How to fish well in polyculture ponds

Most of the polyculture ponds now contain a mixture of crucian carp and carp, and some ponds also contain some grass carp, silver carp and bighead carp. Due to the different living habits of these fish and the interests between the groups, their distribution areas in the water will have certain rules to be found! In normal windless weather, the distribution of fish in polyculture ponds is closely related to their body size and feeding habits. Crucian carp generally lives in inshore waters with winding coastlines, where food sources are relatively abundant and the terrain is complex, which is very conducive to their growth and avoidance of natural enemies. Due to their cautious nature, carp will stay in waters farther away from the shore; and because of their larger size, they need to consume more oxygen to move in the water, so they often appear in shallow water on the far shore. However, the steep break near the shore also makes them feel safe, and it is easy to prey on small insects that fall into the water on the shore or pick up grass seeds that fall into the water. This is a natural and protected "canteen" for them. Will also visit from time to time. When fishing near the bank on such a steep slope, sometimes a 2.7-inch short rod is used, so that you can better appreciate the fun of controlling big fish at close range. Although grass carp is a middle-level fish, it is still located in the middle and lower layers of the waters where it lives most of the time. and will appear at the bottom due to factors such as food and weather. Silver carp and bighead carp are very gregarious, and the group's rejection of foreign fish is also obvious. Most of them gather in the upper layer of the water. The main reason for living in this kind of water layer is that their ability to tolerate hypoxia is very weak, and the water layer close to the water surface can provide them with more oxygen. In fact, the swimming layer of fish such as silver carp and bighead carp is very messy, and they can also be seen eating bait when fishing at the bottom. The movements expressed on the buoy are very similar to the pauses of bottom fish. Silver carp and bighead carp usually dive to the bottom in late autumn or winter, or in cool weather when the water is rich in oxygen. When fishing at night in summer and autumn, you will often encounter silver carp and bighead carp eating when fishing at the bottom. Due to the geographical location of our country, the monsoon climate is significant. The weather we go fishing in is generally windy. The distribution of fish in the water on windy days is very different from that on calm days. In waters with a high density of fish, if the wind blows in the same direction for several consecutive days, debris and plankton in the water will be blown to the leeward, where a natural bait area will be formed. The feeding tendency of fish in the water will cause most of them to gather in the downwind area. Moreover, the oxygen consumption of fish in this kind of water is very high. The wind blowing the water surface will bring more oxygen exchange with the outside world. The high oxygen content in the downwind is also the reason why fish schools like to gather. But not all fish are in the downwind. The deviation of large crucian carp will be more serious on windy days. Although there are more deep water downwind, clusters often occur in shallow water upwind. When fishing in such high-density waters, you must be flexible according to the situation, and be aware that some "guerrillas" will appear outside the circle where the fish are arranged. You can choose offshore waters upwind, and large objects can be seen about one meter from the shore. The water in the leeward area is blown by the wind, hits the shore and turns back. The water fluctuations within a certain range of the shore are very violent, and the fish here will be closer to the central area of ​​​​the water. When fishing in high-density waters on windy days, there is another basis for selecting points and target fish. That is, the fish in Fengtian water will generally have an interesting terrace arrangement due to the different oxygen needs of different fish species. I found this in a fish breeding disc at a friend's house. A friend of mine has built more than 20 high-density breeding ponds at home. I like to go to his place to play. They are all pure raw fish, and he can practice basic skills. That time I came back from fishing in his pond and saw him watching a video about aquaculture. Fishermen are very curious about the underwater world, so I sat down and watched with him. The results showed that when there was no feeding, the fish schools of various fishes showed a relatively regular terrace shape in the top current of the water (i.e., the leeward water). Carp are at the front of the queue, and then in the mixed area of ​​grass carp and crucian carp. There are a lot of silver carp and bighead carp in the water above their heads, and there are some grass carp on the periphery of the group of silver carp and bighead carp.

