Bream fishing in July

The bream is one of the most anticipated trophies for feeder anglers and many other types of fishing. However, in order to catch a truly large fish, it is necessary to take into account many important factors: the characteristics of the place of fishing, time, bait or bait, the choice of bait, the equipment of gear. Feeder gear, even for an angler who is not a high professional in this business, turns into an effective fishing tool that allows you to experience the fight with very large fish and never be left without a catch in the hot summer month.

Features of the behavior of bream in July

Summer heat negatively affects the behavior of absolutely all types of fish in various water bodies. In the daytime, their rhythm freezes, with rare exceptions, all activity is transferred to the night, morning time, which determines the popularity of night fishing.

In July, small specimens of bream – bream roam the entire reservoir in small flocks, actively feed, do not go to deep places of the river, reservoir or lake, keeping close to the coastline, coastal vegetation. Large breams lead a completely different lifestyle, adhering to the deepest places during the day. Although there are exceptions to every rule.

July bream is indeed a little unpredictable, and those who say that it is very easy to catch bream in the middle of summer are not entirely right. Rather, they are talking about catching scavengers, but in order to hunt for a truly trophy bream, the angler will have to take preparation very seriously: choosing a place for fishing, the composition of bait, and bait. The behavior of a bream always depends on the conditions of the specific reservoirs in which this fish lives: depth, bottom topography, temperature regime. It is these features that we will talk about.

Where to look for bream?

In very warm weather, the amount of oxygen in the water decreases, especially in lakes, the fish becomes inactive. Almost all types of fish, and bream is no exception, after 10 o’clock in the morning move to the deep places of the reservoir, approaching the coastal zone only in the morning or at night.

On stagnant reservoirs during the day, breams adhere to places with considerable depth, often not active at all. On warm nights, the bream moves closer to the shore, where the food supply is larger. Here it is attracted by bloodworms, caddis flies, other invertebrates and insect larvae. At this time, the lake bream prefers food of animal origin, but also does not refuse vegetable origin.

On the rivers during the day, the bream stands in deep places not far from the channel, but away from the channel current. Adheres to sharp changes in depth, pronounced brows. The bream never lies on the bottom of the pit, it stands at the exit from it or at the entrance. From such deep places, the bream comes out in the morning, evening hours and at night. Moreover, at such a time of day, a bream looking for food can be found where you do not expect it at all – on the shallows.

It is best to carry out reconnaissance of the bottom and bait in advance before fishing. Do not forget that the bream in the river always lives on a clay or sandy bottom. In other places, especially in July, it is almost impossible to meet him. In the hot months, you can meet bream in places where there are underwater springs that saturate the water with oxygen.

You can find bream in the summer on the lake by the characteristic chomping sounds that fish make when looking for food. Often large flocks of bream are found under steep steep banks with a large accumulation of shells at the bottom. If in such a place it is possible to catch one bream, then, most likely, the whole flock is somewhere nearby.

To search for food, the bream makes small forays and often returns to its favorite places of feeding. If such a place was found, then you need to wait a bit. The probability of catching the next instance is high.

Regardless of the season, the bream is always very cautious. Excessive noise is guaranteed to scare the fish away from the most delicious bait thrown into a promising place, and it will not return to it very soon.

Features of bream tackle

If you want to catch bream on a feeder in the summer, you need to pay attention to gear.

• The length of the rod should be about 3.30-4 meters. Its test depends on the weight of the feeder filled with feed. On the rivers it is somewhere around 70-140 grams, the average test is 90 grams.
• It is important that the feeder holds the bottom very well. When fishing on lakes and reservoirs, the feeders can be placed smaller, since the need to keep it in the course disappears. Feeders for fishing on the river: triangular, rectangular, preferably closed type when using fine-grained bait. When using large fractions – open. They are more stable in the current. For fishing on the lake, you can use a variety of forms of feeders, regardless of their weight.
• The reel for the feeder is selected 2500-3000 units with a metal spool, the friction clutch must be working, no matter if it is rear or front. Baitraner on such fishing, most likely, will not be useful, but you should not immediately write it off – anything can happen.
• A fishing line or braid should be chosen as strong as possible and at the same time thin. For the main line, it is better to take a cord 0.12, a leash – a monofilament 0.14 millimeters. This balance is due to the caution of the bream in summer. At the end of the braid, it is mandatory to use a shock leader (0.26-0.27 mm) made of fluorocarbon.
• Hooks must be strong and of very high quality. Numbers 9-14 will do. The size of the hook directly depends on the type of nozzle. The best hooks are now considered products of the company Ovner.
• The feeder must be equipped with at least three interchangeable tips, adapted to the use of feeders of different weights, for places with different flow rates.

