Wind

[mainbutter]

Seriously, I want to get out and go fishing, but this wind is killing me. I can't take my canoe out by myself in 20mph+ stuff.. I was all excited about getting out today since last night it was only predicted 5-15mph, but man are the tree tops being RIPPED today.

Anyone know when the wind is supposed to quiet down a bit?

[itchmesir]

yesterday i went out with my 8wt.. there were 15-20mph winds... surprisingly it held up and was able to cast... just had to aim about 5ft to the right of where i wanted the fly to drop... but otherwise i hear ya! i really wanna take my pontoon out.. but not when there are 12"+ waves on the lake(which are pretty big waves for this little lake)

[ib_jigged]

Think that is bad, check out what the wind did yesterday on the Upper Red Lake forum under Wow!!

[itchmesir]

crazy jigged...

do you think Minnesota is gonna see any normal water levels this year???

[Nick Kuhn]

I hate strong winds. Even Monday it was rough. Any gust would knock your boat off course and you'd spend a minute or two just getting the boat back on track. Not to mention all the casts that were fouled due to tumbling lures.

[reinhard1]

i dont go out in strong winds period. i like to have boat control as much as possible. a good "walley chop" is nice to have but not gusts 25 to 30 or more miles per hour. years ago i went out in mill lacs in big winds and cought nothing of course, i have had water spouts go near me in canada, and even got lifted up while ice fishing and dragged for a bit by a snow witch [kind of like a water spout but swirling snow instead], and brushed by strait line winds up north while camping on a island with my wife and two dogs and more.

so i have had it with strong winds, and would rather shore fish in a river or stay home and do some chores that are always needed to get done. good luck.

[TruthWalleyes]

Guess i'm kind of the opposite of you guys. I love fishing in the wind, especially if it blows from the same direction for 2 to 3 days in a row! When the wind blows, i go find the windiest spot of the lake. My best fishing has come in 30mph wind...after it blew in that direction for 3 days - I'm always looking for that situation because it concentrates the fish. Fish windblown points and shorelines boys!

Plus...No jet ski's or pleasure boaters

[mainbutter]

Even if 30mph winds make the fish bite, it still causes havoc for fly fishing and makes it dangerous for the canoe

I doubt that even the best fisherman can catch fish well with a swamped boat and his lure buried in his forehead.

[Mike_Top]

I love fishing wind too...to a certain point. saturday the north end of mille lacs was a little crazy with that strong south wind, so the drift sock had to come out. Monday, we only caught bass on the wind-blown shorelines. Yeah boat control is tough, especially when you have to multi-task between fighting a fish and taking the hooks out and keeping the boat from hitting docks! I haven't been using my fly rods as much lately though with all these windy days...the forecast only calls for more wind too! 23 mph winds tomorrow, 17 mph wind friday

[RumRiverRat]

Fished Medicine in the wind on Tuesday.

Made things interesting but the fish were aggressive too.

[ted4887]

I doubt that even the best fisherman can catch fish well with a swamped boat and his lure buried in his forehead.

I'm not real sure why, but this quote made me laugh a little bit. Maybe because I can see it happening to me. I didn't think today was supposed to be all that windy. Guess our weatherman was wrong again. I had the kayak prepped and ready to go too. Maybe some day this summer I'll get to go do some open water fishing. ***Crossing my fingers***

[AwesomZZ]

I hear ya. With 30mph wind gusts, I dont even want to attempt trailering my 14ft Lund to the lake. Lets hope this weekend will be better. I can deal with 10 to 15mph winds, but beyond that, I get tired of the wind...unless I'm fishing from the shore, then bring on the wind.

[itchmesir]

Even if 30mph winds make the fish bite, it still causes havoc for fly fishing and makes it dangerous for the canoe

I doubt that even the best fisherman can catch fish well with a swamped boat and his lure buried in his forehead.

30mph winds.. wouldn't even attempt to setup the fly gear at that point..

one thing i noticed.. the carp were goin crazy in the choppy water.. but h3ll if i could get an accurate cast to any of them