Perch fishing in the Leningrad region – unique reports, tips and photos

Perch lives in almost all water bodies of the Leningrad region. If it is not there, then the water body is heavily overgrown in summer, and freezes to the bottom in winter. Then it is inhabited by crucian carp and
rotan , and sometimes only the latter. Fishing places of the Leningrad region, where you can catch perch and other fish, on the online map:

Perch in the lakes of the Leningrad region

Almost all lakes of the Leningrad Region, both large and small, are present. Sometimes it may be the only fish in the body of water. Then he has to feed on various invertebrates and engage in cannibalism. Sometimes verkhovka serves as food aid
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Interesting fact! In some lakes, there are two populations of perch: the numerous slow-growing, usually inhabiting the coastal zone, and the large deep-seated. They differ externally: the first is driven, the second is a real “humpback”.

Despite the fact that small coastal perch feeds mainly on “boogers”, it willingly bites not only on natural baits, but also on artificial baits, and often quite large in size. Catching a perch weighing 50-70 grams on a Mepps Aglia Long No. 3 turntable is common.
Mepps AGLIA LONG works on the perch like a station wagon [/ caption] The
perch is properly caught on wobblers , on small silicone lures.
Perch on wobblers goes perfectly throughout the open water season [/ caption]

In the old days, when fishing competitions were held in St. Petersburg on a regular basis, all the results were made on a small perch caught on a “ lead-out ” rig
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The opening of the winter season for many fishermen takes place on those lakes of the Leningrad region, where the ice rises early. The prey becomes the same small perch, which bites both the jig and the spoon, but good catches are only for those fishermen who catch home-made spoons that have been tested many times over. Sometimes, however, the perch bites on everything that is not offered to him, and quite good specimens come across.
Decent winter perch [/ caption] There are lakes, which are specially visited for a decent size perch. In summer, this is Lake Bolshoye Rakovoe, where there is a lot of pike, including trophy, and perch of various sizes. Lake Bolshoye Rakovoe on the fishing map online:
Since the average depth in the lake is 1 meter, perch are often caught with surface baits: poppers and walkers. This kind of fishing is very exciting. The lake is heavily overgrown with grass, and a certain skill is required to carry out the bait.
Perch on an overgrown reservoir [/ caption] True, the bite of both pike and perch strongly depends on the water level in the lake and weather conditions. Lake Glubokoe is also popular among fishermen, but there they hunt for decent perch in winter. Good knowledge of the relief helps out, since the perch rarely stays on an even bottom. Lake Glubokoe Leningrad region on the map of the region:

Attention! Anglers should be aware that perch in lakes is active only on the first and last ice. The smaller the body of water, the more passive it is. In the wilderness, perch can only be caught with a jigging rod with a very thin line and one bloodworm or a burdock moth larva on a hook as bait.

Perch in the quarries of the Leningrad region – tips and photo-report about fishing

In the Leningrad Region, there are many quarries formed as a result of peat extraction, sand and gravel extraction. The least promising are deep sand pits with clear water. There is not much perch and it is, as a rule, capricious.
In shallow quarries, where there are coastal and aquatic vegetation, the perch is larger and it grows to an “edible” size. They catch him in the summer with silicone baits with spaced rigs, and in the winter with jigs and spinners.

Vuoksa

Vuoksa is the third largest reservoir in the Leningrad region, and there is both the Vuoksa river, which passes into Sukhodolskoye Lake, and the Vuoksa lake, which connects with Ladoga. The river is of greater interest in terms of perch fishing. You can catch really big fish in it, but it’s not easy to do it. Decent perch bite in early spring (from ice or in open water) and sometimes in autumn. The rest of the time, the standard minke is caught.
Perch on the river. Vuoksa [/ caption] Small perch predominates on Lake Vuoksa, but sometimes outcrops of larger ones occur, sometimes even with the formation of “cauldrons”. This is observed in July-August. However, a decent perch can be caught from time to time both on the river and in the lake.

