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porgylber · #1 06-14-2017, 01:14 PM

Question for the group. I hope to hop on a party boat in the next 2 or 3 days. I know that a good drift is key. Is there a wind direction that is particularly poor for fluke fishing? Am I better off with an east wind versus a west or southwest wind? Thanks!

Bigdaddyhockey · #2 06-14-2017, 01:22 PM

I think it will depend on the direction of the current. Any wind that blows directly against the current will affect the drift.

BCinerie · #3 06-14-2017, 01:46 PM

On the ocean a south wind will chill water.

CadiShackFishing · #4 06-14-2017, 02:42 PM

West is best.

Mike K · #5 06-14-2017, 03:08 PM

I think it depends where you're planning to fish and which direction the current is running, recognizing that the direction the current is running can change on incoming vs. outgoing tide. There are so many variables to fishing that if I ever stopped worry about them, I'd never get out of bed. So now I just go regardless, so long as it's not blowing too hard. A guy once said Northeast can turn the fluke off, but I've seen it turn on in a Northeast. It's true that a South wind can chill the water, but that doesn't mean it will chill the water because the water doesn't know it's supposed to chill whenever it blows south.

ALS Mako · #6 06-14-2017, 05:09 PM

just go fishing

Gerry Zagorski · #7 06-15-2017, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by porgylber

Question for the group. I hope to hop on a party boat in the next 2 or 3 days. I know that a good drift is key. Is there a wind direction that is particularly poor for fluke fishing? Am I better off with an east wind versus a west or southwest wind? Thanks!

Unless it blowing really hard don't concern yourself with the wind direction. Captain's change their locations based on the wind direction and tide to put you in a spot where the conditions are most favorable.

Go when you can... These Captain know exactly what they are doing and where to go based on the conditions at any given moment...

porgylber · #8 06-16-2017, 03:42 AM

This is what I was referring to. Below is a party boat captain's update on Facebook today.

Unfortunately the fluke nor the sea bass seemed to cooperate. The both had lock jaw. Maybe just too much southeast wind. It wasn't cause of lack of effort that is for sure. Hope it's better tomorrow.

So, if I see the forecast calls for southeast winds, should I avoid going? It seems like at a minimum, it will negatively affect fishing.

NoLimit · #9 06-16-2017, 07:39 AM

A SE wind and outgoing tide makes for good fishing inside SH bay if that's where they are.

Mike K · #10 06-16-2017, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by porgylber

This is what I was referring to. Below is a party boat captain's update on Facebook today.

Unfortunately the fluke nor the sea bass seemed to cooperate. The both had lock jaw. Maybe just too much southeast wind. It wasn't cause of lack of effort that is for sure. Hope it's better tomorrow.

So, if I see the forecast calls for southeast winds, should I avoid going? It seems like at a minimum, it will negatively affect fishing.

"Too Much" is the operative phrase. There's no specific wind direction that turns the fish off everywhere all the time. So like a couple of the guys said, "Just Go". What's the worse that could happen?