Sometimes when the weather changes you might get a headache or feel some aches and pains in your joints, but did you know that weather has a big effect of wildlife as well?  Curtis Fleming, host of "Fly Rod Chronicles," explains how weather has an effect on fish.

Before Curtis Fleming steps out the door for a fishing expedition, he checks the weather to see if high or low pressure is over the region.  Remember, high pressure usually brings sunny and nice conditions, while low pressure yields clouds and cooler temperatures.

Fleming says, "I have found that low pressure can be some of your best fishing times; during high pressure the water temperature usually increases.  We've found that when the water temperature decreases and starts going down that the fish bite a lot more."

So if fish bite more in low pressure, do they also bite more under overcast skies?  Fleming says yes, at least when it comes to trout.

"They have a field of vision that looks like a cone, and if you come through on a sunny day vs. a cloudy day all it takes is a flicker of a ring or your fly rod or something to spook that fish. So sunny days you really have to be careful, where on a cloudy day you can kind of get away with a little more movement."

Fleming fishes all over the place from Virgina to Wyoming, and he even goes out of the country.  He recently returned from a trip to Belize, and he talks about why the moon phase is important.

"In Belize the moon effects the tide and depending on what the tide level is, that's where you're gonna fish, and so it really effects it with the salt water fishing."

Fisherman and even hunters can refer to a solunar table, which can forecast the times of day and night when fish and game are most active.  The table is based on the location of the sun and moon in relation to earth.

"Apogee is when the moon is the furthest from the earth, and that triggers the feeding habits of not only fish, but deer and wildlife. Perigee is when the moon is closest to the earth and there's two of those times during the day when it really turns on for the fish and wildlife."

Fleming goes on to discuss the best time of year for fishing.

"Can't beat fall in the Virginia mountains for anglers that are looking to get out right now and want to enjoy some good, good fly fishing. This is a great time of year, but spring is when it really happens; that's when the fish have been lethargic all year, they've been feeding real slow, the bug life is getting ready to happen. I've got a friend who says every year no matter what, April 10th, set your clocks to it, that's when a stone fly hatch is going to happen in the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia, and he's a really wise gentleman cause I've had a lot of luck during that time."

Fleming has one more pointer, and that is don't forget your sunscreen!