The variables that decide whether or not one will catch fish are numerous and varied. This is just a partial and likely ever expanding list of fishing variables…
Water Body
- Temperature
- Clarity
- Depth
- Current
- Surface Conditions (Calm/Chop)
- Structure/Bottom
- Weed/Plant Life
- Forage
- Competition
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Eutrophication (oligotrophic, mesotrophic, eutrophic)
- Pollution
- Acid/Basic
- Local or microcosms (e.g. effluent from sewage treatment/ nuclear plants)
Weather
- Temperature
- Pressure
- Precipitation (Rain/Snow)
Techniques
- Tackle
- Line thickness/visibility
- Bait
- Lures
- Speed
- Depth