Big Difference

[bluefishbuster]

Tuesday evening I hit the same spot I was killing the striped bass at Monday. Right as I got there and felt an east wind I knew it wasn't gonna be a productive evening. Started with a XR-10 S. Caught a 17" schoolie. Later with the X-Rap I was fighting what felt like a keeper. Was taking some 10 lb line out whenever it got closer to the rocks. Landed it and was a chubby 24"er close to 6 pounds. Nothing else was happening around high tide. Later switched over to a SSR-9 PD. Caught a 18"er. Had 2 hits and lost 1 on the SSR. Tried throwing a RNR-8 CH but had no luck. Switched back over the the XR-10 and caught a small 14" schoolie. Once the sun was on the horizon I wasn't seeing any breaks on the surface. Gave a F-11 S a few tries but nothing.

Big difference between Monday and Tuesday was Monday there was a nice west wind that later shifted to the south and Tuesday there was an east wind when I got there and then kept on shifting from the east to the north and then back to the east.

Ever heard of the fishing expression that goes:

When the wind is from the West, fishing is at its best.
When the wind is from the East, fishing is at its least.
When the wind is from the South, the bait goes into their mouth.
When the wind is from the North, the fish do not come forth.

[walter]

never heard about that expression, but it's true... i saw what happens when the wind changes

[bluefishbuster]

Hit it again Wednesday and Thursday with no luck. Found out that it was a high pressure system that moved in Tuesday night is what made the difference.

[Fishooked]

Never heard that expression but I'll keep it in mind.

Im not sure if it applies after a front moves through though, especially when we have lines of thunderstorms that move from west to east. Usually the day after with bluebird skies the wind is still blowing from a westerly direction, and the fishing is tough.

But before those fronts though, it probably applies - thanks for the info.

[bluefishbuster]

Even with a storm system moving in it also depends on the barometric pressure. Pressures from 30mb and up usually aren't good, esp when it's rising or steady. But whenever the pressure is dropping or staying steady around 28mb then that's good fishing.

[hmrdwn66]

I love this site, ;DI am new to fishing and never knew about the pressure, does that apply to river fishing? that is mainly what I fish. Glad to hear that you had good luck on the waters. keep it up

[bluefishbuster]

I'm not sure about river fishing. All I can say about river fishing when it comes to trout is water temp, flow, and hatch.