Barometric pressure, how important is it?

[Gater]

Yep, we did pretty good also. THe only pressure I worry about is my blood pressure. If its still pumpming Im fishing!!!

Amen.......Tides are much more important than barometric pressure, in my opinion the most important thing. Sure fish can sense weather changes and may feed more prior to a cold front but you have to remember that we are under high pressure throughout most of the summer. The fish still have to eat and they don't watch Chita! Gater

[Silver Wolf]

I researched also. I found a thread on BP and there is a 29.78 or so that the fish like. If it goes into 30.00 it's to high. After a front, give it 2 to 3 days and the fish will equalize their air bladder. The air bladder is like our equilibrium. People feel sluggish during a front. Knees hurt, headaches, and miserable. Same with fish. The only difference is they call it lock jaw. It was a freshwater article, but also works on saltwater. Moon also effects tides. When it's straight above or straight below, fishing is supposed to be best. When it's on the horizon it's good. This is what I read. But like its said before here, go when u can. Keep a log and you'll see the pattern. Lord Bless.
robert

[Xpress89]

I can't catch chit, so I now know who to follow...

That doesnt matter when you have a 100,000 dollar boat

[Swells]

Down here in Texas I don't think much matters except for the tide and the moon phase. Under a full moon with good current and lots of bait, the fish will pig out all night long and are very hard to get to bite the next day. This might be more true offshore, but it means more than atmospheric pressure or any of that hooey. Finding good water is the key to good fishing no matter what your lucky fish calendar says.

[Curmudgeon]

This is a perfect example of why you should keep a log. Always record BP and moon phases and you will learn pretty quick, which way the BP effects the bite. The more you go the more you know.

D-I-A pegged it. If you don't keep track it's hard as heck to learn.

[D-I-A]

This is a perfect example of why you should keep a log. Always record BP and moon phases and you will learn pretty quick, which way the BP effects the bite. The more you go the more you know.

[pieman]

I caught 8 trout 4#-7.5# in two hours Saturday morning under high pressure & bluebird skies.......

Yep, we did pretty good also. THe only pressure I worry about is my blood pressure. If its still pumpming Im fishing!!!

[Gulfcoast13]

I can't catch chit, so I now know who to follow...

[kenny]

Go fish! I go every chance I get.

Yep! X2

[FishNette]

Go fish! I go every chance I get.

[GhostMarine]

Curm & Ibtsoom are right, solunar tables and pressure definitely affect the fish. I learned this fishing up north in Pits & Ponds, for monster Bass. I have heard that "You should fish the fronts", as the fronts are coming in, the pressure changes and somehow "Turn on the fish". It does work in some ways, not so much in others. Depends on the situation and there are so many variables one could go nuts, trying to figure it out....Curmudgeon is right, just get the heck out there....

[Themadhunter]

And that's the same article I read that made me want to ask the question.

[Themadhunter]

Def agree with Curmudgeon, if you're not out there you can't catch em. Guess I'll learn to adapt the more I learn about it.

[Ibtsoom]

I caught 8 trout 4#-7.5# in two hours Saturday morning under high pressure & bluebird skies.......

yep, you're a bad arse Kenny. I was hauling in redfish one after the other for a tourney the same morning. Just said I didn't care for it, not that I couldn't fish it.

[kenny]

I caught 8 trout 4#-7.5# in two hours Saturday morning under high pressure & bluebird skies.......