Rivers of the Leningrad Region, rich in perch

In the Leningrad region there are several large rivers, some medium and many small ones. Perch is everywhere. In the same Neva, within the city, knowledgeable people catch very good perches. It’s the same outside the city. But you need to know the river very well, and outside the city it is also desirable to have a boat. In other rivers, successful fishing is most often at the mouth, where they flow into Lake Ladoga. The most popular in this regard are Volkhov and Svir. Svir River:
In Volkhov, they fish not far from the estuary, but it is difficult to catch a good concentration of perch there. In Svir, the approaches of the striped robber occur more often and occur both in spring and autumn, and in winter. Ice fishing is especially popular. Since the depth at the place of fishing is usually small (1-2 meters or less), large balancers are used. Along the way, pike perch, pike and bream are caught. Perch usually appears for a few days and then disappears. In the middle rivers, which mainly flow in the south of the region, perch is also present. The size can be different – usually the fish are larger at the mouth. In the middle course, perches of 100-250 grams are more often caught.
River perch [/ caption]

Ladoga lake

Previously, Lake Ladoga was considered a Mecca for perch fishermen, especially in winter. Electric trains from Finland Station left packed to capacity. Now in those places there is no perch, and it is not clear why. But even the southern coast of Ladoga, previously accessible only to vehicle owners, has become very poor in perch.
The reasons for this phenomenon are not clear. So, every autumn large shoals of perch come to Kobonu – a favorite place of St. Petersburg fishermen. For about a month, they successfully catch him – mainly with
jig rigs., since the depth at the place of fishing is 4-5 meters. Then the perch leaves, but does not appear in winter, as usual – neither on the first ice, nor later. Some of the last winters were characterized by weak ice cover, but even when the ice was strong, almost no one had perch.

The owners of the video cameras said that there is a lot of perch, but it is inactive. How much one can believe such statements is unknown.

And before that, the perch was actively fished both in summer and in winter. The main fishing took place in the Petrokrepost Bay, starting from Koshkino, then in Nazia, Lavrovo and Kobona.
At the beginning of summer, while there were few underwater thickets of pondweed, the perch was usually scattered and there was no point in catching it purposefully. Already in July, he began to gather in flocks, but pecked mainly from the bottom – on jig rigs or similar baits. Beginning in August, the famous perch “cauldrons” appeared – places of perch fighting, usually accompanied by flocks of screaming terns (not seagulls, as many people think, although the places of the battle are still called “teapots”).
Ladoga seagulls [/ caption] At this time, fishing with wobblers and toppers (poppers and walkers) is more promising.
Ladoga perch [/ caption]
But getting to the “boiler” did not mean at all that in the shortest possible time it would be possible to fill a sack of perch. Sometimes the perch does not react to anything: neither wobblers, nor topwaters, nor jig.
Something serves as a signal to the beginning of the bite – most often a weak rising breeze and then what anglers call “bang” begins. Rarely, when this continues for a long time, the perch shifts and you have to look for an active flock again, and sometimes the bite simply ends. Such fishing requires certain weather conditions. Warm, calm weather should stand at least for a short time in order for the water to warm up.

About tackle

You can recommend a set of tackle and bait for catching perch during this period.

• spinning rod 1.98-2.20 cm long, with top test on lures up to 15 grams, preferably (almost necessarily) fast action;
• spinning reel of 2000 size according to Daiva and Shimano classification. The reel should not throw off loops;
• braided cord with a breaking load of 5-7 kg;
• metal leash with the same breaking load. Pike bites are frequent, and wobblers are not cheap;
• minnow wobblers 60-70 mm long with a depth of 0.7 m; Minnow fishing for perch is a popular fishing method throughout the season [/ caption]
• minnow wobblers with a depth of 1.5 m;
• wobblers-shad 50-70 mm long with a depth of 1 m;
• wobblers-shad with a depth of 2 m;
• Popper type Yo-Zuri 3D (in shape and size);
• jig heads weighing 5-10 grams;
• silicone baits in the size of 2-2.5 inches;
• stick weights weighing 5-15 grams;
• fishing line or fluorocarbon with a diameter of 0.25 mm;
• offset hooks No. 4-6.

