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HOW BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AFFECTS FISHING FISH WITH LARGE SWIM BLADDERS, SUCH AS TROUT AND SALMON, ARE MORE SENSITIVE TO PRESSURE CHANGES. which direction the pressure is moving because it will cater to the aggressive and what speed it is changing. Fish can feeding fish. When fishing rivers, retrieve feel the weight of the air pressing on the large streamers or minnow patterns water by sensing the pressure changes across a fast run, active trout chase in the air of their organs, especially down your fly and hammer it. Fishing their swim bladders, which controls their during barometric pressure is one of the buoyancy. Fish with large swim bladders, best times you can fish! such as trout and salmon, are even more sensitive to these pressure changes. DURING LOW PRESSURE So how does all of this affect fishing? Lucky for us anglers, low pressure To make it simple, let’s break it down systems don’t tend to last that long. to a few periods on how you can use a However, once the falling pressure has DANNY COYNE / PRO STAFF / BCFISHN.COM barometer as a gauge on how the fish stabalized to a low pressure system, will be acting and feeding. the fish are going to retreat to the deeper water. One of the reasons they BY DANNY COYNE BCFISHN.COM FALLING BAROMETRIC PRESSURE are doing this is to equalize their swim bladders. The fishing will slow down as Fish can sense an oncoming storm there is a lack of interest for the fish The majority of anglers can agree as much as a day in advance. This is to feed — simply put, because they are that there are many natural elements when the fish react and become very uncomfortable. The shallower the fish that come into play, which affects aggressive because they understand are in the water, the more they will feel fishing. These include air and water that feeding during the low pressure the results of the low pressure system. temperature, winds, currents water storm periods can be a challenge. You clarity, and the level of light available. can recognize the barometer dropping Effective fishing techniques during because this is when the clouds start this time are to use slower-finesse Most of us have experienced a day to roll in and the poor weather is presentations in deep water. When of fishing when the bite was non- approaching. trolling your gear, slow down and stop action, but then the next day we downsize your lures. The fish will not couldn’t buy a bite, despite fishing want to use a lot of energy to chase your the same methods in the same areas. Fish with large swim blad- bait. When fishing rivers, try a nymph This extreme flip in fishing action most “ ders, such as trout and salm- pattern drifted just off bottom in slack likely occurred due to changes in the on, are even more sensitive water at the tail end of a run. In smaller barometric pressure. to these pressure changes. mountain lakes, using small flies, like chironomids or blood worms, suspended Simply put, barometric pressure is DANNY COYNE / PRO STAFF / BCFISHN.COM just off bottom in deep water could the weight of the atmosphere pressing result in encouraging an opportunistic down on everything on earth and it This is a great time to use fast-moving fish to strike. constantly changes from high to low. baits and presentations. When trolling When observing pressure for fishing, a large lake, use fast-trolled lures, such GO TO BCFISHN.COM | @BCFISHN how high or low isn’t as important as as Sling Blades™ and Rock Dancers® 1 RISING PRESSURE MACK’S LURE RELEASES NEW DOUBLE D™ DODGER Once the storm passes, the pressure The new Double D™ 5.8” adds yet another dynamic attractor to the Mack’s Lure line of products. will start to rise again, bringing blue bird skies with no wind, but the fishing will continue to remain slow, as the fish have to adapt to the pressure changes. Their feeding habits will take a day or two to return to normal. The colder the water temperature, the longer it will take for the fish to adapt. One good thing after a storm has passed through is that it tends to wash a lot of food back into the water for the fish to feed upon. For example, when fishing a river, a surge of rain can push a variety of terrestrial insects into the WENATCHEE, Wash — Mack’s Lure action to your lure. With five attachment water. When the fish become active Inc., manufacturer of Double D™ Dodger, points, you can easily spread your lines, again, there is plenty of food for them to Original