Barometric Pressure & Fishing

Hello everybody....

I just spent a week over at Pymatuning and fished pretty much everyday.  While sitting out on the water, a thought came to my head about barometric pressure and fishing.  I've always heard people say that fish tend to bite when the barometric pressure is behaving a certain way.  I did a little research and here is what I found...

Fish tend to be the most active when the barometric pressure is falling. 
High & Low pressure usually is a time when fish are not very active.
Rising & Slightly Low pressure tends to lead to "okay" fishing.
Normal fishing normally occrus when the barometric pressure is normal or stable.

High pressure seems to be in control for the next few days.  Doesn't look too good for fishing.

For more on this click here.

Source:  thefishingnut.com

Quiet Start to 2011 Hurricane Season

The 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially started June 1st and so far has been quiet.  It is still early though as the peak of the season is still well ahead.  Most people have agreed that their will be above average number of storms this year.  NOAA is predicting 12-18 named storms, of which 6-10 will become hurricanes and 3-6 of those hurricanes will be classified as "major" hurricanes.  Colorado State University has predicted 16 named storms, 9 becoming hurricanes and 5 becoming major hurricanes.  On average the Atlantic Ocean sees 9.6 storms, 5.9 eventually becoming hurricanes and 2.3 becoming major hurricanes.  The most ever seen was 28 storms. 15 were hurricanes and  8 of those hurricanes were major hurricanes.

Last 5 Years

              Storms        Hurricanes        Major Hurricanes
2010          19                 12                       5
2009            9                   3                       2
2008          16                   8                       5
2007          15                   6                       2
2006          10                   5                       2

2011 Names

Arlene Bret Cindy Don Emily Franklin Gert Harvey
Irene Jose Katia Lee Maria Na Ophelia Philippe
Rina Sean Tammy Vince Whitney

Source:  Wiki

Full Moon

Last few nights have been fairly clear and I'm sure most of you have noticed the full moon that has been rising just about the same time the sun has been setting.  The full moon in June is known as the Strawberry Moon and each month has its own unique full moon name. Since the short season of harvesting strawberries is in June, naming the full moon in June Strawberry Moon seemed to fit pretty well. The Farmers Almanac does a great job of covering all the different moons so here the list of each month and its moons name.

Full Wolf Moon – January
Full Snow Moon – February
Full Worm Moon – March
Full Pink Moon – April
Full Flower Moon – May
Full Strawberry Moon – June
Full Buck Moon – July
Full Sturgeon Moon – August
Full Corn Moon – September
Full Harvest Moon – October
Full Beaver Moon – November
The Full Cold Moon; or the Full Long Nights Moon – December

Check out all the meanings on the Farmers Almanac Website 

 
Source:  Farmers Almanac

2010 - 2011 Snowfall

Hot weather bothering you?  Here's something that will cool you down.  Below is a graphic from NWS Cleveland showing snowfall amounts from this past winter.

Snowfall amounts from around the area:

Meadville PA   171.3
Blooming Valley   200.6
Canadohta Lake PA  186.9
Titusville PA   128.9 

Next winter I will begin keeping track of snowfall

here in Townville and will be posting it on the website.

Picture & Information From NWS CLEVELAND  

Storm Pictures 6/4/11