Windy weekend

[Choporoz]

Killing me sitting here waiting for workweek to end, but knowing the lakes and rivers are going to see gale force gusts for the next 60 hours.  I don't recall 3 straight days and nights of sustained unsafe wind.  The fish are probably eating everything in sight right now.  I've been looking for a launch within 2 hours that won't be unsafe this weekend

[Team9nine]

Yep - sitting at home right now on a near 70 degree day because sustained winds are SW at 22 gusting to 36 mph, and the weekend forecast isn’t much different. Would just be an exercise in futility in a high-sided aluminum boat. Mid 80s all next week, so the heat might keep me off the water then, too. Can’t win 😔

[gim]

1 minute ago, Team9nine said:

Can’t win

 

That is a lie.  We've seen the crappies you've been posting this spring.

[Team9nine]

Just now, gimruis said:

 

That is a lie.  We've seen the crappies you've been posting this spring.

Glad I squeezed in so many trips through the winter/spring. Have half expected I’d get shut down a bunch being this far south during the ‘summer.’ 

[Woody B]

I fought the wind for a while today, then gave up.   The good thing about Spring is there's usually a few Bass in pockets that are protected from the wind.  That doesn't make getting to the pockets any easier though.   On top of the wind the wake boats are starting to get out again.    

[TnRiver46]

Not windy on this side of the ridge but too much work going on . I casted for 15 minutes off the bank just now, might get some time to fish tomorrow 

 

sure was windy yesterday 

[Choporoz]

Sustained winds over 20, gusting over 40 all day.  Every time I got tempted to go out a big gust would come through.   Tomorrow morning may be OK until 11 or so, then wind's back again. 

[Koz]

I feel your pain. Most every day we've had winds 23-30+ mph. And of course, on the days when the winds are a bit more manageable at 10-15mph I've been working late.

 

I have managed to fish off my backyard and docks for a little bit a few times in the wind, but it's just not pleasant out there.

 

The good news for me is winds will be under 10 mph tomorrow, but the temperature will be 86. Come summer that 86 will feel somewhat cool outside, but as the first hot day of the year it will probably feel brutal out there. And the boat and jet ski traffic will be ridiculous.