In all bodies of water, it is only a small part of the total habitat that supports almost all of the fish that live there.
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Some schools of thought even suggest that nearly 90% of fish coexist in less than 10% of the total surface area of lakes and rivers.
what to look for
Several studies have shown that fish are naturally attracted to structures of all kinds. If a body of water were shaped like a bathtub, specimens of most species would migrate almost anywhere. However, as soon as something changes the architectural composition, e.g. a rocky or sandy crest, the perimeter of an island, an underwater island, sheer rocks, a pile of submerged rocks, etc. It attracts fish like magnets. They can hide there to hunt or not, camouflage themselves to feel safe, etc. The floral elaboration of the herbaria is also an excellent hiding place. In fact, anything that breaks the monotony of a flat bottom with no environmental frills will attract fish.
Take into account
As Antidote defines it so well, photosynthesis is “a synthesis of carbohydrates by plants and certain bacteria using sunlight as a source of energy”. It is also responsible for part of the oxygen formation in the water.
The air in our atmosphere contains 20% oxygen or 200,000 ppm (parts per million). Under satisfactory conditions, a body of water has a dissolved oxygen concentration of greater or less than 10 ppm. As the days get shorter and there are fewer hours of sunshine, the natural production of dissolved oxygen decreases.
I’ll let you now imagine what happens under the ice after a few months of darkness. Plants gradually die and the level of dissolved oxygen decreases. Predators are not only stunned by cold water, but also less forcefully as the ppm level drops.
consist
The great thing about nature is that not all plants die at the same time. Some plant species survive much longer than others while producing oxygen.
If you dig a hole with your borer and rotting, faintly smelling aquatic plants rise up the opening, you have surely understood that they are no longer producing oxygen.
I have often suggested in my writings to target dwellings with green grasses that are still alive. Maybe now you understand better why. One of the good ice fishing strategies is to position your rigs near a structure with live grass and try your luck along the entire slope. This allows you to take advantage of the most convenient and popular locations for the different species you are targeting.
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