosen not too large and made of thin wire. It will be easy to plant a bloodworm or worm on it. The float is taken in a drop-shaped form and with a lifting capacity of up to 3 grams. And when he starts to peck a bream in the spring, having collected such tackle, you can proceed directly to fishing. But many still prefer bottom gear. And that's why.
Feeder
When it starts to peck a bream in the spring, it is still most effective to catch it on a feeder. Thus, the feeder is one of the most effective gear for this period. Its design features allow you to provide casts for the distance you need, and position the bait near the hook with the bait, thereby attracting fish.
Gathering gear
As a rule, it is preferable to catch on a feeder at the very end of April or at the beginning of May (dates are indicated for central Russia), at a time when breams have already managed to feed fat, feeding off the coast, and are about to be sent to spawning grounds . Then this high-tech tackle sometimes allows you to catch the dream fish - a trophy specimen. The best fishing distance is 20-30 meters from the coast. The design allows you to use tackle even with a strong side or headwind, as well as with a fairly strong wave.
Feeder Design Features
- We choose a fishing rod of at least 3 meters in length, telescopic or composite. The main thing here is strength, as bream weighing more than 4 kilograms or more can be caught, and for these purposes this part of the gear should maximally correspond to the tasks set.
- The inertialess coil - the size of 2-3 thousand.
- We take the fishing line 0.25 mm. The leash is 0.15, and its length is from 50 to 70 centimeters.
- A few words about the main part of the gear. In order to choose the right feeder, it is necessary to take into account that, having sunk to the bottom, it should lie as motionless as possible and not give in to displacements, since such an action can scare sensitive fish. As a rule, rectangular, triangular, teardrop-shaped feeders are used. There are also know-how as beautiful home-made products with a wire mustache, catching on the bottom. It is important that the feeder is as resistant to tipping over as possible.
- We use hooks similar to those for float fishing rods, not too large and thinner.
River fishing
When the bream begins to peck in the spring on the river (Oka, for example), you must first choose the right place for fishing. Those sections of the river where the bottom is clay or rocky will be most effective. The depth of fishing is different, but not less than one meter - a fish smaller is simply not suitable! But sometimes the method of catching on small fry is triggered - shell shallows near channels or pits, as bream in calm and warm weather tend to visit the shallows and feed there. And the nibble will be especially good when there is a breaking wave. Interestingly, a sufficiently large bream can be caught on a sandy beach and at a depth of 0.5 meters. And the right bait, if you do not get to the bream place, can attract fish. By the way, experienced fishermen determine the presence of fish when they start to peck a bream in the spring on the Oka or another river, in shallow places in circles and splashes, when the fish rises to the surface. This phenomenon can usually be observed both in the morning and in the evening.
Nozzles
In the spring, worms and bloodworms, maggots and caddis flies are usually used as bait. You can mix by planting a “sandwich” of a worm and maggot, bloodworm and maggot on one hook. As the water warms up, you can switch to plant types of nozzles: barley, peas, corn and semolina with bread crumb.
Bait
Various mixtures are used as complementary foods, for example, Hercules flakes, barley and peas, chopped worms. Mixed store baits also work well, where clay can act as binding ingredients.