What's with this weather.

[younggun27]

I don't know if its just me but there will be a few nice days and and crappie fishin' is on then rain will mess everything up, and just about everything quits biting. This might sound like a stupid question but do fish sense bad weather coming? We had a bad storm come threw right before I packed up to go but I couldn't get anything to bite I've went threw the list of things crappie like in order to bite but the only thing I can think of was the storm that was coming. Any idea what I might have missed.?

Thanks and tight lines.

[kickingback]

I would say the barometric pressure has a lot to do with the rain and fish biting. I heard if it gets too high or too low then the fish wont bite or change their habits quick. I think it has something to do with sensing danger in the weather somehow.

[younggun27]

Now that makes sense. I went Sunday afternoon and managed to catch five small ones and the whole six hours I was out there but it was one every other pile no more then one a pile which sucked. I think I'll check the barometric pressure level when the fish are biting good and see what they like.

[skiptomylu]

Yes fronts do make a difference and even jist storms will usually make them feed just before. Many times after that front passes they will be tough for a couple days. We have had so much water that they had to open our flood gates and that really messed them up for a time. So I would say all this makes a difference! Our spawn is nothing like it usually is and the crappie are all over the board as far as where they are and what they are doing.

Skip

[kickingback]

Well it was normal barometric pressure today and I managed to land 15 nice crappie on Somerville on brush piles about 10 feet down in 15-20 feet of water. They were hitting minnows and jigs equally. I got out while there was a break in the weather for the week. Goona pick up some more rain it looks like.

[younggun27]

Well it was normal barometric pressure today and I managed to land 15 nice crappie on Somerville on brush piles about 10 feet down in 15-20 feet of water. They were hitting minnows and jigs equally. I got out while there was a break in the weather for the week. Goona pick up some more rain it looks like.

Thanks KB for the report.

[TurboDan]

Thanks for the report KB. Sure missing the compressed work week I had last summer. have had boat on water twice since LA trip. Either raining or work needing done around the house.