The dream of any fisherman is to bring home a huge pike. And tell competitors on the float how he took it. In principle, this fish is caught year-round, as it is a predator, and is always active. But winter fishing is not for everyone, and the potential catch is sluggish. That is why everyone is looking forward to when the spring begins to peck pike. In the summer she will take much worse, especially if it comes out fries. Of course, there will be a second, autumn peak, but experienced fishermen believe it is not comparable with the spring one.
Pike time
Up to a day, when a pike starts to peck in the spring, even a professional ichthyologist will not be able to tell you. “Opening of the season” depends on how harsh the winter was and how fast the spring turned out to be. Even before the ice breaks out, the fish rises from the depths and begins to approach the ravines, the mouths of streams and small rivers, throwing itself at everything that moves. This is the so-called "first spring zhor." About the same thing can be said when the nibble of a pike predator begins in the spring: under normal, familiar average Russian winter and spring weathers, this is usually the first day of March. And it is precisely on these days that there is a high probability of catching the real patriarch, who will have to get long and tedious in the summer.
Usually, nevertheless, when the pike starts to peck in the spring, ice is considered to melt. Everyone who knows a lot about fishing crawls out with spinning rods. Most often they “go hunting” with a spinning rod, although experts believe that with a float it is not only much more interesting: you can catch a much larger fish on live bait.
Biting is observed, in principle, throughout the day. But still he is better in the morning and evening. Although if it turned out to be a cloudy day, and you looked at a promising place, then at noon you will have good chances.
Fishing places
It is very important to know where and how to start spring fishing for pike. And here we must correctly determine the choice of position. Good places will be backwaters in the backwaters and under dams, of course, whirlpools, pits, if they are laid down with snags, and a line along the coastal thickets. Particularly promising are the boundaries between algae and clean water. If a malek is walking in the marked area - be sure, and the pike is somewhere nearby.
Fundamentally: gear
When a pike starts to peck in the spring, you need to urgently check your equipment and buy if something is missing. For spinning you need spinners such as "Baikal", "universal" and "trofimovka" - if you use rotating ones. Among the hesitant, the most successful choice will be the “spoon”, “Norwegian”, success. It is recommended to take options from brass, red copper or - since money is not a pity - silver plated.
For fans of float fishing, the tips are as follows:
- the rod (with a reel and rings, of course) - by five meters;
- fishing line - with a diameter of 0.30 (in the hope of a large copy);
- a float for six, a sinker for four grams;
- hooks numbered 12-14: larger fish can feel, smaller fish - bend.
Equipped, it's time to go hunting. For fishing with a bobber bait can become a problem: during the winter, the pike eats up all the little things. Redfins with bleak are quite suitable. You will have to refuse a hodgepodge: for a predator it is wide.
March catch
When and how to catch a pike in the spring, it greatly depends on what month in the yard. For example, March is considered the golden time for pike hunting. But how to start it depends on the weather. The use of jig brings good results, but you should not refuse from wobblers, or from spinners, or from rattlins - the pike at this time lacks everything. Fishing is possible both in open water and from ice. The process is facilitated by the desire of the fish to the shore, where there is more oxygen in the water, it is warmer and fresher. That is, there are good chances for production in coastal ravines and hollows. To increase them, you need to take into account some features:
- it is necessary to drive the lure rather slowly: because of the cold water the pike is still sluggish;
- when atmospheric pressure "jumps", there is no bite at all. Before going out, it will be useful to check with a barometer (or forecast over the Internet);
- if the ice has not completely melted yet, the fishing spots are at its edge;
- in March, you need to stay away from noise - this month the pike is “nervous” and quickly leaves troubled places;
- Nowadays, the krupnyak ’of the predator is of little interest, therefore it is necessary to take vibro-tails, wobblers and twisters 3-5 cm long, preferably dark in the morning, and light or shiny in the evening.
Survival can not be expected: too large specimens in March are unlikely to come across to you, and small and medium ones are not very active.
April fishing
If the plans for this particular month of pike fishing in the spring, the principles do not change much, but the habits of fish and environmental conditions significantly affect the process. High water is a noisy thing, so baits should correspond: active wobblers, petal jigs, large turntables. In April, the height of spawning occurs, which leads to the second attack of the "spring zhora". The April “hunt” is especially successful in warm, but cloudy weather. Do not forget about the rules of spawning fishing, so as not to have trouble with the law.
May fishing
In addition to the warming of the water and the abundance of young fish, which greatly increases the pike tone, the fish ends in spawning and a short rest after it. The secrets of her fishing also change:
- Successful fishing for bait fish, which are roach, dace, bleak, scavengers. The prey will be worse for a crucian and perch trifle, and not May bait at all - tench and ruff.
- On spinning - active wobblers and turntables.
- Good fishing from sunrise to dusk - the pike is hungry. But the best - just in the afternoon, from ten to three to four.
If you can take into account such subtleties, you will not return from fishing without prey.