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Walleye bite after thunder and lightning
Tried to go fishing with my father in law the other night and he did not want to go because a small storm rolled through about 2 hours previous to this that had thunder and lightning. He said the rule was the fish quit biting after T & L. I have never heard of this and have not experienced any problems. Anybody else know of this and have you had any experiences good or bad after a little clap and flash?
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"Fish when you can cause' the wife has a plan" Joel K. |
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Actually, I have to tend to agree with that statement.
i.e. when the thunder and lightning come through, the fish tend to turn off. The reason is that typically when a storm comes through, the area is normally hit by high pressure which tends to drive the fish down and turn them into negative fish. Conversely, if you happen to be on the lake as the storm is coming in, and the pressure is dropping - but get off the lake before the lightning comes - you can have some of the best fishing you have ever had. i.e. the pressure is dropping and the fish tend to really hit like crazy. Fish can still be caught after a storm comes through - but generally speaking, the fish will be tougher to catch - than just before the storm comes in. Get a small barometer and keep it in your tackle box. Then, on a given day - record the barometeric pressure and the number of fish caught per fisher person. Then make a graph showing the number of fish caught as a function of pressure. I think you will find a pretty linear relationship. Even when you go deep and even when you change your technique to target these negative fish - it is sometimes very very very very difficult to get a hook into any of them. Take care REW |
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Game fish feed heavily before the storm. After the storm their stomachs are full, and they are lying on the bottom and burping.
Thank God for pike that feed most of the time! |
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I thought that thunder and lightning would kill the fishing also, but after sitting at boat ramp this morning with a dozen other boats waiting for thunder and lightning to pass went out and caught a 2 man limit walleyes in less than 3 hours in 8 to 18 fow. Some off the other boats that waited for storm to pass were at fish cleaning station with me also with there limits. This was on Lake francis Case (Missouri river). Would that make a difference? This was a front that took about 1 hour to go through with LOTS of lightning.
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Hey Crappie, We had some scattered t & l on Friday night and my brother-in-law didn't want to go either. He was saying the same thing but I talked him into it. He was glad he came walleye's bit till 11:30. Great night on the water. I would have to say I have seen both happen but thats why they call it fishing.
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Thank you very much - it's been a real pressure being here with you.
Low pressure movement affects shallow fish only - 20 feet and shallower, and fish not in relatively stronger current. Not all fish shut off. They may hunker down some, but they don't necessarily move down. If you are aware enough you can actually feel the pressure change in your inner ear. Depending on the characteristics of the individual storm, that change can come quickly or it can be a half hour away from that pressurization of your eardrum. I've seen it where no storm was visible to the horizon, but the pressure changed in my eardrum. 30 minutes later the weather visibly changed. If you are crazy - stay out in the storm. We may never see or hear from you again, but you'll catch a boat load. After the storm – on average for at least the first day after - fish deeper for greater catch consistency.
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I don't need another excuse to talk myself out of going fishing.
Morton |
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So, in 2006 I was fishing a tournament in Washington State on Moses Lake and we had a very powerful thunderstorm roll thru. About 20 minutes before the storm hit us we got into a good bite. We had probably caught 4-5 fish in about a 15 minute span. Then, we had the erie calm before the storm where everthing laid still, and you could feel the static in the air and we didnt get any fish during this time.
The thunderstorm rolled in and pounded us for 15-20 minutes. and in the last half of that storm the bite came back and we probably caught another 4-5 fish during that time. So I don't think that thunderstorms always impact the fish, I think it may depend on a few other factors and I haven't really figured that out yet...Probably never will. JB |
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They get used to it. . .
In the Midwest, where thunderstorms in late afternoon can occur almost daily May thru July, I'm not sure the impact on fishes is either dramatic or long-lasting.
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