Where to look for her at this time
In summer, pike stay in their usual stopping places. Large individuals prefer to be at depth.
To get a hefty trophy in June, you need to fish pools and holes where cold water predominates. Also an excellent place for pike hunting will be areas near the mouth of springs. A reverse current often forms in this area and the water does not warm up.
Speaking of young specimens, it is worth noting the classic places. These include:
- coastal vegetation;
- the boundary between underwater flora and clean water;
- snag;
- roots of washed away trees.
It should also be remembered that pike do not like currents and try in every possible way to avoid it. The predator's exit to the shore can be determined by the strange calm on the water. A glass-smooth surface established in the place where the fry had just splashed indicates that this area should be fished immediately. Active biting lasts in a specific place for no more than half an hour. After this, the predator goes into hiding.
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How to catch pike in June
Pike fishing in early June is usually more successful when using wobblers as bait. At the end of June, it is recommended to use small, 5-7 cm, and narrow oscillating spoons.
An important factor is the choice of bait color for pike fishing. It is believed that pike will prefer white, red and black. However, each body of water may have its own characteristics. Therefore, remember that it is also customary to select the color based on the color of the water in the reservoir: dark tones will be good for clear water, bright and light colors will be good for cloudy water.
Pike fishing in June largely depends on the fishing. Experienced fishermen recommend fishing along the coastline and along underwater vegetation, that is, in places where pike usually ambush natural food. In this case, it is rational to use a non-hooking spoon to minimize the possibility of snagging on algae. Wiring should be done at medium speed, without making sudden jerks.
Also in June it is very good to catch pike with live bait. Throw the bait into windows without vegetation, along the vegetation, and the result will not keep you waiting. Small crucian carp are perfect as live bait.
During periods of least pike activity, the presence of an echo sounder and a boat increases the chance of returning with a catch. First of all, they fish places that could potentially serve as shelter for pike: various holes, places where water lilies accumulate, etc.
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Lures, what is best for taking
An important characteristic when choosing lures for pike in June is their size. Specimens that are too small will not interest a freshwater predator, and specimens that are too large will scare them away.
For successful fishing with a spinning rod, spinners with a blade that beats off the grass and oscillating non-snaking spoons with protective mustaches are suitable.
At the beginning of summer, pike react well to all sorts of exotics such as buzzbaits and spinnerbaits, which are equally successfully used for fishing from the surface and from the bottom. When wiring, they put a significant load on the coil, so it is better to replace this part of the equipment by installing a multiplier instead of the inertia-free mechanism.
Jig remains an equally popular method of fishing for freshwater predators. Fans of jig fishing use classic twisters and vibrotails. It is enough for the fisherman to evenly guide such a bait in half-water or drag it along the bottom surface.
When fishing in snags, a retractable leash or Carolina rig is suitable. And for those who want to see the bite process, poppers and walkers are a good solution. In this case, we must not forget about a rigid spinning rod, which allows you to do the wiring in short jerks.
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Pike in June - what to catch
Lures for the June predator are perhaps the most diverse of the entire set for the entire year. Wobblers, spinners - spinners and spinners, silicone on a jig will be used - spinning in June is very diverse in the baits used. For now, only surface baits will remain idle - poppers, walkers, sliders, gliders, including the Croatian egg.
On many bodies of water, the grass has not yet risen enough to use the most superficial baits. You can easily fish with catchy spinners and medium-depth wobblers.
In June, pike stand on the tops of mounds and on the tops of slopes - that’s where you need to look for them.
If we go out onto the riverbed, then, as in April, the most catchy bait when casting will be a jig. We find a channel dump and lead jigs along the upper edge of the channel dump. This is different from spring fishing - pike in June is higher than it was in April. Because the forage fish moved higher along the slope, and the predator followed its “herds”.
Quite a bit of time will pass, another week, and the food fish will be all in the thick grass, which will slowly begin to fill the reservoirs. Then you will need to catch pike in the grass, get baits for surface fishing and catch pike with poppers and sliders.
In the meantime, you can still catch pike in the depths. The good thing about spinning in June is that it allows you to fish in a variety of ways and use a wide variety of baits. This makes June fishing especially attractive - we caught pike with wobblers, switched to spinners, then fished with spoons and finally checked interesting places on the riverbed with a jig.
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Pike at the beginning of June, in the middle and at the end
Pike is most active at the beginning of the month, when its vital activity is determined by cool climatic conditions and lack of nutrition.
By the middle, its dynamism, as a rule, decreases. Therefore, it is necessary to visit several reservoirs and find one in which the pike is still ready to make contact. And already at the end of June, fish activity decreases to a minimum, which is facilitated by hot weather and an increase in the abundance of natural food in reservoirs.
For the most effective pike hunting in June, you must follow the following recommendations:
- Go fishing in the morning from 5 to 9 o'clock and in the evening from 4 o'clock until sunset. Occasionally in the first month of summer there are night bites.
- Pike activity predictably increases before a thunderstorm.
- The optimal ambient temperature for pike fishing in June is 20 degrees Celsius.
Pike fishing in June is unique. After all, fishing for spotted hunter is significantly different from catching all other freshwater fish. A strong, dexterous and sharp inhabitant of reservoirs knows how to show character. Therefore, the correct selection of gear and fishing time plays a decisive role in this dynamic process.
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Pike fishing in June in small bodies of water
If we take into account small bodies of water - small rivers, ponds, lakes and barrels in wetlands, then pike in June still continues to stand in the deepest places in these waters. For small bodies of water, a depth of 2-3 meters is already the deepest place along the entire length of a shallow river or in the water area of a small lake.
