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.

crappie bite 2 times a day. 15 minutes before I get there and 10 minutes after I leave. but i repeat myself.

Will do, but I'm probably not going to spend much more time on it. I think it was a cabin fever thing. Got equipment re-rigged. Not much left to do. I need to get outside.

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Originally Posted by bird down

Most reliable information is your own. Get on the water

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Definitely "Like"!!!!!

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Originally Posted by bird down

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

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Yep:D

Sometimes when you see feelays boat it looks like parade behind him

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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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I tried that once--didn't work out for me--he has some special voodoo he puts on em:)

Srormcloud great question, one that has been asked for years. I for one do not like to fish the day after a cold front passes with a moderate northwest wind and clear skies, which relates to a rise in pressure. As a cold front approches from the west the wind change from a south to southwest and finally to the west northwest as the front moves through. Surface pressure will follow, what I mean is pressure will continue to fall as the front gets closer then begin to rise behind the front. As summer gets closer the fronts become weaker (less cold air) so the pressure changes are not as severe and as such fishing should not be affected as much. Best time to fish is when you can.

In my 67 years, I've kept track and found that sometimes when I go fishin they bite, and sometimes when I go fishin they don't bite. Several years ago, I too, in a quest for the Holy Grail of When Do Fish Bite, I studied every single thing I could get my fingers on for over a year. Seriously!!! In conclusion, I discerned that with all the expert printed knowledge, PHD's in tow, and getting advice from ole guys sitting and fishin on the bank for a hundred years, I came to a startling conclusion....

Sometimes when I go fish in they bite, and sometimes when I go fishin....well, you see where I'm goin. The one constant I found....when I'm sitting on my backside at home......THEY DON'T BITE!! Get your butt in the boat, on the lake, with a buddy, and enjoy the day....because "sometime they bite and sometime they don't". Sage advice # 1 for the new year.

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Originally Posted by jimmydee1

In my 67 years, I've kept track and found that sometimes when I go fishin they bite, and sometimes when I go fishin they don't bite. Several years ago, I too, in a quest for the Holy Grail of When Do Fish Bite, I studied every single thing I could get my fingers on for over a year. Seriously!!! In conclusion, I discerned that with all the expert printed knowledge, PHD's in tow, and getting advice from ole guys sitting and fishin on the bank for a hundred years, I came to a startling conclusion....

Sometimes when I go fish in they bite, and sometimes when I go fishin....well, you see where I'm goin. The one constant I found....when I'm sitting on my backside at home......THEY DON'T BITE!! Get your butt in the boat, on the lake, with a buddy, and enjoy the day....because "sometime they bite and sometime they don't". Sage advice # 1 for the new year.

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Well said !

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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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true story. I followed him one day on Enid!

I hear you jd1. During the dead of winter I've been doing mechanic work. I've been putting a rear end in my recliner. But I do get on the water about five months a year. About two and a half months in the spring and the same in the fall. I hope to kick off around Feb 15th weather permitting. I will fish until the heat runs me off or the garden tells me I'd better come on. I'll crank up again mid Sept. and fish until there's a danger of the pipes in the camper freezing.

Like I said, I'm not going to spend any more time on the barometer thing. My uneducated opinion is, if you are in fish and your speed, presentation, color, and depth is right you will probably catch fish. If the barometer is in a 29.7 to31.1 you will get more bites that bend the poles under the boat and on high presure you will see more ticks on the rod tips. You will still have some of both with either system.

Some of my best days have been on the worst days.Plus working folks have to go when they can.

I use the cow gauge!If the cows are standing and feeding so are the fish. If the cows are half standing and feeding fishing is slower. If all the cows are laying down go on back home!!:Rofl

I just go by,,,, Red sky at Night, sailors delight, Red sky in Morning, sailors warning....not to say I ever catch fish one way or another,,,, Just keep me off the bottom for another day...

I just go when my wife lets me:)

actually the old man and the phd fellow are saying the same thing .:dono

Slablapper, I use that for deer movement as well. Many more times than not, that is a true statement.

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Originally Posted by SlabLapper4sure

I use the cow gauge!If the cows are standing and feeding so are the fish. If the cows are half standing and feeding fishing is slower. If all the cows are laying down go on back home!!:Rofl

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My Grand-dad could catch some fish, and he swore by that piece of folk-lore!!!

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Originally Posted by "G"

Sometimes when you see feelays boat it looks like parade behind him

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Not when he turns around!!! Hehehe

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Originally Posted by kdavid1

i just go when my wife lets me:)

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aaaaaaaamen!!!!!!!!

You'r right Eagle 1, it's mis-written (if that's a word). The old man said they came up on a low.

Wind out of the west fish bite the best. Wind out of the east fish bite the least. Wind out of the south bait goes in the mouth. Wind out of the north ? That's a good saying. It's true. Also before a front is great. But it's hit and miss for the most part if you go once a week. But it's great if you go everyday. Your always on top of them.

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Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine

aaaaaaaamen!!!!!!!!

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amen.... and when I can afford the gas,.,,,,,,,

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Originally Posted by KDAVID1

I tried that once--didn't work out for me--he has some special voodoo he puts on em:)

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once ? :Rofl:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl.

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Originally Posted by SlabLapper4sure

I use the cow gauge!If the cows are standing and feeding so are the fish. If the cows are half standing and feeding fishing is slower. If all the cows are laying down go on back home!!:Rofl

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I have heard a lot of the old folks say that and these folks swore by it.

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Originally Posted by eagle 1

once ? :Rofl:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl.

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my math may be off a little :)

I found gettin behind the hobbit works and then Feelay can't ask me ifn I need a rope for him to tow me with!!nonono

How do you get the cow Guage to stand in the boat??