What is a smelt fish and how is it caught? Pocket fishing What the smelt pecks at.
In addition to the winner, the jury selected the 5 most interesting applications from among the contestants in the fourth quarter. One of them was the Pocket Fishing app, which aims to immerse users in an attractive fishing world with all its beauty, tranquility and excitement.
And the beauty can be felt immediately after launch, where the main screen opens, it is also the main menu and it is also the gaming space. Looking ahead, we note that the environment changes as the game progresses depending on the level and equipment that you have purchased. By the abundance of elements on the screen, it seems that it should not be very convenient, but no - we did not experience any discomfort in the arrangement of elements. At the top is a scale with the player's level, according to which you can see how soon the value will reach a new mark. The financial information of the game is also shown here - these are two currencies: gold and silver coins. By clicking on the wallet icon next to it, you can replenish your account, of course, for real money.
On the left side of the screen is a column of the main elements of the application: the task menu, records, settings, gifts and information. Below are the used items of fishing equipment, which is opened by clicking on the suitcase, kindly painted in bright red. Pocket Fishing supports Google Play game tools - the "Records" section contains achievements and ratings, and the "Gifts" section allows you to give inventory items. From the point of view of monetization, it was very smart to bring the section with gifts to the main menu - this motivates the user to once again exchange inventory with friends by spending coins. Thus, the player can not only compete with his friends, but also give a friend a boat or, for example, a cool rod.
The meaning of the tasks in the game is not entirely obvious, and in the end we did not find the whole point of this section. However, with their help, for gold coins, you can increase your level, which also grows from catching fish and other game activities. The settings here are as simple as possible and come down to adjusting the volume of music and effects. By the way, voice acting is one of the most important elements that complement such games. In Pocket Fishing for musical accompaniment, you can put a solid five, because. it allows you not only to relax, but also to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of nature with the singing of birds, the rustle of the forest and, of course, the sound of the water surface.
Perhaps the most valuable thing that complements the whole atmosphere of the game is inventory. It is really extensive: there are boats, and rods with all the fishing equipment, lure, and even educational literature!
Moreover, in each subsection there is a whole list of positions divided into classes. A description is attached to each element, in which you can familiarize yourself with the characteristics, for example, the maximum possible load. Goods available for purchase for gold or silver coins in the "fishing shop" are determined by the current level of the player - as the level increases, more professional ammunition becomes available. Each product, as already mentioned, can be presented to friends from Google+ circles. From a design point of view, there are no complaints. The only negative point that we found was the insufficiently accurate response to pressing. For example, when scrolling through inventory categories, I had to pay coins for unnecessary goods more than once, because. pressing "leaked" through the arrows.
The most detailed information is collected not only in the inventory - it is literally everywhere here. By playing Pocket Fishing, even with no fishing knowledge, you can find out the approximate weight, size and type of different classes of fish, as well as find out where this fish is found, what kind of underwater life it has, and what kind of food is best caught! All this information is displayed at the next catch, but the most outstanding aquatic vertebrates are displayed in the list of records.
What kind of fishing without the very expectation of a bite ?! Indeed, in this business, pleasure mainly comes from the process itself, and the result is a pleasant addition to it. Therefore, the great attention of the developers was paid to the levels and their diversity. The game begins with a small stream of the Raven, and as we progress in the gameplay, we are invited to experience the beauty of the upper reaches of the Volga, Bear Lake, Mountain lakes, reservoirs, etc. Changing the environment, and hence the whole appearance of the game, adds variety and allows you to better convey the atmosphere of the fishing process.
The gameplay itself is outrageously simple - we throw a fishing rod and look at the float, while nothing happens, we enjoy the environment, which here turned out to be very neat and pleasing to the eye. The fishing rod, by the way, reacts to the tilt of the device - you can drive it from side to side, and if you wish, you can cast and pull out the fishing rod using the same method (we suggest doing this in public places so that people can see how much you love fishing :). As soon as the float went under water, we pull with all our might for the fishing rod and hook it, otherwise it will go away! Then we enjoy the result.
