What kind of fish can we catch using lures ? part 1

Kind of fish : part 1

Today we're meeting to talk about the different types of fish we're going to be looking for when we fish with lures.

Since lure fishing consists of imitating animals like small fish, the fish we will be looking for are predators. In France, there are 5 "main" fish that we will meet during our fishing sessions:

- Pike

- the pikeperch 

- perch

- the black bass 

- the sheatfish 

In this article we will present three of these predators by specifying the places they frequent, the lures suitable for their fishing and different information on the regulatory mesh size for example (minimum size to be able to keep it).

The pike

size : between 20cm and 1m20 for the biggest ones

frequented place : the pike evolves in shallow places between 1m and 3m deep and likes to stand in congested places such as underwater trees. 

suitable lures : Pikes like big prey (sometimes they can be found dead because they have choked on too big a prey). To fish for pike you need big lures that are very aggressive like hard lures or tackle lures. However the dead pike on any type of lure. 

regulatory gap : In france the minimum size to keep it is 60 cm.

The pikeperch

Size: between 20 cm and 1m for the biggest one

frequented place : Pikeperch like to be in deep, calm water. They often stand on gravel pits and small areas, unlike pike. 

Suitable lure: pike-perch are wary and not very aggressive fish, moreover they are particularly fond of small prey and eat only small fish and sometimes crustaceans (crayfish) and earthworms. 

To fish for pikeperch you have to use small and medium soft lures so that it doesn't get suspicious. Other types of lures are not effective for this type of fish because they are not discreet enough. 

regulary gap: In France, the minimum size is 50 cm