On 3/21/2022 at 7:42 PM, Choporoz said:

Wind's from the east, fish bite the least.   Wind from the west, fishing is best.....as my father used to tell me some 50 years ago

Wind out of the south, they bite with their mouths. LOL.

I don't think the fish know the wind direction. But they feel pressure changes. I've seen it many times. Fishing reports will be great for a week. A cold front will blow through just before my weekend. Fish that were willing all week are now nearly impossible to catch. Deeper fish seem a little less susceptible to it.

If I took them out ?   I would need to drink 2 bottles first.    

I don’t buy it!  We often have east winds in Florida, and I have had some great days fishing them.  Like everything else there are just so many variables!   

As others have said, there are a number of variables and there are no absolutes.  The saying is simply a general rule of thumb based on a higher likelihood of what the wind direction might be indicating regarding the weather and it’s potential impact on fish behavior.  Another adage is “winds blow from high to low” (pressure).  Sailors in the old days used things like clouds and wind direction to help navigate and predict storms.  In the northern hemisphere, if the wind is at your back, generally the high pressure is to your right (Buys Ballot’s Law).  That could be helpful in storm avoidance in the old days.

 

Below is a very BASIC video about atmospheric circulation.  It helps explain wind movements and pressure from a BIG picture.  From there, you have many influences including local and regional.

 

 

 

On 3/21/2022 at 7:42 PM, Choporoz said:

Wind's from the east, fish bite the least.   Wind from the west, fishing is best.....as my father used to tell me some 50 years ago

This couldn’t be more wrong. Completely depends on the body of water you’re fishing and time of year. 

I've been living on my new lake (southeastern US) since December 1 and had my very best day yet on Tuesday morning in a south wind.   They chewed really good while the wind blew, although it was slower when/if the wind died down.   I've also had my best walleye fishing up north during an east wind at times.

Since I am on the extreme EASTERN END of Lake Ontario.  A west wind is best. East is worst.

Reverse wind direction if you live on the west coast.  Works even in my tiny bay area.

 

I also have a slight bay current of west to east.

 

 

Definitely have experienced this myself, last spring I went down to Mitchell Lake on the Coosa with a brother of mine, several of the days this maxim held truth, but a couple of days two things were different, one was the wind was in the west, secondly they were pulling water at the dam...now which one is responsible, or if both are to what degree each factor is responsible, I can't tell you, but we freaking smashed them those days, and we were grinding hard on the days with an east wind

On 3/21/2022 at 7:42 PM, Choporoz said:

Wind's from the east, fish bite the least.   Wind from the west, fishing is best.....as my father used to tell me some 50 years ago

My father quoted me the same saying.

I guess this one didn’t get the “East wind means no fish” memo