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Why Fishermen Hate Weather Forecasters

by Kevin Patton


"The weatherman said there would be a warming trend. I wonder WHERE he was talking about."

In the spirit of the Late Show with David Letterman and his Top Ten List, I will try to explain why there is an eternal hatred of weather forecasters by fishermen.

Those of us who fish can easily find more than a mere ten reasons why we hate weather forecasters, but I will limit the number in the interest of civility.

Top Ten Reasons Why Fishermen Hate Weather Forecasters

10  They can miss the forecast on a regular basis and not only keep their jobs, but get promoted to “chief meteorologist,” whatever that is.


"They called for sunshine and 85 degrees, so I guess they missed the forecast...again."

9  They grin and chuckle on the rare occasions when they admit they were wrong and then blame it on “the different weather models” that their computer spit out.

8  They won’t give a wind forecast for more than one day in advance, but don’t hesitate to guess the cloud cover, temperature, precipitation, and everything else for the next 10 days.


"I think that maybe it could possibly rain so the chance is between 10 and 90 percent."

7  Anyone who can click a remote and wave their arm at a map can substitute for them when they are on vacation and the forecasts will be more accurate.

6  They recruit children as "weather kids" to help with their forecasts, thus taking them away from healthy activities like playing outside or fishing.

5  If they forecast rain for the entire area and it sprinkles 100 miles away, they brag about getting it right and count it as an “accurate forecast” day.

4  They have to mention the current temperature in every town on the map because they think us hayseeds get a kick out of hearing the name of our town.


"The Weather Channel is right in thinking that fishermen would rather watch attractive ladies instead of old, bald guys.

3  Even with today’s technology, they celebrate when they guess the temperature within a seven degree range by giving away stupid prizes like umbrellas instead of something useful like fishing lures.

2  They define “wind advisory” as 30 mph or greater so they obviously don't spend much time in a boat.

And the number one reason why fishermen hate weather forecasters.....


1  It is their fault that fish don’t bite.