Ловля сома на донку

Fish catfish is one of the largest freshwater fish. It belongs to ray-finned fishes, catfishes of the family of catfish.

Fish the catfish has a long and tapered body without scales and covered with a layer of mucus. Mucus soma provides mobility, maneuverability and glide in the water. His head is wide with small eyes and too many teeth. He has a huge mouth with many small teeth. The catfish is a feature of the large whiskers on the jaws. This is an important tactile organ that catfish looking for food. Types of catfish, a huge amount, their varieties, there are about 500. All species can be different colors, sizes and appearance.

In natural habitats it lives from 30 to 60 years and maybe more under good environmental conditions.

What feeds the fish catfish?

It leads a benthic lifestyle. Lives in wells in which a lot of sludge. Eats almost everything. Not against plant food and its remains, small fish, insect larvae, frogs, crayfish and mollusks, sometimes preys on waterbirds and small animals, which is too close to the shore. Hungry catfish may eat a dog or a calf walked into the water.

Habitat

It is common in the waters of Asia and Europe. When dwelling in the rivers which flow into the sea, it can swim and live in salty waters. However, to live long in such conditions can only channel catfish.

The more catfish, the more cautious he will be. In connection with their care in advance, before fishing, to identify his station. Large specimens are not particularly fond of light, which is why they live on the bottom in holes and burrows, and active only during a rainstorm, when it is full of water or water becomes cloudy. Catfish prefer muddy or sandy bottom. Like overgrown catfish in rivers with moderate current, for them the perfect hideaway.

Where to catch catfish?

On the rivers with the bearing bridges are often formed holes, where they like to spend time, big fish.

Young catfish live at distances up to 50 meters from the bridge, in deep holes.

In a small pit washed over, or in pits formed by the reverse current. In these places sometimes hunt catfish.

In the deepest places where there are trees hanging over the water, and even better have fallen into the water, always attract catfish.

If near the bushes there is a hole and there are no signs of living creatures, it is likely that there are som.

Live catfish may under the pier and below the dam, it’s rare when you’re looking for.

Donka for catfish

Summer often catch catfish from shore using bottom gear. Donka for catching catfish taken “classic”. Takes a powerful rod (as catfish and large fish), a reel with a length of fishing line 100 – 200 meters with a diameter of 0.5. The powerful hook is selected and puts it on the steel braided leash. Cargo pick up from the flow conditions (from 50 to 100 grams) and are fixed at a distance of two feet from the hook.

Sometimes classic tackle with a float. Fasten a bobber about 20 inches from the hook. This design will not take the bait on the bottom. This tackle optimal for catching catfish in streams. Such a bait will play into the current, and attract fish.

Underwater float you can do yourself. Make it out of wood and foam (select size in proportion to the bait).

Donka for catfish should be equipped with an inertia reel so that when a strong som twitched the bait, your rod is not gone with him under the water.

On what bait to catch catfish?

Som has a great scent. Great bait for catfish is a flesh of shell-fish, crawfish, fish fillet, frog, a bunch of Nightcrawlers, a bit of rotten meat products. You need to bait completely covers the hook or it catfish simply will not be her to swallow, just spit it out.

Donka for catfish in the fall most often used for live-bait fishing. Fall works best for live bait as the fish are trying to fatten up for the winter and to save up fat. As bait use small fish, like bleak. Caught on the frogs, who loves catfish. Caught on live and rubber frogs.

Fishing for catfish on the Donk will be interesting and exciting at Zavidovo fishing. About catching catfish you can see in the video.