Chad Miles (left) and his brother Matt fish Dale Hollow Lake last December. The darkening clouds in the background portend the coming low barometric pressure front that prompted a morning of productive early winter fishing for smallmouth bass.
By Lee McClellan, Kentucky Afield Outdoors
There is a saying in fishing that goes “the best time to go fishing is when you can.”
With the frenetic pace and busy schedules of modern life, the saying is true more than ever. However, if you only have a few weekends each spring to fish, the experience yields more stress reduction, enjoyment and memories if the fish bite like crazy.
Studying the long range forecast before planning a fishing trip and looking for the right trends helps bring you a glory day of fishing instead of a day of a thousand casts without a bite.
Several factors play into what makes ideal environmental conditions for fishing: barometric pressure, wind direction, sunlight and...