A huge plus of the virtual application is that you won’t leave home without a catch! But here is a minus - you can’t cook fish soup out of it. :)
In general, Pocket Fishing leaves a pleasant impression and the feeling that you really went fishing recently, which means that the developers have fulfilled the main goal. However, if you do not like fishing, and do not have a fishing passion, then it is better to pass the time in some other way. But modern fishermen, I think, will remember the developers with a kind word in the absence of the opportunity or time to go to the beautiful real shores that Mother Nature gave us.
The application is distributed according to the Free-to-Play model.
Saturday fishing on the Don, in a particularly catchy place near the village of Kostenki, failed: three spinners left in a snag and a small perch released back to grow. Either the weather failed, or a large fish left the well-known "pit", or maybe the poachers drained the trophy specimens with nets. But in the free game "Pocket fishing" for Android from the Studio PageNet biting is guaranteed at any time and in any weather. You just need to download the toy from Google Play and you can drag fish from the picturesque reservoirs one after another.
In "Pocket Fishing" you will find classic fishing from a boat with a float rod. At your service a lot of tackle, lures, baits and other gizmos that please any fisherman, increasing the chances of a good catch.
Fishing begins with a small river Vorona in the Tambov region. You are sitting in a simple inflatable boat, and in your hands you have a light fishing rod with an ordinary reel and a thin line. As a bait on a small hook, only bread crumb can be planted in the first couples. But the landscape is picturesque - a quiet water surface of the river with light ripples, thickets of reeds and water lilies near the shore and a thick broom on the very shore. Beauty!
With a deft wave of the smartphone from ourselves, we throw the fishing rod into the prettiest place in the reservoir and follow the pot-bellied float slowly swaying on a shallow wave. The side of the boat is swaying on the water, the birds are chirping, the frogs are croaking vigorously, a large fish is reassuringly splashing somewhere very close, and in the distance nosy ducks are quacking.
But before you have time to enjoy the scenery, the float goes under the water. First bite! We cut the smartphone with a powerful jerk towards ourselves and twist the coil that appeared right on the screen, carefully making sure that the fish does not break and helping the device tilt (at difficult levels, you will have to work with jewelry at the same time with the coil and the smartphone itself). After several seconds of vigorous struggle, we catch our first "trophy" - a small bleak fish weighing a couple of tens of grams. Not bad for an inexperienced fisherman.
For each fish you get experience and even money - silver or gold (your choice). Having caught a dozen bleaks and gained "fishing" experience, we move on to the next level. Here, the gear is already more serious and the choice of baits is larger, and the chance to catch a decent specimen is higher.
Gradually, in "Pocket Fishing" you will open new reservoirs with a variety of fish species - ordinary perches, roach, podust, silver bream, sabrefish, carp and so on. The autumn lower reaches of the Volga give way to a harsh and remote from civilization Siberian lake. You can also go fishing on the Kola Peninsula, the famous Rybinsk reservoir, the Altai lakes ... There are only a dozen reservoirs with unique landscapes and inhabitants.
"Pocket Fishing" supports the Google Play Games service, which means that the game has achievements, ratings and the ability to invite your friends. In addition, you can give gifts to fellow fishermen - a strong fishing rod, a new boat, bait, or a dozen or two worms. Of course, one can also hope for a courtesy in return. It's always nice to get a new reel for your favorite fishing rod from a friend!
In the "Records" section, you can admire your trophies - here are collected all the large specimens of different types of fish that you have ever taken off the hook.
The developer periodically adds new elements to the game (for example, various types of fish feeds and integration with Google Play Games have recently appeared), so that you can return to the game after a while even after a complete passage.
