No it ain't!

[cyclops2]

Before I had a motored boat.  Just a bicycle.  I had all the creeks checked out.  So I could always have places with the wind blowing across the river to help my casts.

[LonnieP]

Been really windy here as well the past couple months and it blows even harder on the weekends when I’m ready to go fishing.

[thediscochef]

She's been Big Wendy out this way too, but I don't typically tap out until we get to 37mph sustained. When it's blowing like that it's a great time to chuck a red eye shad or a jerkbait. It's always a great time to chuck a jerkbait though. I love you, jerkbait. How many times can I say jerkbait? I fish it how I say it in more ways than one

 

Anyway

I do best in 5-10 but I'll toss around in 25 if I have to

Nothing stops this train

Nothing

 

except wind over 37mph

 

I think they said this was (so far) the windiest month in Dallas/Fort Worth since 1996, and the windiest April since 1961

 

I'd also say this all changes in a boat. I will handle weather in a boat but if I have a choice I want glassy water. Yesterday was the first true 5-10 I can remember having in probably a month or more

[Bird]

I'd rather fish with 3 two year olds then fish in wind.

Braid don't like it either.

[Koz]

I feel your pain. Almost every day off I had for over a month had ridiculous winds that kept me off my kayak. My kayak can handle it with gusts 12-15, but when the sustained winds are 12+ and the gusts are 20+ I don't even bother.

 

Thankfully, the past few weekends have been low to moderate winds. Now about that blazing hot sun the other day...

[Hammer 4]

Even in sunny So. Cali, the wind has been a thorn in my side for a couple of months now, this isn't normal for us around the coast line.

[GRiver]

8 hours ago, Bird said:

'd rather fish with 3 two year olds then fish in wind

Now that a pretty bold statement…….or crazy.  I imagined 3 kids whipping their Barbie or Spider-Man poles around. I broke out in a cold sweat. 

[cyclops2]

Gusts to 45.  Tough to also not be bothered by ALL THE POLLEN !!!!

 

  My problem.  Too old for almost all outdoor work in dusty winds. I wear a mask almost all the time outdoors.  What climate change ?    ☠️

[Jigfishn10]

Understand your dilemma @Catt, I've never had much fun fishing windy days. I'd rather go to the dentist for crown work.  

[Bankc]

18 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Oklahoma is in its own category when it comes to wind  from what I understand 

It's mainly just the northwestern through central parts of the state.  In the east and south, where our best lakes are, it tends to be a lot calmer.  

[TnRiver46]

This is how windy it was where I fished last night…….. got 3 cranking and couldn’t get anything on the worm, go figure 

[papajoe222]

As long as the wind is steady and not gustng, I can handle 20mph winds. When they get upwards of 30mph, is when I start talking to myself about getting a fiberglass boat. I can’t imagine fishing from a canoe, or yak. 

[Woody B]

Around here the March winds aren't as bad as the April wake boats.   The wind make it's hard loading a boat though.   Back in March, in 25 mph winds I caught three 5 pound bass and several smaller ones near a wind blown bank in less than an hour.   

[slonezp]

Been windy as hell in Chicago. Now that I've been putting around in a 14 footer, Fishing from shore has been the better option this spring.  

[Zcoker]

Here in South Florida, the wind comes down with these fronts that we have almost weekly. And they all seem to come down on a Friday lol This passed weekend we saw 25-30mph with gust into the 40's. As it turns out, the wind plays a BIG factor in fishing, both in catching and in catching BIG. Look at the wind not as a nuisance but as a great opportunity!  

[LrgmouthShad]

16 hours ago, papajoe222 said:

I can’t imagine fishing from a canoe, or yak. 

In those conditions, I just dont. I have done a little under 20mph on larger lakes, but it is an absolute pain. I lean heavily towards moving baits in a kayak when I am fishing larger lakes, because, well, they are easier to fish. Helps give some background on why I fish spinnerbaits so much

 

A foot pedal kayak might help some if I had one, but I have a paddle