Steve Handley
Active member
Many fish feed better at certain times of the day, such as:
Roach, Tench and Perch who often have early morning and evening feeding spells.
On some stillwaters in winter you can sometimes set a time when roach will feed for a short period.
Do perch feed at night?
Barbel - It seems that the majority of big barbel are now caught at night. Is this because they move around more during the night or because they are older, wiser fish who have been caught before and are now spooked by visible baits and rigs in daylight.
Rudd are thought of as surface feeders but are sometimes caught at night on bottom baits.
Then you have Carp, Chub, Pike and Zander who all have their own particular feeding patterns.
Moon phases, temperature, atmospheric pressure, light values, river conditions all come into the equation.
Of course, there are always exceptions to the rules and it's the mystery and unpredictability that makes fishing the addiction that it is.
Any thoughts on why fish prefer to feed at certain times and the reasons for it?
Roach, Tench and Perch who often have early morning and evening feeding spells.
On some stillwaters in winter you can sometimes set a time when roach will feed for a short period.
Do perch feed at night?
Barbel - It seems that the majority of big barbel are now caught at night. Is this because they move around more during the night or because they are older, wiser fish who have been caught before and are now spooked by visible baits and rigs in daylight.
Rudd are thought of as surface feeders but are sometimes caught at night on bottom baits.
Then you have Carp, Chub, Pike and Zander who all have their own particular feeding patterns.
Moon phases, temperature, atmospheric pressure, light values, river conditions all come into the equation.
Of course, there are always exceptions to the rules and it's the mystery and unpredictability that makes fishing the addiction that it is.
Any thoughts on why fish prefer to feed at certain times and the reasons for it?