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| Here is this afternoon's forecast. What would you take from this? What tactics, baits, etc would you use based stictly off of this weather on your favorite lake.
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| OOps here is the weather
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| I think this is a great topic, definitely one which I know I can learn more about.
However, I think your question is too narrow. One key component you are missing is cloud cover. The above weather info basically says cold front with North Wind, but is it a blue bird day or an overcast day? Also worth adding is what was the weather the past 3-5 days? Just as an example, has that North wind been sustained or was it out of the S for 3 days prior? If it is the latter, I'd fish the lake like it was still a S wind, it takes time for things to change.
Just my mileage, but weather has impacts both in terms of the given day you are on the water, but also the general trend over days/weeks within the framework of where you are in the seasonal progression of the fish. For this time of the year, warming trends are a driver of fish activity. If/ when we get 3-4 days with some heat, then I think there will be a greater liklihood of you finding active fish.
The good thing about weather is you can track it easily with the internet. Thus if you are willing to take the time it is relatively easy to build a pool of data on this specific variable. If you have that information in your back pocket it will be easier to understand this important piece of the musky puzzle as you gain mileage and experience with the fish.
Just remember that there are no hard rules to these fish. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | what are the water temps.? |
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| In this example today is a bluebird days after multiple days of storms. |
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| 65 degree water. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | if you've got an area with new weeds, get right into it or look for wood ... that's gonna be where all the life is happening including fish. if it were summertime cold-front get right into the soup and rip-n-twitch a baby depth-raider. lots of pauses. |
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| Presuming you're talking about now and not fall or summer? I'd look for your best action of the day correlating with the wind turning around to the East and the warmest part of the afternoon into evening. Guessing the fish would probably be pretty sluggish for the first part of the day until the sun warms up the water a bit later in the afternoon. As for the East wind? Day of is usually better than day after for me. With surface temps near 65, I'd be seeking out the warmest water I could find adjacent to the spawning areas. Or just find somewhere that's been in the sun all day and look for some sort of shallow cover. Tomorrow? Well... Maybe I've just never fished those days right, but the day after an East wind starts blowing I have never done well, for any species of fish. I'll maybe stumble on one around moonrise or sunset, but that's about it.
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| it will be a tough day, the wind has been west/sw/nw west the last three days...the fish have also been on the chew the last three days. Grab a light jacket and go golfing 
Edited by IAJustin 5/23/2013 1:13 PM
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| Bomb the basin |
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