All the Great Lake are getting blown up.

[Earl28]

The wind on all the great lakes are more than I have ever seen. All the lakes are being torn up by the weather. Is there a senior fisherman willing to make any forcasts for next years. Thanks for the insight. 

[rolmops]

Weather prophets are all over the place. All of them are right some of the time...

[LongLine]

The recent high wind and large wave storm will affect the offshore water and the nearshore water differently. 

 

Hydrologically, large turbulent waves introduce more dissolved oxygen into the water.  However, theory holds in the open water that water is only affected to a depth of 1/2 of the crest to crest distance of the waves.  I.e. if there is 50 feet between crests then only the top 25 feet of water will be affected by waves & wind. 

 

When those large waves break in the nearshore area, all hell breaks loose.  I.E. major erosion, rocks are moved, shoreline damage, vegetation uprooted, etc. Shoreline ice formations can somewhat protect from wave action but if broken up, cause more damage.

 

A seiche will form where the strong wind pushes water east.  (Cape Vincent water gage depth increased 18 inches on Monday and the water level on the west end dropped.)  Water seeks its own level therefore water on the bottom is pushed back west to level things out. This results in water sloshing back and forth and may last a few days.

 

Things to remember are that this was an early winter storm and Ontario is a big deep body of water. I doubt anyone is out there fishing now.  Disturbed water will stabilize in a few days and have no effect on this upcoming seasons fishing. However, another storm like this in mid-late March will be a different story.   
 

[Silver Fox]

In all my years of fishing, this is the most true to me:

cold winter = silvers on the west end in the spring.

warmer winter = silvers for all in the spring.

Everything else is a guess IMO.