The trout opening will take place on Saturday March 12 and this opening must be prepared. Bruno Garcia from the Charente-Maritime fishing federation helps the auditors of France Bleu la Rochelle in their preparations.
Bruno Garcia : Everyone will make their choice, worm, ringworm in 2nd category or spoon, lure or minnow in 1st category. Attention in 2nd category lures, spoons and live baits are prohibited during this closing of the pike until the day before the last Saturday of April. Minnow is what I wanted to focus on today. This little fish that trout are so fond of. It is a natural bait that makes it easier to deceive the mistrust of this salmonid and especially a small fish that is very present in our department.
France Bleu la Rochelle: what distinguishes the first and 2nd category?
We will reason by deduction. In Charente-Maritime there are 5 1st category rivers. I am going to list them and you will understand that all the others are classified as 2nd category. There is therefore the Boutonne upstream of Saint Jean d’Angély, the Coran, the Antenne, the Maine and the Bramerit upstream of the RD 114. Here on these rivers you wait for March 12 to soak your line .
So this minnow?
The minnow is a small cyprinid of the same family as the roach, the carp, the bream, the tench, it reaches a very modest size. An adult minnow measures 6 to 8 cm in length. The male at the time of reproduction takes on very bright colors, red, yellow, orange, green and is covered during this nuptial period with small wedding buttons.
Are we going to fish it?
Minnow fishing is easy. Success lies in the finesse of the line. It is a fish that weighs only a few grams which has the reputation of being greedy but you still have to adapt your line to the size of the fish. An 8 hundredths at the bottom of the line is more than enough, on the other hand, we will not choose a hook that is too small. If you want to prevent them from swallowing too deeply and to be easy to unhook to keep them alive, a n° 18 will be very suitable. You will poke a very small piece of earthworm or a Pimkie which is a small maggot.