Catching perch in the wilderness is a difficult occupation, and you risk it if you freeze for nothing and return home without a catch. Winter fishing is within the power of the most hardy and patient fans to "hunt" for fish. First glacier is the best winter time for fishermen, it just flies very quickly, it is replaced by the deaf earth. January is a time of severe frosts and winds. Everyone knows the famous Christmas, Epiphany, Afanasyevsky and Sretensky frosts. In fishing, there is a complete lull, the ice becomes thicker than one meter, but not for all fishermen the path to the water is closed, for those who are familiar with all the tricks and secrets, fishing in the dead end also brings catch and pleasure.
Perch: Description
Perch, like roach, is a well-known fish, you can meet it everywhere: rivers, lakes, even ponds, just not stagnant, if only the water was fresh. Extinction is not threatened by this species; there is an abundance of perch in reservoirs.
Recognizing it among other fish is very easy. It has a wide body, in adults it is slightly humpy, the back is greenish, the sides are greenish with a yellow tint, the abdomen is yellowish. The difference is 6-8 transverse dark stripes, which are located across the whole body. Bright red anal and red ventral fins make the fish mottled and bright. Yellow pectorals are added to these fins, the first dorsal bluish and the second dorsal yellow are a real traffic light.
On the gill covers there are very sharp spikes, if not careful, then you can get hurt badly. The mouth is large with a set of numerous small teeth.
The average weight of an adult perch is 0.9-1.3 kg, but giants weighing 3-4 kg are also found. The length of the body usually does not exceed 55 cm, they take a thickness of 15-16 cm, sometimes reaches a height of 26 cm.
Why does a perch in the dead end bite badly?
Catching perch in the wilderness is often inconclusive, why is this fish biting so badly at this time? There are good reasons for this! The water temperature decreases, along with this, the activity of perch decreases. The appetite does not disappear, but the perch feeds mainly on small fish and fry, which are full in the thickets.
But this is not the only reason for a bad bite. Water, of course, is very chilled; perch hides in relatively warm deep holes. In such pits, the humpbacks defend themselves in the wilderness without unnecessary movements. They save oxygen, which in water is becoming less. Naturally, they react very weakly to even the best bait.
Where to look for perch in winter?
You should not despair, catching perch in the wilderness can please you with a good result, you just need to find where the fish winters. On the first ice you can navigate the fishermen who have already frozen over the holes and settle down next to their gear. Fishing for perch in the middle of winter requires a completely different approach.
In winter, you need to look for perch where there is a lot of his favorite food. A large number of fry is hidden in the dead thickets, which means that flocks of feeding perch can be found at the border of these thickets. The depth at which this place with algae is located does not matter much, the strength of the current is also not very important. It is only necessary to take into account the fact that the perch likes to be in quiet places, away from the turbulent current.
Mormyshka fishing in the wilderness
Mormuscular tackle for perch fishing in the dead of winter must be prepared in such a way that it is universal and suitable for both the first and last ice, and for the deaf winter.
Then fishing for perch and fishing rod with mormyshka will be effective at any winter time. One of the general rules for catching perch in this way is a fine and tuned mammoth tackle, it will help the fisherman both at the beginning of winter, and in the middle and at the end. In any frosty time, you will need more delicate and sophisticated jigsaw gear for perch.
Nozzle for catching perch in the winter
In January and February frosts, the nozzle is of great importance. In this case, bloodworms, as, however, and always, are beyond competition. It is necessary to consider when choosing a nozzle that at a time when the perch loses its appetite, it is important not to overdo it with the bloodworm. It will be enough to leave one black head on the hook of the mini mormyshka or two small feeding bloodworms. Experienced fishermen advise pulling a bloodworm on a hook with a “stocking”; perch on such a nozzle bites much better.
Catching perch in the wilderness can be successful if you use butterfly larvae as a nozzle, you can easily find them even on the way to the fishing place. They experience winter in the stems and seeds of burdock, thistle, wormwood, in a word, in those plants that are found at every step. An interesting fact is that these larvae, although too small, are able to attract the attention of large perch humpback. They need to be planted on a thin hook, it is possible together with a bloodworm. It is convenient to extract this nozzle from the seed cones at the fishing site.
Each fisherman is used to his methods of catching perch and his baits. Some use fry, worms, bark beetles, mormysh, leeches, in a word, animal nozzles. If you have the experience of ordinary fishing, then you can do without a nozzle. Having chosen the method of reelless fishing, prepare a small mormyshka small, droplet-shaped and inconspicuous in appearance.
Game mormyshka
When catching perch in the dead of winter, the way of playing a mormyshka is very important. At this time, as already mentioned, the fish is inactive, inactive, it is very difficult to lure it with even the best bait. But the more labor and effort, the more valuable the catch will be.
Mormyshka “dance” should be slowed down. Shake it slightly at the very bottom, as if with difficulty tearing it from the bottom. It is necessary to create the appearance of easy accessible prey. Perch is too lazy to move a lot, but if he believes that he just needs to move a little and the food is in his mouth, he will not be able to resist and will bite on the bait. The fisherman needs to be on the alert all the time, since the striped predator will immediately spit out the prey that he did not like. For this short moment it is necessary to catch a perch and pull it out of the water.
Pike fishing in the dead end
During the dead-end period, fishermen have a hard time, but the fish at this time also feel far from comfortable. Without fishing, inveterate “hunters” cannot survive. In frosty snowy times it is quite possible to catch not only perch, but also other species of aquatic inhabitants, for example, pike.
The pike in the wilderness is where many small fish gather, it will constantly follow such flocks on the principle of "where they are, there I am." As a result, it turns out that the predator cannot sit in one place. How to find a "pike" place and catch a fish? There is no single piece of advice in this difficult matter, some fishermen use echo-sounders to search for pike, in response to such an innovation, older and more experienced fishing specialists say that it’s not enough to see a pike underwater, you still need to have the mind to get it out of there! Although the pike loves to travel all the time after its victims throughout the pond, you should try to find it in the place where it lingered.
How roach is caught in the dead of winter
Another fish that you want to pay attention to in this article is roach. In January-February, the ice reaches its maximum thickness, at which time the roach can be found at a depth of 6 to 8 meters, in those places where the sandy and silty bottom. Roach in the wilderness has its favorite places - small islands, where in summer there was aquatic vegetation, and places where streams flow into. Finding a place to stay fish, you can get a good catch, despite the severe frost.
The conclusion suggests itself: there is no time for the fishermen to rest, there is a lesson at any time of the year, if only there is a desire, and the rest will follow!