pike ban

There are many ways to save the populations of fish that now live in our reservoirs, one of which is the creation of normal conditions for laying eggs. This applies to both predators and peaceful fish, and the ban on pike is now very relevant. In natural reservoirs, there are very few left without additional stocking of the toothy predator.

What is a ban and when does it expire?

In the middle lane, the ban on catching pike rather limits its catch in order to preserve the population of the predator in a natural way in natural habitats. The essence of this event is that a sexually mature toothy predator can spawn without problems. Subsequently, individuals will grow from the eggs, which will continue to restore or maintain the resources of this reservoir. Each region sets its own deadlines for the ban!

On most large waterways, two types of procedure are distinguished, it is better to present them in the form of a table.

Each of the species does not have clearly defined boundaries; the bans will begin and end differently every year, depending on weather conditions.

Typically, spring catch limits come into effect in mid-March and last until mid-April.

The catch limit for pike is determined by the following provisions:

1. Fishing is generally prohibited in spawning grounds, places where mature individuals go to spawn.
2. In other parts of the reservoir, one angler can fish on one bottom, float or spinning type blank with one hook.
3. You can take no more than 3 kg of fish.

Otherwise, each region is being finalized under individual conditions. In winter, a more severe one operates; in places of wintering pits, it is generally forbidden to catch fish in any way.

Fishing restrictions in the ban

During the breeding season, namely in the pre-spawning period, other features are superimposed for catching both a predator and peaceful fish. In each region, they will be different, so before you go fishing, you should learn more about the chosen reservoir and the laws in force there.

The general provisions of the remaining restrictions on capture are:

• fishing is carried out only from the shore, any boats on the water are strictly prohibited until the end of spawning;
• you can use only permitted gear, donks, float fishing rod and spinning, it is better to postpone everything else for later;
• they are caught away from spawning grounds, their location is additionally specified in the fishery;
• spearfishing during spring spawning is strictly prohibited;
• it is worth being careful in places bordering spawning grounds;
• when it is forbidden to catch pike in the pond, any sports competitions are not held;
• it is strictly forbidden to clean the channel, to strengthen the banks, these works are postponed to a later date;
• it is also not allowed to extract any resources from the bottom or banks of the river.

Prohibitions

In order not to get into an unpleasant situation and not cross the line of the law, you need to know when the spring or winter ban on pike ends, as well as when it starts. To do this, you need to regularly follow the news on fishing sites and clarify the information on the site of the fishing supervision. It should be understood that the spring spawning and winter restrictions have significant differences, so further we will study each of them in more detail.

Spring

It is used in all the middle lane, some northern and southern regions. Depending on the weather conditions in this place, the ban on pike fishing may begin in early to mid-March, in the southern reservoirs the water is already warm enough for spawning. The middle lane and the northern regions set the framework later.

It should be understood that pike starts spawning at the age of 3-4 years, and small individuals are the first to spawn, then medium ones, and large pike are connected to the process later than everyone else. Males accompany females to spawning grounds, a couple of gentlemen are enough for a young individual, but a large-sized toothy predator sometimes has to travel with 7 members of the opposite sex at once.

The ban ends at the end of May, after which you can fish from a boat and with several rods.

Winter

The winter ban also does not have clearly defined boundaries in time. The beginning falls on freezing, as soon as the entire reservoir is under a solid layer. The end of the ban period also depends on weather conditions, the scours will notify you of the end.

Winter differs from spring in that it is impossible to catch at all in certain areas of the water area.

For a fisherman, it is important not only to catch today, he also thinks about the future, so he will always adhere to prohibitions and restrictions. You should not succumb to the easy availability of pike during the spawning period and ignore the ban, it is better to wait a bit and allow the fish to leave offspring.