Experienced fishermen know how careful and shy the bream is. therefore Night fishing is a great way to get a rich catch. Moreover, it is in the dark that usually manages to catch particularly large specimens. However, such fishing should be prepared in advance. It is necessary to take into account not only weather conditions, but also to choose the best place and tactics, choose gear and equipment, as well as stock up with bait and bait, which will ensure a guaranteed result.

Does the bream bite at night

Night fishing for bream is perhaps the most productive - it is at this time of the day that you can get the maximum catch. The optimal period when there is a mass exit of bream for feeding falls on the time interval from 00:00 to 03:00.

As for the season, these fish are most active in the summer months (July, August), when the temperature of the water varies between +20 ... + 22 ° C (this period may shift somewhat depending on the climatic and weather conditions of the region ), as well as during spawning - from March to May.

However, nibble can be observed in other seasons, for example, in autumn, especially in the first half and in winter, but with the least probability, since the level of activity of the fish is almost at zero.

The following parameters should also be considered:

• Atmosphere pressure - should be in the range of 740–745 mm Hg. st .;
• the weather - its changes should not be observed, at least during the day;
• windiness - during a strong wind, the fish sinks much deeper.

The main thing in fishing at night is to maintain complete silence - even minor sounds can frighten away the bream, after which it will cease to be caught and go to another place.

Choosing a place and finding fish

Due to its widespread distribution, bream can be found in almost every fresh water reservoir. Perhaps the only exception is small stony rivers with a very fast flow.

Finding habitats is quite simple - this fish prefers quiet, quiet areas without a strong current and with the presence of a large amount of food (algae, crustaceans, larvae). In the summer, they usually go to a depth, thus escaping from the heat.

You can find bream in:

• backwaters;
• reeds;
• deep whirlpool;
• snag;
• bay or small bay.

Important! Choose the most suitable place in advance, in the daytime.

The necessary equipment for night fishing on bream

Today, a huge number of different options for fishing gear are available to fishermen. However, feeder fishing is most popular, it is this method that is most often preferred to others by both professionals and amateurs.

In order to guarantee a good bite, you should prepare gear in advance:

1. The first step is to determine the length of the feeder - depending on the range of the proposed casts, it can be from 300 to 360 cm.
2. The reel is chosen with a spool volume of 4000-5000 and a byteraner, which allows the fisherman, who is not constantly near the rod at night, to realize a bite.
3. The weight of the feeder in the absence of flow can be no more than 70–80 g, otherwise - at least 100 g. It is best to choose a shape with corners, which will prevent it from being pulled along the bottom, or ellipsoid.
4. The main fishing line must be monophilic and durable, at least 0.2 mm in diameter. Instead, you can also use a braided cord with a thickness of about 0.16 mm.

Bottom tackle for bream fishing in low currents or in stagnant water.

Another popular fishing method is fishing with a fishing rod, which has several varieties:

• fly-fishing, with a rod length of 3–12 m - characterized by a fairly limited casting range, and therefore is used in small bodies of water with stagnant water or in moderate flow;
• Bologna, with a rod length from 4 to 8 m - equipped with inertialess reel and rings, which makes it possible to fish at a certain distance from the coast;
• match, with a rod length of about 6 m - in addition to the inertialess coil, it is equipped with a rather heavy float that allows you to throw equipment at a distance of 30 to 60 m from the coast;
• plug-in, with a fishing rod, up to 15 m long - the best option for any reservoirs, however, it requires some handling skills, and therefore it is usually used only by professional fishers.

Bottom tackle for strong bream fishing.

When choosing a match or plug gear, you should pay attention to the reel - the best option is the presence of a friction brake on it, which will allow you to adjust the braking when fighting. The thickness of the monofilament is also important - at least 0.2–0.25 mm.

An important role is played by equipment:

• floats - the shape depends on the intensity of the current (for a fast current, a flat shape will be the best option, for spindle-shaped water), and the mass can vary between 1.5–5 g (depending on the wind);
• hook - select based on the potential bait (for worms - No. 6–8, for bloodworms and maggots - No. 12-14).

For winter fishing, they often use a nod or, as it is also called, a mammary fishing rod.

Such gear consists of:

• whip, length - from 15 to 20 cm;
• working fishing line, which is used as a monophile with a thickness of 0.12 to 0.14 mm;
• Mormyshka - weight may vary depending on depth (up to 4 m - 0.35 g, deeper - 1.87 g).

