1. Looking for mud soup? Looking for fish stars?
People often think that carps live in seclusion at the bottom of the water and easily lose their beauty. In fact, some unique habits of carp will also make them show their true colors in Lushan. Stirring up the mud soup and making bubbles (fish stars) are two important clues for finding carp.
Mud soup: Carp always like to dig mud with their mouths at the bottom of the water, or swim close to the bottom to find food, so it is easy to muddy the water. In shallow areas, you will also see waves of mud rising in the water. This is when the carp is exposing itself, so there is a saying of "catching carp in muddy soup". When the water is deep, although no mud waves are visible on the water surface, the lower layer of the water is still turbid, which also indicates the presence of carp. If the pond is crystal clear, it may not be a good place to catch carp.
Fish Star: Bubbles will appear on the water surface when carps dig into the mud or exhale. Although many fish spit bubbles, carp bubbles are easy to identify. The bubbles are relatively large, and sometimes three or two pop up. Clusters of water bubbles will appear when digging in the mud, and sometimes you can see the movement of the bubbles. This indicates that the carp is swimming while digging in the mud at the bottom of the water, looking for food.
2. Weeds and silt areas
Carp also like to swim to places with weeds and mud, because insects and shrimps tend to live here, making them ideal places to feed. Therefore, fishing friends have summed up this fishing proverb: "Fishing for grass, fishing for dirty fish, but not fishing for bare fish". The "dirty" here refers to the presence of rotten grass, dead leaves and other debris under the water, while the "smooth" refers to the smooth and smooth bottom of the water, which cannot hold fish, so it is not suitable to set the hook.
3. Easy to find during breeding period
There is another time when carp is most likely to reveal its identity, which is its spawning season. Temperatures vary across the country, so carp spawning times are also inconsistent across the country. It usually lays eggs when the water temperature is 18 to 20 degrees Celsius. For example: Carp start to shake around May Day in Beijing area.
At this time, male and female carps always chase wildly in places with aquatic plants, branches, and debris, and even swim up to the surface. At this time, even ponds where carp are rarely seen will be bustling with activity. During this period, although the carp is busy swinging, it will bite the hook and eat. Many people seize the opportunity when the carp appears and fish with the hook. Because they run rampant and have no scruples, if the hook is sharp, the hook will often squeeze out.
However, the female carp caught has a big belly and a belly full of fish roe; the male carp will also squeeze out white semen. The fishing friends couldn't bear it and were uneasy, so they avoided setting the hook during the carp's swing. Of course, the pregnancy of female carp is not limited to this time, and carp with strips are often caught during the non-spawning season.
4. Underwater depressions
There are also places where carp like to go, such as potholes on the bottom of the water. It is easy for insects and shrimps to grow here, which can be said to be a canteen for fish; another important reason is that carp have the habit of seeking shade and avoiding sun. They use this place as a shelter and will hide here if they are slightly disturbed.
How do you actually find these places? If you use a sea pole, you don't need to install the hook first, install the pendant and cast it far away, and then slowly reel in the line. You will feel that the pendant suddenly becomes lighter, maybe it is sliding down. If it becomes heavier and the pendant hits the uphill slope, it means you have encountered a pit. In low-lying terrain, if you hit the pole a few times to the left and right, you can detect a deep ditch. If you use a hand pole, you can more accurately measure the bottom situation by observing the changes in the float.
5. Near the fish pond aerator
Nowadays, many fish ponds are equipped with aerators. If the weather is wet and stuffy, you can turn on the aerator and the water will fly. Not only will the fish not be afraid, but they will come around and set the hook here. Of course, you can't go wrong. The feeding place is definitely a fish nest, and fish are often caught as soon as the pole is lowered.
6. Find fish by tending to temperature and oxygen
There are also some common methods, such as thermotaxis, oxygen tendency, etc. In terms of water temperature, different seasons, different water depths, different directions of sunlight, and the same water body will have different water temperatures. Fish are cold-blooded animals, and the difference between body temperature and water temperature is 0.5?l degrees Celsius. Generally, the most suitable water temperature for freshwater fish is 20?30 degrees Celsius. Carp will of course swim to places where the temperature is optimal or close to it.
In terms of oxygen, the oxygen content in water is uneven and changes with the weather: it is higher on a sunny day than a cloudy day, higher on a dry day than a humid day, higher in sun-drenched water than in deep water, and on a windy day than in a windy day. It is higher when the wind blows, it is higher after a rain than before a rain, living water is higher than still water, etc. Grasp these changes and lower the hook to the oxygen-rich area, which is equivalent to finding a fish nest.