Barometer/Fish

The more I try to learn fish's relation to the barometer, the less I know. One old timer fishing all his life on one big lake says when the barometer falls, the fish go down. When it rises they come up. The next article, written by a PHD says when barometer falls it causes the fish's swim bladder to swell and puts pressure on it other organs so it goes deeper to put more presure on the bladder for relief. This is just two of a lot of articles I have read. Where would one look for reliable information

Most reliable information is your own. Get on the water

best thing to do is.....find bird down and follow him....lots better than a barometer

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Originally Posted by "G"

best thing to do is.....find bird down and follow him....lots better than a barometer

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Funny man G! Seriously, follow feelay. He will be in a white bay boat white a hobbit in tow:)

Hey, thanks guys. I will cherish that information. I didn't do a good job asking my question. I do a fair job finding fish. I'm not a scientific fisherman but I would like to understand the relationship between a barometer and a fish.

Anytime the barometer is reading between 29.8 and 30.4 fishing is great. any reading from29.7 to 29,8 its good and from 30.4 to 31.1 its good. this is according to a fishing barometer that I have.

Thanks G. I'm going to quit thinking about it. I called a long time friend who lives on Sardis Lake road. A trusted friend who has been crappie fishing sense he was weaned. I ask him about the relationship between a barometer and a fish. He said they would only mate under a new moon.

I just did a google search and found some info but nothing really what I thought was fantastic. I have this fishing barometer that I bought years ago and have tried going by it and sometimes when it says great its bad and I have been on days when it said bad and it was good so just dunno

The best 2 times to fish are, when it's raining and when it ain't

Storm,
Always heard the bite is better at lower pressure. I also remember a fishing conference in Memphis about 5 years ago that said the same thing. They said when the twigs are floating laying down on top of the water it's a low pressure condition. If the twigs are standing up it would be a high pressure day. Started watching that and found that to always be true. They also said that in a high pressure situation it pushes the fish down into the water level. In a low pressure situation they would be shallower. I'm no expert but it makes sense.
Let me know if you find out anything more definitive.