Does water temperature impact fish feeding patterns? There has always been the factor that when the barometer is low, fish’ s swim bladders deflate, creating more room for the expanding of their stomachs, enabling them to eat more. Therefore, it is presumed that when a cold front approaches, fish are likely to feed vigorously. Conversely, it can be seen that a sustained low barometer shuts off some fish’s feeding patterns almost entirely. So what effect does water temp have on fish? Living on the lake for a little over a year now, and fishing almost every day,