In the upper and lower reaches of the rivers with an unhurried course, there is a podust. Fish in different places is called differently, but most often it is called "black-bellied" or "black-bellied" because of the strip, which, like a black film, passes under the entire abdomen of a creature. This variety feeds on plant foods (although it does not refuse small crustaceans), but it does this differently from “herbivorous” roach or bream. Podust fish likes to feed near the stream rod or in pits, where a lot of different kinds of food settle. Experienced anglers argue that the black-haw can be found near the clay steep yarns, where he eats excellent grass and small river inhabitants.
Perhaps this is why the mouth of the podust looks like a slit cut above the cartilaginous plate of the lower jaw.
Some fishermen believe that the fish will come (photo in front of you), which is very similar to a fish, while others indicate its similarity to dace. The maximum length of this individual does not exceed 35 centimeters, however, specimens more than 20-30 cm long and weighing no more than three hundred grams are more often caught. Podust-fish is covered with very tightly pressed scales: large dark green on the back, silver on the sides and on the abdomen. The fin located on the back is usually black, and the tail is gray, of different densities. Spawning fish spawns where warm water flows calmly and non-quickly. Interestingly, the average female at one time can lay more than 12 thousand eggs. Having seen snow-white caviar, podust-fish goes downstream. It is found in almost all rivers of Russia.
However, if you don’t arrange a special hunt for it, you may not even suspect that Podust lives in local waters.
Hunting for the Pusta
It is paradoxical that the feeding places of the moth do not coincide with its habitat zones. “Stoil” is a podust-fish on rocky shallows, where stones are covered with vegetation. Feeding her here is difficult. The bait gets into crevices or under stones; it’s difficult to get it, so it becomes ineffective. The fish rests near clay ledges, but there it does not show interest in feeding.
And without feeding it is impossible to catch. Fish is very fond of large, "resistant" large food that does not fall to the bottom. What to do? It is best to find a ledge near the coast with a flat silty bottom without hooks. It is best to make bait from steamed buckwheat, wheat or barley grains. If the flow is quite fast, the grains can be rolled into clay so that they are not carried away. However, the bait should not lie at the bottom. You can catch a podust by dragging it along the bottom.
Moreover, it is worth considering that the fish does not immediately swallow the bait, but for some time holds it in the mouth, as if tasting it. Naturally, at this moment she can easily free herself and leave. When the podust-fish nevertheless swallows its prey, it starts furiously resisting, but, fortunately, not very long. If the bottom is covered with hooks (and this is exactly what happens most often), it is best to drag the podust with a half-bottom or a plug. Naturally, it can also be caught with the help of a feeder, but only if the fisherman owns it very skillfully. The fish feeds in the daytime, and it is constantly in motion. First, the fish is very sensitive to water temperature and flow rate. Secondly, it constantly “monitors” fast-growing thickets of bottom plants. Traveler fish is difficult to catch, but that’s why catching a bait becomes so interesting.
