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past.the.cast.mike
Posted 10/21/2015 5:37 AM (#789520)
Subject: Wind direction





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I've heard many times before wind direction can play a huge part in musky activity, specificly I've heard a north and an east wind make the fishing tough. What are your guys thoughs on this. Do your logs show this to be true?

Edited by past.the.cast.mike 10/21/2015 5:38 AM
rodbender
Posted 10/21/2015 6:34 AM (#789523 - in reply to #789520)
Subject: Re: Wind direction





Location: varies
on a lake I often fish, I prefer an east wind.

Edited by rodbender 10/21/2015 6:35 AM
ToddM
Posted 10/21/2015 6:44 AM (#789524 - in reply to #789520)
Subject: Re: Wind direction





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Location: oswego, il
North and was winds usually mean a cold front. I have done well in every wind condition but the times fishing has been tough were under big cold fronts.
Kirby Budrow
Posted 10/21/2015 7:45 AM (#789534 - in reply to #789520)
Subject: Re: Wind direction





Posts: 2375


Location: Chisholm, MN
Sometimes it depends on the time of year, but I've done very well in any wind direction. That includes N, NE, and East winds.
past.the.cast.mike
Posted 10/21/2015 8:05 AM (#789540 - in reply to #789520)
Subject: Re: Wind direction





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The reason I ask is because I spend 3 days on LSC last fall and it was a NE E wind for the first 2 days and only saw 1 fish the 3rd day changed to S wind with the same weather and we had 9 fish, the area I'll be fishing this Friday has an E wind and I'm thinking how this fishing will be after last years skunk in the E wind days
Musky952
Posted 10/21/2015 8:28 AM (#789544 - in reply to #789520)
Subject: Re: Wind direction




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Location: Metro
I would personally say that the actual wind direction has no relation to fishing. But when you think about where the winds are coming from and how they are blowing baitfish on the structures of your lake, it can become a factor to think about. I wouldn't overthink too much. Trust me I did it for a whole summer and it isn't worth the stress. Musky will be musky and most of the time they just like to say hi next to the boat.
greenhyena
Posted 10/21/2015 12:06 PM (#789590 - in reply to #789544)
Subject: Re: Wind direction





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Location: Oconomowc, WI
Musky952 - 10/21/2015 8:28 AM

Musky will be musky and most of the time they just like to say hi next to the boat.


They are a friendly bunch aren't they
ToddM
Posted 10/21/2015 12:13 PM (#789593 - in reply to #789520)
Subject: Re: Wind direction





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Location: oswego, il
So cold fronts mean nothing?
Top H2O
Posted 10/21/2015 12:15 PM (#789594 - in reply to #789590)
Subject: Re: Wind direction




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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion
I'd say that if the wind is out of the south for a few days and then switches out of the North East, the fishing will be a bit harder for sure.
But, If the wind is blowing out of the Norht East a couple of days in a row it won't matter.
Fish still Eat.
Musky952
Posted 10/21/2015 12:37 PM (#789604 - in reply to #789590)
Subject: Re: Wind direction




Posts: 400


Location: Metro
greenhyena - 10/21/2015 12:06 PM

Musky952 - 10/21/2015 8:28 AM

Musky will be musky and most of the time they just like to say hi next to the boat.


They are a friendly bunch aren't they


Every now and then I get one not so friendly fish giving me the double fin when he T-bones my lure.
past.the.cast.mike
Posted 10/21/2015 12:39 PM (#789605 - in reply to #789593)
Subject: Re: Wind direction





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ToddM - 10/21/2015 1:13 PM

So cold fronts mean nothing?


I was asking about the wind, but are you implying there's a cold front this weekend?
esoxaddict
Posted 10/21/2015 12:44 PM (#789607 - in reply to #789520)
Subject: Re: Wind direction





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It really depends on the time of year. A good SW wind during the spring and summer has given us the best action, even better if it's been blowing for a few days. Windows of fish activity seem to follow a change in wind direction if you're lucky enough to be on the water when it happens. East winds suck. During the summer, that usually indicates a post frontal (cold front) situation. Fish can be caught, but I'm not good with post frontal fishing. I know what I SHOULD be doing, but I'm always reluctant to do it because that type of fishing isn't as much fun. Stupid, really...

Best fishing seems to be when the wind direction has been stable for a few days, and when the wind keeps changing direction from day to day it's difficult to find a pattern. That doesn't mean there isn't one, though.

The you get to fall, and a NW wind seems to be best. I love fishing those warm fall days with a S/SW wind because it's warm, but haven't really had much luck on those days.

I don't think it's the direction of the wind that matters. Wind blowing into a spot and wind induced current areas can be gold mines, but most of the changes we see are not from the wind itself but from the changes in barometric pressure that cause the wind to blow in one direction or the other.

I haven't explored this much, but I suspect a barometer would shed a lot of light on the subject. Not in a hurry to complicate my fishing logs any more, though.





