Catching crucian carp in the fall with a feeder is not the easiest task, and the chances of success are not so great, especially in the late period of this season, if you do not know some of the nuances in preparation and fishing tactics.
Autumn can be divided into two periods, when in the first half the fish are still actively fattening up for winter and bite well, as well as the second half, when they go deeper and are much more difficult to catch. Fishing in cold water already requires some skills and more thorough preparation, starting from equipment and ending with bait for the feeder for crucian carp with bait.
How to find a fishing spot
At the beginning of autumn, when it is still warm and the water is warming up, crucian carp can be caught, as in summer, in coastal areas, where it is looking for something to eat. But with the onset of cold weather and the cooling of the water, crucian carp moves further from the shore, and then it is worth looking for it at a depth of 1.5 meters or more.
During this period, crucian carp is looking for a “soft bottom”, or the so-called silt, and it is on this terrain that you need to look for a fishing point.
You can start by trying to look for a point close to the shore, but it makes sense to fish from a long distance, where there will be a greater chance of catching. This is due both to the fish moving to depth and to the fact that it is calmer at a distance. This is especially true if there are other fishermen next to you who use thick braided cords on all sides and timid crucian carp may not dare to approach your point. And when catching crucian carp with a feeder at a long distance, the fish will calmly approach the point from the reservoir.
The task is to find some anomaly in the form of an edge, a slope or a hill. If, against the background of an identical bottom, you find, for example, a small hole, then fish next to this anomaly.
What gear to fish with
You can catch crucian carp either with a float rod or with a feeder. But in the fall it is best to use thinner gear, since with the onset of cold weather the water becomes clear, and if the fishing line is noticeable, the fish will not bite on it. To avoid spooking the crucian carp, use a light float and a fishing line no thicker than 0.15 mm. Choose a hook based on the size of the fish, but it is best to take small ones.
Did you know? The largest sea creature caught on a fishing rod is the white shark.
On the feeder, picker and donk
The best equipment for fishing for crucian carp is considered to be a feeder. It is best used in a pond with a soft bottom. You can find out by tapping it with a sinker. To begin with, the fisherman casts the bait about 10 times, and then attaches the hook and begins fishing.
The feeder is most often used in deep reservoirs. The picker is practically no different from the feeder. But since the pickerel is quite light, it does not create unnecessary noise, which increases the success of the catch. Both of these rigs are effective in open areas, without obstacles under water. Donka is a great option for cold weather when the fish are on the bottom. It consists of a fishing line, a sinker and leashes with hooks. If a bite on the feeder is noticeable at the end of the fishing rod, then in the case of a donka, a bell is attached to the fishing line, which notifies about the catch.
Important! It is necessary to connect the leashes with the fishing line correctly, otherwise they will get tangled together.
For a match fishing rod
There are several types of match fishing rods:
- classic;
- reinforced;
- elongated.
The match reel has a small spool. To cast bait over a long distance, the line is wound to the sides of the spool. Another feature of such reels is their lightness. The match line is dense, which helps it sink under water. The float must have an internal weight. The disadvantage of match gear is that the fishing line is not strong enough.
To the plug
A plug is a long rod that consists of elbows. The plug itself is long. This is necessary for fishing at long distances.
- The advantages of the gear are as follows:
- in quiet feeding;
- the possibility of using thin fishing line;
- in good controllability of equipment.
The fishing area with a plug is small, but despite this, it will be difficult for the fish to hide in cover.
On a fly rod
A fly rod is a telescopic rod that comes with a line, sinker and hook. This design makes the fishing rod universal. It can be used under any conditions. Moreover, it is affordable. Most often it is used for fishing on the river bank. It is recommended to take a fishing line with a thickness of about 0.2 mm. If the fishing area is in thickets, it is better to take a thicker line. For crucian carp it is better to take elongated floats.
Do not use a fishing rod longer than 8 m, as it will require a long fishing line, which will float due to the wind, which will make fishing much more difficult.
On a float rod
A float rod is the most common fishing tool. There are no specific requirements for a fishing rod when fishing for crucian carp, but anglers advise taking a longer one, since in bad weather the fish go into deep holes. It is better to use fishing line up to 0.15 mm. Everyone chooses a float to their own taste, based on convenience. The goose feather float is one of the most sensitive and comfortable.
