The Green Lizard Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 I have put off night fishing due to winds 10-20 miles an hour, gust up to 25. I fish on a small lake about 2500 acres and fish in a G3, 17.5 mod V hull w/50 hp. I am wondering in East Texas will I be waiting until winter to be able to fish a calm night or should I just go? I am new to Texas and this wind seems to be constantly over 10-15 mph. Please some Texan give me some advise. Quote
Busy Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 I'm not from Texas but I'll put two cents in here. When the wind is up just enough to start some white caps in Eastern Kansas I notice that the Wipers start to get really active. I always catch decent wipers on windy days. Are you worried about being on a boat in rough water or you just don't like to fish when it's windy? Quote
Busy Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Hybrid between a white bass and a striped bass. They can spawn. http://www.grandfishingreport.com/pgs/lakeinfo/species/wiper/wiper.htm Here is some basic info on them. They look like a striped bass but their lines are broken. Quote
The Green Lizard Posted June 19, 2009 Author Posted June 19, 2009 Busy, know what you are talking about now, I call them hybrids, good name Wiper. Quote
SammyLee Posted June 19, 2009 Posted June 19, 2009 Haven't tried it at night but I was worried about the wind with my tube float. It was pretty windy this morning but with those huge, expensive, split fins I could keep myself anywhere I wanted to be and move to another spot very quickly. Kinda hard to cast into the wind when your elbow is 3 inches off the water. I just fin kick upwind and cast downwind. I had a 16 foot Larson ski boat that I used to fish in all the time back in Charleston. Until the waves got to be around 3 feet, I pretty much did fine. I did get my arse handed to me and almost swamped the boat in some 4 footers. Got ten or twelve small ones this morning, all on the surface. Quote
The Green Lizard Posted June 19, 2009 Author Posted June 19, 2009 cart7t, give me some advise on the windy night fishing. When is too much wind to much? Quote
Super User WRB Posted June 19, 2009 Super User Posted June 19, 2009 Your best Texas night fishing advice will be from Catt. I do not like to fish in the wind at night, it's very difficult to control the boat and fish with poor visual references. Suggest you take an anchor so you can hold the boat and fish when you find a good area. WRB Quote
Super User Catt Posted June 20, 2009 Super User Posted June 20, 2009 When facing wind one must consider is it windy because of pre-frontal conditions, post frontal conditions, or high pressure blue bird sky conditions. Each of the above mentioned conditions require different approaches to try and scratch out a limit. Pre-frontal conditions are the easiest to address because the bass should remain active until the actual day of the front. One should be able to catch bass in protected coves and on the back side of points. Just as mentioned wind blown points can be very productive but my I suggest you approach from the backside working you're way toward the end where the wind comes around the point. Post frontal and high pressure conditions are a little more difficult to unlock due to the fact the bass will be highly inactive. The key areas will remain the same but you should plan on fishing real slow and tight to cove. Bait presentations would be any thing you can cast easily with out back lashing; usually heavier lures. One should also consider fishing deep instead of shallower because deeper bass are less affected by frontal conditions. Due to safety factors I would avoid main lake structure and instead concentrate on deep structure in areas with tall trees or high banks that offer protection from the wind. Quote
Super User cart7t Posted June 20, 2009 Super User Posted June 20, 2009 cart7t, give me some advise on the windy night fishing. When is too much wind to much? : I'm no night fishing expert. Especially in TX in the wind. Wind blowing 15-25mph at night? In these parts I wouldn't even bother going out but if that's you're only option, I think I'd take catt's advice as well as anyone else that fishes your types of conditions. Quote
The Green Lizard Posted June 20, 2009 Author Posted June 20, 2009 I thank everyone for their advise. I am 62 years old and fish alone, that in itself could be bad on a windy lake at night, Thanks again. Waiting on a clear windless night, too hot during the day, Thanks for the input. Quote
