What is the difference between a bream and a bream

Most anglers differ in their preferences, someone likes active spinning, for someone it’s better not to find anything with floats, there are lovers of newfangled “carp fishing”. Among all of them, anglers engaged in catching bream are distinguished into a special caste, they are called bream fishermen. Their frequent trophies are scavenger and bream, not everyone can find the differences between them. How they differ and who each other have to find out further.

How to distinguish

For a beginner in fishing, it will not be possible to find the differences between a bream and a bream immediately, they are quite similar, but they also have differences. The following table will help you understand who is in front of you:

In fact, a scavenger is a small bream, after a while it will become a full-fledged individual of a representative of cyprinids. This happens differently in different regions:

• in the middle lane, this will take up to three years;
• in northern reservoirs, puberty will come to the bream after at least five years.

However, there are exceptions, but they are quite rare.

Fish will differ among themselves in weight and size, up to 25 cm with a weight of about 600 g, an individual is classified as a bream, a larger catch is already classified as its relative, but other external data are also taken into account here.

The largest was caught in Finland in 1912, and the giant weighed 11,550 kg.

Nowadays, a fish weighing 2 kg is considered a real trophy, but a 45-cm representative of the ichthyofauna weighing 4-5 kg ​​comes across very rarely. Only anglers with a very big luck can get a 10-kilogram one.

Bream Secrets

To catch a decent-sized fish, you need to know where, when and what he will bite. These secrets have long been known to experienced anglers, while beginners have very little information. Next, we will consider in more detail each subtlety that is taken into account when fishing for bream.

Promising places

This representative of cyprinids is found both in stagnant waters and on large rivers. For trophy options of a decent size, you should go to not small reservoirs, the haven of bream from 3 kg or more are:

• large lakes;
• reservoirs of a decent size;
• large rivers.

The flock will be located on the shallows only at the very beginning of spring, when the sun is just beginning to warm the water. With an increase in air and water temperature, the fish will move to decent depths and will stand there, and will go out to feed mainly at night.

Favorite parking places are pits from 4 m or more, and large individuals are almost always located at the greatest depths of the reservoir.

The most promising places are pits located at a distance of 40-50 m from the coastline. There you can fish with different types of gear with or without a watercraft.

Beginner anglers should also pay attention to:

• at the reeds;
• places with little underwater vegetation.

There, the carp representative feels protected, becomes less shy, takes almost all the tasty treats offered on the hook with pleasure.

When to catch

Bream is caught with different types of gear all year round; like other types of fish, it does not have complete suspended animation. According to the seasons, it is better to give preference to such periods of time:

• in spring, a cunning representative of cyprinids will respond well to bait and bait in the morning, while zhor falls on the spawning period and the time immediately after the ice melts;
• in summer it is better to fish at night, a decrease in air and water temperature will push the fish to search for food, however, with cold snaps and before rain, it will also take well;
• autumn is considered the golden season for catching, moderate temperature allows you to fish all day, the most avid bream dwellers often stay overnight, it is they who most often have real trophies;
• in winter they search in the first half of the day or at night, the first ice will be the most catchy, as well as the time before the ice cover melts.

It is within the indicated time frame that a large number of fish can be caught, and a trophy specimen often comes across.

Weather

Fish of the cyprinid family will be perfectly caught with moderate thermometer readings, sharp drops, squalls, gusty winds, heavy rains, he does not like it.

In winter, a steady thaw for a couple of days activates the bream, but the subsequent frosts will drive the fish to a depth, but it quickly adapts to such conditions. After 3 days, the bream will again willingly take the delicacy offered to it.

What are they catching

The bream is classified as a peaceful species of fish, it is caught with different types of gear. The most successful are:

• float tackle;
• feeder tackle.

In open water from a boat, fishing with a ring will bring success, this method only works when catching bream.

All types of fishing and the correctness of equipment can be found and studied in more detail in other articles on our website. Thanks to the advice and recommendations of experienced anglers, even a beginner will be able to independently assemble any tackle and subsequently catch fish in any of the reservoirs.

Feeds and baits

Everyone knows about the voracity of the bream, it is simply impossible to catch it without preliminary feeding. For this, both purchased mixtures from different manufacturers and self-cooked cereals are used. There are a lot of recipes, each fisherman independently chooses the most suitable one for himself, makes his own adjustments and additions, if necessary, and feeds the chosen place.

Particular attention should be paid to the smells of the feed mixture, cinnamon or coriander is considered universal, the rest will work seasonally, taking into account the characteristics of each reservoir.

Baits for bream are used differently, in many respects the choice depends on weather conditions and the time of year:

• meat, worm, maggot, bloodworm, used in cold water, although in the summer you can cunningly seduce a sandwich from a piece of worm with maggot;
• vegetable, such as pearl barley, corn, peas, mastyrka, semolina, work more in summer, their smell and appearance at this time are more attractive.

It should be understood that in order not to scare away the cautious representative of cyprinids from bait, it is necessary to mix the bait that is planned to be used in sufficient quantities.

They learned the differences between a scavenger and a bream, and also found out when and how to catch this cunning representative of cyprinids. Then it’s up to the small, test all the tips and tricks on the pond.