https://bitecast.fish/blog/ How weather, water and light change the way fish feed. en https://bitecast.fish/blog/barometric-pressure-and-fishing https://bitecast.fish/blog/barometric-pressure-and-fishing Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Falling, steady, rising: what each pressure trend does to a feeding fish, the readings worth knowing in hPa and inHg, and why the trend matters more than the number. https://bitecast.fish/blog/water-temperature-by-species https://bitecast.fish/blog/water-temperature-by-species Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Peak feeding temperatures and comfortable ranges for 30 freshwater and saltwater species, in Celsius and Fahrenheit, plus why the trend of the last few days matters as much as today's reading. https://bitecast.fish/blog/best-time-of-day-to-fish https://bitecast.fish/blog/best-time-of-day-to-fish Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Dawn and dusk work for a specific reason, and roughly a third of popular species do not follow the rule. Here is the mechanism, and which fish feed at night, at first light, or in the middle of the day. https://bitecast.fish/blog/wind-direction-and-fishing https://bitecast.fish/blog/wind-direction-and-fishing Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT The old rhyme about wind direction is mostly wrong, but wind itself is one of the strongest things on the water. What chop does to light and oxygen, and why the uncomfortable bank is usually the productive one. https://bitecast.fish/blog/moon-phase-and-solunar-fishing https://bitecast.fish/blog/moon-phase-and-solunar-fishing Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Solunar theory promises major and minor feeding periods every day. Here is where it came from, the part of it that survives scrutiny, and the moon effect that is real and easy to use. https://bitecast.fish/blog/fishing-after-a-cold-front https://bitecast.fish/blog/fishing-after-a-cold-front Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Bluebird sky, cold wind, no bites. The post-frontal shutdown is the most reliable bad day in fishing. Here is what causes it and the four adjustments that still produce. https://bitecast.fish/blog/how-to-read-a-tide-chart https://bitecast.fish/blog/how-to-read-a-tide-chart Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Highs, lows, the rule of twelfths and which stage of the tide actually produces. A practical guide to using a tide table if you fish from the beach, rocks, an estuary or a pier. https://bitecast.fish/blog/lure-colour-and-water-clarity https://bitecast.fish/blog/lure-colour-and-water-clarity Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Red disappears in the first few metres, black holds its silhouette everywhere, and chartreuse survives dirty water for a reason. How light behaves underwater, and a colour rule you can apply anywhere. https://bitecast.fish/blog/how-to-find-fishing-spots-near-you https://bitecast.fish/blog/how-to-find-fishing-spots-near-you Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT What separates a spot that produces from a stretch of water with a car park. How to read access, structure and pressure, and where to look before you drive anywhere. https://bitecast.fish/blog/how-fishing-forecasts-work https://bitecast.fish/blog/how-fishing-forecasts-work Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT What goes into a fishing score, why two apps disagree about the same lake on the same day, and how to tell a forecast that is modelling something from one that is dressing up a moon table.