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rag
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 Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:25 am Post subject: best wind direction? |
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and no i'm not talking about farting before the wise cracks come lol.
in the tackel shop the other day i was told the direction of the wind plays a big part in sea fishing and if blowing in a certain direction it's pointless fishing, could anyone enlighten me on this? cheers AD. |
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rabbi2
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You must have read my mind, no but seriously. In certain areas it does play a major part between catching and blanking. Perhaps BBM would make a comment on this as soon as he sees the post.  |
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welsh
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When the wind blows east, the fish bite least, when the wid blows west, the fish bite best  |
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rabbi2
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| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:50 am Post subject: |
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| What happens if your on the other side of the country? |
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welsh
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| Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:53 am Post subject: |
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Duno, never fished the other side of the country  |
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DUFFISH
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| hell i go which ever way it blows and i live on the east coast near grimsby but do find east to west goood for casting and if nth/sthline gets a drag bteew rod and sea! |
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trooper
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| The Humber definitly fishes better in winter on a easterly wind. |
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steveseagull
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| bill-bao wrote: |
I suppose it must be different for various costlines. Some are in the lee of an East wind, so it wouldn't be so bad.
As far as Kent goes, East is the kiss of death. |
Also the same along the sussex coast up to about worthing. I dont know about further west. There are obviously anomilies to this and a friend of mine reckons Langley Point (Eastbourne) is pretty much immune.
i was also told as a kid that the reason the fish dont bite in these conditions is down to the direction of the tidal/longshore drift. this is mainly west to east on the south coast. If the wind is pushing against it the flatfish face the wrong way, out of the flow of the food and stuck firmly to the bottom. there are other reasons but the more i type, the more i feel this is an old wives tale, and i may have been had! something to rip to bits though! on your marks, get set, GO. . .
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gazza76
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After a nice roast dinner the wind tends to blow south and after a nice pint of beer the wind blow north . Hope that helps  |
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welsh
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Fish4Fish
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As a general rule, winds from the south/southwest/west do fish better than when the wind is from the north/northeast/east. However, if the shore is facing directly east and the onshore wind is also in that direction it should help to 'blow' fish into shore. This also applies whatever direction the shore is facing, whether north south east or west.
Temperature-wise, a wind from the east will make a difference during the warmer months, but not so much in the colder months. Changes in atmospheric pressure is what trigger positive fish activity, particularly after a period of prolonged settled weather, irrespective of the change being from high pressure to low pressure or the other way round.
Learning to read the weather is a vital aspect of sea-angling and is a skill that is easily obtained with a little practise. Keeping a record of what the weather conditions were like (wind direction/speed, baromic pressure etc)for each angling session will help and will eventually indicate the optimum weather pattern for a given venue.
Tight Lines. |
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thebigbassman
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| rabbi2 wrote: |
| You must have read my mind, no but seriously. In certain areas it does play a major part between catching and blanking. Perhaps BBM would make a comment on this as soon as he sees the post. |
rabbi thanks for stuff mate i seen shorty on saturday
west / south west is best for me mate |
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