I don't check the wind direction before I go. But many a multi-day trip has turned sour about the same time the wind shifted from the east. I was a kid then and we didn't know to change our approach based on what the fish want so we just went back home and did the yard work. We just accepted they weren't biting. It's usually following a front and accompanies bluebird skies and cool winds. Mostly in the spring or fall. In the summer, weather trends are less severe. In the dead of winter, conditions suck already and you may go several days without a bite normally.

 

I caught the bass in my profile pic on a windy day following a heavy rain and a cooler front in the fall. My buddy caught one that broke his cheap rod the same day.

Some wind is usually a good thing.

 

And if I could choose a wind direction in which to fish, EAST would probably be my last choice.

 

I don't know if it kills the fishing, but I'd say it probably doesn't make it better.

 

A-Jay

No, I always laugh about these wind stories. It just looks like a lame excuse for not catching a fish that day.

 

 

It's not about making excuses. It's about learning to make adjustments to the conditions.

It depends on the water. Some places I fish, an east wind greater than a st day 10 mph makes it unfishable. On others it's another direction. Usually I find that where it's the most miserable to control your boat and fish is where the biters are.

It's not about making excuses. It's about learning to make adjustments to the conditions.

And on those rare occasions when that fails, make an excuse. 

I have read several pieces this winter where fish biologist and other researchers claim there is no proven relationship between baro pressure and fish behavior.  So if thats true that kind of blows the front in or out thing out the window.  I have to fish when I can, I only have 1 full day a week off that being Sunday. Saturday is a half day, but there are no lakes close to me so that day is hard.  Worse thing about wind to me is boat control on the trolling motor. Messes my hair up too.

The fish have to eat.

Sometimes it does. I've caught 2 of my PB smallies on an east wind tho.

Didn't kill it today -  and it was howling - kind froze my Arse off.

 

But still managed a nice bag of smallies including a sweet 5 lb fatty.

 

A-Jay