Fishing in the Volga delta in the late autumn (6th part) - For the catfish ...
In the canals of the Lower Volga, there are very favorable conditions for spawning and further growth of any species of fish, including juvenile catfish. For this fish, the Volga delta is like a kindergarten. Water warms up earlier than on the main Volga; there is more than enough food in the form of various forage fish. And young catfish enjoy these benefits, forming real flocks in especially favorable places. In the ducts, in the pits, small catfishes can bited literally from each throw, so many of them are. Basically, the weight of catfish caught in the Volga delta lies in the range of 1.5–5 kilograms. Larger individuals are occasionally caught, but rarely more than 15 kilos in weight ...
When these little catfish grow up a little, they go upstream, to the water area between Astrakhan and Volgograd. In this part of the river one can hardly find absolutely small catfish. But meeting with fish over 25-30 kilograms is not uncommon.
Let us return to the channels of the Lower Volga, where the fishing adventure of the crew of Fish5TV, headed by Roman Baikov, continues. In this episode of the report on the autumn expedition, Roman, together with the director of the fishing base Ikra Andrey, is fishing in the lower part of the Volga delta, almost in the Caspian peals. Their task is to find an active predatory fish. In addition to asp and pike perch, small catfishes become trophies of guys ...