Best fish of the season

I try to keep statistics on the record fish of each past fishing season. For me personally, this is important from the point of view of understanding the dynamics of the "trophy" of my favorite reservoirs. And what is interesting is that, despite the constant cry of most fishermen to reduce fish in our rivers and reservoirs, my statistics indicate that the situation with fish in general, and with trophy specimens in particular, is fairly stable. That is, the capture of the same pike in 8-10 kilograms of live weight in the Barmino-Vasilsursk water area is still real throughout the season. Like the capture of pike perch from 5 to 8 kilograms in October on the same part of the Volga. Due to the participation in the competitions, there was some interruption in the maintenance of these statistics, but in the last two seasons, the regularity of visits to the part of the Volga under consideration has recovered, and the results confirm that the fish are fine!

Season 2017. Best pike 9+ kg

Season 2018. The best pike 8 ++ kg.

In the season of 2017, the largest zander caught by us in the Barmino-Vasilsursk water area did not exceed 4 kilograms by weight. But our colleagues were catching fish weighing 5-7 kilograms ...

This year I was able to make sure that there were trophy specimens of pike perch in this section of the Volga. In addition to what I saw in the echo sounder several large fish, during one of the fishing trips with a client, such a pike perch caught my tackle ... 7+ kilo

I would hope that the trend is stable, and the stocks of trophy specimens (and this is actually the brood stock of this range) will not decrease. To do this, just try to keep alive and release all specimens of fish from 4-5 kilograms. And “on food”, if necessary, take pike and zander up to 1.5-2 kilo in weight. There are many such fish in the reservoir and this causes relatively little damage to the prospects for fish stock.

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