high/low pressure

[fish_in_utah]

is it good fishing during high or low pressure,i have been during low pressure in a rain storm and done well and in high pressure havent done very well what are you thoughts on that,would be helpfull to know,
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[d-mack]

In my experience it isn't so much the high or low pressure that affects the catching (the fishing is always good![]). It seems to be the CHANGING pressure that puts them off the bite. Once the pressure stabilizes for a day or two the fish seem to go back on the feed regardless of high or low presuure.

Just my opinion though....
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[Lobina_Mosca]

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In my experience it isn't so much the high or low pressure that affects the catching (the fishing is always good![]). It seems to be the CHANGING pressure that puts them off the bite. Once the pressure stabilizes for a day or two the fish seem to go back on the feed regardless of high or low presuure.

Just my opinion though.... [/reply]

I agree with this...

Just wish I had a better understanding of the effect.
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[kokeking]

There is a post on the wyoming board about barametric pressure ,and its affect's on fishing.I posted it awhile back so you might have to do a little looking,but it had lots of great info .
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[Old_Coot]

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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black]Here is that post that Kokeking was reffering to:[/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black]Here are "my thoughts" on the topic:[/black][/font] [ol] [li][font "Comic Sans MS"][black]In general, the worst fishing is when the weather has been clowdy/rainy and the barometric pressure has been bouncing up and down (changing).[/black][/font][/li] [li][font "Comic Sans MS"][black]The best spring fishing is when the barometric pressure has been consistantly high for 4-6 days.[/black][/font][/li] [li][font "Comic Sans MS"][black]I also like fishing when the BP has been on a gentle rise for 4--6 days.[/black][/font][/li][/ol][font "Comic Sans MS"][black]Those are my general rules of thumb. But that is just for the kind of fishing I typicaly do ... mainly wipers at willard. For bigger fish, such as macks and tiger musky, I think BP has less affect.[/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black]I do no streem fishing, so the above "thoughts" may not apply at all.[/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black]I am surprised that more folks didn't chime in on this topic. I think that there are many different opinions on the subject.[/black][/font]
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[RipNLips]

I can't say much about other atmospheric pressure trends or conditions, but the one atmospheric pressure trend where I've had fish go on the bite in a BIG way time-and-time again is during the first part of its fall as a front approaches. This gives credence to the old saying that "fishing is best just before a storm". I'm not sure how much it effects each species of fish, but I know this to be the case with stripers and wipers. The most "catching" I've ever experienced on Lake Mead and Willard Bay has been during the first part of an atmospheric pressure drop and there's usually a storm on the horizon. At some point during the pressure drop they start shutting down, and if it's almost bottomed out, you may as well go home.

A couple things to note:

- If fish are off the bite due to water temperature, changes in atmospheric pressure will have little or no effect on their behavior.
- Fish that live in deep water are not effected by atmospheric pressure. It's negligible when compared to the pressure exerted on them by the water column above.
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