Floating Sticks

[johnnie crain outdoors]

Hey guys, ever noticed sometimes that small twigs will bunch together on the water and stand on end? I have seen this many times and have come to associate it with poor fishing. I don't know if it's the lake turning over or something to do with the barometer. I suspect barometric changes. I do know fishing gets tough, seen it too many times, but am learning how to deal with it. Give me your ideas on this. Maybe together we can figure it out. Johnnie

[carl]

Johnnie when I read your post I had to LOL. My first thought was this guy has to be a full blooded native american. Do you track too? You know I'm teasing. In answer to your Q I've never noticed such a thing, but will be on the look out in the future. carl

[johnnie crain outdoors]

Carl, I observe a lot of things no one else seems to notice, but somehow I feel they all fit in to the scheme of things, if I could only put it all together.
The twigs I'm talking about are usually bunched together and seem to always be betwwen the size of a matchstick and a pencil. I have seen them standing on end, then later in the day start to lie down, got to be either a solar/lunar or barometric influence. I believe Baro., because the fish I do catch are usually coming off soft-silty bottoms. The fish avoid hard bottoms under high barometric pressures.
Carl and all, have you ever witnessed gar in the actual act of spawning, it's amazing. I once saw a female gar of about five feet intwined with probably twenty- three to five pound males all laying their eggs together in very shallow water. You know how snakes will ball up by the dozens, gar do too. Ahhh, Nature at its best!! Johnnie

[mofish]

Jonnie I know exactlly what you are talking about,, I have seen the small stick do this but you know I never payed any attention to it ( what the baromiter said). I guess I need to pay alot more attention to those kinda things.

Thanks for the heads up or should I say sticks up!!

Conley