ballina river

[Tony_N]

So,Ida the barometer on thursday night was 1007hPa. At what pressure does your little black book say the bite kicks in? does it need to be near 1020?

I'll keep asking the questions if somebody out there is prepared to give me the answers.

[Gorilla_in_Manila]

I'll keep asking the questions if somebody out there is prepared to give me the answers.

And I'll keep reading.

[ida]

gday tony-n its just an observation i have made over the years.i have not done any good in the river when theres a low over us.even when i was a pro it affected the prawns & fish. cheers ida

[flickflack]

The Richmond is an awesome system but all the rain that has been throught there over the last 8 months hasnt given it time to recover. Erytime it just comes good then we get a spel of weather like we are having now. Might have to wait for a few months before the Jewie fishin comes consistantly good again.

Cheers Rod

[Tony_N]

OK - thanks Ida - its great of you to pass the info on.

I spent 30 odd years as a potter and I fired big woodfired kilns - 10 -12 tons of wood over 5 days. So many variables involved in getting it right - the way the kiln was packed, the balance of air and fuel, the quality of the wood, its size and its dryness, barometric pressure, and wind speed amongst many other factors.

A good outcome from the firing is dependent on the observational skills of the firer and his/her capacity to adjust to the variables.

I believe that fishing is much like this. Many variables impacting on the outcomes, requiring observational skills of the fisher, a good memory of what happened last time and a capacity to adapt to changes. You are obviously one of the people who has the skill to do this at a professional level (I don't really mean as a commercial fisherman). Its great to pick up insight from people like you on this site.

My question was really do you know at what pressure they start to bite. I get the answer to be "when the low has gone -all other things being equal". - which is a very reasonable answer.

Thanks

Tony

[Steve_Monckton]

G'day again, When I used to live in murray cod country the saying was 1020, cod aplenty. but sometimes the fish just didn't follow the rule book(or couldn,t read) much the same as jew. I know the jew love a crackin, good lightning storm to fire them up.(me too sometimes).It's Just about bass time too. cheers.steve.

[ida]

just to let you fellows know i like it when the pressure is rising.its good when theres a ridge of high over us.the fish seem to play better.il be glad to finish shifting house so i have time to go fish again. cheers ida