A good catch depends on many factors, among which you will not find the notorious fishing luck. A fisherman must know the habits of the fish well in order to come home with a full bucket and count on a rich fish soup.
Weather and carp bite
Carp do not bite before a sudden change in weather. But many fishermen note that carp and carp are well caught during a thunderstorm. Of course, for safety reasons, you should not strive to get on a body of water when thunder rumbles and lightning flashes.
During a prolonged sweltering heat, when the water temperature rises above +20 ° C, carp are looking for a fresher place. The fish is driven in deeper, closer to the cool springs and streams. In extreme heat, the carp loses its appetite and sits in a hole, in the shade of the banks and plants.
Carp feeds at high temperatures at night - in the chill. If it is warm for a long time, but sometimes a light rain drizzles, carp and carp willingly peck. If the temperature drops sharply, the fish cannot boast of a good appetite.
Heavy rain, which intensifies the current, floods and raises mud from the bottom, forces the carp to hide in quiet pools. This information will help the fisherman to bring a good catch in bad weather. But you need to know the reservoir very well in order to find favorite places in which fish wait out the bad weather.
Moon, regime, food and appetite of fish
Some fishermen are sure that the phases of the moon affect the biting of carp. They noticed that the worst fish takes bait on the flawed moon.
There are also certain hours for successful carp fishing, at other times the fish will bite badly or you will not see it at all. Early bite - from dawn to sunrise, second wave - 6-9 am, evening bite - 6-9 pm. At the very beginning of autumn, when the water is already getting cooler, the morning bite continues until 11:00.
Carp loves to eat well, so a good bite can only be achieved with a rich bait. In summer, offer fish corn, bread, peas, barley, green peas. Maggots, earthworms and dung worms, pearl barley and shrimps go well.
Especially cunning fishermen string both grains and a live bait on one hook. It turns out a kind of canapes for carp. There are also special foods for this fish, which are sold in any fishing department.
If the carp doesn’t bite, then you don’t bother with bait. Experienced fishermen have their own bait scheme. It consists of a specific location, the exact amount of food and its composition. In this case, the attachment is impregnated with the same flavor as the groundbait.
You can make your own bait from pearl barley, millet, semolina and pea groats. This porridge must be sticky and very thick so that balls can be formed from it and scattered into the feeding places of the carp.
