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I've been told that when a cold front passes, fishing really drops off for a couple of days. Well....tonight a cold front is coming through, BUT I have the fever and want to go fishing tomorrow. Does anybody have any experiences with cold fronts and how it affects the bite?

Depends on the pressure change between now and then....Looking at the weather channel, The pressure is rising here, constant at Perry and dropping in Tampa...looks like the front is here.....If I were going I would slow my presentation down and use high confidence lures

Chalk,

Thanks. I believe I'll try my Catch2000 which I usually fish slowly and is one of my favorite lures anyhow.

Looks like the wind is going to affect the fishing more than the cold front this weekend.

Sure hope NOAA is wrong.

OOPS NOAA has changed the forecast again.

5 to 10 and 2 to 3. Its a go again.

Wonder what it will be tomorrow.

You will know when the boat hits the water "maybe"

Now I'm seeing 5-10 and 1-3 ft - smooth to light chop ipw. I don't know if ive ever seen 1-3 as a prediction for seas. Maybe they should say 0-25 winds seas 0 to 7 calm to rough in protected waters. 100% chance of weather.

I always just GO then work with whatever I find once there

What Wevans said. You don't know if you don't go.

I'm going no matter how cold it is. I do have the waders packed just in case. Staying dry sure makes the cold weather a lot nicer.

Nathan

"From another site"

Fishermen sometimes have ideas or opinions about the marine environment that do not stand up to scientific scrutiny. For example, many anglers believe that changes in barometric pressure strongly influence fish behavior—most notably their willingness to cooperate with anglers. Some have even written that fish can detect a change in barometric pressure before it occurs. An interesting notion, perhaps, though in almost all instances it is incorrect.

A rise or fall in barometric pressure, such as with an approaching cold front, usually means a shift in the weather pattern. And it is the change in the weather, not any fluctuation in barometric pressure, that affects both the fish and the fishing. In fact, most saltwater species probably aren’t even aware of barometric variations.

Pressure, whether in the air or in the ocean, is expressed by scientists as units of “atmosphere.â€

He may be right. I am a firm believer that fish most often feed when they are hungry or they are pissed off about the noise above their head,

The passing front didn't seem to effect the bite offshore on Friday.......the fish bit all day for us and even hit the stretches. I'll post the report later when I have the energy....spent 2 nights camping and tonight I'm gonna get some real sleep