barometric pressure vs/and feeding times

[kiowa]

Does anyone find one of these or both working together to be a predictor of fish activity? Yesterday the pressure was good and the feeding cycle (relative to the moon phase)was good too, but the fish weren't active at all

[south_metro_fish]

I feel that both have a major affect on how the fishing is. Lately I have been watching both the pressure and the the fish and game forecast and for the most part it seems pretty accurate. I have been having very good bites with a dropping pressure and yesterday with the more steady pressure they were not as active. But as far as predicting when a good bite is going to be during the day I look at the fish and game forecast, and lately it has been very accurate on their feeding times. I can go out during a peak and catch fish and all at once they really slow down and I look at the time and it is the time when the bite is at the lowest. But if you wait it out for the next bite you start catching them slowly, then all at once it picks up really good and I look at the time and its usually at the next peak. As far as pan fish it seems to be pretty accurate. Yesterday when I went out I got out at about 3:30 when it was the peak bite of the afternoon, and the bluegills were active but not as active as a stead dropping pressure day. Then as it got closer to sunset the activity dropped, and we got set up for the crappies before it got dark. Sunset was at the bottom of the bite so I would assume that is why every thing shut off. As we were crappie fishing the bite started real slow then around 8 it started picking up with 9 being the best bite, then it slowly slowed down as it got closer to 10. There have been multiple times where I could just about know what time it was just by how hard the fish were hitting and remembering the bite cycle. So I tend to watch the bite cycles and the pressure because I think they play a major roll in what the fish are doing and have had proof numerous times.

[GrumpyOldCrappie]

South Metro Fish- Do you have a link for the fish and game forecast?

There is a meterologist on WJJY radio that alway gives the major and minor fish feeding times. is this the same thing?

[south_metro_fish]

http://www.startribune.com/sports/outdoors/11645551.html?elr=KArksDyycyUtyycyUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

I have just been looking at the Startribune's forecast. They have it every Wednesday in the back part of the sports section or you can get it off their web site in the outdoor section.

Yes I would assume they are following the same information. I have seen it in magazines other websites, and they have pocket size books you can get for the whole year some places too. I like the Startribune's because it is already converted for our time zone and geological location.

[GrumpyOldCrappie]

Great, I'll check it out. Sounds like it could be handy to have!

Thanks for the info.

[south_metro_fish]

I have also found a cool site that has many local weather stations that have the weather history and graphs. I like to watch what the pressure has been doing to know how well the fish are going to be biting.

http://www.wunderground.com/