Rainless days, ‘cyclone bomb’ sink fishing fortunes

Lake Creek, a tributary of the Siuslaw River, was low and clear and cold last weekend – a scenario that is being repeated up and down the Oregon Coast. Frank Armendariz/For The Chronicle

The fact of the matter is, fish like stability. They thrive within a narrow range of water temperatures and oxygen content, and are easily affected by barometric pressure and other conditions – conditions that either limit or enhance their propagation, feeding patterns…