Thread: Barometric pressure

Originally Posted by tarponfly

ok, here is my "Opinion" on the B-Pressure. Im a full time Multi-Species Guide here in DFW. I target everything that is catchable with a rod and reel, and this goes for almost all the fish I target. I seem to see the fish are more affected in 1-15ft of water by the air pressure getting wacky on you.

I like it 29.85-30.10

Slowly falling or rising .01 at a time or just holding, like:

29.97
29.96
29.95
29.94
29.94
29.94
29.94
29.95
29.96
29.97

If it falls .02 or more every hour, the fishing seems to be always get slower. If it's to high or even to low, they will shut down. Nothin you can do about it, but it will tell you a little reason to why ur not catching anything. If it's 30.40 and above, I will cancel your trip. Not worth the time to fish high pressure systems. The day after a cold front is always a blue bird crystal clear beautiful day, but 99% of the time the air pressure sky rockets and the fish get affected by it and will get lock jawed. I fish 2 days after a cold front to let things settle down a bit. I am on the Bass Pro Shop's Pro Staff, so I hang around the store a lot doing seminars and stuff. So I get to see the fish first hand in the show tanks as systems roll through here and there. I have noticed the Crappie will lean on structure when the air pressure is super high, 30.40 and up. When the pressure comes down, they spead out a bit and hover again. So im my opinion, it seems to mess with thier swim bladders in a way that makes them uncomfortable.As the bite shuts down, look at what the air pressure has been doing. I bet im right! -But again, all my opinion.

Tight lines.

Thanks for this post, very clear.

Yes it was and coming from someone who'd know. Now when do we have an East wind most of the time? As I watched the weather forecast the past couple of days because I wanted to be in the deer stand and wanted to know which way the wind was blowing my scent around I noticed it was West and then North as the front came barreling through. Then after it had came through it switched to the East before quickly switching back more in a Southerly direction. If you notice the North, NorthEast, and then East winds were during the cloudless, H pressure blue bird sky conditions. Given this I'd say the old timers saying fishing is least when winds outa the East would be more based on the B pressure than anything.

Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine

Explain how ya made the BR.


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Bill ill try this but might not be exactly right. When I was little Grandad had one he used religiously. Quart jar 3/4 full of water and a soda bottle that would sit on lip of jar neck into jar. I think he filled bottle up a little bit then upended into jar. Water in soda bottle would rise and fall with barometer change. Don't know how he came up with them but he had marks on bottle and wouldn't fish if it was up to or below the lines.

This is an easy one to make, all you need is a jar, straw, balloon and some tape. http://www.ehow.com/way_5372129_dire...barometer.html

Great Info and thread guys. Thanks... Ive always believed High Pressure means take your battle deep down to em.

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C.J.

Bump I was reading through some old posts and I thought this may be useful to someone.

It is CMJ Thanks. It's the first time I've seen it.