BustedSwimbait Posted August 29, 2023 Posted August 29, 2023 As long as the wind isn't blowing over 15mph and no monsoon type rains. Being in a kayak with heavy gusts is no bueno. 1 Quote
einscodek Posted August 29, 2023 Posted August 29, 2023 Anytime I get the itch I get up and go fishing. All conditions ESPECIALLY rough weather. Tomorrow morning is thunderstorm weather and I'm going out. 2 Quote
Super User gim Posted August 29, 2023 Super User Posted August 29, 2023 We have real winters and ice up here, so for about a solid 5+ months, I can't fish. Ice fishing isn't real fishing. Its called an off-season. I don't always get to pick and choose exactly when I want to fish. I work full time, have a family, a dog, and a house. Plus a lot of other crap to do too. But I do have some element of flexibility. Extreme heat keeps me off the water. We've had some of it this season and it appears another multi-day stretch may be coming Labor Day weekend too. I can handle high winds if I go to smaller lakes. There are a couple of bigger lakes I fish a few times every year and I would not even consider going to them in high winds. My preferred conditions in the summer are overcast and/or a steady light rain - not thunderstorms and lightning. I had preferred conditions on Saturday and desired results were achieved. 5 Quote
immortl Posted August 30, 2023 Posted August 30, 2023 Disclaimer - I'm just getting back into bass fishing and I am not yet good at it. I don't even qualify as a rookie yet. I get out when I can but I try to arrange when I can to coincide with overcast days leading up to rain. That said, if I can get out, I go, even if it's blue bird skies after the rain. I do bounce back and forth between stream trout and pond/lake bass fishing. As of a month or so ago, I have my kayak mostly outfitted and running well so we'll see how the bouncing back and forth goes for the fall and winter. During the summer when river temps are near 70 or above, I tend to leave the trout alone and my fishing outings are for bass. I have much more success trout fishing. 1 Quote
Super User Darth-Baiter Posted August 30, 2023 Super User Posted August 30, 2023 Wind. it is always the wind. i wont go out if it is 10mph plus with gust. nope. just not fun in a kayak. and lightning. all those carbon rods just look like targets to a lighting boat out on a lake. no wind, no lightning. 1 Quote
Super User Bankc Posted August 30, 2023 Super User Posted August 30, 2023 Winds below 25mph, no heavy rain (because our storms can get violent out of nowhere down here), and temperatures above 35°F, and I'm at least thinking about going. Of course, there's also work, family and other responsibilities that have to come first. Recently I've been avoiding going fishing as much because the temperatures have been over 100° and I haven't had much luck this summer. I'll still go out probably every other weekend, but I'm okay with skipping a weekend. Kind of the same thing in the winter. When you know the fish probably won't bite and the weather will wear you down hard, sometimes it's not worth the effort and risking burnout. Fishing is supposed to be fun. I've got a job that provides me with all of the hard-work-for-nothing that my body requires. 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted August 30, 2023 Super User Posted August 30, 2023 Haven't been chased off the water by the conditions in a while. But it happened this morning. The launch and run up the lake at first light was a little sketchy but the forecast called for it to lay down. Never did and I was already pretty close to the operational limits of my rig. Couldn't fish effectively, so I bailed. The ride back wasn't too bad and the boat sort of put itself on the trailer. Good Times. Plan on hitting the reset button and trying it again tomorrow. One day closer to hard water. A-Jay 1 Quote
Super User WRB Posted August 30, 2023 Super User Posted August 30, 2023 17 minutes ago, A-Jay said: Haven't been chased off the water by the conditions in a while. But it happened this morning. The launch and run up the lake at first light was a little sketchy but the forecast called for it to lay down. Never did and I was already pretty close to the operational limits of my rig. Couldn't fish effectively, so I bailed. The ride back wasn't too bad and the boat sort of put itself on the trailer. Good Times. Plan on hitting the reset button and trying it again tomorrow. One day closer to hard water. A-Jay Surfing the boat onto the trailer is an E ticket? 1 Quote
Super User LrgmouthShad Posted September 8, 2023 Super User Posted September 8, 2023 Things that keep me off the water: - >18mph winds - <10 degrees - Lightning I've fished a good bit when it is in 20-40 degrees outside. It can be productive. Also, the Hobie Outback that I purchased in March is a dang shark. Wind does not scare me, unless, like I said, it is 18mph+. Otherwise, bring it on. I did fish two days this season in 17mph. 2 Quote
thediscochef Posted September 8, 2023 Posted September 8, 2023 I don't mess around with lightning but otherwise if I can cast, I'm casting. That changes when a boat gets involved, and becomes a matter of 'how likely is it that we will stuff the bow more than once?' sort of deal 1 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.