Asp or sheresper

It lives in Central Europe (basin of the North Sea and Baltic Sea), in the basins of the Black, Caspian and Aral seas. In the South Caspian and the Aral Sea is represented by special subspecies. The second species of this genus (A. vorax) is found in the river. Tiger. View chub is listed in the International Red Book. Asp ordinary lives primarily in lowland rivers, at least in lakes, rivers saved by over-regulation in the fish fauna of large reservoirs. Also likes rocky shallows of rivers.

Asp - a typical predator, belongs to the family of carp. He has a long body and a big mouth. The lower jaw is tubercle, and the top - notch, which comes tubercle. Silver coloring, is a dark silver, top and tail fins are gray with black trim, bottom and side - reddish. Iris of the eye is yellow with green spot at the top.

Becomes sexually mature at 4 to 5 m, when weighing 500 g Caviar spawns in April - May, at a temperature of not less than 6 degrees. North Caspian asp, asp South Caspian, Aral asp rise to spawn in the river.

In the South Seas asp is semi-anadromous life. In rivers chub eats different fish, but most of all bleak. During Jora asp makes such a noise that his pursuit of prey called "battle." He's like lightning crashed into a herd of little things blow stuns the victim of a strong broad tail, jumps out of the water and falls back with a great noise and splashes, repeating this maneuver several times. The frightened little thing there, then here comes out of the water, and he swung down stream picks up the stunned victim. For the speed of movement, the ability to jump out of the water and the method of hunting asp horse name, grip, messenger. Jumping, he spreads wide solid rays of the caudal and dorsal fins, for which it is called sheresperom. "Boy" asp can be seen from the shore, near the shoals and sandbanks, where it is easier to catch small fish. In rivers asp kept alone. In summer, the abundance of food a few changes the behavior and nature of hunting asp. Asp and hunts held by large groups, selecting sites usually in areas of sharp bends of the river, where eddies are formed.

Asp attack group, divide the complex tape moving juveniles and in the rapid roll capture a large number of juveniles that disperse. During power asp surface water is rippling and small splashes of silvery rushes chub jumping out of the water and fry.

The best bite period - May (right after spawning) when it is actively feeding all day. Catch it easier to dawn, when he goes out to hunt for the bleak, grouped into a small pack.

My favorite bait. Asp hunts for small fish: bleaks, dace, verhovok as large prey toothless mouth can not keep.

Tools amateur fishing. Asp well caught by fly fishing, spinning takes, equipped with light spinners occasionally - on the bottom rod and wiring. In Europe, asp - a favorite gamefish using spinning. Commercial value are semi-anadromous subspecies.