On windy and/or gusty days, I have to literally stop and talk to myself to adjust expectations before I get to a bad place.  I place a high value on fishing 'cleanly', and can get wrong in the head when I don't. 

  When I start out in a windy day, I'm better off if I make a mental note that I AM going to miss and lose fish - steel myself against the inevitable disappointments to come

 

On 4/30/2025 at 11:49 AM, Don Harris said:

I want to like wind. Truth is, I just don't like it at all. I usually have someone in the boat with me and I spend all of my time trying to keep them where they can fish, fighting the trolling motor. 

Agreed.  Frustrating on days when I have someone in the back if the boat.  It can be impossible to keep both ends of the boat in good position 

My only real complaint for wind is not being able to see the current breaking around rocks. Other than that I am pretty much indifferent to it.