How to Fish During Carp Spawning Season? Practical Fishing Tips Shared
During carp spawning season, you need to find places suitable for fish to spawn and fish there, usually where there are aquatic plants, or where there are stones in shallow water. Although female carp do not feed during the spawning season, male carp will chase the female carp and will naturally eat when they see food. In this way you can catch carp. So what feed do carp generally eat? When do they spawn?
What feed do carp eat?
Carp are omnivorous fish. Leftover rice, leftover dishes, fruit peels and so on can be mixed with about 10% animal-based feed such as animal offal, golden apple snails, maggot pupae and earthworms to make pellets for feeding. The protein content of the feed should reach about 35%, and the fat 5%-8%. You should stick to the “four fixed” feeding method, generally feeding twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. The feeding amount depends on water temperature, weather changes and the fish's feeding situation. It is roughly 2%-10% of the fish's body weight, and it is best if it is eaten within 20-10 minutes.
When do carp generally spawn?
Carp begin to spawn in batches in stages every year from February to March. It reaches its peak in late spring and early summer. During the breeding season, the water temperature at the spawning ground is generally above 18°C, and the most suitable water temperature is 25±3°C. Generally, when the river flow rate reaches 1-1.5m/s or more during the high-water period, a peak in fish spawning will form. Carp lay sticky eggs: the specific gravity of the eggs is greater than that of water, the outer layer of the egg membrane becomes sticky upon contact with water, and after the eggs are laid they can adhere to substrates such as aquatic plants or pebbles.
Although carp during the spawning season still have a desire to feed, it is greatly reduced, so when mixing bait, you must put effort into the flavor type, bait state and so on, so as to catch carp to the greatest extent.