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Catfish are distinguished among the giants of the ichthyofauna of the middle zone, this predator is perfectly caught under certain conditions, grows to a decent size, and when serifed, it makes you feel all its power. Catfish fishing in autumn is especially promising, during this period the river giant fattens up for the winter and is active almost around the clock.
The habits of a mustachioed inhabitant
The catfish is heat-loving, this provides for fattening in the autumn for a successful wintering. Moreover, the larger the dimensions of the predator, the more food he will need for savings.
The decrease in the temperature regime after the summer has a positive effect on the activity of fish in water bodies in general, while the catfish does not lag behind its relatives. As soon as the thermometer starts to show no more than +22 during the day and up to +14 at night, the mustachioed resident goes hunting, greedily eating everything edible that comes his way.
The catfish does not have a specific place during this period; it scours the entire water area.
Choosing and searching for a place
Fishing for catfish in the autumn will be most effective with the most accurate supply of baits to feeding places. To do this, you should first study the relief of the selected water area and observe the habits of its inhabitants.
Depending on weather conditions, catfish can feed in different places of the reservoir:
- warm water will force the predator to go out to the channel brows, dumps, to the snag and large pools, during the day bites often occur over deep pits;
- gradual cooling will force a change of tactics: now it is better to send sweets downstream from deep-sea areas, do not forget to catch places near steep banks, it is in washed-out areas that catfish often ambush.
In late autumn, when the fish begin to fall into wintering pits, fishing is carried out on the approaches to them, downstream. Catfish, as a rule, goes to resting places against the current in any water area.
Dema herî baş a çûna masiyan
Catching catfish in the autumn will be successful at any time of the day, the activity of the river giant practically does not stop during this period. Thanks to the desire to eat in reserve, he absorbs a sufficient amount of food with useful substances, which in the winter cold will help to live quietly until the spring warming.
What to catch catfish in autumn
In autumn, there are enough methods for catching fish, everyone can individually choose for themselves what is suitable. Fishing is carried out both from the coastline and from a boat. The gear used may vary slightly, but the lures and baits will not differ in any way.
Xerîb û kelem
The choice of lures and baits depends on the gear used, it is according to these criteria that the division takes place.
sûnî
This includes almost all baits used for fishing on spinning casting or trolling. The greatest success, according to experienced anglers, will bring:
- large divers with a depth of 6-9 meters;
- large silicone fish with a decent-sized head;
- sinking type rattlins;
- turntables with large lurex;
- large oscillating baubles of silver or golden color.
Silicone is chosen in acid colors, rattlins and wobblers are selected individually, as a rule, bright colors work best.
Xûriste
Fishing on a donk, feeder, float will not bring success without baits of animal origin. catfish is a predator, based on this, hook baits are also chosen.
The best options are:
- worms, namely creeps, they are baited in bunches, which allows you to attract the attention of large and medium-sized fish;
- pearl barley pulp is considered one of the catfish’s favorite delicacies; catfish will notice a few things on the hook from afar;
- live bait is large in size, fish are stocked in advance, but it is better to catch it in a pond where fishing will take place, catchy options are: ide, perch, roach, carp from 300 g in weight;
- frogs and crayfish are included in the diet with the natural nutrition of the river giant, he will respond well to them as bait;
- lumpy fish, bird entrails, meat also attract a mustachioed predator well.
Excellent results can be achieved when catching catfish with blood as bait. In this case, several montages are used.
Blood as a bait is used in different states: liquid, dry, heat-treated (blood sausage).
Qedexe
Depending on the method of fishing, different gear is also used, but the general characteristics will be:
- the strength of the blank, it must have test indicators for spinning and trolling from 35 g, for donkey 100-250 g;
- a coil with good traction performance, both meat grinders 5000-6000 and multiplier options are used;
- a base of fishing line from 0,6 mm or a braid of 0,35-0,6 mm, breaking rates start from 50 kg;
- leashes are necessarily used, the best options are those made with your own hands from a monofilament fishing line, while breaking rates start at 30 kg.
Hooks are used in a variety of 6 single, double, triple. When choosing them, you should pay attention to the sharpness and quality of the wire used. It is better to give preference to a trusted manufacturer, rather than a price category.
Some anglers collect donks on self-dumping reels, such tackle is more compact, and you don’t need to make much effort to cast.
Catching catfish by month
Catfish activity depends on weather conditions, and in autumn they are not always stable. Depending on the month and the thermometer, the fish will peck in different ways.
Îlon
The best time to catch catfish, trophy in particular. Indian summer is in full swing, the sun is high and warms the water enough, which means that the activity of ichthy inhabitants is still at the proper level.
During this period, the catfish actively feeds throughout the day, becomes less cautious, often floats to the surface after the victim. The diet is varied, does not show any special whims.
Cotmeh
The middle of autumn is usually cooler than its beginning, the activity of ichthy inhabitants gradually decreases, and the catfish also becomes less active. In rainy and windy weather, it makes no sense to follow the river giant, he will wait out the bad weather at the bottom. Warming activates the barbel; in sunny and clear weather, it will again poison itself in search of food.
Mijdar
Only residents of the southern regions can boast of a catfish catch in the last month of autumn, in the middle lane and in the northern part it has already gone on vacation.
During abnormally warm days, catfish can again fatten, but these will be the last bursts of fish activity before wintering.
It will be possible to get a trophy only in stable weather, without rain and wind, with sufficiently high thermometer readings.
Taybetmendiyên masîgirtinê
Each method of fishing has its own characteristics and secrets, and we will study them further.
Spinning
Catfish can be caught by spinning both from the coastline and from a boat. The cast of the selected bait is carried out as far as possible to a promising place, and then it is carried out either in jerks or smoothly.
Kwok
Fishing is carried out most often from a boat, the main tool is a kwok, a wooden or metal stick with a penny and a peculiar bend. The first step is to cast the bait, for this they use bottom tackle without a heavy sinker or an ordinary float. After that, they hit the quok on the water surface, a specific sound is obtained, which will attract the attention of the catfish.
Usually they quack over the pits where the predator is located, after the sound effect, he raises his head and notices the tasty treat offered to him.
Donka
In most cases, fishing is carried out from the coastline; for this, gear is thrown along a pre-discovered hole. bite can occur immediately after casting, or you can wait for it for several hours.
Bottom gear works great due to the quantity, sometimes the angler can arrange 6 or more gear, which in the end will save the situation. A large number of blanks makes it possible to experiment with baits.
trolling
Trolling for catfish is no different from catching other predators in the same way. Fishing is carried out from a boat with a motor, the bottom line is that the bait, usually a large wobbler, is simply pulled with the flow or against it at high speed. This has an irritating effect on the catfish, it reacts by capturing the bait.
Tips û Secrets
For fishing to be successful, anglers with experience use all sorts of secrets. It is impossible to know them all, but we will still tell some of them:
- for catching catfish from a boat, it is better to use wooden or rubber boats, metal ones scare away the barbel with something;
- before leaving, it is worth going to the intended fishing place and exploring it, an echo sounder will be the best assistant;
- silicone fish with and without flavoring are suitable as baits;
- it is better to take a variety of colors, periodically, in the absence of bites, the bait is changed;
- animals use different baits, frogs, rotten meat or fish, a bunch of creeps are considered the best;
- the live bait will perfectly attract the attention of the catfish, so that the fish remains as mobile as possible and does not cling to the bottom when collecting gear, an underwater float is additionally used;
- after the notch, it is worth showing patience, the giant must be starved, and not immediately pulled to the shore.
Catching catfish in the fall in most cases is successful, choosing the right bait and tackle will definitely not leave anyone without a catch.