Many fishermen have heard of such fish as burbot. How to catch her, few know, because in our reservoirs she is a rather rare guest. Some do not even know how she looks.
Beautiful burbot fish: how to catch and when
Burbot is a bottom fish of the Cod family. It has a cylindrical front part of the body with a wide and flattened head. Its tail is rather flattened laterally. This fish has a medium-sized mouth, with many small hook-shaped teeth. At the nasal openings are short antennae. The burbot has 2 dorsal fins (short and elongated). Long comes to a rounded tail, like anal. The color of the burbot scales can range from light brown to yellow. The abdomen is lighter, and dark spots are scattered on the sides and fins.
Unlike many other freshwater fish, burbot spawn in winter (December-February). The largest specimens of it came across in Siberia. There they reach 1.5 m in length. Burbot prefers to live deep in the cool water of lakes and rivers. He feeds, as a rule, at night. Burbot - a predatory fish that feeds on small fish. He hunts from an ambush. Nalim are cold-loving, so most often they come across at a time when the water temperature drops below 9-10 ° C. In such water, this fish actively eats, which increases the chance of its capture. Look for it should be in places where the depth of the reservoir is maximum or where the bottom keys beat. They are also caught when leaving the bottom pits and in estuarine tributaries. With a full moon, this fish, as a rule, is not caught. Many amateur fishermen do not know when it is better to catch burbot. Most often, large specimens can be fished in the cold season.
Large burbot: fishing in winter
In cold weather, this fish is especially active, so it can be found almost anywhere in the reservoir. Burbot is extremely rare on the Fields. How to catch it in the winter? The largest specimens do not go to the sandbank, although they often visit the dump areas (the transition of the shallows to the river channel). Before the New Year, females spawn at a depth of 1-2 m. After spawning, these fish move to the springs. In winter, burbot are fished in frost and inclement weather.
Night fishing gives a very good result
. What to use as bait to get a large burbot? How to catch this fish in the cold? For the nozzle use live bait (small fish), pieces of meat, poultry intestines and fish. The same ground products are used to lure fish using a coarse-grained feeder. At this time, the burbot is caught with a strong float
winter fishing rod. It must be firmly fixed, as this fish can easily pull the tackle to the bottom. Hooks are used with a long forearm. Their size is No. 10-14 and more.
What to catch burbot in the fall?
Best of all, this fish goes to the
bottom tackle. For bait fish use ordinary small fish. However, they do not have to be alive, because burbot well takes a dead fish. As a nozzle, you can use worms, guts of fish and poultry, shellfish meat. The best live bait is a small perch or ruff. This predator can also be fished into pieces of a gudgeon. In this case, the fish is cut off its head and the carcass is fixed on the tee. Small burbots can also be caught on an earthworm.
Experienced fishermen have one interesting trick: catching a burbot on a silver bauble with the same winding ring. Such tackle makes a sound pleasant for this fish, which they actively go to.