Sling Blade™ and ScentFlash™ while also doubling as a side planer. forage on, so using terrestrial fly patterns product lines, has released yet another during this time can be successful. dynamic option to its line of tournament- The Double D™ Dodger 5.8 is now proven attractors — the Double D™ 5.8. available at MacksLure.com in UV Lemon During a rising pressure system and Lime, UV Pearl, Silver and Hot Pink. when fishing larger bodies of water, you The 5.8-inch verison of the Double D™ may find the fish stacked up within the Dodgeris an expansion of the product same zone in the water column. This is line, which also includes a 4.4- and 7.6- SHOP DOUBLE D™ DODGER 5.8 a good time to try to irritate them into inch verison, ideal for trout, kokanee, striking your gear with some sort of lure salmon and many other fish species. that provides vibration. “The Double D Dodger 5.8 was SONIC BAITFISH™ (SBF) Using irritant scents, such as garlic created out of necessity,” Mack’s Lure and anise, can also aid in getting those Sales Director Bob Loomis said. “The stubborn fish to strike. Again, using 4.4-inch works fantastic for kokanee TIPS & TECHNIQUES slower-trolled or retrieved lures is ideal and trout and the larger 7.6-inch version in these conditions. Fishing near surface works great for steelhead and salmon, on large bodies of water is not a good but you have circumstances that leave option during this time. you with a void. STABLE PRESSURE “ This dodger specializes in Once the barometric pressure being able to fish deep with becomes stable, fishing will convert to a lot of movement at much average again. This is a great time to slower speeds using larger try new fishing techniques as the fish lures. have gone back to their normal feeding activities. This is when anglers will have BOB LOOMIS, MACK’S LURE SALES DIRECTOR to search for the fish using other natural elements, wuch as wind or current to “Ultimately, the Double D Dodger 5.8 determine where the fish will be found. was created for fishing the ‘in between THE VERSATILITY OF THE SBF™ species and styles.’ This dodger Forecasting barometric pressure is a specializes in being able to fish deep, BY PETE ROSKO SBF TECH GUIDE lot more difficult than forecasting the with a lot of movement at much slower weather, however paying close attention speeds with larger lures. to the weather trends mentioned above From a personal standpoint, a well- will lead you in the right direction. Using “You would generally hang up and lose designed metal jig is the ideal fishing weather forecasts that predict the air more gear with the larger dodgers trying lure for me wherever I travel. Its only pressure will aid you in planning your to fish the bottom and have problems limitation is extreme water depth. It can fishing adventure. No matter what the attracting fish from much further away be cast, jigged, swimmed or trolled. It is air is doing, any safe weather day is a using the smaller dodgers. the Sonic BaitFish™ (SBF). good day to go fishing in my book! “The new Double D Dodger 5.8 works When I began desining metal jigs fantastic for all of these issues and will almost 40 years ago, my goal was two- be a welcomed addition to the 4.4 and fold. I wanted to create a lure that was 7.6 line up.” both effective and easy to use. I wanted fishing to be fun, like I remember it as Like its predecessors, the Double D™ a youth in the 1940s. In one word — Dodger 5.8 not only has the proven, uncomplicated. It can also be very traditional dodger action, but it also expensive as advertisers tell us about all delivers its patent-pending stop-and-go of the high tech equipment we need to 2 catch fish. I’m an example of a low of accomplishments. Some of those high winds made fishing the Sonic budget angler fishing with a low budget notables are as follows: BaitFish™ impossible. Nice walleyes rig. were belly-down on the bottom in about - “Best Lure in All Canada” Award 35-feet of water. Even casting the SBF In 1980, I moved to Port Angeles and by the All Canada Magazine and ahead of the drift just gave me seconds purchased a new 14-foot tiller-operated Professional Angler and Writer Gord to feel bottom. Out of desperation, boat rigged with a used 6 HP kicker and Pyzer; I attached my SBF tipped with a a new 20 HP Suzuki — all for $4,100. It nightcrawler to a borrowed bottom was the biggest boat that my garage - Modern day Lake Erie walleye bouncer rig and dropped it straight could handle.

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