.....and you thought it was rough on RV ?

[AndyS]

Here is the weather forecast for Lake Michigan:

THU OCT 30 2014

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH STORM FORCE TO 50 KT.

* SIGNIFICANT WAVES...TO 23 FT.

* OCCASIONAL WAVES...TO 28 KT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

[Walleyed]

I grew up fishing the Great Lakes.....Lake Michigan can beat the crap out of you in short order.

[kcritch]

That's not a lake...It's an ocean...You are playin in the big leagues on a place like that.

[shrimpman steve]

Superior it's said never gives up her dead when the gales of November come early.

[PAFireGuy]

Originally Posted by shrimpman steve

Superior it's said never gives up her dead when the gales of November come early.

I heard that somewhere before

[bulletbob]

I live here guys.. Its a windy ass place anywhere near the big lakes.... You can charter a fishing trip year round in NJ, out in the Atlantic Ocean.. Here in NY state, I think all charter boats end their season by the end of September... There are a LOT more fishable days in the Atlantic on any given month than there are on the Great Lakes... Even the Finger Lakes are just a giant wind tunnel most of the time.. Blows hard weeks at a time too... bob