Feeder equipment and equipment selection
The feeder rod must be at least 3.9 meters long so that you can make long casts if necessary. In the fall, most likely, you will need to fish from a long distance. It is better to take soft parabolic poles, which reduce the risk of fish getting lost at the fishing point. The disappearance of fish at the fishing point can completely ruin the bite.
It is recommended to install a thinner fiberglass top with good sensitivity.
The feeder can be equipped with an asymmetrical loop, which is suitable for catching capricious and cautious fish, which is crucian carp in the fall. Such feeder equipment for crucian carp allows the fish to better taste the bait without spooking it. There is a nuance that an asymmetrical loop is better suited for fishing on the river.
The Running rig with a sliding feeder has the same advantages, but it is more effective when used when fishing on lakes and ponds. When the fish begins to try the bait, it does not initially feel the tension of the line and calmly grabs the hook without suspecting anything. Each fish bite on such equipment will be more effective, and in the fall this plays an important role.
You should not use shiny feeders and place black models. A shiny feeder can scare away fish, especially when fishing at shallow depths in sunny weather. The hooks used are quite small, numbered 14–16 according to European numbering. Models with long fore-ends perform well.
Choosing a fishing spot
On the current
In rivers, crucian carp prefers to stay in places with standing water or weak currents. Most often, in large fast-water rivers, it lives in overgrown oxbow lakes, backwaters, and bays. Avoids places with fast currents and hard rocky bottoms.
On still water
Crucian carp feels more comfortable in stagnant water - this fish lives in almost all bodies of water where there is no current, a muddy bottom, and a lot of aquatic vegetation. In lakes and ponds, most of the time it stands near thickets of aquatic vegetation abounding in aquatic insects and their larvae - egg capsules, reeds, lilies. The crucian carp does not like thickets of hornwort - its leaves secrete the substance theanine, which repels insect larvae, and when it blooms, the pollen clogs the gills of the crucian carp. It is worth mentioning that the larger the lake, the greater the likelihood of encountering a larger specimen.
You can watch a video on technique and feeding crucian carp below:
Bait for crucian carp in autumn
Feeder bait for crucian carp in the fall should not be coarse, but should be finely ground. This is necessary so that the fish cannot quickly get enough and leave the fishing spot. Bait with a large fraction should attract the “bait”, but he will quickly get enough and leave the point without reaching the hook with the bait. The food should be like dust, and then the fish will not be able to quickly satisfy its appetite.
Usually, finely ground baits are used for fishing in cold water. In this case, it is recommended to pass the dry mixture through a 2 mm sieve before kneading and then proceed to kneading. When choosing purchased food, you can choose either a specialized mixture for crucian carp, or food for bream and classic food for carp. At the same time, you can safely mix different mixtures and it works well.
In the fall, when fishing with a feeder, we use only dark-colored bait, for example, black, brown, gray. This is necessary so that the food does not contrast at the bottom of the reservoir. Yellow, red, green and other bright colored baits are not suitable for autumn fishing.
Crucian carp is very sensitive to flavors, and therefore it is recommended not to add additional flavors to the bait in the second half of autumn. Smells such as strawberry, anise, tutti-frutti, scopex will only scare away the fish. The bait itself already contains the necessary aroma to attract fish, and there is no need to enhance it further.
It is recommended to mix the food strictly on the water from the reservoir where the fishing will take place. No tap water or even settled water. The crucian carp doesn't like it.
You also need to add the live component to the feed in small portions. While fishing, add 3-4 large bloodworms to the mixture, and this will be enough to attract the attention of crucian carp. You can add a little finely chopped worm.
If you want to prepare bait yourself, we offer the following proven recipe:
- 1/5 – steamed cake;
- 1/5 – steamed millet;
- 3/5 – soil.
You can also add some bloodworms or worms to this food.
Lure
As an autumn bait for crucian carp, it is good to use the following composition:
- 100 grams of sunflower cake;
- 50 g breadcrumbs;
- 50 grams of oatmeal;
- 50 grams of bran;
- 50 grams of crushed hemp;
- 50 grams of peanuts (chopped).
For greater efficiency, you need to add chopped worms and maggots to the bait mixture. To add color, you can use food coloring. For scent, add a little dried dill and coriander. You can increase your chances of catching the desired prey with the help of essential oils: anise, hemp, garlic, dill, bay. A couple of drops of your chosen oil is enough. In case of an overdose, there is a high probability that the fish will leave the fishing area; this will only alert it.
