If you have ever been told to stop talking because the fish will hear you, the warning sounds reasonable. Fish can hear, sound travels extremely well underwater, and many species are sensitive to vibration. But can fish hear human voices when those voices originate above the surface? The answer is more nuanced than a simple…
Fish jumping but not biting can be more frustrating than fishing water that looks completely dead. You know fish are present, the surface keeps breaking, and yet every cast comes back untouched. The important part is not simply seeing a fish jump. It is working out why the fish came to the surface and whether…
The best barometric pressure for fishing is not one magic number. A pressure trend that accompanies favorable weather changes is usually more useful than whether the barometer happens to read 29.8, 30.0, or 30.2 inches of mercury. Anglers often pay closest attention to falling pressure ahead of an approaching front, because the changing cloud cover,…