I've been reading a bit about barometric pressure and how it affects fish behavior and feeding habits. My layman's summary of what I've read so far is that fish will become more active just before a drop in barometric pressure, and less active the longer that the low pressure system is around. The last two trips to the river have been tough. One trip I went 0 for 1 and today was a big skunk, but I was only able to fish the last two hours of daylight today. Each trip had relatively calm weather leading up to the day I fished. Of course on each of the two days I fished in the last few days a low pressure system had moved in and dumped rain. I feel like I've had similar results on more than these two occasions. Unfortunately I have not yet begun any record keeping on my fishing but intend to start so I can maybe see a pattern after a few years.

So what are your thoughts on Barometric pressure? Is there a time when you'll just stay home because of what the barometer says? Is it even worth worrying about and should I be more focused on water temp and visibility?

Thanks for any input. Learning every day.