Westerly winds & Fishing

[Just1skipper2]

What effect do the  westerly winds have on the salmon and trout ?

Do they move closer to shore or go deep ?

Do they move east into Mexico Bay or hug 9 mile toward Catfish ? Or nothing, just staying in or out of the thermocline all over the lake. Any ideas ?

[Gill-T]

When it is blowing close to 20 mph, it has a positive effect on fish and a negative effect on fishermen 

[Fly n Fish]

At least in my opinion the day after a hard blow especially west I will go offshore where the water is more stable.  Did this yesterday evening with good success.  

[SmilinEd1]

Usually decreases their numbers when I troll west to east

 

open discussion thread prolly

Edited August 11, 2023 by SmilinEd1

[zach]

Yesterday evening after the blow outta the Oak, had crazy temps out to 360'. 47 degrees and 55 degrees mixed together with no consistency. Kings were completey gone and only managed a couple coho even though we found some bait. Wish we woulda gone deeper but oh well.

Today only saw 1 boat go out but fishing had been great until this week, guess it's a good time to do boat maintenance and twist up a fly or 6.

Edited August 11, 2023 by zach