When fishing for bream, all the main types of mounting feeder equipment are suitable. The most commonly used are the paternoster and the asymmetric loop.

The most effective nozzles

Fishing baits are varied. In summer, the bream is completely omnivorous. Both animal attachments and plant origin attachments are used.

Among the baits, the most popular are maggot, bloodworm, worm, barley shell.

It is worth switching to vegetable baits (cereals, pasta, corn, peas, bread and dough), making sure that the bream completely ignores the animals.

When fishing with you, it is advisable to take the maximum set of different nozzles: it is very difficult to guess which of them will work in advance. There are frequent cases when the bream begins to peck at those nozzles that are not intended for fishing at all. The use of sandwiches made up of several baits proved to be very effective.

Bait – the key to a good bite

Bait when fishing for bream in the middle of the summer often becomes the key to a good catch. If we summarize the experience of all anglers, a whole book is not enough to describe all the components of the bait and the secrets used in its preparation. The peculiarity of bait largely depends on the activity of the fish, the characteristics of the reservoir. But there are also general patterns in the preparation of July bait for catching this fish:

• For complementary foods, you can use both purchased and self-prepared mixtures;
• It is desirable to add peas, corn and other large fractions to purchased small-fraction bait. This helps to cut off the little things when fishing;
• It is recommended to weight the applied bait with soil from the place of fishing, but it is not worth stuffing the feeder tightly. The feed should easily come out of it, forming a feeding spot;
• Bait should contain light elements. It is believed that a bright spot on the bottom attracts fish from afar. Some anglers use colored pasta;
• The addition of various additives-attractants has been widely used. The main thing is not to overdo it! Sweet smells (vanilla, strawberry, honey) really attract bream if they are sweet in moderation. The bait must contain a nozzle or bait, which will be used for fishing;
• It is advisable to produce a large feed in the evening.

Technique and tactics of fishing

Real bream fishing always starts with choosing a spot. The basic principles for choosing a place for fishing on the river and on the lake are the same. Be sure to carefully examine the bottom of the reservoir, its depth and topography. Silty places on the river are unlikely to fit. It is desirable that there are anomalies at the bottom: depth differences, edges, where the probability of bream parking is much greater. In this case, a marker weight and a float will help you.

Depth measurement can be done with an ordinary feeder rod, on which a load is installed instead of a feeder. By counting the time until the load falls to the bottom, you can calculate the depth at the place of fishing. With each rotation of the coil, the time of its fall is recorded. If the load falls more slowly, the depth increases, and vice versa. This way you can determine the distance to the perspective point, which is clipped on the coil.

The features of the bottom are determined as follows: if the bottom is muddy or overgrown with algae, then when winding the coil, a light but uniform load is felt, the resistance is minimal. If the bottom is covered with shell rock, a stone, a tapping is felt in the hand. If the resistance suddenly disappears, then the load has fallen into the pit. On the sandy bottom, the load moves smoothly without sudden changes in the applied force.

The primary feeding of the fishing point is carried out: only 5-10 casts with a quick emptying of the feeder when the rod is jerked. Groundbait for primary feeding should be finely dispersed and well moistened in order to reach the bottom and only there it begins to be washed away by the current. The second layer is applied on top of the first. It already consists of a mixture of different fractions with the addition of a nozzle, which will be used for fishing.

After feeding, the actual fishing begins. You need to start with a small leash (about 40 centimeters), then the length is changed as needed. If the leash is long, and the bait is bitten or chewed by the fish, it must be shortened. If there are no bites, lengthen.

While the bream is interested in the bait, the tip of the feeder rod will remain motionless. The fish takes the bait and moves away calmly. At this time, the bite is reflected on the rod. The tip should always be closely monitored, otherwise the moment of bite will be missed. It is worth remembering that the bream has weak lips, so a sharp cut can lead to loss of the catch.

Night fishing for bream on the feeder

Fishing for bream at night in July is very exciting, but requires some preparation of gear. Casting distance with such fishing is much less. The bream comes closer to the shore at night.

For such fishing, it is imperative to equip your place, prepare spare rigs and leashes in advance, conveniently arrange all the necessary elements: tackle, bait, nozzles, so that you can easily find them in low light conditions. Naturally, such fishing is indispensable without a flashlight. Many use special light, sound bite alarms.

Bream are caught all year round. And in the summer months, in particular, in July, there is an opportunity to compete with the largest specimens of this fish. It is not surprising that bream fishing during this period with the help of a feeder is gaining more and more popularity. It is great for fishing from the shore on rivers and any stagnant waters. Its advantage is that lure is periodically delivered to the place of fishing, as well as in a considerable range of casting gear.