Mithrandir
Well-known member
Sorry if this has been done to death before but searching the forums gave far to many hits on the words feeding fish.
I am stuck in the house today and was just watching discovery shed and matt hayes came out with the old chestnut of " we didn't catch any big fish today because of an easterly wind".
I wonder why only the smaller fish would feed in poor conditions?
I want to know if this is just an anglers excuse or does it have any basis in fact?
I know that smaller fish will need to feed more, lower body mass, greater need to feed etc, but if it is poor fishing will all the big fish sit there and say, " not the right weather to feed " and leave the baits alone.
I personally have found in bad weather no fish seem to feed or they all do.
Granted, the smaller fish are less shy and seem to be first on the baits, and "feeding off" the smaller fish can work, but does the weather really make any difference to the size of fish that feed on a given day?
I am stuck in the house today and was just watching discovery shed and matt hayes came out with the old chestnut of " we didn't catch any big fish today because of an easterly wind".
I wonder why only the smaller fish would feed in poor conditions?
I want to know if this is just an anglers excuse or does it have any basis in fact?
I know that smaller fish will need to feed more, lower body mass, greater need to feed etc, but if it is poor fishing will all the big fish sit there and say, " not the right weather to feed " and leave the baits alone.
I personally have found in bad weather no fish seem to feed or they all do.
Granted, the smaller fish are less shy and seem to be first on the baits, and "feeding off" the smaller fish can work, but does the weather really make any difference to the size of fish that feed on a given day?