Barometer Fishing

[Crappie 1]

When is the best time to fish according to where the barometer is? High, low rising, falling etc..

[$hane Ghent]

Below 30.00 and falling or stable

[minnowtime]

http://www.quickoneplus.com/fish/art...age=barometric

Maybe this will help

[Sam]

Here is the best info I found on the subject. Nice cheat sheet.
How does Barometric Pressure affect Fishing? Cheat Sheet!

[Crappie 1]

As a general guideline, think of 30 inHg (1016 millibar) as being a normal level. World records vary from a high pressure of 32.0 inHg in Siberia to 25.7 inHg during a typhoon (both readings are off the scale of most barometers). For the US, extreme levels can be considered as 30.5 inHg and 28.5 inHg. When it comes to fishing, a change of just +/- 0.02 inHg from normal is enough to effect their feeding habits.
It is important, however, to note that the effects of barometric pressure is greater in fresh and shallow waters, than it is in deeper waters. This is probably due to the fact that the pressure of water is so much greater in deeper waters making the air pressure above it no longer having any significance.
Some general rules regarding barometric pressure are:

Pressure Trend	Typical Weather	Fishing Trends	Suggested Tactics
High	Clear skies	Fish slow down, find cover or go to deeper waters.	Slow down lures and use baits more attractive to fish. Fish in cover and in deeper waters.
Rising	Clearing or improving	Fish tend to become slightly more active	Fish with brighter lures and near cover. Also fish at intermediate and deeper depths.
Normal and stable	Fair	Normal fishing	Experiment with your favorite baits and lures.
Falling	Degrading	Most active fishing	Speed up lures. Surface and shallow running lures may work well.
Slightly lower	Usually cloudy	Many fish will head away from cover and seek shallower waters. Some fish will become more aggressive.	Use shallow running lures at a moderate speed.
Low	Rainy and stormy	Fish will tend to become less active the longer this period remains.	As the action subsides, try fishing at deeper depths.

It is important to note that after a long feeding period, the action will slow regardless of the following conditions. On the flip side, a long period of poor fishing conditions may be followed by a really good one.
It is also important to note, that the barometric pressure is just one of many factors that effect fish feeding habits. Other effects include water temperature, light, tidal forces, water clarity, the pH level, water levels, wind/surface disturbance, boat traffic, fishing pressure, and so on. Another good judging factor of fishing is the solunar effects which play a role in the tidal and illumination factors.

[TapOut64]

I have been monitoring the barometer on every fishing trip for years now. Here's where it was on some of my best days. I list where the barometer was when I started fishing and when I left the lake.

Some of my best day for numbers,

135 crappie (most were small) Barometer, (B) 29.92-29.95
118 crappie-B-29.90-30.15
101 crappie-29.97-29.91
90 crappie-29.91-30.00
86 crappie-30.13-30.08
85 crappie-30.35-30.20
83 crappie-30.52-30.46
82 crappie-29.95

Now the barometer on days when I caught some of my biggest crappie

2lbs 9oz B-29.65-29.55
2lbs 9oz B-30.32-30.27
2lbs 8oz B-30.13-29.96 also on this day I caught 4 others over 14"
2lbs 5oz and 1lb 15oz B-29.74-29.67
2lbs 1oz B-30.13-30.08
2lb 0oz B-29.91-30.00
2lb 0oz B-29.95-29.88

I think this data just tells me to go fishing any chance I get and not to worry about where the barometer is.

[gone fission]

"I think this data just tells me to go fishing any chance I get and not to worry about where the barometer is."

But most of your bigguns were caught on falling pressure days. Good data, thanks.

[filletfetish]

I was always told if the barometer is dropping, you should drop everything and go fishin...

[drifter106]

If a barometer is not handy...


on days after a strong cold front has come through and the wind is blowing strong out of the north...clouds are high in the sky...sun is shining...stay home...crappies have headaches....

[Blackhawk19]

Great info everyone, Thanks.