How Wind direction affects fishing

[AT23T]

I know fluke fishing can be better or worse based on the direction of the wind. Someone told me that if the winds are out of the east, fluke fishing will be tough. Can someone clarify which wind directions are better or worse for fluke fishing? Thanks.

[rumster]

Originally Posted by AT23T

I know fluke fishing can be better or worse based on the direction of the wind. Someone told me that if the winds are out of the east, fluke fishing will be tough. Can someone clarify which wind directions are better or worse for fluke fishing? Thanks.

South/Southeast are the worst.

[NoLimit]

South wind draws deep cold water up to the shore line and seems to stop feeding

[CadiShackFishing]

South is the worst as it brings in the cold water and shuts down the bite. East wind brings the warm water back.

[Gerry Zagorski]

As mementioned above, South winds do cool the water down but it really only has a negative effect if its blowing hard and continouly out of the South....A light Southerly breeze is fine and since our predominat summer winds are SW you'd be statying at the dock a lot if you try and avoid winds out of the south.

IMHO NE is the worst direction. It's 180 degrees opposite of our normal SW winds and it usually means there is some sort of unsettled weather in the area. It also makes for rough and uncomfortable seas even if its only 10 knots and fishing is usually slow for Fluke but Stripers don't seem to mind.

Wind direction is one part of the puzzle tide and it's direction is another. To learn more about this go to our Fishing Tips section and on page 4 check out the effects of wind and tides post.

[flyersnfluke]

There are a lot of variables involved when trying to correlate wind direction and what turns the fish on or off. Light south winds, as long as they haven't been blowing for several days, can be productive on an incoming tide. In general you certainly want the wind with the tide, but not so much wind that your drift is too fast. If the wind is blowing for several days from the south-southeast it tends to push colder water inshore, as well as build up a bigger swell which can disturb the bottom in shallower areas. Fishing is what it is though, sometimes you have perfect conditions and don't catch, and other times you don't expect much and do ok, you don't know unless you get out there.

cheers

[SaltLife1980]

West is Best!