No pike and high pressure
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 3:05 pm
A short, middle of the day session on the Forty Foot drain today produced no runs to the deadbaits, which was exactly the same result as I managed a couple of days ago. Last night was the first frost for a while and on top of that the sun was bright and the water is beginning to clear. Recently, that is since the first of the month, the last hour of the day has been worth all the others put together, so the pike are keeping up some of the old traditions.
However, years ago I remember following the discussion in the angling press about pike feeding best in conditions of settled high pressure which produce, of course, at this time of year, clear skies, sunshine and cold nights. These are the conditions that I generally avoid for any fish, never mind pike on fen drains. Did that theory die a natural death or do some forum members still think there is some truth in the idea that the feeding activity of pike is influenced by atmospheric pressure?
As a postscript, I'll add that the conditions I would choose for a day's piking on the fen drains would be overcast and relatively mild, and some fog would be a bonus; the water on this perfect day would have some colour and movement, too.
However, years ago I remember following the discussion in the angling press about pike feeding best in conditions of settled high pressure which produce, of course, at this time of year, clear skies, sunshine and cold nights. These are the conditions that I generally avoid for any fish, never mind pike on fen drains. Did that theory die a natural death or do some forum members still think there is some truth in the idea that the feeding activity of pike is influenced by atmospheric pressure?
As a postscript, I'll add that the conditions I would choose for a day's piking on the fen drains would be overcast and relatively mild, and some fog would be a bonus; the water on this perfect day would have some colour and movement, too.