Fishing guides
Straight answers to what anglers search for: when to fish, what the weather really means, and what Piscary does with the answer.
Fishing after rain: flow, turbidity and active fish
Why rain gets fish feeding, when the water turns too cloudy to fish, and how to read river flow before you head out.
How to keep a fishing log: what to note, and why
What turns scattered trips into real patterns, and the handful of details actually worth writing down.
Identifying a fish from a photo: the classic mix-ups
Roach, rudd, chub and asp look alike in a rushed photo. Here are the details that settle it every time.
Moon phases and fishing: what the solunar theory really says
What the research on moon phase and animal activity actually shows, and why tides remain the one mechanism that holds up.
When to fish for pike: season, water temperature and windows
Pike activity tracks water temperature more than the calendar, here are the months and hours that actually work in your favour.
Barometric pressure and fishing: what really changes
There is no magic number in millibars, but the direction pressure is moving is a useful signal once you know how to read it.
What time of day to fish: the windows that matter
A fish reacts to changing light more than the clock, here is why dawn, dusk and winter each read differently.
Water temperature: the thermometer that decides your trip
How water temperature sets a fish's metabolism, its depth and its appetite, and why the trend matters more than one reading.
When to fish for trout: flow, temperature and season
Brown and rainbow trout follow water flow and temperature more than the date, here is how to read both signals before you head out.
When to fish for zander: season, time of day and weather
Zander hunt on low light more than any other predator, so here is how season, time of day and weather line up to put you over feeding fish.