Important! For night fishing, the float must be equipped with a backlit antenna.

Bait and bait

Fishing for bream is not possible without prior bait. If you are going to night fishing, you should feed the fish in advance, in the afternoon or in the evening, since after dark these aquatic inhabitants become extremely shy, and therefore any particles, even if edible, falling into the water, will be considered as a danger from which you should swim away as much as possible farther.

The composition of the feed mixture may vary slightly depending on the fishing conditions (presence of current or standing water).

Despite this, the required components are:

1. Cake - This main product, which may consist of flaxseed, sunflower, pumpkin fiber or rapeseed. The main thing is that there should be no mold on it.
2. Breadcrumbs - their type (wheat / rye) should be selected based on the color of the soil. For example, crackers of a light shade will stand out less on a sandy and clay bottom, and darker on a silty bottom.
3. Bran - used to loosen the structure of the mixture, which is required when fishing in stagnant water.
4. Clay or flour - one of the presented ingredients can act as a binder bait (can be replaced with oatmeal or ground peas).
5. Flavors - are selected separately for each season. For example, in summer it is better to add a small amount of vanillin to the mixture, and in winter it is preferable to anise. It is also permissible to add coriander, cumin, dill (seeds) or artificial flavors in the liquid state (with banana, apricot, strawberry and other odors).

Did you know? Being a freshwater fish, the bream is not afraid of salt water, and therefore it can often go to the seas into which it flows through rivers (for example, individuals can often be found in the Black, Azov, Caspian or Baltic seas).

There are a large number of ways to make bait yourself:

1. For fishing in summer, the working mixture is made from 200–250 g of breading, 200 g of ground fried sunflower seeds, 300 g of bran, 300 g of boiled millet, 2 tsp. ground coriander and clay (until the desired consistency is obtained).
2. Spring feeding consists of 100 g of sunflower meal, 100 g of steamed millet, 100 g of bran (rye), 50 g of bloodworms, 2 hours of ground coriander, a small amount of clay (can be replaced with sand).
3. To prepare the autumn mixture, you will need 150 g of light breadcrumbs, 150 g of sunflower meal, 70 g of unsalted fat, 150 g of bran (rye), 150 g of rice porridge, 40 g of bloodworms or maggots, 1-1.5 hours of ground coriander and clay .

The next important step is the preparation of the bait, which may vary depending on the time of year.

So, in winter, bream is easiest to catch on bloodworms, worms, maggots or dough. In the spring, before spawning, fish prefers dung worms, leeches, larvae of May beetles, and after spawning - worms, maggots, and pastry or semolina. With the onset of autumn, you can use steamed peas, pearl barley, as well as worms, bloodworms or maggots as bait.

Fishing equipment

Depending on the season, weather conditions and available skills, night fishing anglers may require additional equipment:

• headlamp - for fishing in the open air;
• tent - in the case of winter fishing or as a vacation spot;
• lamp into the tent, and in the cold season - a heater;
• ice ax - to form holes in ice.

You should worry in advance about comfortable clothes and shoes, as well as nutrition, which, at a minimum, should include a drink and a small snack (and in the cold season - hot tea or coffee in a thermos). Additionally, night equipment is required - for example, floats equipped with fireflies, which are clearly visible in complete darkness, or bells as bite alarms.

Tactics and fishing techniques

There are many ways to catch bream both in the daytime and at night. The choice is left to every fisherman. Here you need to take into account not only personal preferences, but also existing skills, as well as fishing conditions (season, weather, the presence of currents, etc.).

On a float or nod fishing rod

When fishing for bream on a fishing rod, it is necessary to hold and hold the bait as close to the bottom as possible. The stock is placed so that it lies directly on the ground or touches it during wiring. After feeding, the fish school can come up only after a couple of hours, so you should be patient.

Bream of bream is distinguished by low inconspicuousness and caution. If active swaying is observed, after which the float goes to the side or lies on its side, then it means that the time has come to hook. It should be carried out smoothly, in order to avoid breakage of the lip of the fish during sudden movements. Moreover, at the first stage, the bream will provide active resistance, trying to go to the bottom.

Successful fishing consists in raising the fish to the upper layers of the water, for which, using the tackle or reel itself (depending on the type of float rod), the fishing line must be kept constantly in a taut state. After notching, the bream should be brought to the surface of the water and allowed to swallow air - such manipulations force it to lie on its side and stop resistance.

