Myth busters: fact or fiction

When the cows are lying down the fishing is bad..Fact or Fiction.

Fact!

fiction! they were standing up today and fishing sucked!

didnt know cow's lied..
I always trusted them ....go figgure??..

Or do you mean laying..??
sorry couldnt help myself

I've been driving either to or from my fishing spot and have seen cows standing up in one field and laying down in another. What does that mean then?

My guess is less than average day Rayzor. lol I guess if bubbles show up behind your lure its a top water day is questionable? Just a thought

They are......conflicted?

Cows stand more when the wind blows, that is a fact.

Its not just cows, if all wildlife is active IE* birds,turtles,cows,ducks etc, then typically the fish will be more active, its all about barometric pressure.

Hell if I am doing it the right way its dark on the way to the lake and dark on the way home so I don't see the cows anyway.

Definately true Mark . If you ask my wife yes, when she spots them laying down it just bums her out I ask her were the ones laying down on the right or left side of the truck then fish out of the otherside of the boat. I've always been told the same thing about wildlife in all when they are active and not so will the fish. The funny thing is all of the cows are standing when we leave the lake going home.

As a farm raised country’boy I can assure you that when the cow’s are laying down it’s cause their tired…LOL just go fishing because the bass can’t see the cow’s anyway !!!

Old timers used to think this way, but its not very accurate anymore. Deer are a good indicator, but the way livestock is feed based on schedules they are about as useful as using a human schedule for eating for the most part. But like i said non-domesticated animals can be a pretty decent indicator to how the fish are feeding.

Awe guess uve never had a bad day still had 6 fish only fishing 4 hours biggest went 4lbs. but i guess cantcatchacold must never complain,or have a bad day... some people are just awesome

Thats prolly a good thing ,that way you don't have all that bull crapola in your head. A cow is going to eat everyday and eat most of the day. Except when it is tired and then it is going to lay down: Fact!!!!

The way I look at it.....whether they are standing up or lying down, if I ain't working, I'm fishing.

What if they were laying down but I drove through the field and got them up and running???

The bass would start biting right?

Get those lazy cows up!

The light conditions & Barametric pressure,more than tired cattle:Another old wise tell.However my Grand dad sure caught alot of fish in his day!Now if you see wildlife moving around,squerrils,deer and such grab a rod and get after them fish!

LOL! I'm not a farm boy but it's in my blood (my Dad was and he told me a lot of stuff). I think they are lying down to chew their cud!
Anywho, When I get to the lake and see rabbits and sometimes deer out, then I think it's going to be a good day fishing!

That is the best one yet! LOL!

fiction! they were standing up today and fishing sucked!
+1

Look for the goats...cowz r dum

My motto is that fishing is always better when I am on the lake as opposed to somewhere else...... looking at cows for example

(funny topic btw)

I'm not sure but my partner tells me all the time "look your cows are lying down" it sux to be me...Sorry SOB...;)

Fiction, because when the cows are lying down the fishing is good. When they are standing up they rock the boat too much...

ive caught bass when the cows were laying down,and ive been skunked when the wildlife was going crazy...just keep ur line wet and see what happens.

IF the cows lied down,wouldnt they drown

I bet if ya stick a nice fresh slice of watermelon in front of any cow laying down or standing up, it will BITE IT!!!!!!!!!!!

Either they were biting and they quit or they are biting in one area of the lake but not in another. LOL

I have no idea what cows standing or sitting relates to fishing. I have never seen cows fish.

Come on guys....cows are weather forecasters, not fishing forecasters! Cows standing up, no rain for the next few days. Cows laying down...they are resting for the coming rain.

I was agreeing with u the fishing sucked

I have been watching them for over 30 years and I have better days when I see them up. If they are in tight formation while feeding then the bite can still be tuff,but the more they spread out while feeding the bite gets better. I would say it works over 75 % of the time ! Just my 2 cents worth.

Before I fish Tawakoni next time I'm gonna push over all the cows in Brady Winans' neighborhood.

BTW whats up M&M

If it's true I'm assuming it has something to do with the barometric pressure...

lmao...no doubt

I hate cows!

I've always been told chickens lay, dogs lie. Proper grammer I guess.

Marc live's just down from the cattle auction barn if anyone should know cows it would be him.I change my oppinion base on the scientfic data of over 30 years of watching cows & catching bass!

I live right across the street from the Cattle Action Barn and haven't learned squat lol....except they are some noisey animals

Cows can't fish laying down, So of course the bite is better when they stand up!!

You know Bassen is right I can't set the hook sitting or laying down either! lol...

I like it better when the cows are medium rare with A1

Oh man, my Dad said he used to get so mad at my Papaw when he was young. He said they would be almost to the lake to go fishing and if my Papaw saw the cows laying down, he would just turn around and go home. My Dad said he would just say "how in the heck do the fish know"? hahahaha this is the first time I have heard this since he last talked about it!