Edited by esoxaddict 10/21/2015 12:52 PM
Musky952
Posted 10/21/2015 12:49 PM (#789608 - in reply to #789607)
Subject: Re: Wind direction




Posts: 400


Location: Metro

East winds = high pressure, post frontal = should have been fishing yesterday when the front came through
North Winds = cold front = fish on the move


Was out on Tonka yesterday and boated a 47.5" pig. Saw another fish that was super hot within the first five minutes of being out.

Rudedog
Posted 10/21/2015 1:10 PM (#789616 - in reply to #789520)
Subject: RE: Wind direction




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Location: S.W. WI
My 10-12 yrs of fairly detailed record keeping shows that for me, In Wisconsin- East winds generally suck. (I fish between 60-90 days a year) A few times I have had luck with easterly- but mostly not good. The big low pressure systems that just sit and spin East winds for a few days have been really tough for me. I like South to West winds spring till early fall. Then anything from SE to NE can be good in Oct. & Nov. I have struggled on very-very warm fall days, especially a few days in a row of real hot weather, strong south wind warming the water when it should be cooling down.

ps...In summer, the day the wind switches from N/W to S/SW has been my most consistent for good fishing. Normally 2 days after a big cold front. Not such a fan (like some are) of the stable-same weather for extended times.

Edited by Rudedog 10/21/2015 3:10 PM
cave run legend
Posted 10/21/2015 1:14 PM (#789617 - in reply to #789616)
Subject: Re: Wind direction





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Wind direction is an excuse.
ToddM
Posted 10/21/2015 2:40 PM (#789625 - in reply to #789520)
Subject: Re: Wind direction





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Location: oswego, il
Wind direction is not an excuse. North and east winds mean cold front, falling temps. Not great conditions for spring and summer fishing. Can be good in the fall. Does it mean you will skunk? No but it does not place the odds in your favor. Wind is weather and it is important to understand that relationship.
Mudpuppy
Posted 10/21/2015 5:27 PM (#789645 - in reply to #789625)
Subject: Re: Wind direction




Posts: 239


Location: Elroy, Wisconsin
My two biggest fish came on straight North wind. Sept. and June. Weather trumps everything, barometer movement is the key, either up or down makes em move. East wind is after a low pressure system has moved through and the barometer barely moves.
past.the.cast.mike
Posted 10/22/2015 11:25 AM (#789747 - in reply to #789520)
Subject: Re: Wind direction





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Where do you see the Baro pressures? What does a rising or lowing pressure indicate and how does it affect the muskie
Nershi
Posted 10/22/2015 11:56 AM (#789757 - in reply to #789520)
Subject: Re: Wind direction




Location: MN
Depends on the piece of water. On a couple lakes I fish, an East wind with cold nasty conditions is my favorite, the fish go nutty. Other lakes I won't even bother fishing in those conditions.

Sometimes cold fronts can be dynamite, on leechers anyway.
jaultman
Posted 10/22/2015 12:08 PM (#789759 - in reply to #789747)
Subject: Re: Wind direction




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past.the.cast.mike - 10/22/2015 11:25 AM

Where do you see the Baro pressures? What does a rising or lowing pressure indicate and how does it affect the muskie

Weather Underground has weather history so you can see barometric trends (and wind, temps) of past days. Also they have a graphical forecast that includes barometer. Pretty neat.
jaultman
Posted 10/22/2015 12:12 PM (#789760 - in reply to #789520)
Subject: RE: Wind direction




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I note weather conditions on days I catch muskies. For really good days, I make an image showing the temp, barometer, wind direction and speed trend. Here are a few, so you can see relations to weather:


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past.the.cast.mike
Posted 10/22/2015 12:33 PM (#789763 - in reply to #789520)
Subject: Re: Wind direction





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Wow that's interesting, must be tons of work to keep logs like that
jaultman
Posted 10/22/2015 12:38 PM (#789765 - in reply to #789763)
Subject: Re: Wind direction




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past.the.cast.mike - 10/22/2015 12:33 PM

Wow that's interesting, must be tons of work to keep logs like that
Not at all. Only fish about once a week, then it takes 5 - 10 minutes to record the information. So I might have 3 hours or so into record-keeping each year.

Those are Weather Underground charts - I didn't have to make them.
jonnysled
Posted 10/22/2015 12:39 PM (#789766 - in reply to #789520)
Subject: Re: Wind direction





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Location: minocqua, wi.
i'm imagining you keep track of when you catch and then overlay on historic data ... when looking at that i would have thought dew point would have been a trend too. i personally don't care as much about wind as i do about high and dry. i prefer low pressure and a higher dew point.
jaultman
Posted 10/22/2015 1:47 PM (#789772 - in reply to #789766)
Subject: Re: Wind direction




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jonnysled - 10/22/2015 12:39 PM
i'm imagining you keep track of when you catch and then overlay on historic data ...

Yup
jonnysled - 10/22/2015 12:39 PM
when looking at that i would have thought dew point would have been a trend too. i personally don't care as much about wind as i do about high and dry. i prefer low pressure and a higher dew point.

wunderground doesn't plot dewpoint history, but I agree about humidity. usually.
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