Weekend Winds...Is South county still worth a shot???

[BasicPatrick]

with high wind advisories up for the weekend I am second guessing my original plans to fish South County RI. What do you guys think....is it a blowout or worth fishing???

[RNC]

I would go out. You never know unless you try.

[STREETFIGHT]

ill be out the whoile time...... you never know

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by BasicPatrick

with high wind advisories up for the weekend I am second guessing my original plans to fish South County RI. What do you guys think....is it a blowout or worth fishing???

Me too
Of course I went two weeks ago and two weeks before that.
I told my wife that next year I am going every weekend so no one can tell me you should have been here last wknd. They'll just say you should have been here Wednesday.
My concern this wknd is that the big north winds will blow the bait and fish right out to DZ and the guys on BI.

[Brother Brian]

Fall just started about two weeks ago. I picked this coming week about 8 months ago to take off so I'm fishing and I'll definately start and end in SoCo while waiting for the BI ferry

[plankton]

How are the beaches down that way? I heard some talk about them being real torn up from all the heavy surf, big chunks missing and such. I was thinking about heading down that way this weekend, but I think I'm gonna stay up this way instead, still lots of fish around in my area.

[Clammer]

last two hurracanes I fished in it was absoulty [sp] awesome ..

I,ll be out ;; but only if the storm comes /a couple of days of strong winds / might put some fish on the beach / but we just had two days of descent SSw >. so its gonna be dirty ;;
If it really comes >>>>>.. they run up all the rivers & FEED & its awesome ;;

[Pete_G]

I'll be hiding inside I think. I'm tough to discourage, but at some point it's just a lost cause. This is a pretty serious forecast. Sustained 25 to 45kt winds and gust to 65kts? Awfully tough to fish in. Last night and maybe the start of tonight will be the window to fish.

Rhode Island Sound:

STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING

TODAY
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.

TONIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT...INCREASING
TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
EVENING...THEN RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.

SAT
N WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. GUSTS UP TO 55 KT...INCREASING TO 65 KT
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO
9 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.

SAT NIGHT
NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUN
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO
15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

SUN NIGHT
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MON
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

TUE
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON.
THIS PRODUCT IS NORMALLY ISSUED TWICE DAILY AT APPROXIMATELY 4 AM
AND 4 PM...AND UPDATED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by Pete_G

Last night and maybe the start of tonight will be the window to fish.

Good call.

[Finlander]

I was planning on heading down Sat. think I'm going to call in sick on Monday instead. Any one fishing this weekend be safe and leave a few for me on Monday.

[ThrowingTimber]

bring rain gear

[Clammer]

sea anchor

[Squibby17]

Looks like Sat might be unbearable but I actually took Monday off so I could fish sunday night.

So after a big storm does the fishing generally turn on or will I be fishing a turned up desert?

[JFigliuolo]

Originally Posted by Squibby17

Looks like Sat might be unbearable but I actually took Monday off so I could fish sunday night.

So after a big storm does the fishing generally turn on or will I be fishing a turned up desert?

That soon, I vote for the later unfortunately. The wind will be strong SW which doesn't help the churn.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Squibby17

Looks like Sat might be unbearable but I actually took Monday off so I could fish sunday night.

So after a big storm does the fishing generally turn on or will I be fishing a turned up desert?

I was telling a couple of my buds about a storm in late October of 88 when there were 8 to 10' waves on the South Coast. We hammered big fish all night and into the next day on 3oz bottle plugs and reverse atoms in the old amber color.
Another notable was the day after hurricane Bob, I don't remember the year, maybe 90 or 91? Anyway, we fished Deep Hole with waves so big they were rolling right over us. Soaked to the skin and hammering 30#+ fish all that day.
You never know. Go but be aware of your surroundings. Big waves can crush you like a bug on a windshield.