Thread: Barometer Question

I'd be more likely to use this :

I think the stick method may be based on moisture in the air. As it dries, it points up. When it’s moist out it points down.

I hate to admit it but I bet the guy that uses science, all things being equal in terms of lure presentation, will out fish the instinctual fisherman. Twenty additional years of experience will not trump the latest sonar etc. That said I think I would rather go fishing with the old "superstitious" guy because they are fascinating to watch. People don't necessarily know how they know what they know.

Originally Posted by silverside

As fair weather approaches, the weather stick reaches toward the sky. When the weather begins to turn, the stick points to the ground. Changes in barometric pressure set it moving.*Indians of the northeast are said to have used them.

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Ok was just trying to figure out what stick was made of

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Balsam or birch

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Underside of balsam branch

If the cows are laying down in the field it's gonna be a hard day fishing according to my Father-In-Law!

I agree, Blackhawk. Cattle can tell you a lot about the pressure. If they're up and grazing, the pressure is falling and they sense a change in the weather coming. Deer react the same way. So, if cattle are up and grazing, GO FISHIN'!....if you can!