In small bodies of water, pike stay near the bottom and are excellently caught there using microjigs and UL wobblers.
It is in these places that spinning will be the most productive in June. Even if the pike in such reservoirs does not grow to trophy size, the very specificity of the reservoir makes fishing there very exciting. Use ultralight bait, and you will see that spinning in June on a small body of water can rival the emotions of catching a trophy predator on the Volga or Ob expanses in November.
Wobblers weighing 1-5 grams, spinners weighing 2-3 grams, micro spinners, micro jigs - all these baits will be in demand on a small river or small lake. Everywhere in these places, in June, pike will be caught perfectly on a UL class spinning rod, it is actively feeding, it will attack ultralight bait.
Fishing for pike in June after the spawning ban can already be done using spinning rods. Therefore, let’s remember the basics of pike fishing in June. Let's clarify what baits to use for catching pike at this time, at what time of day you can count on a more active bite. We’ll also figure out where pike fishing in June will be more productive.
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Features of pike fishing in June
The first month of summer is characterized by a gradual increase in air temperature. If at the beginning of the month there are still cool days and the pike goes hunting in shallow water, by the end of June it begins to hide in the depths. With the onset of heat, you can catch pike only in the most cluttered reservoirs, in dense thickets of grass and snags, in shady creeks and swamps.
June fishing cannot be called stable and successful . Therefore, you can’t count on catching a trophy specimen. But every rule has its exceptions. If a toothy beauty is spotted in the chosen place, it can be provoked to bite by changing the bait, repeated casts, and the rhythm of the retrieve. And luck will definitely smile!
Pike fishing is possible at any time of the year , but each of them requires a certain approach and level of knowledge. A patient fisherman will be able to find an approach to a cunning predator and will not be left without a catch.
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Time and place of fishing
Of course, the time of active biting and the choice of places for fishing are individual parameters for each body of water. However, some universal criteria still exist and by adhering to them you can count on results.
Fishing time
Of course, you can fish with a spinning rod throughout the day in June, but the morning hours are considered productive - 3-4 hours after sunrise and the evening, approximately from 16:00 until sunset. This is the so-called morning and evening “out” of fish. However, at lunchtime you can also successfully catch, for example, chub, and in the dark you can catch pike perch and even catfish quite well.
It should also be taken into account that any fish, when the air temperature rises, tends to find places that are not so exposed to the influence of sunlight - deeper areas of the reservoir or those places where bushes and trees growing on the shore create shade.
Choosing a fishing spot
The choice of places where you plan to fish is very important and depends on what kind of fish you would like to catch. It is no secret that each type of fish gravitates to certain places, and you also need to take into account that small fish choose certain locations for hunting, larger individuals can be found in other places.
In June, when the water warms up enough, schools of small fish can be seen especially in shallow places. These can be rudd, bleak, goby and others. By visually detecting a cluster, you can be sure that there are predators nearby. This is especially true when it is not an open area, but there are natural shelters.
Seasonality is of great importance, so the places where you are most likely to find fish in June will be something like this:
- Perch. Schools of small bass love to be in warm shallow waters and can often be seen even visually. Shallows, beaches, spits, windows among aquatic vegetation are his favorite habitats.
Larger striped ones are located further from the shore, typical places will be a hard rocky bottom, drifts from shallows to depth, and it is almost guaranteed that a school of perch can be found on the border of aquatic vegetation.
- Pike. A solitary ambush predator, pike always prefers to be in cover where it waits for its prey and from where it attacks it. In the vast majority of cases, you should look for this fish near the walls of reeds, in thickets of water lilies and near trees that have fallen into the water; pike spends most of the summer close to the shore.
- Chub. First of all, you should look for this fish on rivers, namely on the rifts. But not only rifts are a promising place for catching chub. These can be all kinds of backwaters, whirlpools, places where there is a reverse current or the stream borders on calm water.
- Asp. A very cunning and cautious fish. It makes sense to try to catch asp on large rivers and reservoirs. The location of the asp can be determined by characteristic splashes on the surface, as well as by flocks of birds circling over certain areas of the reservoir.
- Pike perch. A lover of deep holes, edges, ditches and depth changes. The most effective way to catch this fish is to fish from a boat or cast long distance from the shore. At night, the chances of a pike perch biting increase in those places where there is access from the depths to the shallows, since the pike perch comes out to feed in shallow water areas precisely in the dark. When fishing for pike perch at night, there is a high probability of catching catfish, which is considered a nocturnal predator.
As for peaceful fish species, they can be found in almost any part of the reservoir, for example, the medium-sized rudd loves warm shallow waters with an abundance of aquatic vegetation, while more serious specimens prefer to stay apart and look for shelter.
Catching crucian carp, carp or bream is rather random, and you can try to find a concentration of these fish species, but the likelihood of being left with nothing in this case is very high.
Since spinning fishing is a fairly active method of fishing that involves constant movement across a body of water, you should always remember that when approaching the fishing spot, it is undesirable to make sudden movements and create a lot of noise, because fish, especially in early summer, can often be right under your feet. Accordingly, if she is frightened by the actions of the fisherman, it will no longer be possible to catch her.
Fishing for pike in June using a spinning rod
In June, the spawning ban ends in many regions. Therefore, the time has come to catch pike with a spinning rod. In June, pike fishing with a spinning rod is very diverse in terms of the baits used. To catch pike in June using a spinning rod, you can use: wobblers, spinner spoons, spinner spoons, jigs. In a word, all deep and medium-depth baits. Superficial ones are not effective, since the pike is already hot and looks for cooler places and strives for depth. In addition, the reservoirs are not yet overgrown with grass, so choose the above-mentioned baits.
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