How does Barometric Pressure affect Fishing?

[Jmorfish]

Hey Curt -- I do get In-Fisherman, and do often look at their tables....but I don't "go - no - go" based on those....Matter of fact I don't even know how they come up with those specific times, esp. when they can do their predictions so far in the future.....Just by Moon Phase? I don't know....or are they somehow predicting B.P. based on previous year's weather patterns, or combining the two? Anybody know? ...... I do know, that given a choice, I would rather not go fishing on at least that 4 day Full Moon period.... I do keep a journal, and have re-read too many times the trips I've done in that said F.M. period, and have made notes to myself, like "don't go again on a Full Moon"....But like everyone else, I still try once in a while, or go at the invitation of a friend.....and then I write my note again! ....Not sure why, but for me this Full Moon period seems to affect my salmonid fishing more than panfishing.... I agree that there are many other factors that can determine a 'good' or 'bad' (catching) day of fishing, so I'm just trying to balance all those....I actually have a 1948 calendar called "Wylie's Fishing Calculator"...it showed major and minor times, by day and hour, mostly based on moon and sun, but then it had a calculator to factor in other variables of Wind, Barometer, Sky, and Water...So fishermen have always been trying to figure out "Best Times" to go.....Guluk....and let's go fishing..
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