This set is useful not only when fishing for perch on Ladoga, but also in other places. The last three points of the list imply the manufacture of “drop-shot” or “lead-out” rigs, which will help out in case of low perch activity.
Diverter on triple swivel [/ caption]

Healthy! Experienced athletes advise, in case of poor bite of the perch, to remove the tees from the popper and tie a meter leash with a hook to the rear winding ring, with a silicone bait put on it (preferably with a worm or twister).

In addition to Koshkino and Nazia, you can get a good bite of perch in Ligovo and Dubno, sometimes in Krenitsy. But to get there, you need a boat motor with a capacity of at least 10 hp.
Another interesting place where you can fish for good perch is the mouth of the Burnaya River along the northern bank of Ladoga. Perch approaches there are very short-lived and success depends on whether there is a perch there at the right time. In addition, the perch there prefers silicone on a diverter leash.
It bites much worse on other baits. https://tytkleva.net/rybolovnye-mesta/rybalka-v-leningradskoj-oblasti.htm

Winter fishing in the Leningrad region on the striped robber

Winter fishing has also been successful for some time. The main fishing grounds were Lavrovo, Kobona, Lednevo, Chernoe, Ligovo, Dubno, Ustye Svir. First of all, the ice became in Black – from there they started. Then they gradually moved to other places and went further and further from the coast. Usually a large schooling perch approached the depths. They caught him mainly with spoons and balancers, but quite rarely he pecked at everything that was offered to him – usually he had to select the bait by type, size and even color.
In winter, perch is finicky and prefers certain types of spinners and balancers [/ caption] Important! The schooling Ladoga perch rarely stays at the very bottom. Usually, the bait game should be started at the very bottom, and then raise it by about 70 centimeters, and so on until the bite, or to the level of half a water, and if there is no reaction, also successively lower it down. Some anglers even stand on the box and raise their hand up, but if the perch is 4 meters from the bottom, then their efforts will be in vain. Therefore, by the way, all the attempts of the jiggers trying to drill successfully catching lures are in vain.

Gulf of Finland – how to find and how to catch perch

The Gulf of Finland is perhaps the most difficult place to fish for perch. Small “local” perch is found almost everywhere, but even it is sometimes more difficult to catch than in any lake. The approaches of the larger “marine” are unpredictable. One thing to say is that long periods of warm weather favor the approach of a decent perch, but not always. More details about fishing in the Gulf of Finland – detailed photo report: https://tytkleva.net/rybolovnye-mesta/rybalka-v-finskom-zalive.htm This is the open part of the Gulf of Finland. The entire water area of ​​the bay from St. Petersburg to Primorsk to the north and to Ust-Luga to the south is replete with various banks, shoals and other relief anomalies. Fishermen living along the coast of the bay regularly fish for such places, but they are not always successful. For example,Yermilovskaya Bay showed itself quite well for several years on the last ice, and then in the summer, however, perch preferred a diverting lead.
Now, only a few “sailors” can be caught there, although there is always the possibility that you got to the place at the wrong time. Perch is more stable in Vyborg Bay. He often has zhor in the summer, when the bleak comes to spawn, and in the fall, when the herring appears, but this does not happen every year. At the time of spawning bleak, he bites on any bait, in the fall he prefers a jig or a diverter leash, but it also comes across on deep wobblers.
Perch in the Gulf of Finland should be searched and searched purposefully [/ caption] The entrance also has deep wobblers.
Perch on a deep-water wobbler [/ caption] Sometimes quite valid specimens come across.
In winter, on the Gulf of Finland, the picture is the same: if you find a fish, you will catch it, you will not find it, you will grind out small fish.

Interesting fact! Perch on the bay in winter prefers very large spoons 9-12 cm long, despite the fact that he himself is not much longer than them in length. Everything matters: the shape of the spoon, its color, its play, i.e. this is such a finicky fish that lovers of catching bay perch can be distinguished into a separate sect. Zalivsky perch always bite from the bottom, maximum – 2 meters from the bottom.

In general, in the Leningrad region, of course, there is enough perch, you just need to get to the right place at the right time.

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