The nastier the better for me, had best luck in pouring rain and heavy surf. Ice ain't gonna melt....
. A story from my oldest brother - man I wish I were not s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g down beers in college during these times or else I would of been with him: Anyway, here goes:
Best fishing I have ever experienced was right after hurricane Andrew and Hurricane Felix. In the case of hurricane Andrew , within hours after the storm quelled , at Branford point ,tremendous Bluefish blitz , with bunker jumping out onto short beach and then grabbing them and live lining them , had to leave after 2 hours , went through every plug,leader,spoon I had. In the case of hurricane Felix , the fishing exploded in the Cape about 3 days after the storm , 100 fish days for a straight week ain't too shabby , I'm talking Gator blues and 30 lb stripers chasing miles of blue back herring washed in by the storm right in the surf. Hurricanes are a fisherman's best friend , that and a good knot!!!. Hurricanes tend to blow the smaller bait fish right to shore , after not feeding a couple days in the turbulent ocean ,where do you think the big bass and blues end up?. Right on shore where all the bait fish are congregated, makes sense. . These are events that happen a few times each decade , take advantage of them as SOON as the storm is over , the calm after the storm is critical to be on the water , follow the birds , they will lead you in the right direction.
But getting back to snotty weather, the heavier rain, wind, surf, the better, my 02 cents. Just watch out for rogue waves if fishing breachways, just ask Specialist???