Fishing in April
The month of spring water, opening and flooding of rivers. By the end of the first ten-day period, as a rule, the average daily air temperature is above zero. Under its influence the ice melts intensively and rivers start to break up. However, ice in the floodplains of reservoirs often remains until 10-15 April.
In the central part of the country April is a month of mixed fishing. Under ice fishing in the backwaters of reservoirs and in large lakes of the Volga region often lasts for the whole first decade of the month. The gear, lures, baits and bait used at this time does not differ from March. It should be noted that the fish, released from its winter stupor, bites more energetically and has a tangible resistance while wriggling. The burbot is still biting. In the open water it is often caught in shallow areas. In early and mid-April, the pre spawning run of pike continues. But by the end of the month - i.e. by the beginning of spawning - it practically stops.
At the end of the first or at the beginning of the second decade of the month, ice drift begins on the Volga River. By April 15-20, both the Volga and many of the rivers flowing into it are completely clear of ice, although ice is sometimes still present in the reservoirs. The ice drift is followed by the spring flood, and the fish head for the floodplains that are flooded in the spring. The pike is one of the first to spawn there. After her - the ide. In April, the roach, roach and perch spawn.
Fishing in the open water starts in small rivers - the water in them is quickly cleared of mud. Roach, silver carp, ruffe, perch, ide, chub, chub, and sometimes bream are the most common trophies of anglers at this time.
When fishing in the Volga Delta in open water, preference should be given to shallows in the sun. Fish (mostly roach and silver carp) attracted by heat and food come to them in large flocks. Baiting at this time has almost no effect, as constantly moving fish do not stay in one place for long.
At large and medium depths bream and pikeperch begin to show up. The latter are caught mainly with bottom rods, and as bait use small fish or cut fish. Worms are the best bait for the former and all the common fish.
At the end of April in shallow, well-heated lakes and ponds the crucian carp starts to take, which at this time is caught on worms.
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