Thread: North Wind: good or bad??

Originally Posted by Tracker123

1" of Hg = 0.491 psi. The hydrostatic gradient of fresh water is 0.45 psi/ft. (0.465 for saltwater). A variation of 1" of Hg is quite large when it comes to atmospheric pressure. That would amount to a fish moving roughly one foot in the water column, only one foot. I don't buy into the fish feeling barometric pressure.

dude, need to see some pics of your catches vs. lowepro's catches before we compare "beliefs" on barometric pressure. just saying...

I adhere to science, not "beliefs." Just saying....

East or north wind come with cold fronts . That's the main reason you will not do as well with those winds. Now some spots I fish are better on a given wind. In my experience a front will shut black crappie down and almost the same with white crappie. Other than cold front conditions I can catch a far amount of fish. You just have to find them.

Thankyou for the kind words ibmack. I understand where your coming from to Tracker123. But there will never be a pure science on the subject. Because you have to have a "control group" for every experiment to be proven a fact. And there will never be a way mankind could provide "a control" in nature. So my theory is merely just a hypothesis, but it sure gets supported often when I take a look back at my records, catch or no catch. In fact not catching provides me with most of my solutions. Lol I can come up with some reason that I didn't catch hahaha. I promise im not trying to push anything on ya.

Very good LowePro. Thank you.

I go fishing whenever I can, and it doesn't matter which direction the wind is blowing. I've caught fish in all wind directions. The key is just adapting to the conditions. The only difference in a north wind that I've noticed, is the fish do seem to be less active. But if you can get the bait in front of their faces, you'll be able to catch some fish.

I have had some of my most productive days ever fishing with a North wind. Best advice is to ignore the wind direction and just fish whenever you can.

An old fisherman once told me, the best time to go fishing is whenever you can! I can sometimes catch them with an east wind but the bite is usually slow and the fish tend to be finicky. I think the only reason they bite then is because I hold it in front of their nose for a few minutes.