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| North?
East?
South?
West?
Flat Calm?
My favorite is a strong 15-20 MPH West wind...helps push the bait on to shallow rocks.
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| For me it depends on the lake. But there are several lakes that come to mind I'll take the same wind  |
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| I'll take ANY wind on a hot flat day.
During the summer, W/SW winds are good, especially when they either first start blowing or have been for several days.
Late in the fall it seems like a NW wind is better, and S or SW winds seem to be a killer. Maybe that's because they are associated with warm fronts?
I have to say I have never had much luck catching anything when the wind is blowing out of the East, short of the first few hours of it.
I've caught most of my fish when the wind started blowing, stopped blowing, or changed direction. As for wind speeds? Well, anything over 20 MPH sucks. 30 really sucks. 40 is just stupid.
Flat calm? Hmph. Never liked it much. But I've caught my biggest fish on those stupid hot no-wind days. Those were also the days where the ones we caught were the only ones we saw.
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Location: Elgin, IL | Northwind
For ducks and geese too.
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Location: new richmond, wi. & isle, mn | East wind and an all day soaker in the summer |
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| does the wind actually "push the bait"? I would think they are able not really be affected by the waves. |
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| Personally, I think this is sort of a "trick" question because all lakes set up differenty. But, on Pewaukee Lake, a lake I fish at least once a week....I am loving the wind straight from the West. |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | I think the wind pushes the micro organisms and the rest of the food chain follows but I don't think a large muskie crosses Lake of the woods or lake Ontario because thats the way the wind is blowing. It may be that the windy shore is better becuse the waves disguise your presense or it contains more oxygen or are we over thinking again. Chuck and wind Chuck and wind
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| years ago when I first started musky fishing I thought certain winds were better than others. As I started fishing numerous lakes I have found it really depends a lot on the lake and how long the wind has been blowing from one direction. A constantly changing wind direction from day to day seems to be my least favorite now. |
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| I never know which direction the wind is blowing until I get to the spot I'm going to fish. |
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Location: sneaking out to get on the water ;-) | south |
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| wind from the west, the fish bite the best. wind from the east, the fish bite the least. |
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Location: Grantsburg, Wisc | heckster - 4/17/2013 8:42 PM
wind from the west, the fish bite the best. wind from the east, the fish bite the least. ;-)
That's what I say too.  |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | I'd say that too but then I started catching fish in an east wind. I still like anything westerly more though. |
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| Wind direction shouldn't matter. Adapt to what nature gives you. |
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| Bjayz12 - 4/17/2013 8:49 PM
does the wind actually "push the bait"? I would think they are able not really be affected by the waves.
The way people move around when the wind kicks up because of this is pretty entertaining. The wind could be pounding you out of the west for a week straight, then it shifts and comes directly out of the north. Within 15 minutes guys will be racing to the south shore thinking that a wind thing sets up at the drop of a hat. It takes more time than that.
I don't like wind. I fish the calm side of the lake/structure. A lot of stuff going on that isn't blatantly obvious.
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Location: Gilberts IL/Rhinelander WI | I'll take flat calm any day. |
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Location: Maine Township, MN | SSW |
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| The way my grandpa put it;
Wind from east, fishings the least
Wind from the West, fishings the best
Wind from the South, blows in their mouth (fishes)
He never mentioned North, probably because if there was a North wind he was duck hunting. I really like a nice 10mph from any direction that goes flat calm around sunset. That's my perfect day. |
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| Like most I would prefer a west or south type wind---But I caught my 2 largest MUSKY in the FALL with a EAST WIND !. |
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Location: Walker, MN | I like a N.W. wind for about 3 days in a row. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | I haven't really documented my catches related to wind direction but I would say I typically like a south or west wind. North isn't too bad - I'd not be too excided about east winds most days. Something that surprises me is I don't get too excited about extremely windy days. The days where it's hard to stand up and fish and the wind pounds all day have not normally been that great for me.
Flat calm days don't bother me too much, and the boat control is very easy. I think most of my biggest fish have come on flat or nearly flat calm days. Not sure I have ever caught what I consider a big fish under really heavy winds.
Flat calm winds and high sun can make shallower weed fishing a little tougher for me, but I've had some very good luck fishing off the breaklines for suspended fish on clear, calm days.
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Location: Black Creek, WI | My experience has been that each wind direction can be good at times. North Winds rock in the fall when dropping water temps concentrate fish. South winds are good in spring when warming water fires them up. East winds bring out the beasts... especially when matched up with a big low pressure system that parks on top of you for a day or two or three. West winds are great during peak summer... as it usually means stable weather. Wind intensity is the same deal. High winds create some unique opportunties such as current seams. No or Low winds help boat control. Do I have a favorite? Nope.
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Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | I HATE wind,especially>15mph!!! |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | ghoti - 4/18/2013 4:26 PM
I HATE wind,especially>15mph!!!
make friends with the wind ... |
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Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | jonnysled - 4/18/2013 7:03 PM
ghoti - 4/18/2013 4:26 PM
I HATE wind,especially>15mph!!!
make friends with the wind ...
The wind is my friend---when I'm duck hunting.
I'm getting lazier as I get older, it makes boat control too much work! |
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| No particular direction but love fishing wind blown points and inlets where the wind is blowing directly into them. Also any day on the water where the wind is causing a little musky chop is a good day to fish in my book. |
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