East wind

[Lottabass]

I believe that there is always a way to catch bass in any condition but I always struggle when the wind is out of the east.  Thank you for your thoughts!

[Pat Brown]

I would start on the West Bank when there's an East wind.  Then I'd go try the East bank.  Probably bounce back and forth while trying different types of cover and structure.

 

Bass like flats/points/coves/creeks/vegetation/wood/rock.

 

Sometimes it's all about being in the wind.  Sometimes they want to be wind protected.

 

Beyond that - when it's windy - I usually speed up my presentations and fish more reaction type lures.

[Team9nine]

Change your mindset. An east wind will protect areas that normally aren’t, allowing you greater boat/lure control, or be hitting areas that are normally protected, which could spur activity. Fish each appropriately.

I’m looking forward to heading out today with an east wind forecasted!

[gim]

East wind here generally means an incoming weather change (not always, but quite often).  And an incoming weather change means an aggressive feeding window, especially in the summer time.

[TnRiver46]

I used to be able to say the wind never blows from the east where I live but it sure has this year 

[Skunkmaster-k]

Wind from the East , fish the least. I’ve been pleasantly surprised a few times but for the most part the saying has held true for me. 

[Bankbeater]

In my experience, an east wind is better than no wind at all.

[Kev-mo]

I think it depends on what's associated with that east wind. Is it accompanied by a nasty storm or is it just a mild system/wind change. i don't do well with the first one. I've done well enough with the second one.

[Susky River Rat]

I can’t say I ever look what direction the wind is coming from. I just fish it as it is. 

[Reel]

I fish large rivers so east wind is the worst for me.  I blows against the current creating those funny kind of waves that are no fun at all.  Sometimes 10/15 mph equals 2 foot waves

[papajoe222]

I'm lucky, I'm retired. If I plan to go fishing and the wind is out of the east, I simply change plans. Cut the grass, load up some ammo, read a book, etc.  I put in enough week-end time on the water with the wind out of the east when I worked to swear off doing it once I retired. Did I catch fish back then? Yes, but very few and I worked hard for every one of them.

I'm easy like Monday morning.

[VTFan]

I heard Bill Dance say 'Wind out of the east, fish bite the least' but as someone else said, an east wind isn't going to stop me from going fishing if I have the time to fish. JMHO.

[flatcreek]

I had my best days this Summer on East windy days. The bass were set up in shallow water on the west banks and points

[Swamp Girl]

Hmm, this is all new to me. I am VERY wind sensitive because my canoe is wide and long, making the wind my bully, but I have never noticed that a wind from the east affects my catching. I don't like north winds, but love south winds. 

[JHoss]

I always heard this associated with saltwater growing up near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Usually it was because an east wind pushed clearer ocean water into the bay, so we figured fish were more leader-shy being able to see better in those conditions. When I spear fished, an East wind was ideal because that clean water made it easier for us to hunt in 4-5' of viz than the 1-3' we normally dealt with. Often times we would try hook and line for a few hours with no luck until we remembered a fish can turn down a bait, but they can't say no to a 7/16" stainless steel shaft at a few hundred FPS. 

 

I've never let an East wind stop me from going bass fishing, but maybe that's because there's not an option to jump in and spear them. 

[Functional]

Might be inexperience here but I don't pay attention to that degree with regards to wind. I pay attention to what kind of storm or past storm is causing it and how soon that storm hits.

 

Other than that I just pick my spots like I would if the wind was blowing from the west or any other direction. Haven't noticed any big difference in fish from wind direction. Maybe I'm just dumb. 

[Cuivre]

The east wind curse is true, in my opinion.  It validated that idea this past weekend for me at a local lake I usually do pretty good at.  My other buddies on the water at the same time also found it extremely tough, and I've noticed it many other times.  I can't see how people cannot pay attention to the wind!  Wind from the West, the fish bite the best!  Wind from the south, it will blow the bait in their mouth!

[geo g]

South Florida we often have an east wind.  It doesn’t change much for me, but I will attack favorite spots a little differently.  Wind will cause current if it is constant and from the same direction for a few days in a row.  Bass will position themselves behind structure and weed clumps and face into the current.  This pushes small baitfish into them and their ambush points.  I have had both good and bad days regardless of what direction the wind is blowing.  I prefer steady wind to calm still days.  Regardless of the direction it’s blowing.

[crypt]

I will use the wind to find current that the wind created and fish the edge of that current.Today was that kind of day and it worked out pretty good.    

what direction it's blowing don't mean a thing to me....

[Columbia Craw]

I think it depends on the location or region.  My experience is an east wind is usually accompanied by a high pressure front and a dramatic drop in temperatures.  I make adjustments for that by fishing tighter to cover, deeper water or current.  I slow down a bit and make multiple presentations to promising locations.  I also bring a thermos of coffee.  

[WRB]

Normal weather conditions the air mass moved west to east across the country.

High and low pressure fronts that create high winds move west to east. 
Abnormal weather like hurricanes move differently with unpredictable wind direction rotating counter clockwise.

Where I live and fish normal winds are light westerly or wind from the west is best. Easterly winds are generated by fronts forcing wind down though our mountain canyons where our reservoirs are located. We call these winds Santa Ann’s the have sustained wind over 35 mph and up 70 mph…. wind from the east is least!

Tom