Lures for pike perch are chosen by anglers depending on the fishing conditions in a particular body of water at a particular time. Lures for pike perch are very diverse. Pike perch can be caught using rotating and oscillating spoons, wobblers, various silicone baits, mandula, and foam fish. Pike perch has excellent eyesight, it distinguishes shades perfectly, and not just any bait can attract it. Our article describes what the color and size of pike perch baits should be, as well as the types and models that are best used for catching this predatory fish.
Appearance, lifestyle and fishing for pike perch
Pike perch has a slender, slender, elongated body with slightly compressed sides, which is covered with small and hard scales that reliably protect the pike perch’s body from all kinds of injuries and the teeth of other predators. With its elongated body shape it is similar to a pike, with transverse stripes on the sides it resembles a perch, it has two fangs on the lower and upper jaws, for which it received the nickname fanged from fishermen.
Pike perch prefers to live in large and deep rivers, choosing places with a rocky, gristly or sandy bottom. In rivers, pike perch prefers to stick to deep places: holes, whirlpools, steep yars. Pike perch likes to stay in places where the depth changes sharply, on the so-called depth drops, on channel and near edges. Pike perch likes to stay in snags, among fallen trees and bushes. Pike perch can live not only in rivers, but also in large and deep lakes and reservoirs with running water.
Pike perch is a typical predator; its diet consists of small fish of various species. Pike perch uses two different methods in hunting prey: from ambush and from hijacking.
Pike perch is both a valuable commercial fish and a favorite object of many anglers for recreational and sport fishing. In winter, pike perch are caught using spoons and balancers. Many anglers catch pike perch in winter using sprat. With the beginning of the warm season comes the most popular time for catching pike perch among anglers; at this time it is caught using spinning, trolling, live bait bottom tackle and side fishing rods.
You can read more about pike perch, where it lives, what it eats, its lifestyle and habits in our article Pike perch
Habitat of pike perch in autumn
This fish can be found mainly in the area of bridges, as well as under artificial structures. You need to know that pike perch prefers to swim in clear water, so you need to take a closer look at the pond. If you plan to fish from a boat, then it is better to have an echo sounder for this. In autumn, pike perch becomes more active and leaves their usual places of residence. He begins to chase roach and bream.