Our verdict
Even if you have never been on a real fishing trip, you will not be disappointed with this mobile game. What can we say about avid fishermen. Despite the simplicity of the game mechanics of "Pocket Fishing", it awakens real fishing excitement and will perfectly help brighten up the waiting time to go to a real body of water. Calm music, beautiful landscapes, sounds of nature and a guaranteed bite - what else does a fisherman need? Unless a couple of friends are always ready to help out with an extra float or a jar of corn. Well, you also need to brag about your catch in front of someone. Fishing simulator "Pocket Fishing" for Android has it all, so feel free to download it to your smartphone or tablet, especially since the application is free.
You can download the Pocket Fishing game for free on Android at this link.
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smelt outwardly it is very similar to smelt, but, from the latter, it differs in a smaller size. On average, this small fish has a size of 7 to 10 cm, however, there are individuals up to 15 cm. has significant commercial value.
In the old days, the Pskov smelt was supplied to the kitchen of the royal court and was called nothing more than “royal fish”. Although he lives in some lakes in the North of Europe. But there its concentration is small. Therefore, it has no commercial value and is also rarely used for food.
Back in the 18th century, the Pskov-Peipsi Lake was famous for its huge reserves of this delicious, delicious fish. Even such a well-known specialist in the field of fishing as Sabaneev noted that already in 1878 on the coast of Lake Pskov there were 88 fish factories that were engaged in the production of dried smelt. According to L, P., Sabaneev, from 1883 to 1887, 240,000 pounds of dried smelt were taken from Pskov for sale, that is, 3.22 tons of this fish were caught annually.
Smelt fishing
, took place throughout the year and many residents in all settlements located on the coast of Lake Pskov took part in such fishing. Of course, most of the catch was sold to buyers "prasols" and it went to drying plants, and in winter it was sold in ice cream.
The best dried smelt was the "Talab" smelt, which had a yellowish color. And the most expensive frozen smelt was a large "Belozersky" white smelt. Dried and frozen smelt sold well at a fairly high price. This was largely due to its high nutritional and taste qualities.
Real smelt fishing season begins with the arrival of April. Even in the center of the city of Pskov, right next to the walls of the ancient Pskov Kremlin on the embankment of the Velikaya River, hundreds of amateur fishermen gather to catch spawning smelt with homemade nets of various sizes.
The largest catch of smelt occurs at this time in Lake Pskov, in most cases on the mouth section of the river. Great. Also using nets, catching smelt occurs at the mouths of the rivers Lovat and Shepon, Kema and Kovzhi, in Lake Ilmen, Beloozero. Also, for catching smelt, sacks with a small cage resembling basting are widely used here.
Summer smelt fishing begins in August, as a rule, fishing mainly takes place in Lake Pskov. Fishing for autumn smelt begins on September 8 and lasts until freezing, and then the richest winter fishing for this wonderful fish begins and lasts until the ice breaks.
In winter, smelt is mined the most. Seine fishing under the ice. Naturally, it differs from summer and autumn fishing, and of course there are not too many specialists in this method of fishing.
However, the smelt is a very fickle fish. You could say periodic. It is numerous in some years and few in others. And its amount depends on the weather. The current of the smelt blows it into some reservoirs, and it practically disappears in others. This happens quite often. So in 2013, a lot of smelt appeared in the Pskov-Peipsi Lake, this was mainly due to a rather cold winter, since in warm weather the smelt does not spawn.
Snetok is a real brand of the Pskov region and this is successfully used by sellers of fish markets in St. Petersburg. So, under the guise of Pskov smelt, they even sell smelt, but it is unlikely that a true connoisseur of this delicious fish will be deceived, he will never confuse this amazingly tasty fish with something else.
Now about the delicacy properties of the smelt. This fish is admired for its taste in any form, fried, baked, smoked, boiled. However, the most delicious delicacy is and is considered dried smelt.
This fish is dried in the following way: red-hot charcoal, laid out on a flat surface, then the coals are covered with an even layer of sand from the lake, and coarse salt is poured on top of the sand with an even layer 1-1.5 cm thick. Freshly caught fish is immediately laid out in this salt and thus the smelt is dried until cooked, periodically the smelt was stirred with special wooden spatulas.
Today, of course, the technological process of drying smelt takes place in a more modern way. The fish is dried in huge ovens.
