The period of early spring is considered one of the most difficult to find a good place and fish. At this time, ice on the surface of large rivers has already melted, but the water temperature is still quite low. Ice and snow are melting in the bays, as a result of which the “harsh” water enters the river beds. During this period, fishing on the feeder becomes difficult, since vertebrate aquatic animals are still inactive.
Defining such a period is quite simple - there is already no snow, but the awakening of nature has not yet begun. The rivers at that time were a dull gray species, and the banks with bare shrubs and trees. To fishermen who are already sitting by spring water, this does not add optimism. Is fishing hopeless at this time? No, a successful outcome is possible. But for this you need to know certain terms, which will be discussed later. Using our tips, you won’t go home empty-handed fishing. Everything further said is optimal for any large river.
Choosing a place for fishing
Suppose, in a floodplain of a river, on one bank, shallow and gentle, vegetation in the water is 12-15 meters from the edge. Moreover, the depth at this distance is small. On the other side, more steep, aquatic vegetation begins already 3-5 meters from the coastline, but in this place the depth is much greater. On which bank will fishing be more successful?
It should be noted that when solar activity increases, the water in the river is stratified depending on the temperature regime. Its warmer mass is in the bays in shallow water. Accordingly, it is more preferable for fishing in this case, the first shore described above. It is shallower, warms up better. The vegetation is located far from the coastline and at a shallow depth, which creates a sense of security for the fish. Given the transparency of the water, it is better to choose this shore for fishing.
Additional benefits
If we add the presence of warm temperature in some places of the wastewater to the described choice of a fishing site, most likely this will be the best option that you should pay attention to. Fishing in the spring will be the most successful here. Of course, this is just a guide to action, so to speak, general reasoning. Naturally, almost every experienced angler knows those places in his region where it is optimal to start the season. Therefore, do not be wise and you should start to catch them in the first place.
Feeder fishing
The feeder is considered to be precisely that tackle that will not allow to remain without a catch during the early spring. Therefore, you need to know what should be the minimum necessary equipment in this case. For the feeder, fishing rods that have certain qualities are primarily important.
Feeder tip selection
There is nothing complicated in assembling gear. But at the same time, one must take into account the choice of the tip of the feeder, which is its "heart". In this case, everything is simple - when there is no wind, you should choose the most flexible part. Often there are three of them in gear, but if necessary, can be purchased additionally. On each of them the degree of sensitivity is indicated. To independently determine it, it is enough to clamp the base of the tip of the feeder with one hand, and try to bend it with the other. Thus, one can understand whether it is rigid or flexible.
Feeder selection
In this case, the choice of a place for fishing is of great importance. If the current is strong, fishing on the feeder should be done with a rectangular, heavy feeder. These two requirements in total will not allow the flow of water to blow it. But it is also important not to sort out the mass of the feeder, otherwise the sensitivity of the feeder itself will be lost.
Another important point. For unknown reasons, anglers often prefer metal feeders, ignoring plastic ones. But nevertheless, it is desirable that the latter also be in the set. The thing is that feeders made of plastic come up much faster. This is an advantage when driftwood is located at the bottom, or if it is overgrown with algae. In this case, a plastic feeder quickly appears on the surface, avoiding collisions with potential causes of cliffs.
Fishing line selection
Since fishing in the spring is carried out in shallow water near the shore, the best option would be a mono-fishing line with a gap load of 3 kilograms. Thicker is not recommended. With such fishing line, it is quite possible to make long casts and fish out fish of solid size using an 80-gram feeder. In some cases, fishing is best. Braids are both strong and thin, and most importantly, for the type of fishing described, they are hypersensitive.
Hook selection
When fishing is carried out on a feeder in the spring, it is quite difficult to pick up the hooks. They often turn out to be too small, or too large. First of all, the hook must be of high quality. For this reason, it is important to pay attention to its shape, wire thickness, brand. But most often, these parameters depend on the personal preferences of each fisherman.
If you choose a small size hook with a thin fishing line for a leash for the feeder, then there should be a lot of bites. Also often, fishermen choose these components of medium-long gear with a long forearm. In the case when roach is caught on a feeder, as well as ide and carp, it is preferable to pick up hooks that are made of thick wire.
The main parameter when choosing this part of the gear is sharpness.
Leash Selection
When fishing is carried out on a feeder, there should be a lot of leashes. They come in various lengths, diameters, are made from different materials and come in different models. Sometimes in the stock of the fisherman there are more than 50 pieces of this component of the gear.
The feeder leash is a replaceable part. This is a piece of fishing line that has a specific diameter and length. A hook is attached to one end of it, a tap is attached to the second.
Early spring fishing involves the use of leashes made of suitable fishing line or special material. In this case, stiffness, diameter, color, transparency, abrasive resistance, breaking load should be taken into account. Feeder leashes are consumables. For one fishing, you can lose more than a dozen of them. This is explained by the presence of steep edges, shells, snags, algae in the water.
Feeder Bait
First of all, a small foam ball is put on the hook, which is white. After that, 2-3 bloodworms are planted in rings, that is, their bodies are pierced twice - at the tail and below the head. When fishing by feeder on the river, on a white background of a foam ball, the crimson bloodworm becomes such a bright target for fish that neither the chub nor the roach refuse it. In addition, the bait, located on an invisible leash, which plays at a certain depth, becomes attractive to all vertebrates that live in the water. In this case, they see the bait from rather large distances.
Feeder bait
Feeder fishing is carried out using various bait. Three to four parts of the total mixture may be breadcrumbs. They are part of almost all baits. Ground biscuits or biscuit have the best aroma and taste for fish. Part of the bait can be ground grains - wheat, corn and others. The best taste and holding fish on the point of the properties they have in a steamed or cooked form. An additional factor to increase the catch is the addition of roasted and ground sunflower seeds and oilcake to the bait. Also, peanuts are sometimes present in it. It also must first be fried and chopped. It is very good as a bait for large fish. Bran is a baking powder for feeding bait. As components stopping at the point of fish, cereals are used in a steamed form or canned - millet, barley, corn.
Catching a crucian with a feeder
When fishing for crucian carp is carried out in spring on a feeder, it must be borne in mind that long casts should not be made into pools with great depth. The optimum for such fishing is a water column of no more than 1-1.5 meters. This depth is always close to the coastline. This makes it possible to more efficiently search for not undergrowths, holes and edges, but underwater vegetation, flooding of snags and shrubs, taking into account the specific conditions of spring fishing. Catching crucian carp in the spring on the feeder should be carried out taking into account the presence of currents. After all, the smallest of them brings a cold stream at this time of the year, which scares away this type of fish. Karas usually move in flocks along the coast. Often bites follow one after another. Therefore, fishermen need to act rather nimbly, since flocks of crucian carp not only come up suddenly, but also instantly leave the place of fishing.
Fishery for bream
If you are fishing for bream on a feeder in the spring, then the feeder makes it possible to cast at the desired distances and bookmark portions of bait next to the bait hook. This is a fish attraction in itself. When choosing a feeder for catching a bream, you need to pay attention to the fact that after lowering it to the bottom lay motionless, not displaced from the flow of water. Otherwise, its fluctuations will only frighten off cautious bream.
You should not build fishing tactics only on the fact that the fish will come to the bait prepared for it. It is necessary to proceed from the characteristics of the reservoir, its bottom, knowledge of places for more successful feeding of flocks of breams. When such knowledge is inadequate, it is recommended that you at least try to find confirmation that in one place or another of the pond the breams actually feed. Visually, this can be defined as follows: clouds of turbidity rise from the bottom, air bubbles float, small waves form on the surface of the water.