How to Fish for Silver Carp? A Few Practical Angling Tips
The silver carp is one of the four major domestic fish and is very common in all the major river systems of our country. Many angling enthusiasts choose to fish for silver carp, so how do you fish for silver carp?
1. Fishing Season
Every year from April to October is the season for fishing for silver carp, and midsummer is the golden season. In the hot summer, the silver carp has its strongest appetite. In the north, July to August is a good time to fish for silver carp. After the Autumn Equinox, as the weather gradually turns cooler, the silver carp's appetite declines somewhat, and they become difficult to catch.
2. Bait
You should choose a commercial bait with good dispersion properties. If you use a homemade bait, the bait should be dense, and you should also add some snowflake powder to increase the bait's dispersion effect. The bait should be mainly sour-flavored. Use wheat bran and bean dregs as attractant, or you can also use fishing bait as attractant, adding a small amount of snowflake powder to the fishing bait. Wrap the bait around the hook, then cast it to the fishing spot, shake the rod tip, and let the bait ball fall off the hook into the water. Cast 3-5 balls in succession. These baits that fall into the water then serve to attract the fish.
3. Fishing Location
The water depth should be more than 2 m. It is best to choose the water area at the windward tail, because there is a lot of plankton here, or the water bay at a recess in the embankment, and you can also choose a spot in the water where there are waves. If the water is clear, you should choose a deeper water area.
4. Fishing Method
Water temperature has an important influence on the fish's life. The silver carp likes high temperatures and wind and waves. If it is late spring or early autumn, the silver carp is most active from after 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and at this time it mostly lives in the middle and upper layers of the water, so the hook and bait are cast 50 cm below the water surface. If it is summer, the fishing bait is cast 150 cm below the water.
Once the bait enters the water, it begins to gradually disperse, so you should lift the rod once every half minute. At this point the hook is already empty, and then you attach bait and continue fishing. Because the silver carp has a gentle temperament, after swallowing the hook its reaction is not to struggle, but to swim away or sink into the water, so the float's reaction is a steady sinking. Sometimes there is also a float-raising phenomenon, but the float rises by a fairly small amount, only rising 1 or 2 graduations. If the float sinks quickly (commonly known as a black float) or rises quickly, it is the reaction of another fish taking the hook.
Fishing requires a great deal of patience. If you have not caught a silver carp, it is advisable to change to another fishing spot, and you may then find the school of fish.