Talking wind direction is opening a big can of worms... differant locals respond differantly to differant wind directions.. I'm not traveling to fish, so certain winds are my friends.. others are my foe...For me.. the wind direction that allows me to fish where I want to fish a given tide is the best direction... usualy that is a South, or S/W wind... in general I dispise an East wind, in our area, it severly limits where you can fish, the water gets filled with weed and thatch from the marshes.. not that I havn't done well during an easterly..... but under most circumstances East wind = misery...... the exception is when there has been a long standing high hanging around.. that Easterly blow mixes up the water and sometimes can break a "dry" or slow spell... Westerlies are OK, provided they are not clearing after a front... those strong winds just make fishing difficult...especialy on an out going tide..North winds, generaly are tolerable...they are usualy a sign of cooler weather... which in most cases, seem to put fish on the feed..and allow many options on any given tide..
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