Storm fishing question

[Zeal]

Given that this week, us Long Islanders have 20-30 knot winds and the ocean waves being 5-7 feet, I'm not wasting my time.

But! I love storm fishing (always watch them come in when I fish)!

With all the "reading the beach" information everyone graciously helped me out with, I could not really find anything concerning storm situations.

The biggest issue I'm having is where to pick a spot to fish on a stretch of beach since white water is absolutely everywhere and with waves being on top of waves, it has been extremely difficult for me to gauge where the bottom drops off. Mind you, this is before, during, and after a storm.

Do you guys have spots that you only try during storm conditions vs. normal conditions?

Seems to me there is a window where the bait is churned up and the fish will gorge themselves but once the storm rolls in and the water hits a certain roughness and strength, the fish go to deeper water and its over. Though am I wrong on that?

For what its worth, I got the timing proper only once since the area I fish is about an hour away and dialed into a school of sand eels getting eating by bluefish. Only on one other occasion, I had a bass.

But all hail the mighty needle for storms!

[ilovetwofish]

I have two spots that I love to fish only in a noreaster usually right before and during. The wind and waves trap bait in the corner of a beach and big boulder field, well then all hell breaks loose. The thing that sucks is the 1 hour ride.

[Jackbass]

While the barometer is falling out try inlets on rising and dropping water. A lot of times fish will find shelter in salt ponds etc during storms.

Other than that think of it this way when a big storm approaches humans what do they do. They stock up on food water and essentials. Fish do the same thing. But they don't own a fridge so they gotta eat! Find the bait they will be eating.
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[Zeal]

Originally Posted by Jackbass

While the barometer is falling out try inlets on rising and dropping water. A lot of times fish will find shelter in salt ponds etc during storms.
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Have you seen the opposite on a high pressure system? As in the bite drops instead of rises?