I'venever been one for fishing white water and wild weather, I prefer to enjoy my fishing trips and do well enough to not have to push the envolope....
This season has been nonstop rain and wind, so for rear of the summer slipping away with out get much fishing in I went Wednesday night despite a gloomy forecast of swirling winds, fog and heavy rains with the possibility of T-storms...
I never actually looked at the barometer but with a cold front running through I figure it surely wasn't steady or rising..
As per usual my plan of attack was to fish the shallows(at night) with live eels, when I got to the dock the wind was light from the north at around 5 knots, rain was light and fog was patchy, I met up with the other angler that was to fish with me that night and cast off to fish the incoming tide... just then all hell broke loose, the wind shifted HARD east, the rain came down in stinging sheets, of coarse the fog socked in and it was downright miserable, maybe the worst conditions that I ever ELECTED to fish in, I started in the mouth of the river as the shallows were out of the question at this time , I would play out the mouth to half tide, fishing was tough, the wind howled at about 20-25 knots and the entire bay was whitecaps, I manged to hook up a screamer but with the drift as it was I never got a good hookset...
We stuck it out, getting battered by heavy wind and diving rain.. ever try to hook an eel when you cant keep a rag dry for 15 seconds....
then the wind shifted, gradually to the S/E then south and it even layed down to about 15 Knots, the break I needed, I made my way to the shallows and was instantly rewarded, doubles were common, the wacky weather that had fish rather finicky all week drove them nuts, it was difficult to keep two rods in the water even with two anglers, the wind then shifted west and the fish stayed feeding, as the wind swung around to the North and settled back to the northeast the fog and rain returned but the fishing never slowed, eventually I had to get some sleep, I fell into the rack at 2:30 (I had to be at work for 7) but I left them feeding..
Summary: don't be afraid of a little wild weather, as long as you can SAFELY fish your haunts the fish will be there, often times taking advantage of the confused waters that stir up sand eels, worms and small bait, these conditions create a confused condition that gives predators the upper hand..
I'll post a few pics for those that haven't seen them from that night in the N/E forum
This season has been nonstop rain and wind, so for rear of the summer slipping away with out get much fishing in I went Wednesday night despite a gloomy forecast of swirling winds, fog and heavy rains with the possibility of T-storms...
I never actually looked at the barometer but with a cold front running through I figure it surely wasn't steady or rising..
As per usual my plan of attack was to fish the shallows(at night) with live eels, when I got to the dock the wind was light from the north at around 5 knots, rain was light and fog was patchy, I met up with the other angler that was to fish with me that night and cast off to fish the incoming tide... just then all hell broke loose, the wind shifted HARD east, the rain came down in stinging sheets, of coarse the fog socked in and it was downright miserable, maybe the worst conditions that I ever ELECTED to fish in, I started in the mouth of the river as the shallows were out of the question at this time , I would play out the mouth to half tide, fishing was tough, the wind howled at about 20-25 knots and the entire bay was whitecaps, I manged to hook up a screamer but with the drift as it was I never got a good hookset...
We stuck it out, getting battered by heavy wind and diving rain.. ever try to hook an eel when you cant keep a rag dry for 15 seconds....
then the wind shifted, gradually to the S/E then south and it even layed down to about 15 Knots, the break I needed, I made my way to the shallows and was instantly rewarded, doubles were common, the wacky weather that had fish rather finicky all week drove them nuts, it was difficult to keep two rods in the water even with two anglers, the wind then shifted west and the fish stayed feeding, as the wind swung around to the North and settled back to the northeast the fog and rain returned but the fishing never slowed, eventually I had to get some sleep, I fell into the rack at 2:30 (I had to be at work for 7) but I left them feeding..
Summary: don't be afraid of a little wild weather, as long as you can SAFELY fish your haunts the fish will be there, often times taking advantage of the confused waters that stir up sand eels, worms and small bait, these conditions create a confused condition that gives predators the upper hand..
I'll post a few pics for those that haven't seen them from that night in the N/E forum