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| Just wondering how you guys feel about this subject ?
Do you like high or low pressure for walleyes
What pressure do you look for.
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Location: Essexville, MI./Saginaw Bay. | fishunter70 - 2/19/2007 9:35 AM
Just wondering how you guys feel about barametric pressures when fishing?
Do you like high or low pressure for walleyes
What pressure do you look for.
I like either, but have the best luck when it's changing. One of my first experiences and learning lessons having to do with this subject came about many years ago, and was demostarted to me by my Granfather. And the funny thing was, I notice it again yesterday while ice fishing on the Saginaw Bay. We fished Saturday with a constant procession of fish coming in and out of our holes all day long. They were very active. I keep the minnows I buy while ice fishing in a clear plastic quart jar, so I can seal the top so they won't spill on the way out. Well, they also were very active in that jar all day long. Now yesterday, the fish were sluggish and fewer showed up in the hole. And the minnows were the same way in the jar. They all gathered at the bottom and hardly swam around at all. Grandpa always said whatever mood your bait is in, so to are the fish.
Edited by walleye express 2/19/2007 9:42 AM
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Location: Freedom, WI | I have noticed that when the pressure is falling seems to be the best. The fish seem to be much more aggresive. I went to Depere on a day that the pressure was slowly falling and marked aggresive fish almost nonstop and caught 19, then went back to the same spot at the same time two days later when the pressure had been rising throughout the day. This time I only marked a handful of fish, and only caught 3 of them. The fish would come in and stay tight to the bottom for the most part. I have also noticed that when the barometric pressure is under 30.00, the fishing is almost always good. I have the slowest days when the pressure gets up there around 31.00 or higher. It is something to look into that affects fish more than most people realize. Everytime I go out now I check the pressure and try to plan my trips accordingly. (For ice fishing) I noticed that during the spring and early summer pressure doesn't seem to affect them quite as much. Just my thoughts on Pressure. |
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| Capt Dan,
It's funny you mention the minnow thing. last night i was jigging for eyes. The fish were slow last night. As I was sitting on my box looking at my minnow box in front of me they seemed to be more active than the day before. So this got me thinking, then posting this topic.
I personally like to fish @ 29.5-30.9 . The fish seem to be more active atleast I think so. Not to say your going to catch a limit in these condition's but they are more active looking around with my aqua-view, and the graph.
Thank's for your input bagowalleyeguy, capt dan. |
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| IMO, you can catch walleye equally as well during high, low, and changing pressure conditions. Their mood will change during the pressure change and you have to adjust your fishing to match the mood of the fish. A big missunderstanding on pressure changes is guys think the fish quit biting, because you hammered them yesterday, when in fact they moved off a holding spot to feed. If you find yourself in this situation, try moving around a bit, looking for the feeding fish. Eventualy they will move back and you can hammer them again. |
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Location: Pagwachuan Lake, Ontario Canada | Barometric pressure is an interesting subject. I have spoken with a couple fish biologists that I respect, and they said that air pressure changes are mitigated by the water pressure. In essence, the air pressure change has no effect on fish.
What does change with each front passage are conditions associated with that pressure change. Temperature changes, wind direction, wind strength which during soft water changes the light refraction, light changes from clouds... etc...
I would tend to agree with those assessments. Personally, I also think fishing improves the longer weather is stable. It will max out at a front passage going from stable, to pre cold front/weather front conditions.
Look forward to other opinions on this one!
All the best,
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