Wind Direction that doesn’t produce fish?

[boonie]

BUMP.....Anyone else?

[FishOn205]

Lowe life is right ... In the spring you can almost guarantee there will be wind. It just depends on your comfort level with the lake and your boat. I have also been out there in waves and northeast wind that when the waves break over , the spray blows off the top and have ended up with a limit.. Then I've been out there and fished for hours with a light west or south wind and brought home one or two. A lot of how the fish react in my opinion has to do with a number of things... Water clarity, water temp, sun , and boat traffic,.. Morning bite seems to be better at first light, but why? How many boats do u see out there at first light? Then once everyone gets out of bed the fish move off the reefs or get sturred up from all the boats constantly moving around.

[capt charlie]

I have fished the lake in about all types of conditions, one thing I have learnt is boat speed is critical, if you can deploy enough drift socks to get slowed down to under 2 mph its the perfect speed for jigging, as well as finding cleaner water is always helpful, with a northeast wind, I try to find the seam along the back of the islands, or I stay in close, the wind plays an important role in the bite, the clarity makes it easier to locate your bait as well as big shiners...However I havent baught a minnow in 7 yaers, its uneccesary and I dont have time to bait, the fish are hungry get that 3/4 jig on the bottom bounce it a few times and liftgently any sign of a snag set the hook, any resistance at all set the hook, and i use stingers as well, its best to cast and work with the waves let the boat do the work, wind is a plus for me, otherwise the lake goes dead....hope this helps