Grayling is considered to be the most beautifulrepresentative of the salmon family. This fish is always a prey of increased interest among the fans of "quiet hunting". The fact is that summer and even winter fishing for grayling is always full of excitement. Therefore, those who have caught this fish at least once, always remember with pleasure about its incredible play, about the difficulties of wiring, etc. In addition, grayling is quite a valuable prey. This fish has a delicious, tender and quite fatty meat. Therefore, many people catch this river dweller not only from sports interest.
general information
Being a member of the salmon family anda close relative of whitefish, grayling is found only in water bodies located in the northern hemisphere of the planet. This fish loves cold-water rivers. Sometimes it is found in clear lakes with a pebble or rocky bottom.
The main part of all is found in Russian watersgrayling subspecies. This predatory fish is omnivorous. Its food is most often the larvae, crustaceans, gammarus, mollusks and insects that accidentally fell into the reservoir. Grayling is not averse to regale on caviar of other underwater inhabitants. Moreover, often large individuals eat their fry, and sometimes they attack small mammals - voles or shrews. In the spring, starting from the first days of April, the grayling, having overwintering in the deep holes of the lower reaches of the rivers, leave their “apartments” and rise to the headwaters, often under the ice. And with the beginning of the flood, they begin to enter the tributaries to spawn.
Fishing for grayling
Catch this representative of the salmon familybetter from the first decade of June. Efficient and gambling fishing lasts until ice appears on the river. Fishing for grayling in the winter is considered more difficult, since with the onset of cold weather this fish is practically inactive.
Besides, the grayling does not like a lot of light, thereforeon clear sunny days he goes to the deep layers. In summer, fishing is most productive at sunset and before sunrise, as well as at night or in cloudy weather. You can use any fishing rods for grayling.
It is important to note that this fish likes to be away from the coast, so it’s very good if there is a boat.
Winter fishing
Many people believe that catching grayling in the winter is an occupationno less fascinating than fishing in open season for the warm season. Most of the populations of this representative salmon can be found in Siberian waters, in the Urals and in rivers of other northern regions. It is here that huge armies of wintering anglers spend hours on the ice hoping to pull out this beautiful underwater predator. Almost all the northern rivers provided an interesting and, most importantly, effective catch of grayling in the winter. Everywhere you can count on a good catch. Many ice fishing enthusiasts go to Lake Baikal, where winter fishing for grayling is especially interesting. In the largest lake in the world, even in January, this fish is mobile. The main condition in this kind of fishing is the discovery of mining sites.
Features of the choice of location
Ловля хариуса зимой обычно проходит на плесах или extensions of the channel, where relatively calm water, and also for shallows - where the fish ate in summer. No less catchy and local grooves or pit with slow flow, located near the main water flow. You can try to catch around single stones or snags lying at the bottom, beyond which the prey can hide from a strong jet, as well as on the coastal areas, especially where there is a little “spinning up” flow. Winter fishing for grayling will be productive if it is possible to find places where its concentration is high.
Grayling prefers running water, howeverthe jet itself is not worth it, especially in the dead of winter. In the cold period, this representative of salmon has a slow metabolism, so it is energy efficient. And the constant struggle with the current or the pursuit of quick prey exhausting it. This circumstance must be considered during the search for a promising place.
Grayling behavior in winter
This salmon representative behaves wellfrom habitual for anglers anglers or roachs. For this fish in the winter you need to go out dark, because the best bite occurs early in the morning. Later, his activity weakens, so luck smiles less and less. Then in the evening there is another surge. However, experienced anglers are advised not to hope for a bite at this time, and it is better to go early to the reservoir. Throughout the winter, the mobility and mood of this fish change. When severe frosts occur, there may not be a bite for the whole day.
Поэтому зимникам в этом случае приходится wait for a comparative thaw or at least some temperature increase. But when the cold recedes, the prey is activated. As a rule, on the third or fourth day there comes zhor.
What to catch
The best tackle on a grayling in winter is a floatfishing rod and jig. Both ways of fishing this fish are quite effective, so each angler can choose the most suitable option for himself. Tackling on a grayling should not be rude. This representative of salmon is quite cautious and shy. Therefore, grayling should not hesitate in clear water, but immediately attack the bait offered to him. The line should be chosen no more than 0.16 mm. It should have a breaking load of up to two or three kilograms. This is quite enough to quickly display even kilogram copies. In this case, a thicker fishing line can scare off the prey, and thin - to break as a sharp bite, and from subsequent jerks.
Udilnik can choose any.Not worth much to think about its design. Some experienced anglers make it by hand. In order to catch grayling in the river on the river was effective, the tackle as a whole must be comfortable for the person and reliable. Is that when burning on the jig you need to try to choose a light fishing rod, so that the hand is not very tired for the whole day.
Mormyshki on grayling
When fishing for this fish in the winter, chooseexclusively "working" bait. Most often such bait are artificial flies or mormyshki. On grayling it is better to take a gray, yellowish-red and wheat-colored nozzle of a weighted type with a mass of 1 gram. Mormyshkoy game should be slow. Some seasoned winter roads to snap rods attach auxiliary hooks. They should be located twenty centimeters above the jig. The tip must be directed downwards so that there is no grip on the edge of the hole. Best of all, the grayling will react to an artificial bait, which in its appearance is a cross between a mormyshka and a front sight. It is considered very catchy. Also, the flattened and flat bait for grayling in the winter also works well, which, dropping smoothly to the bottom, thereby attracts the attention of prey. In order for winter fishing to end with a rich catch, it is necessary to take into account the model of the chosen jig, as well as color, shape and size.
Other lures
В том случае если в данной реке мормышка никогда did not exist, it makes no sense to use such a nozzle. Experienced winter roads often use flies instead of mormyshki for grayling. At the same time at the end of the line attach the load, and above the short leashes tie the baits themselves. The equipment is lowered to the bottom and held there motionless or the game is produced by it.
Из естественных приманок для зимней ловли хариуса the most common are small earth or dung worms, maggot, burdock and bark beetle larvae, bloodworm, scraping, pieces of fish or shrimp meat. Each grayling river has its own preferences, and this must be taken into account.
Technique and tactics of fishing
Winter fishing on this representative salmon -This is always an active search process. Few people can immediately detect a large concentration of prey and sit in one hole all day. Usually, after fishing several fish, you have to drill the ice again, or even move to other, more promising areas. Grayling is a shy fish, so he does not immediately peck at the drilled hole. The angler has to give the prey a little "rest" so that it calms down and stops behaving cautiously.
Grayling in winter on small rivers is well caught afteradditional stimulation of its activity. It is about bait. It can be either a simple feed moth, mixed with the ground, or pieces of chopped worms or maggots. And although it does not work in all rivers, it’s worth trying anyway. Catch prey should be only in the bottom layers, although in the absence of biting in several holes, it is necessary to check other horizons. Very rarely, but it happens that the grayling stands under the very ice.
Лучшая анимация приманки при зимнем подледном This representative of salmon - a smooth rise from the bottom of the soil. Most poklevok happens when the jig rises to five to seven centimeters. The grip of this fish is not only sharp, but also powerful, so the angler always needs to be careful in order to have time to make a verified cutting. Once on the hook, the grayling begins to behave quite aggressively. If there are any deep obstacles in the vicinity, you should definitely force it out. Otherwise, the undercut fish will immediately go to the shelter, and already there you will not get it, so you have to break the line.
