question about weather, wind, current....

[kllrbee]

Hey guys,

I have been encountering some very windy days lately on the kayak.  I use an anchor, drift sock, or stakeout pole depending on where I am at on the lake.  I have an anchor trolley set up from cockpit to stern so the waves arent crashing up against the side of my yak.  The problem with this is that I am not facing into the wind.  I did have the trolley set up from cockpit to bow, but I found that my line was getting caught up in the anchor rope, so I switched it to the stern. 

So is it true that the fish will face into the current (wind) and wont chase down a lure if it comes from behind?  Do I need to switch it up and cast into the wind so Im retrieving while the fish are facing the lure?

Also, can someone either explain or post a link of how changing weather conditions (coldfront, incoming storms, humidity, etc.) affect fish behavior?  The temps here in northern IL have dropped to about 50 deg lately.  I figured that the fish would be jumping at everything trying to fatten up for winter, but I cant buy a bite.

BTW, this is my first year fishing so forgive what might seem like very basic questions. 

Thanks for all the help.   

[senile1]

There are no rules in bass fishing but only general behavioral tendencies that tend to be true more often than not.  So, yes, bass will bite lures that are fished against the wind or current, though your success would be greater if you fish the lure with the current, especially on a river.  You are fishing a lake and bass will still position themselves to take advantage of bait pushed by the wind but bass don't just sit motionless staring in the same direction all day.  They move around, and during those movements, they won't always be facing the current. 

Regarding the position of your kayak, have you tried positioning your kayak so that you can cast 120 - 150 degrees from the direction you are facing.  This would be a quartering cast back behind you and to the side.  The lure would cut an angle across the current but would still be moving with it. 

[kllrbee]

I fish lakes 99% of the time so river is not really an issue.

Ill try that 120 degrees positioning.  That way I wont have the current slapping up against me and I can face into the wind.

I thought it was kinda weird when I read that bass wont eat lures that come up behind them.  But as ive been reading more and more stuff about bass fishing, I tend to stumble across some things that make me wonder, like this. 

thanks for the info.