Most irritating fishing condition?

[Catt]

For the last 3 weeks it has been extremely (20-30 mph) windy which drives me absolutely nuts. You can't position your boat correctly, you can't cast the way you want, you can't feel your bait the way you want, and you back lash more. I have been catching every time out but when I get home I'm more irritated than if I hadn't gone!

That's my rant for the month thank you  

[Wesley]

I hear you man, the wind the last few weeks has sucked majorly.  I am ready for some calm no wind days.  

[Matt Fly]

When the wind comes up in the back of a creek or pocket that is full of stumps below the water line.

Easiest way to pop a hole in the boat.    That stresses me ou crawling out with the nose coming down hard.

[roadwarrior]

The ULTIMATE BAD:

High wind with freezing temperatures and rain, fishing in chocolate milk.

Been there once, but it won't happen again.

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[Popeye]

Yep, I don't care much for Mariah when I'm out fishing either. I can handle the cold and rain, but can't do much to offset windy conditions.

[moloch16]

I don't cuss often, but if I'm fishing on a windy day I cuss like a sailor.  

[Hooked_On_Bass]

For the last 3 weeks it has been extremely (20-30 mph) windy which drives me absolutely nuts. You can't position your boat correctly, you can't cast the way you want, you can't feel your bait the way you want, and you back lash more. I have been catching every time out but when I get home I'm more irritated than if I hadn't gone!

That's my rant for the month thank you

Yes, days like that just me off!

[Tokyo Tony]

Another very frustrating situation is shorefishing on a hot windless day with tons of mosquitos. That's almost always enough to make me leave.

[flechero]

I hear ya, Catt... but it's been longer than 3 weeks around here!  Tuesday afternoon we had about an 8 hour window with winds under 15...  I had a stomach ache and left work at 1pm.  

Check that, we also had a nice Sunday (2 weeks ago) but I had to be in Dallas on family business.   :-/

I don't even mind high wind so much if it's not a sustained wind...  nothing worse than a trolling motor on high and the boat is drifting backwards.  

[fishizzle]

Right now we have gnats like crazy.

hundreds of them that foolow the boat

fly in your ears eyes and mouth, yuck

ps.  wind and mosquitos annoys me too

[Bassnbrett101]

I don't cuss often, but if I'm fishing on a windy day I cuss like a sailor.

X2 on that one buddy

[Raul]

For the last 3 weeks it has been extremely (20-30 mph) windy which drives me absolutely nuts. You can't position your boat correctly, you can't cast the way you want, you can't feel your bait the way you want, and you back lash more. I have been catching every time out but when I get home I'm more irritated than if I hadn't gone!

That's my rant for the month thank you

X2

[fishfordollars]

Since I started back after my health problems I do not think the wind has been under 30mph on any trip. It sucks!

[Hawg Fan]

Definately Gnats and Mosquitoes

[Bankbeater]

Definately Gnats and Mosquitoes

I'd rather have gnats and mosquitoes than a gusty wind. You can always put on bug spray.

[FR0G]

Wind. I hate it with a passion. And its been non stop windy for the past 2 weeks.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

High wind without a doubt.

I'm in a 14 ft aluminum with a 50lb thrust trolling motor.Can you say spinning in circles??!!!

Then the fish decide to get buried 10 miles deep in cover so flipping is the way to go.Yeah right,the way to go into a sanitarium in about an hour >

[Tanker4lyfe]

okay i only fish this 40 or so acre pond here in el paso, tx and the wind here(i.e. desert) sucks so bad since i float tube it i cant really handle anything over 15 mph. THE WIND BY FAR IS THE WORST CONDITION TO FISH IN PERIOD!!!!!!!!

[Maxximus Redneckus]

I hate cold fronts

[Joel W]

1st let me say that I fish the NYC reservoirs. We're only allowed to fish from 12-16ft rowboats, oars only. No trolling motors. So I row great distances.

The wind is my biggest pain in the butt.  Boat control/positioning can be anything from a pain to just plain impossible. Even getting from one spot to another may be out of the question. Even getting back to your assigned boat section may be out of the question if you don't keep one eye out on the weather at all times.

[GStrider]

Worst fishing conditions: 1) Not fishing 2) Reading about you guys who can at least fish now and complain about it.

[A-Jay]

Yes - I am not a fan of a big blow - I do all my fishing from a canoe - and I HATE It when I'm getting blown all over the lake !

It's been like that here seems like every time out - I'm ready for DEAD CALM !

A-Jay

[Bass XL]

For the last 3 weeks it has been extremely (20-30 mph) windy which drives me absolutely nuts. You can't position your boat correctly, you can't cast the way you want, you can't feel your bait the way you want, and you back lash more.

I hate when it's real windy for those exact reasons.

[Catt]

I grew up in marshes along the Southwest Louisiana coast so mosquitoes aint no problem

On Toledo Bend there are millions of tiny grey bugs we call gnats while they don't bite they will crawl in & out of your pocket.

This has been 20-30 mph sustained winds not gusts; the gusts will have you straining to stand up right.

[Brian_Reeves]

I'm with you Catt.  I HATE wind.  It does nothing good for me.  It blows over my bbq grill, screws up the lake, makes fishing out of my canoe impossible (which is my favorite fishing platform), messes up my gas mileage, and makes fishing light jigs (my specialty) completely useless.  I hate the wind with a passion.  Unless you have a sailboat, the wind sucks.