Best Weather and Time

[Carpy]

I am interested to what you will will vote.
Early morming has always been good for me.

[dace]

I only get to fish after work  trout but i get the best results when its getting dark.
the wife dont let me go fishing, at the weekend.

[BUDGIE]

Time of day/night and weather conditions really varies depending on many factors such as species,venue and time of year.

For pike in the winter I have found that although the best time of day varies the best weather conditions are when the air pressure is high or better still rising.High air pressure causes heavy frosts,clear skys.Why this is best I dont know! Pike are much more active on days like this and you can get large multiple catches on live baits or lures.On low pressure days,often windy and overcast the pike arnt so active and dead baits are traditionally better.

Out of interest non predators eg carp,silver fish etc seem to be more active during low pressure.

In the winter I always fish dawn to dusk on a new water untill a pattern emerges.Some I fish are great at first light whilst others a waste of time untill mid morning! It pays to learn although this can vary through the season it normally stays the same year to year.

At this time of year the best part of the day for catching roach etc is often late afternoon whilst in the summer it is either /both early morning and late evening.

Summer is always best at dawn for general fishing but despite tradition I have often found (especially on clear gravel pits) evening to be better for tench and bream than dawn!

Catfish has got to be evening/night and when its hot! Same as a lot of fish in the summer I have found warm,muggy,overcast weather to be very productive.Never caught much whilst its actually raining though.Of any species for that matter!

Never found night fishing any good for perch at any time of year but subtle changes in light levels through out the day or at dawn and dusk do seem to trigger them to feed.

Big carp? well they definately vary the most from water to water.Some waters I have fished have been all at night others not a thing at night! some dawn,some dusk some even midday! all depends on a multitude of factors such as the type of water,fishing pressure etc etc. But as said earlier in the winter they seem to be more active on the milder,windier low pressure days.Got to get out on your water and learn its moods really.Worth doing as you can avoid a lot of wasted time by learning whens best for which species at what water.

Best time and conditions for enjoying my self? then its got to be a nice warm,still summers dawn watching a float without a ripple on the surface!

[Andrew Burgess]

Have to agree with Budgie on that subject

[Stu]

I went for drizzling rain. As I mainly fish matches I don't get to fish early mornings, late nights etc often. But I do tend to find overcast mild weather, wet or dry, tends to be better than boiling hot summer days or freezy cold winter days!

Stu