The feeding tactics involve throwing 5-7 feeders at a specific fishing point. To check how the bait behaves, you need to put the feeder in water for a few minutes. The mixture should not quickly crumble or wash out. During fishing, it is recommended to add small doses of bait mixture to the feeder every 15-20 minutes, this will help keep the flock in the fishing zone for a long time.
How to choose bait and how to process it
Crucian carp, like other fish, prefer bait of animal origin in the fall. It’s good to have bloodworms, worms and maggots, and then experiment with bait while fishing.
If you don’t need extra aromatics for bait, then it’s good to treat the bait with DIP or spray and it works. This is necessary so that the fish, already at the fishing point, shows curiosity and interest in the hook with bait. The following attractant odors work in cold water:
- garlic;
- anise;
- coconut;
- chocolate;
- a pineapple;
- skopex.
Fishing tactics and mistakes that should not be made
After finding the fishing point and preparing the bait, the feeders do a bulk starting feeding, but this should not be done when fishing for crucian carp in late autumn. The fish is extremely picky during this period and it may not like the food, and if you give it a large amount, you will scare it away. Therefore, we make 2-3 casts and wait for the reaction of the crucian carp.
If there are no bites within an hour, then there are two options for further action. You can go to the reserve fishing point, or you can try to feed more volume at the current point and again wait for the fish’s reaction. We make 10–15 casts with a bait feeder and wait to see if the fish will approach our bait table. If not, then go to the backup point.
Crucian carp is a very capricious fish and therefore you need to act slowly. You can immediately get to a good fishing spot where there is fish, and in this case, bulk feeding can scare it away. It is for this reason that it is better not to rush and wait a little, and only then, if there are no bites, try to attract the fish with the volume of food.
Remember that catching crucian carp in cold water is not tempo feeder fishing, and you should not recast often. However, you can do the following manipulation by pulling the feeder and bait 40–50 centimeters, which sometimes works and attracts fish. But there is no need to do such pulling immediately after casting. Wait 5-7 minutes and if there are no bites, pull the bait.
When hooking, try to immediately remove the crucian carp from the fishing point so that it does not have time to scare other fish. This is done by moving the feeder up and moving it to the side to the left or right.
Bait for crucian carp in September
It is important not to overdo it with bait in September. This month it is only important to attract crucian carp to the fishing spot, but in no case overfeed it, and this is very easy to do now. It doesn’t need a lot of food, and if you throw in a lot of bait, the fish will get enough and won’t bite.
In order to attract crucian carp, you need very little bait. Literally 2-3 balls the size of a tennis ball are enough for initial feeding and a maximum of the same amount to supplement during fishing if the bite begins to weaken. Then the fish will not eat enough and will stay near the feeding place all the time.
As bait, you can use various porridges made with your own hands or purchased in a store. But, since in September crucian carp prefers animal food, you should definitely add food bloodworms, small maggots or chopped worms to it. Thus, the bait will lure fish from distant points of the reservoir with its aroma, and the animal elements will force it to stay at the feeding point for a long time, giving you the opportunity to successfully catch it.
Here are a few simple and effective recipes that will allow you to quickly attract crucian carp to your fishing point, and when you add animal feed elements to this bait directly while fishing, they will keep the fish at your point for several hours.
Millet based bait
Millet is a wonderful ingredient. It can even be used as a complete bait without additives. Millet is prepared quickly and easily. Various ingredients can be added to millet to enhance the effect. After cooking, millet sticks perfectly, making it excellent for fishing on a feeder with feeders and for regular feeding of a fishing point. And with the help of additional components you can adjust its stickiness and make it more crumbly.
To prepare bait for crucian carp using millet as a base, you can add the following components to it:
- fried makha;
- halva;
- semolina;
- cereals;
- sunflower cake;
- ground seeds;
- vanillin;
- sugar;
- wheat bran, etc.
Let's look at the method of preparing groundbait from millet and fried makuha. Millet can be bought at any grocery store, and fried flour is sold in markets where they sell food for all kinds of living creatures - chickens, pigs, etc. By the way, you can also buy millet here and it will cost less than in the store.
Cooking method:
First we need millet, water and a saucepan. We put water in a saucepan and bring it to a boil; there should be 2 times more water than millet. For example, for a glass of millet - 2 glasses of water. As a result of cooking, the millet is filled with water and the water in the pan will eventually simply disappear. This will be a signal that the millet is ready - turn off the stove and remove the millet. Let cool slightly and add flour (or any other ingredient).
