Clear skies, the pressure is high
Clear skies, the pressure is highBarometric pressure is always being something I’ve study and logged over the years fishing myself. With Barometric pressure come many theories. Barometric pressure is the weight of the atmosphere above. What is considered normal is 30 inHg or 1016 millibars. For an extremely high pressure reading would be 30.5 is considered extreme high, and 28.5 is considered extreme low. In theory, the dropping of air pressure brings feeding activity on and rising pressure slows the feeding activity down. In general, Barometric pressure is used in fishing reports when fishing in shallower waters vs. offshore in deeper water. The weight of the water when your offshore is relatively insignificant when you try to go off the weight of the air. Contributing factors in the barometric pressure could be rain, clouds and any other weather condition.
There is a saying, “Clear skies, the pressure is high. Its rising as the sky is clearing. Normal is Normal. When its ugly out its getting Low.” Which is a good way to remember where the pressure in “theory” of what it should be. And when the pressure is “falling” before a storm is always the best feeding activity. But there are also theories, that high to low pressure before a storm, the water is denser then air and generates more pressure then air. So, when a wave hits it produces a variation of pressure and the atmospherics pressure dramatically changes and the wave effect is happening more often.
The belief behind the theory that the barometric pressure effects the feeding action is that the change in the pressure on the fish’s bladders. And that in which makes the fish feel unconformable. Fish are then believed that they move around to feel better and not feel full and bloated. So, with lowering pressure it is believed these fish move into deep water seeking higher water pressure and ride out the low pressure around structures.
So, remember with falling pressure comes more fish movement but could also be bad weather coming with a front. As people say, The “calm before the storm”. Which is one of my favorite times to fish. I’ve been known to be fishing the rain and be excited the bite is fixing to turn on. But be sure your safe and not caught in any bad storms. Safety is more important they catching a limit of fish.
Good Luck Hunting Them Trophy’s and Safe Adventures,
Cassie Willis, Pro Angler’