Thread: Does wind direction matter in summer on deeper fish?

I don't think it's so much the "direction" of the wind, as much as it's the "reason" for the direction of the wind. I also don't think "deeper fish" are as affected by the effects of wind, fronts, barometric pressure, etc.

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Originally Posted by mrdux

I'm of the opinion the wind sets up currents that we may not notice but the crappie sure do.

I troll cranks for several months out of the year. I find deep crappie are seriously current minded. Lots of times I will troll a pass, marking fish, from say north to south, and not catch a fish. Turn around and troll the same track from south to north, and I may catch several keepers. Same water, same fish, same bait, same speed. Only difference is the attitude the crappie are pointing. Unless I am not marking fish on a trolling pass, I will always troll that track both directions before I consider leaving the area.

I think the current/wind makes a huge difference.

I agree with this 100%

I also think the deeper fish are affected less by wind direction. Seemed to me a couple of years ago the wind was usually from the east and usually caught them.

my thinking is if you fish long enough lets say with a bad east wind they will bite sometime during the day, you just got to be there so what gomer has on the post before this one is really true about the 15 min 10 min after i leave is so true

Everyone keeps talking about the barometric pressure affecting the fish but, if the fish rise or fall 1 foot in the water, the barometric pressure changes. So how can they feed if they can't rise to the bait. I had seen smallmouth bass come up 30 feet to hit a topwater bait