Good video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. Fishing the clear waters of Minnesota, I remember my fisherman Gramma saying a light chop on the water surface is good for fishing. Now I understand why. I never tried top-water fishing (my favorite) in the wind. I though it was only effective in calm waters. Now I will try top-water lures in the wind. 🙂
I like enough wind in the winter that it will give a hair jig a bit of action when suspended a bobber or float. I learned this from years of crappie fishing in winter, even in stained water of less than 2’ visibility I got more bites when the wind would have the jig slowly drifting and bobbing a few feet down.
You know you talk about the mph the wind blows a lot and I understand that but on the lake that I fish on mostly it’s 2 miles wide and a 7 to 12 mile per hour wind on that lake coming from the southwest will mean that I have waves that are 3 to 5 foot tall on the wind blown bank.
Good video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. Fishing the clear waters of Minnesota, I remember my fisherman Gramma saying a light chop on the water surface is good for fishing. Now I understand why. I never tried top-water fishing (my favorite) in the wind. I though it was only effective in calm waters. Now I will try top-water lures in the wind. 🙂
I've found the wind somehow blows the baitfish to the leeward shore, making the fish easier to find.
Agree. Also, seen wind and wind direction having a strong impact on trout and kokanee. Good stuff.
I like enough wind in the winter that it will give a hair jig a bit of action when suspended a bobber or float. I learned this from years of crappie fishing in winter, even in stained water of less than 2’ visibility I got more bites when the wind would have the jig slowly drifting and bobbing a few feet down.
In the winter, where I am, the wind has absolutely no effect but, . . . . I think that may be because of the 12-inch layer of ice covering the lake. 🙂
Great tip!
Common sense 101. The fishing teacher material.
Holy cow, Randy left the garage.
Some thing else anglers don’t know bass are smarter than most of them
Go to a wind blown back and throw a fluke or a spinnerbait, cannot beat it on average
You know you talk about the mph the wind blows a lot and I understand that but on the lake that I fish on mostly it’s 2 miles wide and a 7 to 12 mile per hour wind on that lake coming from the southwest will mean that I have waves that are 3 to 5 foot tall on the wind blown bank.