I have a simple question ??

will fish bite if their is an east wind ?

A friend of mine argues they will not. I have seen that fish were caught on a day with an east wind and i argue their are other factors involved. barometer, how big of a wind it is, the size of a front moving in, how long the wind has been blowing from the east, etc. I will concede my argument if i am wrong. I need someone with more experience to give me a few facts.

Thanks all, Dennis

A simple answer is YES :o

Watch the reports for the next few days, fish will be caught


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Caught many a fish with east wind.

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Originally Posted by Fishonphil

A simple answer is YES :o

Watch the reports for the next few days, fish will be caught


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THANKS Dennis

Yes. Many fish will be caught. But a light east wind will still create some waves. It may be rougher than you think with he light wind forecast

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Originally Posted by Fishonphil

A simple answer is YES :o

Watch the reports for the next few days, fish will be caught


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Thanks, Dennis

Thank you, Dennis

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Originally Posted by skipper9

Yes. Many fish will be caught. But a light east wind will still create some waves. It may be rougher than you think with he light wind forecast

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Thank you, Dennis

I also have caught may walleye with an east wind. Running from the Michigan shores, head straight into the wind ( slowly) and troll/drift back towards the ramp. Works quite well and not many folks will go out in an east wind, so there are a lot less boats.

My personal best, 14 pounds 10 ounces was caught in an east wind. Weighed her, took a picture and released her. We caught a lot of other net benders that day in that east wind.

I believe everything that you mentioned on your side of the debate. The high pressure that has settled in for a few days will dominate the equation, so long as the east wind stays a breeze and not a blow. The stagnant high pressure should enable this. Fish will be caught. Everybody gets them Saturday and Sunday! Fish ON!

Today was an east and then a east northeast wind with white water and 3+ footers and we caught 6 nice fish. Not a great day but better than most from the people I talked to.

I've caught plenty of fish in a east and north east wind trolling with the waves. but the water can get very rough and put a stop to my fishing. as long as the waves stay 3' or less I will fish a east wind. some of my best fishing on the central basin has been a north east wing and a south west troll.