High winds... which shore line

[Catt]

Well I'm gonna tell ya what I'm gonna did ?

 

Backside of a point, position my boat where I can reach the wind coming around the corner.

 

In wind ya gotta setup your weight sizes accordingly.

[lo n slo]

10 mph, definitely. pushing 20, i’m gonna try to tuck in somewhere like catt said and fish a seam. i also like anchoring on a good “spot” like bankbeater said. i got a spot on road bed that really holds them when a stiff SW wind blows across it. i have other spots that hold fish when the NE wind blows. those are also good places to sink brush, if you’re into that.

 

i will say that anchoring is a little more work and may not always be practical for everyone. but it can pay off once you get your mojo.

[scaleface]

1 hour ago, lo n slo said:

i will say that anchoring is a little more work and may not always be practical for everyone. but it can pay off once you get your mojo.

The only cash  tournament I won  , not counting club tourneys , cousin and I  anchored for two days on a point because  of the wind . Almost 500 boats and we had the spot all to ourselves .

[HTNFSH]

Hey All,

 

Thanks for the all the advice. So here is a short recap of an event I did a couple weeks ago.

 

Day 1

Winds started NE up 15mph and fished my #1 spot on a breakwater that was protected from the wind. Current came around the corner and set me up for a good bite all morning. Got my 5 fish limit.

 

Day 2

West wind started 15mph and rose to 25+ sustained. It was insane. It paralleled the the opposite breakwater I was fishing on day 1 and was pounding the rocks at a slight angle. Fished downstream behind a dock that broke the surface waves, but still had lots of current and got two back to back. The last and largest fish of the day was a LM that hit a chatter bait up against the rocks that were windswept. Only could get one or two casts before losing position, but it paid off.

 

Even in high winds, both a finesse dropshot and powerfishing a chatterbait played. I read the water was able to fish it with confidence. 

[N Florida Mike]

The best day I ever had for numbers was fishing the windy end of a lake with 20+ knot winds. I had to anchor and fish the area , then move a cast or so away and repeat. I caught the majority of my fish there. I was using a zoom speed worm, and got bit either on the retrieve or dead sticking.

I tend to think the fish bite better when there is some turbulence producing bait fish disruption. But sometimes I fish too fast if getting blown around so If it’s real windy I anchor and fish slowly.

[A-Jay]

On 9/10/2019 at 8:57 PM, HTNFSH said:

Ok, lets say you fishing this weekend. Forecast is rain and high winds 10-20mph from the south. 

 

You have 3 options. Fish the southern shore line and structure to stay protected, but in theory bait is pushed to the northern shore and structure all within a big bay that is just as wide as is long. Some grass, some wood and some sandy bottom. The 3rd option is to fish the southern shore line of the main lake, again protected by trees until you get 1/4 half mile from shore.

 

What would you do and why?

 

 

 

5 hours ago, HTNFSH said:

Hey All,

 

Thanks for the all the advice. So here is a short recap of an event I did a couple weeks ago.

 

Day 1

Winds started NE up 15mph and fished my #1 spot on a breakwater that was protected from the wind. Current came around the corner and set me up for a good bite all morning. Got my 5 fish limit.

 

Day 2

West wind started 15mph and rose to 25+ sustained. It was insane. It paralleled the the opposite breakwater I was fishing on day 1 and was pounding the rocks at a slight angle. Fished downstream behind a dock that broke the surface waves, but still had lots of current and got two back to back. The last and largest fish of the day was a LM that hit a chatter bait up against the rocks that were windswept. Only could get one or two casts before losing position, but it paid off.

 

Even in high winds, both a finesse dropshot and powerfishing a chatterbait played. I read the water was able to fish it with confidence. 

Perhaps consider investing in a shallow water anchoring system.They can be very helpful in many situations - 

Like yesterday for instance - a pair of 12 ft Minn Kota Talons had me securely pinned down on a mid-lake flat in 8 feet of water in a pretty stiff wind.

Now if I could have only kept this toad pinned up . . . . 

A-Jay