Funny thing about the wind - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

BrianS · 05-08-2005, 07:22 AM

When its blowing 75mph into your face off the water it makes it rather unpleasant to fish

But one 10" beast of a schoolie decided to say hi to my shad so hurray!

Raider Ronnie · 05-08-2005, 08:07 AM

WIND SUCKS!!!

BigFish · 05-08-2005, 08:14 AM

No, wind blows!

basswipe · 05-08-2005, 08:30 AM

This wind is really hampering the effort to fish.Hopefully it lets up some this evening.

Raider Ronnie · 05-08-2005, 08:47 AM

Does wind help or hurt surf fishing?
Does the wind direction make a difference, as in pushing fish or bait towards the beach?
Wind SUCKS for boat fishing!

basswipe · 05-08-2005, 09:08 AM

Ronnie I've found it can both help and hinder depending on direction and intensity.A southerly wind is good.Wind certainly pushes bait towards shore.In my travels I've found fishing east facing areas during a SE wind to be good and west facing areas during a SW wind also.A really HARD wind regardless of direction just plain makes for difficult conditions,such as now.Generally speaking a strong northerly wind makes for poor fishing.

Obviously none of this is written in stone as I fished a west facing area Friday evening during a fairly stiff N wind an caught several fish.

Swimmer · 05-08-2005, 02:53 PM

My brother, Squid Kid's Dad and I fished yesterday. Almost blown out but I landed a 26" on a sand eel teaser being chased by a white storm shad. Six others fished bit the storm yesterday. Standing where we were salt water, not rain, was blowing sideways by us through the air. Standing chest deep and the wind would still manage to push me to and fro even with the water acting as a stabilizing effect. Had to time cast for the brief lull in between the 40 to 50 m.p.h. gust. All in all it was an awesome day.

BigFish · 05-08-2005, 02:56 PM

I love wind and slop! Fishing rainy windy days in May is among the best, most consistent fishing I see all year!

piemma · 05-09-2005, 05:45 AM

There's a spot in So County RI where a NE wind on a midnight high will stack 20 to 30 lb fish 10 feet from the rock I stand on. They only stay for an hour or 2 but if you time it just right......OH BABY!!!!

Nebe · 05-09-2005, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by piemma

There's a spot in So County RI where a NE wind on a midnight high will stack 20 to 30 lb fish 10 feet from the rock I stand on. They only stay for an hour or 2 but if you time it just right......OH BABY!!!!

"hey..... are you paul???" as the wind is screaming away-

"yeah... who the F- are you!?!?"

piemma · 05-09-2005, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Eben

"hey..... are you paul???" as the wind is screaming away-

"yeah... who the F- are you!?!?"

Eben:
I almost fell off my rock that night. Who walks up to a surf fisherman at 2 in the morning, in the middle of nowhere and says "Are you Paul"? I am still amazed.