Author Topic: Ice fishing barometric pressure (Read 6060 times)

solonstrong · « **on:** Jan 21, 2014, 08:58 PM »

Does anybody have some info on the best barometric pressure situations to be fishing? Personally dropping pressure gets the best bite. Today I was out 11:00 to 2:00 pressure was steady and the fish would come in and look or bump it but not take it all the way in there mouth so I could set the hook. Also had two days of warm weather causing the water to be more cloudy than normal. This could have been part of it also. What do you think?

mjmeyer · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 22, 2014, 06:24 AM »

http://www.lake-link.com/info/barometric_pressure.cfm

solonstrong · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 22, 2014, 07:56 AM »

I've gone trough a ton articles on the subject. What pressure trend do you have the best luck that's my question.

Iabowhunter77 · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 22, 2014, 12:21 PM »

Good question and great link. Thanks!

Ice_Fly_Guy · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 22, 2014, 10:23 PM »

I've always been intrigued/confused/bamboozled on the subject of barometric pressure. There are so many variables that come into play with how fish will behave. Bottom line for me is - go out when you can and make 'em bite! Doesn't always work, of course...but that's why it's called fishin, eh?

solonstrong · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 22, 2014, 11:59 PM »

I don't know. The fact is I was out there during the first day of a cold front and that's a big no no. It wasn't fishing just sitting. Lol. I have better things to do than just sit and watch fish look but not bite. For me it's about finding the best times to go to be productive. But that's just me. Anything is better than work I guess.

Ice_Fly_Guy · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 23, 2014, 07:44 AM »

You have a point there, that's probably the instance that I'd avoid too.

rjroling · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 23, 2014, 07:55 AM »

I personally like the challenge on the slow days. Can't say as I've ever pounded the fish on a day when no one else is having luck, but I have not been skunked yet this year, either!! I'm like a lot of guys - I don't have the luxury of being able to decide my fishing days based on the weather. Way more things dictate that calendar. Knowing a cold front is coming through just lets me know I'll have to work harder to catch anything, but I'd still rather be on the ice than sitting home watching the barometer and the Weather Channel to see when the fishing might be good.

BigRock947 · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 23, 2014, 08:03 AM »

Agreed....if I have time to go fishing and the weather isn't too extreme then I go. For me, its about getting out on the ice. If I catch fish even better.

Spider1 · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 23, 2014, 08:19 AM »

If you are watching the weather report and the guy says "look at this low pressure ridge! It will hit us in 2 days". Get out and fish as much as you can. That will be the dropping pressure system that will start the fish (and other critters) feeding like crazy. Once it starts to bottom out the fish will hit the bottom and not feed until the system passes and the pressure starts to rise.

BigRock947 · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 23, 2014, 10:45 AM »

Quote from: Spider1 on Jan 23, 2014, 08:19 AM

If you are watching the weather report and the guy says "look at this low pressure ridge! It will hit us in 2 days". Get out and fish as much as you can.

My wife has a couple of joints that hurt when a 'low pressure' is coming...if she tells me its time load the van up with the fishing gear we head out to our nearest lake

ripNlips83 · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 23, 2014, 05:06 PM »

Falling pressue with warmer temps and light precip= my best fishing. But time of day plays the biggest factor i think.

solonstrong · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 23, 2014, 08:13 PM »

I agree with some so far. Ice fishing a falling barometer with on coming warm front , the bite is the best.

solonstrong · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 23, 2014, 08:16 PM »

What time of day?

solonstrong · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 28, 2014, 04:37 PM »

Looks like Wednesday and Thursday are gonna be awesome this week. I will report on how the bite is.

Spider1 · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 29, 2014, 07:07 AM »

warm fronts are usually associated with rising pressure. I've read several times that rising pressure fronts bring on a good bite and fish feed aggressively. As the pressure drops below 30 and heads down, the bite lessens and fish get lethargic but if the pressure is high and stays there for too long the bite will suffer as well.

basically, if the weather has been warm and sunny for too long and the fish are laying low look for an oncoming low pressure front. The fishing will pick up while the pressure drops but when the pressure drops below 30 or bottoms out so will the fishing. Then look for the next high pressure front and fish the ride up.

ripNlips83 · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 29, 2014, 08:01 AM »

Quote from: solonstrong on Jan 23, 2014, 08:16 PM

What time of day?

Daybreak to 9:30 then 3:30 till ? Kinda like hunting.

toofuss · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 29, 2014, 09:58 AM »

Quote from: ripNlips83 on Jan 29, 2014, 08:01 AM

Daybreak to 9:30 then 3:30 till ? Kinda like hunting.

Yep I try to be out no later than 5 am just so I can be where I want to be before the " magic hours" then by 10:30 I'm packing up or at least changing tactics to "grind" out the day.

tricohatch · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 28, 2014, 08:36 PM »

I pay more attention to the wind direction and the moon phases. If the wind is out of the east might as well stay home. The best fishing 3 days before or after a full moon or new moon!

jumbo chaser · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 01, 2014, 11:10 PM »

X2 rising barometer around new and full moon and overcast skies

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