Spawning crucian carp is not the best time for fishing. Fish during this period does not want to feed, it is busy with other vital needs. Therefore, you need to know the approximate spawning dates of crucian carp in order not to waste time uselessly.
Influence of weather on the spawning period of crucian carp
The weather is unstable in spring, so there is no exact date when the crucian carp spawns. Sometimes the mating season can occur in the first half of May, it happens that at the beginning of June. If in May you noticed crucian carp splashing near the coast, there will be no good fishing in the near future.
As a rule, the playfulness of the fish at this time is a sign of the onset of the mating season. True, experienced fishermen claim that in the first days of spawning, crucian carp actively feeds. It is difficult to guess the exact time of a good bite, so the bulk of fish hunters do not tempt fate at the end of spring.
If May is cold, with heavy rains and frosts at night, crucian carp can postpone spawning until June. Golden crucian carp is more dependent on heat than its silver counterpart. The ideal water temperature for mating games is 17-19 degrees for golden and 13-15 for silver carp. Heat also affects the duration of the spawning period. In good weather, the crucian carp copes faster with its family obligations.
How is the spawning of crucian carp
Mating games are drawing to a close when the females can no longer bear eggs. At this time, all crucians gather in the underwater thickets and the females lay the first batches of eggs on thin stems and leaves. There are usually several of these servings - about 4-5. The female does not sweep them away in one day, so spawning can last until mid-June.
The larger and deeper the reservoir, the longer the spawning period for crucian carp. It can last for a whole month. Morning hours are the time for spawning of crucian carp. Each serving contains up to 150 thousand eggs. Since crucian carp is an inhabitant of stagnant reservoirs, its eggs are not carried away by the current, but this does not mean that all eggs turn into fry. The roe of crucian carp feeds on tadpoles of other fish, frogs, crayfish and a huge number of aquatic insects.
In the first hours and days of life, fry are very vulnerable; larvae of swimming beetles and dragonflies, water bugs and scorpions hunt for them. Most of the eggs and fry of crucian carp die. Only about 30% of fish live up to a year.
You can start fishing for crucian carp in April - before spawning. Cold water and the need to stock up on fat at this time contribute to the fish's good appetite. Biting continues until mid-May, the month lasts for spawning, and the crucian carp's appetite wakes up again in mid-June. Summer is relatively stable, if there are no frequent sharp jumps in temperature. And the intensity of biting of crucian carp fades away by the first serious autumn cold snaps.
