Dale hollow fishing in the snow ?

[first2fish]

I have been told by more than one person that smallmouth always bite better at dale hollow when its snowing. Just was wondering what others opinion on this was ?????????

[first2fish]

Wow...must be really good if no one replys...lolol

[mhall]

Old wives tales......................Can it be true, YES, can it be false YES. Barometric pressure and fronts moving through are much more of a player than Snow flying.

Now there are going to be guys get on here and swear it's true probably call me stupid and tell me to go away that I don't know what I'm talking about because there was ''THAT TIME WE JUST WORE THEM OUT WITH FIVE INCHES OF SNOW ON THE DECK'' but I doubt seriously if it was the Snow that did it, the weather 'IN GENERAL'' yea I buy that, the Snow, lol....not so much.

I don't believe in Bigfoot either...

[smee]

I think as much as the pressure change and front condition have an impact, there is less light when snow is falling and this has a great impact on small mouth feeding. Same reason the bite shuts down in the middle of a sunny day.

[fishinfreak]

I've never been in dale much less even saw that lake but I have been told when fishing the fnf the worse the weather the better the fishing.

[Fishin is life]

Its been my experience that largemouth bite better prefrontal and the smallies bite better during and postfrontal. The only thing snow has to do with the fish biting, is that it generally imdicates a frontal passage and like was mentioned, it usually falls under low light conditions. Ive had bright bluebird days where we wore the smallies out at dale, and somenasty weather days that we struggled, so you can take it all for what its worth. When the fish are ready to eat, theyll eat. All you can do is keep your bait in the higher percentage areas

[know1]

I've never been in dale much less even saw that lake but I have been told when fishing the fnf the worse the weather the better the fishing.

I don't think that holds true when it comes to the wind. If the waves are too big, it gives the fly an unnatural amount of motion for that type of water temperature. So if it's snow or rain that's come in with a decent amount of wind blowing, it's probably not going to be that good for FnF.

[Fishin is life]

I don't think that holds true when it comes to the wind. If the waves are too big, it gives the fly an unnatural amount of motion for that type of water temperature. So if it's snow or rain that's come in with a decent amount of wind blowing, it's probably not going to be that good for FnF.

Michael, i remember you catching a goodun on the fly on cumberland in some rollers. We had to just watch for our bobbers when they were on top of the waves

[know1]

Michael, i remember you catching a goodun on the fly on cumberland in some rollers. We had to just watch for our bobbers when they were on top of the waves

That's true. Maybe that was dumb blind luck :-)

[first2fish]

That's true. Maybe that was dumb blind luck :-)

well,i guess the only way to find out is to to fish dh when its snowing at different times and see what happens. but I agree it has a lot to do with weather condition factors more than just snow !

[newriver]

From what I have seen on Dale this indeed holds true. I have fished it for over 20 years and I pray that it either rains or snows everytime I'm there. Never been there and not caught fish when it was snowing. It has more to do with the low light levels than anything.
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[barkleyhawggitter]

smallmouth bite when they want, dont have nuthin to do with snow.