The nodding tackle is similar to the float except for the float and hook, which are missing on this fishing rod - they are replaced by various mormyshki. The fishing process is quite simple: the bait is lowered into the water so that it only slightly touches the bottom and slightly pull the rod up and down, and at the first signs of a change in the position of the nod, the bream is cut. Therefore, at depth, the hook should be wide.

Did you know? The bream is a long-living fish — in stagnant water, the lifespan of fish can reach 25 years.

To feeder

Feeder fishing is becoming increasingly popular among fishermen, as it allows you to throw hooks in the most remote places, as well as fish for really large specimens.

For successful fishing, you should follow a few recommendations:

• all casts are made at approximately one point;
• during casting, the rod should look up and only after the feeder has entered the water is it lowered onto the stand;
• The fishing line is pulled in such a way that the top of the fishing rod sensitively reacts to the bite;
• the friction brake is loosened.

It remains only to wait for the cool. If it is absent for a long time, a reset should be performed.

Advantages and disadvantages of night fishing

Night fishing has many advantages. Among the obvious - the lack of a large number of other fishermen and the coolness in the summer. An additional advantage is the almost complete absence of small fish at this time of the day (the possibility of fishing for large individuals explains why many “bream dogs” go fishing only at night) and the bream going out in shallow water to hunt for food.

Low visibility in dark water significantly reduces the chance of scaring fish off with a glitter of fishing line. There are some disadvantages - the same low level of illumination makes it difficult to observe the bite, and some drowsiness gives inhibition to movements.

Features of night bream fishing in winter

With the onset of winter and the freezing of the surface of reservoirs, the fishing process acquires some features. This primarily concerns the fishing technique, as well as the equipment itself, regardless of the method chosen.

So, when using a float rod, you will need:

• dark fishing line (not less than 15 m), diameter 0.14–0.16 mm;
• both a metal nod and a winter float act as a signaling device.

In order to catch a bream on a fishing rod, you will need:

• drill two holes at a distance of about 70 cm from each other;
• carry out the bait with the help of a tipper-dump truck, then drop the tackle with bait and wait for the bites;
• hooking is performed abruptly, jerkily;
• fishing is carried out by holding the fishing line between the index and thumb with its slight relaxation with strong jerking fish.

If the bream does not start to peck for a long time, they are supplemented with a mixture or a pinch of bloodworms.

Tackle of a nodding fishing rod (mammary) will consist of:

• a fishing rod equipped with a flexible whip, the length of which should not be less than 15 cm;
• monofilament fishing line of dark color, with a diameter of 0.1-0.12 mm;
• lavsan nod with a brightly colored red tip (length - up to 10 cm);
• baits or mormyshki (12-15 cm).

The application technique also has some features:

• in the process of fishing for bream with the help of mormyshka increase the amplitude of the oscillations, and the frequency, on the contrary, reduce;
• the bait is lifted from the bottom, accompanying its actions with pauses of 2-3 seconds every 15 cm;
• when using the Devil mormyshka, they collect a tandem of two of the same type of lure - one is fixed at the end of the fishing line, the second is 30 cm higher.

Winter night fishing feeder consists of:

• carbon fiber rods, about 80 cm long, equipped with a cork handle;
• inertialess reels up to 1500;
• monofilament fishing line, with a diameter of 0.16–0.18 mm (main) and 0.12 (leash).

The winter fishing process also differs:

• the choice of a place for fishing is carried out taking into account the absence of a strong current;
• the installation of gear is accompanied by preparatory drilling of two holes at a distance of about 2 m from each other and their location along the course;
• a tipper-dumper with a complementary food is lowered into each hole (put several servings at once);
• a feeder and feeder are installed in the hole located upstream, in the second - the feeder is replaced by a sinker;
• The bream is cut and fished using a fishing rod and reel.

There are also a number of general rules that you should adhere to when going on winter night fishing:

• fishing of fish should be carried out slowly, not trying to speed up the process, especially in the case of large specimens;
• in the cold season, the water in the hole is often covered with small ice particles, which should be constantly removed;
• the process of fishing fish can be greatly facilitated by applying a hook.

Important! The bream is characterized by great inertness in the cold season, so the place of fishing should be remembered, since it will be characterized by a good bite for several weeks.

Night fishing for bream, of course, has its own characteristics and can cause difficulties for both novice fishermen and "experienced" ones. However, the correct preparation, the main components of which include the choice of location, the preparation of food and bait, as well as the selection of the right gear, is guaranteed to provide the fisherman with not only a rich catch, but also a large trophy.