Do clouds really suck?

We had a typical bream fishing weather today.

The sky was covered with clouds and wind was strong, and fishing was very good. I stopped counting my catch after ten fish. Although, I didn't hook up any monster, I got a few fine fish which took some line.

I have seen my friend wearing a T-shirt saying, "Clouds Suck". I can understand his sentiment as he loves chasing big fish on flats of Exmouth. Sight fishing is a name of the game of flats, and as we know, to sight fish well, we need a clear sky.

For bream fishing in general, I think clouds are good things. Breams are very cautious and timid fish, and I believe that they come into shallows to feed much more readily on an overcast day.





今日は、昼から曇り空。サイトフィッシングには晴天が良いですが、ブラインドでの釣りではむしろ曇りの方が良いです。

晴天の凪の日などは、クロダイは鵜や釣り人を警戒してか浅瀬にはあまり入って来ません。逆に曇りの日や風で水面がちょっと荒れているコンディションだと魚は岸際までエビ、カニ、小魚などを食べに来ます。

モンスタークラスは出ませんでしたが、久々の２桁の釣果に満足です。

近くでエサで釣っていた家族はフグばっかり。「どんなエサを使っているのか」と聞かれたので、フライボックスの中を見せてあげると、？顔。クロダイのフライフィッシング、この辺りではエサ釣りには負けません。