Burbot is a river fish from the codfish squad, so it retained the basic cod habits, although it is considered the only representative of this family, preferring unsalted water.
Fishing burbot, as a rule, begins when the water temperature drops below 12-13 degrees.
In the summer, the fish hide in shallow pits,under driftwood or concrete slabs, where it can be caught with bare hands: after all, this predator in the heat, almost not eating, falls into a hibernation and is activated after frosts.
In autumn, fishing on burbot is carried out mainlyat night. Hungry for the summer, he scours the water, adhering, basically, deep waters, but gradually getting closer to the shore in search of food.
With autumn cold snap fishing significantly improves. The colder the water becomes, the more it feeds, and this fish is better caught.
Autumn hunting continues until the freeze-up. During this period in quiet and moonless nights catching burbot - very exciting, and most importantly, an effective occupation, especially if you use a simple donka.
In this case, the equipment of this gear when fishing for burbot is a very simple matter. Burbot can swallow a big hook, paying no attention to any thick cords or leashes.
Excellent nozzles are small brushes andminnows, but real snacks for this fish are loaches. Although some anglers use bait with donkey and use earthworms, and frogs, and frozen sprats, and even raw liver. Hard-boiled fishermen say that in large rivers they are pouring on donku and taking rotten meat, which it does not do in lakes.
Despite the fact that this fish is practically nottransfers sunlight or the full moon, it strangely attracts the reflection from the fire or the beam of a lantern, which is often used by anglers. Therefore, the largest number of bays of burbot is at the confluence of dark water and light from the fire.
Donkeys are placed in the evening, and they need to be circumventedevery half hour to two or three hours of the night. After that, you can relax a little, but already at four o'clock in the morning the early catch of the burbot begins again, so you need to start bypassing the donkeys until the sun rises.
With no less success catching burbot is carried outon the donka and in the deep creeks. The paths of movement of this predator to feeding areas are unchanged, so if they can be found, the catch will certainly be good.
Poklev burbot peculiar: grasping the nozzle, it does not rush to the side, but, standing still, it sucks it for a long time. Therefore, it is quite easy to dare this fish, even a large specimen.
Fishing in the spring continues to the verythe opening of oak leaves or the flowering of cherry. The best months in the middle band are March-April, when the predator is fatting for hibernation in the summer.
