SO WHAT DO YOU DO, WHEN THE FISH AIN’T BITE’N???

THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS GOING TO CATCH FISH, WHEN YOU GO FISHING. “IF YOU CAUGHT FISH EVERY TIME YOU WENT OUT, THEY’D CALL IT CATCHING, NOT FISHING.”

SO WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THE FISH ARE NOT BITING? WELL YOU COULD DO WHAT I DO, A LOT OF TIMES. STAY HOME AND WATCH FOOTBALL GAMES, TAKE IN THE SCENERY, OR PRACTICE DOING A LOT OF CASTING. ALL OF WHICH ARE GREAT CHOICES WHEN FISH ARE NOT BITING.

THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY FISH DO NOT BITE. FISH ARE NOT ALWAYS ACTIVE AND MOST OF THE TIME ACTUALLY THEY ARE INACTIVE. YOU HAVE TO TRY DIFFERENT THINGS. WHEN I FISH I GENERALLY GO WITH 4-5 RODS AND REELS, RIGGED UP WITH DIFFERENT BAITS AND DIFFERENT COLORS. I SWITCH BACK AND FORTH, NOT WASTING TOO MUCH TIME BETWEEN DIFFERENT RIGS. IF THEY BITE, STAY WITH WHAT IS WORKING IF THEY DO NOT, CHANGE. WATER TEMPERATURES, WEATHER FRONTS, WATER CLARITY, SKIES, & THE MOON ALL HAVE AN AFFECT ON HOW FISH BITE.

WATER TEMPS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. ON SUNDAY I WAS FISHING, WHICH BY THE WAY WAS VERY UNPRODUCTIVE. THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE WAS 80º BUT 15 FEET DOWN IT WAS 72º AND THE DEEPER I WENT THE COOLER THE WATER WAS. NOW IN NICARAGUA 25 FT. IS NOT GOING TO BE MUCH COOLER THAN 70º AT ANY TIME, BUT IN THE STATES AND PARTICULARLY THE FURTHER NORTH YOU GET, TEMPERATURES CAN BE MUCH MORE DRASTIC. MOST FISHERMAN WILL AGREE THAT 65º-80º IS A GOOD TEMPERATURE FOR FISH TO BE ACTIVE. FISH WILL BITE IN ANY TEMPERATURE AT THE RIGHT TIME. FISHING CAN ALSO BE AFFECTED BY WEATHER FRONTS. WHEN A HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES OUT A LOW PRESSURE, FISHING IS TOUGH, BUT AGAIN THE RIGHT BAIT, THE RIGHT TIME YOU CAN CATCH FISH. WATER CLARITY IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS, IN THAT REAL CLEAR WATER FISH ARE SPOOKY, SO YOU ARE BETTER OFF WITH LONG CASTS AND OUT OF VIEW OF THE FISH. REMEMBER ONE THING, IF YOU CAN SEE THEM, THEY CAN SEE YOU. BLUE BIRD SKIES (NO CLOUDS) IS NOT GOOD FOR FISHING. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT 3-4 DAYS BEFORE THE FULL MOON ARE GOOD FISHING DAYS, BUT ON MOST FISHING WEBSITES, SUCH AS www.in-fisherman.com, YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET A BEST FISHING TIME CALENDER, WHICH BY THE WAYS IS GOOD ANYWHERE.

THE MAIN THING IS DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED AND GIVE IT UP. SOME OF THE BEST FISHERMAN IN THE WORLD GET SKUNKED, IT IS NOT UNCOMMON. YOUR DAY WILL COME AND MAKE IT ALL WORTH THE TIME.

ONE OF THE AREAS WE FISH A GOOD BIT IS AROUND THE ISLETAS IN GRANADA AND I HAVE ADDED A SNAP SHOT OF ONE OF THE HOUSES BUILT ON ONE OF THE LITTLE ISLANDS. THIS IS A COMMON SIGHT. MANY ARE OWNED BY AMERICANS AND OTHER FOREIGNERS.