Learning myself about this. Some guys I have talked to says it matters, others says its a combination of the weather all together.

 

View attachment 297969 This is the same type I use. Fairly cheap and it works but is not Magical it is just a tool to help in my opinion

 

It’s interesting for sure. In one way or another a lot of people use barometric pressure, some without realizing it. Hear a lot of people talk about blue sky versus cloudy days and pre and post front days. Cloudy and prefrontal days are supposed to be low or falling pressure days. Better fishing days? Also hear a lot about the lunar phases. Personally, you gotta be able to catch fish to have a solid theory. I have no theory. HA!

 

Here's how I go about it. I have 2 young kids,both in sports. But to young to be home alone. I work 45-55 hours a week 1st shift m-f, wife works 8-midnight m-f.
So when I get a chance to go fishing I go.
Some conditions can be better then other conditions. I dont pay much attention to the barometer. But I do know in the past,I've stayed at home on days I could of gone thinking conditions were not right. Only to find out the bite was insane . So I dont let that happen anymore.

Now to the person who can pic and choose there days to fish thru out the week. Learning to pattern the weather and how fish react to can really pay off. But your still gonna have those skunky days every now an again when it seems things are perfect.....

 

Same situation here. With a career job and a side business I go when I can even if it’s in the rain. It would be real nice to figure these saugeye out but until then I will appreciate days on the water that aren’t working in the firehouse or painting houses. Every day fishing beats the crap out of being on a clock somewhere.

 

I'm in the same boat, between work and kids , I fish when I can fish, damn the torpedoes full speed ahead. That being said I generally know if its blue bird sky's, my expectations are not that high. One exception to this is sometimes river smallmouth, I have had some of my best days in high pressure blue bird days, I don't think the rivereen fish care as much about the high pressure as the lake fish do.

 

I agree on the river fish,also fish holding in deeper water to.
Even up on st.clair it seems the smallies preferred the sunnydays over the overcast ones

 

I watched a fishing show today about post front days. They talked about fishing slower and down size the baits you was using.

 

Pressure is good. Fish are hungry. Higher the pressure goes the closer it is to the next storm. I like to get out the day before and of the storm when the water is changing color before it is too muddy. Fish love to eat in rising turbulent water.