Fishing in February is often called Ershova fishing. This the cold winter months the fish are not very active and no problems are caught mainly perch to catch other fish need much work. But under the right conditions you can catch burbot, pike-perch, perch, pike or bream. Fish at this time is heavily dependent on weather conditions.
Fishing in February
Real fisherman are not afraid of the weather, he can hunt in the cold and thaw. While fishing in February is considered low season, real fishermen do not lose heart and strive to obtain a desired catch.
In February, crucian carp and tench are dormant, buried in the silt. Carp and catfish hiding under driftwood and in wintering pits. Relatively active pike, roach, perch, Rudd, perch, bream, gudgeon and of course the ruff.
Fishing depends on the situation with anoxia in the reservoir. Compounding the situation is the decay of algae, which can lead to suffocation when a thick layer of ice. If the water is filled with dead insects, live bait dies quickly, and the scaffold darkens, then began Zamora.
When fishing in February is the best?
In February, the fishing depends greatly on weather conditions. Some weather patterns can indicate a change in the weather:
If birds are sitting on the tops of the trees – it is likely you can expect cold. If you sit on the lower branches – it is likely to be a thaw.
If the roosters begin to sing before is to heat.
Dog rolling around in the snow – the snowfall or Blizzard. At this time, catch a roach.
The effect of weather on fishing in February
This will be a success if in 2-3 days it was a still and windless weather with a moderate frost is not less than 10 degrees. If a long thaw was not rain, day is warmer than night, the bite will be successful.
Don’t wait for the bite in cases of sudden changes of weather. When the pressure rises or falls more than 5 mm Hg and when the air pressure changes during the day, more than 10 mm. During magnetic storms, or wind, or frost. At this time you will not be able to catch the fish.
One catch in February
Fishing in February can bring a good catch when properly selected location. The bite improves in flow-through ponds or rivers, in lakes, gated, overgrown grass, a particularly biting wait will not work. In February, the fish, weary from lack of air suitable in the mouth of the rivers flowing into the reservoirs. Most often it is bream, Dace or roach. Catch a fish float rod in shallow water on a jig. Actively start the movement of shoals of bream and perch. In the second half of February, wakes and other fish, which is beginning to leave the winter Parking lot. In the mouth of the rivers flowing into the lake, suitable for roach and bream, which are well caught on a jig and a float. Roach is best to catch during a light snowfall or a mild snowstorm. At the end of February, begin to move the bream and the pike perch.
Fishing in February in the latest ice is fun. But be careful, by the end of the winter season can be dangerous to be on the ice, as it gets pretty thin. Be very careful, and you will be able to save his life and at the same time to boast of a good catch.