Due to artificial breeding, bream is quite common in our country today. It is found in the quiet deep lower reaches of the rivers, where the slow flow and warm water, as well as in the channels and backwaters. Often it can be caught in deep holes and flooded sand or gravel pits, characterized by a soft bottom.
general information
This fish prefers bends and places above dams, as well as cavities or pits, trying to always stay away from the coast. In reservoirs overgrown with vegetation, it keeps at depths during the day, and in the evening it moves to shallow water to the surface. The bream lives in groups, migrating throughout the day in search of food. As a rule, he avoids areas where there is a rocky bottom.
This fish is caught mainly in the summer, although it also takes the bait in warm autumn. And in some water areas below the reservoirs it can be fished even in frosty winters. In very hot bream practically does not bite. And in the established clear and calm weather, it can be caught both in the early morning and late evening, but provided that the water at the depths is clean. However, many anglers are interested in bream in the spring. The reason is that it is during this period that this fish can be fished almost under the coast.
Spring fishing
It was at this time, according to many avid hunters, to catch this inhabitant of water bodies is most interesting. In the spring, bream is as active as possible, and this, accordingly, affects both the quantity and quality of the catch.
And although it is believed that it is better to catch this fish in the summer, nevertheless, many go to the ponds after the retreat of winter, considering this time the most suitable for fishing. The bream in the spring before spawning, straying in flocks, feeds intensely. This, in turn, also gives anglers a definite advantage. But not everything is so simple: it is not always possible to boast of a noble catch. Spring bream fishing has its own characteristics. You need to know about this in advance in order to properly prepare, because without this you can return home empty-handed.
Fishing time
You can start catching this fish in the spring as soon as the ice melts. Water should at least slightly go to its usual level in the pond. In order for fishing to be successful, experienced fishers take into account such an indicator as the degree of transparency of the water. Usually this time falls on the end of March or the beginning of April. Bite of the bream improves with the clarification of water and an increase in its temperature. The closer the spawning period, the greater the number of flocks and the closer the prey approaches the shore. It is important for the fisherman at this time not to frighten the fish with rustling or awkward movements. The most stable bream in the spring pecks in May.
Catchy places
Before spawning begins , the bream feeds on worms and insect larvae at the very edge of aquatic vegetation, especially in shallow bays. If spawning occurs in rivers flowing into a body of water, then it is necessary to catch it in their mouths. Here this fish actively eats, and as soon as the water warms up, it goes upstream to the places of spawning. Knowing how to catch bream in the spring on the river, you can return home with a sufficiently large amount of prey.
In large water arteries before spawning, this fish accumulates at dams and near pits, as well as near old women, where it then spawns. In some rivers, bream remain in their habitats for a long time, heading to the spawning ground at the last moment. The spawning period, even in one pond or river, can last almost a month and begin only in May, depending on weather conditions.
To the donkey
Properly selected fishing equipment for bream in the spring is the key to the success of this lesson. First of all, this fish is fished on the bottom fishing rod, which, according to many anglers, is the most effective. There are a lot of devices for this method of fishing. Often spinning is used for their manufacture, which is re-equipped in such a way that with its help the bait can be cast far enough and, most importantly, in the right direction.
The diameter for the main fishing line should be in the range of 0.3 to 0.35 millimeters, and 0.25 mm is usually enough for leashes. Hooks are used with a long forearm, fifth to seventh sizes. Donka is equipped with two or three stings. In the spring, fishing for bream on Donka is best done on red dung worms. It is advisable to feed the place of future fishing in advance. And as a complementary meal, experienced hunters use boiled wheat with the addition of sunflower meal or chopped worms.
The distance of fishing from the shore with this type of equipment for fishing for bream in the spring can be up to twenty meters from the shore. It is very convenient to use the donkey with a strong wind or with a large wave in a pond. In this case, the rod should have a length of at least three meters, and the leash - the size of 0.14-0.16 mm with a length of up to fifty centimeters. The feeder must be selected depending on the speed of the current and on the composition of complementary foods.
Fishery for bream
In the spring, on the river, this fish swims quite close to the shore. This circumstance must be taken into account when equipping a fishing rod. In the spring, fishing equipment for bream should have a long rod with a plug.
Given the rather high cost of such a feeder, many opt for a six or seven-meter telescopic version with through-rings. But he should have two features: ease and quality.
The main line with a diameter of 0.25-0.27 millimeters with a lead thickness of 0.2 mm is wound on an inertialess coil. Sometimes a second instance is mounted above the sinker. So, according to some anglers, it’s easier to track in which horizon the bream eats.
The hook must be taken from a thin wire and not very large: such that bloodworms and worms can easily be mounted on it. The float must be drop-shaped with a load capacity of one to three grams.
It is preferable to catch bream on a feeder in the spring from the end of April or the beginning of May. At this time, prey, having already walked a little fat near the shore, goes to the spawning ground. And it is on the feeder that you can catch trophy specimens.
Wiring
This method of spring fishing of a bream from a boat that deserves no less attention is suitable for relatively shallow reservoirs in which there is a quiet and even flow. It is preferable to choose a place for fishing based on the bottom: it should be dense and sandy-clay. Be sure to fish while fishing. As bait, red dung worms and dragonfly larvae are used, and maggot also works well.
In the spring, bream prefers peas, steamed wheat, and barley as a nozzle. The best time for fishing is in the early morning hours or late evening. Most often, it is during these periods that one can count on the bite of solid specimens.
Nozzles
In early spring, you need to fish for bream with the following baits of animal origin: bloodworms, maggots, worms and caddis flies. If the first option is preferable in reservoirs rich in this larva, then the remaining heads are better suited for catching trophy specimens, especially when the water is sufficiently warmed up. “Sandwiches” made from maggot with worms, bloodworms and maggot are also catchy. As the reservoir warms up and the spawning time approaches - the beginning of May - some experienced breeders also fish on various plant lures: steamed pearl barley, peas, canned corn, bread crumb, semolina and even pasta.
There are artificial catchy lures. The bream also pecks well on foam balls, as well as on balls of dough, into which a piece of thread is implanted. Then they are boiled and dried. The pellet is hooked with a sticking piece. Such a bait "works" well on the river during bottom fishing.
Reviews
Many fishermen, opening the fishing season, sincerely rejoice at the opportunity to fish in the open water of the bream, and not the scavenger. According to most of them, the success of this event often depends on many little things. For example, you need to know that in the spring this inhabitant of water bodies more actively pecks in the evening or in the morning.
According to the reviews, the record-breaking specimens caught in the spring by anglers debunk the long-established belief among experienced "patchworkers" of the prejudice that it is difficult to fish out large prey in the April flood with murky water. And now every year they look forward to the long-awaited spring to get new trophies.
At the same time, fishermen assure that spring hunting, especially for a feeder, is not simple, but when there is a desire combined with sufficient practice, the catch is guaranteed.
Of course, large fish will not peck one after another. Judging by the reviews, the next bite has to wait a while. But if the big fish was nevertheless caught, then the “patchworms” assure: you can count on the second and third specimens, however, it is necessary to constantly check whether the hooks are dull or if roughness has appeared on the leash.