Dace can eat sweet bait, sour bait, and fragrant bait. Dace is a middle-lower omnivorous fish that eats both vegetarian and meat dishes. Its diet is very wide. Earthworms, river shrimps, dough (flour), rice grains, etc. can be used as bait. Because the dace has a small mouth and a long upper lip, it will fight hard after taking the bait. To escape to deep water, it is advisable to use a small hook and a thick line.

The living habits of dace are basically similar to those of crucian carp. The mouth ring is not large but firm. It eats gracefully and struggles weakly. In particular, its alertness and vigilance are not as good as those of crucian carp. Therefore, when fishing for dace, no matter the bait, bait or fishing gear, you don’t have to pay much attention to it. Anything suitable for fishing crucian carp can be used to catch dace.

Dace fishing method:

1. Spring fishing

Dace fishing in spring should be done between 8:00 and 18:00 during the day. When fishing with a hand rod, it is advisable to fish with double hooks suspended near the bottom or in semi-water. Large pieces of peanut bran cake are often used as bait.

2. Fishing in summer and autumn

The water temperature in shallow water areas in summer and autumn can often reach above 30°C. At this time, dace usually hide in backwater bays or in the shade of trees. Deep water. Therefore, fishing positions in summer and autumn should be in shady deep water, and the bait should also be mainly plain bait.

3. Fishing in winter

Fishing in winter should be done on days when the sun is abundant, warm and windless, and you should choose to fish with meat bait by spreading large nests in deep water toward the sun. The suitable bait is red earthworms with thick flesh and strong flesh.