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My fishing partner and I were having a discussion last week about which wind direction was best for Adirondack fishing. We concluded that west was generally best and east was the kiss of death. Anybody have any opinions??
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-Scott
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I find that...
which ever side of the lake or pond that the wind blows to is where the bugs go and the fish follow and so do I with lots of bug dope.Square Peg, Round Hole, Big Hammer!! -
To me,I always liked a southern or southwestern breeze.Breeze that is.I never will or did like a wind strong enough to mess up casting or canoeing.Also,wind from the East, I like the least.This is an interesting topic.Keep it going for awhile.I like reading the threads and maybe helping me stay on the water longer than before.
Wildbrookies"Get your mind off trout,if you can.I know they`ve got you.I can see it. Every fraternity of sufferers knows its brothers.Trout hook men;men don`t hook trout.Better try and throw the hook while you can.By the time you`re a grown man there probably won`t be a pure trout healthy enough to fiddle with"... Quote from Emerson in the book "The Earth Is Enough"by Harry MiddletonComment
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Oh yeah, I forgot the option of 'no wind'. Caught the biggest brook trout of the season last July on a day with no wind at all.Comment
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MY daughter and I were trolling for rainbows last late summer in an Adirondack pond.We were there at sunup.The pond was as glassy as can be.No hits.I kept telling my daughter hang in there as soon as a chop ripples the surface we`ll start getting a few takes.After three hours a breeze from the west started and my self-tied black,peacock herl,woolly bugger made the rod slam down.We netted two 16-17" fat rainbows in an hour.Boy,was she tickled.So,sometimes a breeze might be needed to stir them up and make them less spooky.A glassy surface is like a pane of glass,they probably can see everything well,including any shadows in the shape of a canoe.Only a theory.Creekwader is also right,there have been times in stillness that I have caught brookies.I guess thats why we call it fishing and not catching.Its great to be on a glassy ,calm body of water at sunrise or sunset with the rugged mtns around you.Its not always about catching fish.
Wildbrookies"Get your mind off trout,if you can.I know they`ve got you.I can see it. Every fraternity of sufferers knows its brothers.Trout hook men;men don`t hook trout.Better try and throw the hook while you can.By the time you`re a grown man there probably won`t be a pure trout healthy enough to fiddle with"... Quote from Emerson in the book "The Earth Is Enough"by Harry MiddletonComment
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your breeze
Just let me know when you guys are making breezes, as I don't think I'd want to be down-wind.
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"When the wind's in the East, the fishes bite the least.
When the wind's in the West, the fishes bite the best.
When the wind's in the North, the fishes do come forth.
When the wind's in the South, it blows the bait from the fish's mouth."
-As quoted from the amazing book Sports Afield: Outdoor Skills.Comment
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[After three hours a breeze from the west started Wildbrookies[/QUOTE]
Ahh, the old 'Landlock chop' as my friends in Maine would call it. I won't troll streamers without it. Why does it work? I don't know but one theory I've heard is that the wave action diffracts light down onto the streamer, giving the impression of something swimming. Without the chop, the streamer just doesn't have the right look.Comment
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Now that seems to make alot of sense."The chop" always causes some action to occur.Thanks Creekwader.
wildbrookies"Get your mind off trout,if you can.I know they`ve got you.I can see it. Every fraternity of sufferers knows its brothers.Trout hook men;men don`t hook trout.Better try and throw the hook while you can.By the time you`re a grown man there probably won`t be a pure trout healthy enough to fiddle with"... Quote from Emerson in the book "The Earth Is Enough"by Harry MiddletonComment
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