It is worth noting that the viscosity of the bait will decrease in direct proportion to the addition of flour. That is, the more powder you add, the more crumbly the bait will end up. It will have an amazing aroma and nutritional properties for fish. So, having come to the baited place, the fish will remain there for a long time. The main thing is to mix the flour with millet well so that the mixture is uniform.
Groundbait from peas, millet and semolina
In this bait, millet will also be one of the components, but the basis will still be peas. For cooking you will need peas - half or whole. It should first be soaked in water for several hours, then it will swell and cook much faster.
Bring a pot of water to a boil and add peas to it. We use all ingredients by eye, there are no strict proportions. Well, let's say you poured a kilo of peas into a pan of boiling water. When the peas boil, start stirring them. When it begins to boil, reduce the heat. Now you can add millet to the peas, add a little millet, literally 1-2 cups. Pour the millet into the boiled peas, stirring thoroughly and over low heat.
As a result, you should end up with a rather thin porridge. If there was a lot of water, drain off the excess. Now, we thicken our bait using semolina. Pour semolina into the bait until it reaches the desired consistency and viscosity, while thoroughly mixing the porridge.
This kind of bait works very well for crucian carp, and it can also be used as a bait - like a bait, wound on a hook. A very good bait at any time of the year, just for feeding in September, do not forget to add animal ingredients to it: chopped worms, maggots or bloodworms.
Bait made from breadcrumbs and yogurt
When using it, an edible cloud is created, as a result of which crucian carp comes to the bait even from the most remote areas of the reservoir and stays in the baited place for a very long time.
Mix the yogurt with breadcrumbs by eye until the consistency becomes similar to that of groundbait. It is very useful to stir it with the ground. In September this is very important, since the soil will significantly slow down the saturation of the fish. It is very convenient to take soil from the hillocks that moles usually make.
The good thing about bait is that it takes just a few minutes while fishing and has a simply amazing effect.
Hercules and breadcrumbs
Mix Hercules and breadcrumbs in equal proportions. You can also use soil as a third ingredient, again so as not to oversaturate the fish. Do not forget to add animal food to the bait - a prerequisite when catching crucian carp in September.
From the resulting mixture we make balls the size of a tennis ball or larger. Try to make these balls so dense that they do not immediately fall apart when they hit the water, but at the same time scatter quite quickly at the bottom.
These are the tips for catching crucian carp in September and bait recipes given to you by the website ryba4ok.ru. I hope the information was interesting and useful for you. We are waiting for you on our website. No tail, no scales! And finally, I recommend you watch an interesting video, I’m sure you’ll like it!
The bite depends on the month of fishing
You can successfully catch crucian carp in many regions at the beginning of autumn in warm weather, but in the second half you will have to show all your skills. The only help here is experiments and leisurely actions that can scare away the fish.
Fishing for crucian carp in September on a feeder
Fishing for crucian carp on a feeder in September is not much different from the summer scenario, especially if it is Indian summer and good warm weather. In September, you can still try adding sweet aromatics to the bait, and experiment with vegetable baits, such as pearl barley, as bait. A good bite in early autumn is observed in the morning and in the evening. We fish in coastal areas, where crucian carp continue to feed before the onset of cold weather.
Fishing for crucian carp with a feeder in October
In October, catching crucian carp with a feeder is already more difficult, since the fish begins to move away from the shore and it is worth looking for it at a further distance. There is no longer much point in starting fishing early in the morning. The bite can start around midday, especially on a nice clear day. You should be more careful with aromatics, and it is unlikely that herbal attachments will work.
Features of fishing techniques
When fishing for crucian carp in October, you need to carefully watch the tip so as not to miss a single bite, and make timely hooks. Fish, which are rarely hungry in the fall, can quickly throw the bait out of their mouth, and most likely will have to wait a long time for the next bite.
Fishing for crucian carp in October does not cause much difficulty. Having quickly removed the hooked trophy from the feeding table, so as not to scare away its relatives, the fish can be slowly pumped out with a rod. Crucian carp, passive in cold water, offers almost no resistance, and taking it is not difficult.
With the right approach to fishing, the chances of remaining with a good catch in October will be maximum. But a lot also depends on simple luck - it is impossible to predict exactly on which days the crucian carp will bite well and on which days it will refuse to respond to the offered bait. All that remains to be done in such a situation is to prepare as best as possible for fishing, choose a suitable place on the reservoir, feed it and wait for bites in the hope that your efforts will be rewarded and the reservoir will present many excellent trophies.