skeetermike Posted June 20, 2009 Posted June 20, 2009 Bigger vessel, 12/24 volt with good batteries... i'm still looking for the best trolling batteries. I've heard interstate, and optima make good ones. I fished a tourn. today and my batteries were pretty drained by days end. I have one brand new battery too. I like fishing in the wind but isn't West Texas worse for wind and the midwest. I live in SW ARk, not that far from East Texas and we've only had 10mph winds lately. I've enjoyed those winds as I've caught more fish when it's blowing. just need full juice on my batteries before I go. Quote
Big-O Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 East Tx is not always windy this time of year and watch the wind forcast to help determine your fishing schedule. I have fished night almost exclusively over the past many years and keep a close eye on forecast to help with my plans. The wind does pose a challenge if it's too bad but the fish don't mind it at all especially when they're on deeper structure. Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
Super User Catt Posted June 21, 2009 Super User Posted June 21, 2009 Fishing in windy conditions aint to difficult but boat operation can be dangerous and is multiplied ten fold by darkness. Wind on East Texas lakes will be in the form of chop and unless you are experienced with running in chop I do not suggest it. A bigger boat does not mean anything without the proper amount of seat time. My suggestion would be to launch and fish in protected areas. 10-15 mph aint the problem, gust to 25 and the duration of the gust would be my concern. Matt Fly, Jack (fishfordollars), Wesley, Big-O and other Texas anglers will verify you don't mess with Texas & ya dang sure don't mess with Texas chop. Quote
Super User flechero Posted June 21, 2009 Super User Posted June 21, 2009 I lived in East Texas (Lindale) for 4 years... just wait, you'll have lots of dead still days and sweltering heat over the summer. Ususally by June it calms down, were just running a little late this season. Next month, you'll be praying for a little breeze to keep you cool. ...lol Quote
Super User Catt Posted June 21, 2009 Super User Posted June 21, 2009 How in the world did I forget flechero Texas weather for late June through August; 100 degree days & nights with 95% + humidity Quote
GKramer Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 Catt: you seem to have lots of experience on this matter. I have made several night outings with the California fish and game guys with the electro-shock boat. They always tell me (as we wait for the wind to die) that when it's windy, the small fish leave the shallows (thus out of reach of a gazillion volts). And then, when it's windy, sure enough, we hardly see anything of the newer year classes. Electro boat never lies in water less than 15 feet, sooooooo. From a fishing standpoint, then, do you see better quality at night in the wind, but off the bank? Just looking for some comparative info. :-/ gk Quote
Super User Catt Posted June 22, 2009 Super User Posted June 22, 2009 I was told some 30+ years ago by one of the top pros that for every bass you catch on the bank there are 5 more behind you. I find some type of wind better than dead calm; when it's dead calm I can pretty much expect for the bite to be slow. Quote
Super User cart7t Posted June 22, 2009 Super User Posted June 22, 2009 Deep water fish are far more reliable, day in and out vs. those that hang in the shallows all year. They are usually un-effected by changing weather conditions and have definite bite patterns. I don't know how things work in TX but up in Missouri the summer deep bite is very related to the thermocline in a given lake. Find out the thermocline depth and then fish structure at that depth. On large reservoirs, asking local bait and tackle stores will usually get you that depth, on smaller you'll have to find it by turning your graph's sensitivity way up. Check the instruction manual, most have a small section that describes how you can detect it. Quote
The Green Lizard Posted June 23, 2009 Author Posted June 23, 2009 Guys. Thanks for the advise on the wind. I went out Monday night and the wind was around 10 mph, not bad but it was Hot!! The water temp was 94' and the fish was not where they were a week ago. Now they have moved out in deeper water and the easy pick'ins are no longer. I was kill'in them on Jitterbug up shallow. What pattern should i be fishing now? Quote
Super User Catt Posted June 23, 2009 Super User Posted June 23, 2009 Deep with Texas Rigs, Jig-N-Craws, & Carolina Rigs Quote
Super User Catt Posted June 23, 2009 Super User Posted June 23, 2009 Oh yea X2 on what cart7t said about thermocline Quote
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