This school of fish is very neat. At first, I thought it was the occasional gathering of fish arranged in this state. Later, I watched several other breeding discs from different periods, and also discovered that there were undercurrents in the water in windy weather. The same very neat fish school zone is formed, and no matter how many individuals of this fish are in each fish school, the arrangement will be obvious. The wind keeps blowing and the water keeps moving, so the fish schools in the water are constantly changing. As the wind blows for a long time, the undercurrent in the water continues to strengthen, and some of the "lazy" carp in the queue fall behind, that is, they run behind the queue of grass carp and crucian carp. It should be said that it is a bit difficult to catch this part of carp, but it has been confirmed by me and many fishermen that carp are at the forefront of fish schools in the water body in windy weather. Although the downwind area is like this, it does not mean that there will be no fish upwind. There are fish there, but they are smaller carp and small crucian carp. Fish, like humans, absorb oxygen to meet their metabolic needs through respiration. Small carp and crucian carp can meet their survival needs with very little dissolved oxygen in the upwind area. Moreover, there are more big fish in the downwind area. Although there is relatively less food in the upwind area, they will feel safer here. The big fish are different. On windy days, they will swim in groups to the oxygen-rich and food-rich areas downwind. If there is little wind, they will often jump out of the water to get some air! If fish often jump out of the water in windless weather, the fishing harvest will not be very good. If you want to catch big fish on windy days, you must choose a good fishing position. If you are upwind, then don’t wait for the big fish and start fishing for small carp and crucian carp quickly. In polyculture ponds with low fish density, you must fish at the lower wind outlet on windy days, where schools of fish gather. Why is the downwind always the place where fish gather? In addition to the reasons mentioned above for the abundance of food and oxygen in the downwind area, the instinct of fish to swim upstream also causes them to cluster in the downwind area. On windy days, the water on the water meter will flow in the same direction as the wind. After hitting the shore at the downwind outlet, it will form an undercurrent under the water in the opposite direction to the wind. The long-term life of fish in the water has made them develop the habit of leaning against the water. Whether it is undercurrents in still water or waters with currents, the water flowing down from the upstream always brings a lot of oxygen and food, and most fish like to be clean. The subconscious formed by living in the water for a long time is a kind of long-term The inherited life instinct makes them feel that the water source upstream is clean. When rivers and other natural waters swell, heavy rain from the outside will flow in with sediment, which will make the waters where fish originally live become turbid. All kinds of creatures will not be able to adapt to the situation when they suddenly cannot see clearly. The same goes for fish. They will Find a clean and comfortable new living environment today. If fish choose to follow the current, it will be difficult for them to grasp the position of their bodies in the water, and they will encounter many dangerous situations on the way, so they have no choice but to head upstream to find clean water. Some fish also swim upstream to reproduce. No matter what the cause is, swimming upstream is a very important life characteristic of fish in waters with currents. So even if food is not very abundant downwind, they will instinctively gather there. The location selection should also be based on the migratory characteristics of the fish. Fish in any waters have the habit of migration, and generally prefer water with twists and turns on the shore. They will feel safe in this kind of place, and plankton will also gather here to avoid the intrusion of natural enemies and the impact of wind and waves, which in turn provides a large amount of natural food for the fish. The characteristic of water migration also causes more fish to wander at the junction of deep and shallow water bottoms, which is a good place for them to advance and retreat. When there is insufficient oxygen, they can immediately float to shallow water and oxygen-rich areas. They can dive into deep water to avoid enemies and keep warm. Moreover, when external factors cause changes in water pressure, they can also change the water layer at will to adapt to the different water pressures on the swim bladder in the body. impact. The swim bladder in the fish body can adjust its own specific gravity by inflating and deflating, allowing them to stop at any position in the water layer at will. However, the volume of the swim bladder is affected by external pressure. When the water pressure changes, they feel uncomfortable and will immediately adjust the volume of the swim bladder to adapt.

When fishing for cunning carp, there will also be signs of a trembling buoy. The buoy trembles rhythmically up and down. This is a sign that the carp is chewing the bait and tasting it. At this time, the hook bait has entered the mouth and the rod will hit the target if it is lifted. The action of grass carp eating bait at the bottom is mostly similar to that of crucian carp. However, due to many factors such as weather and living habits, grass carp often appears in semi-water locations and has many interfaces. Therefore, when fishing grass carp, be careful not to Fill the rod fully to prevent fishermen from being caught off guard by the grass carp's joint and causing a tug-of-war between fish and fish. Silver carp and bighead carp filter feeding bait has been recognized by the majority of fishermen. They absorb water while retaining food in their mouths through the filtering of their gill rakers. Only when the hook is sucked in will the buoy make a slightly larger downward movement. However, when the weather is cooler, their feeding behavior when diving into the water is very similar to that of crucian carp, and the reaction is also a meal or a black mark on the buoy. Moreover, the feeding habit of swallowing pellets will also develop in the feeding pond. We once fished in a high-density pond. The silver carp and bighead carp there did not filter feed, but opened their mouths to swallow particles like crucian carp and carp, with many interfaces. At first we thought it was just a coincidence that the silver carp and bighead carp were caught, but later on, the silver carp and bighead carp gathered in groups, all of which were about to reach the bottom, and their movements were very large, no different from crucian carp and carp. After analysis, it is likely that due to the high density of fish in the pond, the filter-feeding silver carp and bighead carp rarely eat bait. In order to survive, they have developed the same bait-taking habit as crucian carp and carp. It is not enough to eat the particles directly. Strange. Since the feeding time in polyculture ponds is relatively fixed, the fish in the water will have a peak period of eating bait before and after the feeding time. During this period of time, the buoy almost turns over to open its mouth, and there is almost no need to make a nest. The fish in the water have already formed a certain conditioned reflex to the sound of the bait hitting the water surface. When they hear that pleasant sound, they will think that it has begun. Fed. Therefore, it is very important to grasp this time period when fishing in polyculture ponds, and during this peak eating period, you must throw the rod frequently and try to catch fish as fast as possible. Almost all living things are like this. If the body feels uncomfortable, eating will be affected. When the air pressure is abnormal, the fish in the mixed pond will not eat well. What was originally a very powerful meal will turn into a slow and half-eyeful meal. At this time, it’s not that they don’t eat bait in the water, but they are just a little anorexic due to physical discomfort. We eat very little, and the bait sucking becomes very weak, and the movements such as raising the head and turning around after eating the bait are also very slow. In this kind of weather, we only need to make the weapons in our hands "fine" appropriately - thin lines, small marks, small hooks A series of changes such as bait will still allow us to see a more comfortable fish mouth. The fish situation in polyculture ponds is very complex and extremely changeable. There are certain boundaries between various fish groups but there is a certain degree of dependence and complementarity. Mutually exclusive and interdependent. When fishing, only by having an insight into their underwater distribution and feeding status can we make clear judgments based on the fishing conditions at that time. Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger. First, decide what fish you want to catch today based on your fishing position. If there is no big fish you want to catch in your fishing position, you will have to switch to smaller fish. This is especially true in competitive matches. Although your crucian carp fishing is not as good as others' carp fishing, if you catch the upper hand, you will have to accept your fate and switch to small carp or crucian carp to see if you can use fast fish to make up for the weight loss. If there are silver carp and bighead carp in the pond, you can also consider it. Turn to attack silver carp and bighead carp. After determining the main target fish, we can choose whether to fish far or close according to the fish’s living habits, and start to make corresponding changes in bait and fishing gear to deal with it. Only in this way can we fish the polyculture pond well.