Looking for Fishing Sayings? If you get around any marina, tackle store, or boat dock, you’ll hear a few rules of thumb repeated about a million times. So are these actual words of wisdom, or just a fishing story?
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The wind is the fisherman’s friend. At least for bass, having some chop on the water seems to make them bite better. However, I always thought this saying was missing the word “moderate.” You might be buddies with a 35 mph wind, but I wouldn’t say I like it one bit.
Wind from the east, fish bite the least. Yep, this is usually the most brutal bite. A light east breeze in most U.S. is what occurs a day or two after a cold front has passed. It’s not the east wind direction that causes the problem; it’s the massive drop in temperature, bright sunny skies, and light wind that wrecks the bite. Seeing as how we already decided that the wind is my friend, I try to get on the windiest bank that I can find on these days.
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Use light colors on bright days and dark colors on dark days. This is a good starting point for picking a lure color for bass fishing. Water clarity probably has even more of an impact, though. In general, the more precise the water and the brighter the day, the more natural I’ll go with my baits. Greens and browns blend in well with the background, preventing fish from getting too good of a look at a lure. If the water is muddy, I’ll often use bright accent colors to help the fish find it, with fluorescent orange and chartreuse being my favorites.
A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work, for sure. But wait — I fish for a living, so a day of work is a day of fishing. Isn’t catching a lot of fish a good day at work for me, and thereby not as good as a bad day of fishing? Ugh, I’m confused.
You can’t catch them if you don’t go. Definitely. When’s the best time to go fishing? Anytime you can go. Some of my very best catches have come on days that I expected a slow bite.
Are there any sayings you hear a lot when fishing? If so, share them in the-comments below and let us know if they are true or not.