When you pack up the boat and do a "fishing trip" out of your local area, do you head north, or south? (or east / west?)

 

I have been south a handful of times Lake Fork, and Table Rock.

 

Seem to head north much more -- Canada, South Dakota, North Dakota.

I usually head north. I live just south of the Adirondack Mountains, and that’s where most of my fishing and overnight fishing trips are done so when I load up the boat I most often hit the interstate North. 

West back home, South for new adventures.

All of the above 

I go North and West with a little Southerly sprinkled in there as well.

I will also say the southerly adventures while being considerably further than both the north or the west, are ridiculously more productive. 

A-Jay

I used to go north to northwestern Ontario. Now I stay put and fish local water. 

12 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

a little Southerly sprinkled in

I noticed your route was by car. 😳

North, west, and east. Not a lot of places to fish south of me. 

2 hours ago, gim said:

I noticed your route was by car. 😳

It's alI I had handy.

A-Jay

North

 

The only time I head south is early and late in the season.

all directions works for me......my favorite is south....for me that's Okeechobee...

South, always south for me.

I'm usually headed south. Down to the Missouri Ozarks.

Home base: Virginia 31, years.

Potomac, Rappahonock, Lake Anna, Chicohominy, Buggs, James River.

Florida, Annually 6 years.

Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Headwaters (leaving next week) Some surf at Cresent Beach.

Wisconsin, Annually 27 years. 
Waupaca, Wolf River, Winniconnie, Big Green.

New York/Canada First trip was this year.

St Lawrence river. 

 

 

I really like fishing new water and as my fishing buddies retire I will be traveling much more.  
 

I don’t do many road trips anymore, but I quit going south (from the Chicago area) several years ago. There were just too many fishermen and too few fish. Going north, there are so many lakes it spreads out the fishing pressure and there aren’t many bass fishermen. Big bass aren’t as big as their southern cousins but there are significantly more fish to be caught. I also like the availability of on the water accommodations where you park your boat right behind your cabin.  You only launch your boat just once for your entire stay unless you want to fish multiple bodies of water. The water level fluctuations of reservoirs mean on the water lodging is nearly nonexistent. The season is shorter up north, but you can fish in comfort all day as summers there are much cooler.

Living in MN I most make trips east to Wisconsin or south were it is warmer.

I have no choice but to head south. Sadly there are no legal bass north of me so 2+ hours south is my only choice. 

South to FL every winter for the past 10 years.

What would you consider not local? 1.5 - 2 hours away or 2 - unlimited hours away. I regularly travel 1-1.5 hours to fish. Now a trip to stay for a few days and over night I’d be going south west, south or west. I have a few spots in mind I’d like to get to and visit some old ones.

South in the winter, north every other season. I may head a little farther south in the early spring to chase some pre-spawners, but never more than 150-200mi. When they hit the beds here, I head north and do the same. Then it's back to my neck of the woods and summer.

Texas State Highway 87 north to the 6-Mile boat launch!

 

 

West- Alabama, Tennessee. Hopefully some Up North trips in the future.