In the Pskov region, from time immemorial, a special soup called “smelt stew stew” has been brewed. That is, finely chopped dried smelt is added to any soup. Also a common dish in the Pskov region is cottage cheese, to which finely chopped greens, dill, onion, parsley and chopped dried smelt are added. And it is quite natural that smelt is one of the best beer snacks.
On Lake Peipsi in the Godovsky district, they even celebrate Snetka Day! There is even a tourist route offered by the Godovsky Museum of Local Lore, called "In the edge of the Peipus Snetok".
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The salmon order (lat. Salmoniformes) is distinguished by a wide variation in the exterior and dimensions of its representatives and includes many anadromous (anadromous) and freshwater forms. Close relatives are one and a half meter chinook weighing up to 60 kg and a small smelt, a fish from the smelt family (lat. Osmeridae), whose weight is 10 thousand times less (6-8 g).
Despite its modest size, it is characterized by excellent taste, has a commercial value and is a frequent object of recreational and sport fishing. To successfully catch smelt, you need to know the habitat, external differences, features of habits and nutrition. Special attention deserves the choice and adjustment of gear, which have a special specificity due to the minimum weight of the object of fishing.
Despite the similarity of lifestyle with salmon and the adipose fin on the back, the modern ichthyofauna classifier began to distinguish smelt (smelt) into a separate detachment of the same name (lat. Osmeriformes), which includes several closely related species.
Permanently lives in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan (the bays of Peter the Great, Nakhodka, Posyet, Ussuriysky), off the coast of Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin. It grows up to 25 cm with a weight of up to 200 g. It has a shortened upper lip, a brown back and silvery sides with 9-14 scales in a row.
Because of the small predatory mouth and the specific vegetable smell, the fish is often called catfish, smallmouth smelt or borage. The flocking lifestyle and fatty meat attract predators to it (kunja, taimen, Pacific char, lenok). In turn, smelts actively prey on larvae and fry of other fish species. Spawning takes place in the salt water of the surf, which makes the small mouth an exclusively marine inhabitant.
capelin
The fish lives in open salt water at a depth of up to 700 meters. It has very small teeth and scales. Upper mouth with long lower jaw. The belly and sides are painted silver. The back is dark with an olive-greenish tint.
The maximum size of capelin (Finnish maiva - bait fish) is 25 cm and weighs 50-55 g, but young individuals (1-3 years) 11-18 cm long prevail in commercial catches. The main habitats of smelt-capelin are the outskirts of the Northern Arctic Ocean (Barents and Norwegian Seas), cold areas of the Pacific, North Atlantic. The fish spawns only 1-2 times in its life, leaving for spawning in shallow water and in the high tide zone.
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You can cast your line and catch a huge fish without even leaving your home with Pocket Fishing mobile game! Real Russian fishing is always with you!
Now you have a unique opportunity to go fishing in one of the most beautiful places! Added a new location - Lake Baikal.
Pocket Fishing is an exciting fishing simulator for mobile phones and tablets. The game will appeal to all lovers of fishing, thanks to its fascination and realism.
The game features many reservoirs, starting with the shallow river Vorona in the Tambov region and including the fantastically beautiful mountain lake in Altai. A large number of fish inhabiting these reservoirs will not let you get bored while waiting for a bite.
Beautiful graphics of the game will allow you to enjoy the magnificent scenery of rivers and lakes. Real fishing enthusiasts will appreciate the realism of the bite, the beauty of the water surface, the elegance of the rod bend and other attributes of fishing. Good musical accompaniment and realistic sounds of nature make the game process enjoyable and exciting, and simple controls will allow even inexperienced users to play Pocket Fishing.
Key features:
Beautiful bright graphics, magnificent landscapes of rivers and lakes in different seasons
Bright musical accompaniment and realistic sounds of nature
A large number of fish, bait and fishing tackle
Intuitive controls
Realistic physics
Global table of records and achievements
Ability to compete with your Facebook friends
fishing radar
Possibility to catch various items
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