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The predator is caught all year round, the best time for catching is spring and autumn, but summer pike fishing can be successful. The key to catching a trophy is the constant search for a promising place, the frequent change of lures and methods of their wiring.
Summer fishing features
Experienced anglers know that pike are not very catchy in the summer, especially the heat is unbearable for them. As soon as the air temperature rises to +25 and above, the predator goes into the pits and thickets, where the thermometer readings are lower. It is extremely difficult to lure fish out of their hiding places in the heat, but there are some tricks. To always be with a catch, experienced anglers advise you to listen to such features of pike fishing in the summer:
- Fishing will be successful at the beginning of summer, pike in June in not very warm water feels great. The predator is still active, hunts all daylight hours, stands in the usual places, where it is much easier to catch it.
- With an increase in air temperature, the predator will hide, which is why spinningists use baits with non-hook hooks for wiring in reeds and aquatic vegetation.
- Fishing for live bait will please you with good results, for this, the snacks are set for the night, and in the morning they are checked.
- Pike fishing is carried out in the summer with different lures, you should not get hung up on just one, the arsenal of a summer spinner should be very diverse.
- The color of the baits should also change, on the same pond, a pike can bite both on acid and on natural colors.
In addition, you need to know where to look for a predator, because such places are often not visible from the coastline or from a boat. Not all the usual places are considered the most promising; behind the scenes, the catchability of a particular place can be found out by months.
| month | where to looking for |
| June | ordinary parking places, at the rifts, at the exit from the pits, on the edges |
| July | in reeds, in dense underwater vegetation, in snags that partially rise above the water and are completely flooded |
| August | the pike returns to its place, it is worth looking for it near the riffles, at the exits from the pits, near snags and aquatic vegetation |
But you should not blindly follow these instructions, you need to look more at the weather, in a cool and rainy summer, pike may not hide at all, but actively hunt in open areas on the river.
Gathering gear for summer fishing
Pike fishing in the summer involves the use of mainly spinning blanks, but their characteristics will depend on how and where fishing will be carried out.
Mainly use these:
- For fishing the water area from the coastline, spinning rods up to 2,4 m long are used, casting indicators are usually 5-20 g, higher ones are simply not needed.
- The watercraft will allow the use of shorter rods, but it is better to keep the casting the same. Pike fishing in the summer on a river or lake will be convenient with a spinning rod up to 2 m long.
To equip the rod, an inertialess coil is used, the gear ratio on which 5: 1 will be ideal. The size of the spool is chosen in the region of 2000-2500 units, which will be quite enough even when catching a trophy specimen in a pond. For reliability, it is better to put a cord as a basis; for summer fishing, a thickness of up to 0,16 mm is used. More experienced anglers are equipped with 0,12 mm, but for beginners it is better to use thicker options.
Catching pike in June with any bait is impossible without the use of a leash; during this period, the equipment is made of fluorocarbon or steel is used for reliability.
Lure selection
When it is better to catch pike in the summer, they found out, but the success of this business is 50% dependent on the choice of bait. In open water, you can try a large number of different options, at least one of them will still be able to interest a toothy predator.
The most catchy are:
- spinners;
- wobblers;
- silicone;
- live bait.
They can be used alternately, or you can give preference to this type, but often change types. And what exactly to take for the capture, it is desirable to find out in more detail.
Spoon
Fishing for pike in the summer will give good results if you use spinners as bait, while both rotating and oscillating will be a success with the predator.
In terms of size, it is better to give preference to medium and large ones, they will be able to attract attention better than small ones. The most catchy among the rotating ones are:
- Black Furry от Mepps;
- Masters of domestic production;
- Blue Fox.
Spinners are also popular, the most proven option is spinners from Spinnex, but Mepps is an excellent competitor to them. Separately, I would like to highlight the oscillating baubles of our production, Karelia catches always and everywhere and not only pike.
Castmasters will also be an excellent option for luring a predator out of an ambush, this type of bait works almost all year round.
Wobbler
Fishing for pike in June with wobblers will be effective, this artificial bait, with the right wiring, imitates a sick fish, which a predator will definitely chase. But not every option will turn out to lure, you need to know which one is suitable for catching.
In the summer, the pike will respond to a wide variety of colors, you can safely offer it:
- acid wobblers;
- fish with a natural color;
- translucent options.
In this case, it is advisable to choose those that will hang in the water column during pauses in the wiring. Pike in June, as well as in other summer months, will respond well to elongated minnow-type models, but shads will work just as well during this period.
Silicone
Silicone baits are considered to be universal, the predator bites on them always and everywhere, pike fishing in the summer without this bait is simply impossible. Most often, twisters and vibrotails are used to catch predators, but worms, slugs, crustaceans and artificial insect larvae will attract attention just as well.
In June and August, for silicone baits, they make an installation with an offset hook and a collapsible load of Cheburashka, this will allow you to catch places in the thickets of water lilies and other vegetation, where the pike stands during this period. A month with the strongest heat without mounting with a jig head will not work for the angler. It is a large soldered weight that will help the silicone sink to the desired depth and interest the pike there.
Zywiec
The use of zakidushki falls more in the autumn period, but in August this type of fishing can already be used. Not everyone knows how to catch a pike on live bait, but this method is considered the simplest.
The capture method is simple, for it you will need:
- rod blank or self-reset to form tackle;
- fishing line, about 0,4 mm thick or 0,3 mm cord;
- sinker;
- hooks for live bait;
- live bait from the same reservoir.
A pre-caught live bait is placed on a single or double hook and the tackle is thrown, it is best to do this at night. Install the rod blank or fix the self-reset on the shore. Bells are often used as a bite signal.
Pike bites on live bait in the cool season, August nights are often given out just like that. So do not neglect this type of fishing.
Technique of fishing
Pike fishing in the summer involves the use of different types of bait wiring, mainly it will depend on weather conditions:
- The pike is still active in June, the air and water temperatures are moderate, so the predator actively swims and feeds. During this period, twitch will be relevant, uniform wiring at high and medium speeds.
- Fishing for pike in July is not so active; in the heat, the predator does not rush into the trail of a quickly floating bait. Therefore, slow wiring options will be the best solution.
- In August, the pike begins to peck more actively, so it is necessary to carry out the bait more actively.
However, these are just general tips and tricks. It is necessary to build on the weather indicators and the individuality of the reservoir, and it is best to experiment.
Useful Tips
Anglers with experience with a catch always, their secret lies in the knowledge and application in practice of some of the intricacies of fishing. Among the most important are the following:
- In summer, pike on the river are caught in shallow water, where it will feel perfect.
- Lures choose a bright green color, and for wobblers, the tummy should be orange.
- The best options for wobblers for the summer will be surfacers: rattlins, rolls, sheds, minnows, poppers.
- When choosing a turntable, preference should be given to front- and back-loaded options, it is on them that pike fishing in the summer will bring the best result.
Now everyone knows how to catch pike in the summer, what baits are best to use and where to look for them. Perseverance and minimal skills will help to lure the toothy predator out of hiding.