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Location: St. Cloud, Mn | Looking at the forecast this week in Minnesota looks like east winds for a few days just when I happen to have time off work for some fishing. Personally I've never had success fishing in east winds. Jim Saric included this in his seminars at muskie expos this spring how few big fish he's caught with east winds.
So what are others experiences with east winds? |
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| east winds suck om l. st clair.. we stay home. |
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Location: Des Moines IA | "Fish bite the least, with winds from the East" |
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| If you stay home you will not have any chance of catching a fish.. I love people that will only fish under near perfect conditions, it keeps the pressure down on the lake.. I wouldf suggest looking back to the Mille Lacs tournament last year, the wind blew out of the E to NE, I think fish can be caught. |
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| Fish definatly can be caught. When the E wind blows up, we get into it! We tend to concentrate on the spots on the West side of the lake, the stuff that never gets hit by wind unless it's out of the E. Taken quite a few good fish like this. And remember the seiche. After the wind switchs to the E from a constant W, the backflow (may take a day or two, or three) will start on back on some key places...
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Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin | Last summer on our vacation in Ontario, my friend had a 4 fish 100#+ day including back to back 30# fish in 20 minutes. Guess which direction the wind was blowing? Hint: it wasn't North or West or South. It had switched from West through North to East the previous day. We played the wind and it paid off fairly nicely. East wind may not put up "big" fish, but I'll take those 48.5"ers any day of the week. I've had many trips where I'd have gone crazy just to see a fish that size let alone catch one. Eat winds can be good! |
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Location: Hopefully on the water | There is always a winndow out there. It is a matter of when it will be to figure out. The Anglers edge hadheld forecaster can help out a ton that way. Any time you can get out to fish is a good time. You just have to make the best of the time you have. |
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| I like East winds. There are several lakes that I fish that have structure that only get hot when an East wind is blowing right into them. If I'm not mistaken, an East wind in the first sign of a weather change when the wind starts a counter clockwise rotation. This can be a hot time to be on the water.
Beav |
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Location: Lebanon,Mo | I dont like them myself,but gave me confidence during the '06 Pomme de Terre Fall tournament when the club boated a new record of fish caught.East wind all day under clear skies with a full moon.So did the fullmoon help?? It couldnt hurt. |
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Location: Hugo, MN | Why does the East wind get such a bad rap? Because it most often arrives Post-Frontal and we all know what a joy Post-Frontal fishing can be. I certainly wouldn't use it as an excuse not to fish. Look at it as a challenge to find out how your local lake reacts use the opportunity to explore new spots! |
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| Is it post frontal?
I know that changes bring on a counter clockwise rotation, but do the changes start with an Easterly shift or end with one?
I don't mind East winds at all. I'm surely not going to fish because of them.
Beav |
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Location: Ames, Iowa | If you put your back to the wind and point with your left hand (in the northern hemis.) that is the direction of a lower pressure area, which is bringing the current weather. Wind from the east usually means moist air is being brought in from the south- rain, storms, usually a cool to warm tendency. But I always seem to note that east winds are cool. We had one in the Boundary Waters last week and it was downright cold.
My dad always said "wind from the east, fishin's at its least, wind from the west, fishin's at its best".
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