I'm sure this is a question without a definitive but typically how long does it take fish to get on the end of a new wind?
Typically the fish on the syndicate I'm on like to be on the end of the wind and we've just had it swing from west to east so I've hedged my bets and moved this morning onto the end of the new wind. I'm now sitting and hoping the fish start to move in
Typically the fish on the syndicate I'm on like to be on the end of the wind and we've just had it swing from west to east so I've hedged my bets and moved this morning onto the end of the new wind. I'm now sitting and hoping the fish start to move in
In reply to Post #1
A new wind is good, but a warm wind is better. New and warm is ideal.
Easterly or northerly not so good.
A new wind is good, but a warm wind is better. New and warm is ideal.
Easterly or northerly not so good.
I was once up a tree on a hot sunny flat calm day fish spotting, when I saw a fish just below the surface just swiming below the surface, slowly along down the middle of the pond heading to the end of the pond that I was.
Within less than 2 minutes, the fish had swam past me and straight into the reed bed and join all the others basking in the reeds next to me. I measured the pond and it was 205 yards. So basically, that fish was travelling at just a bit faster than 100 yards a minute and it was barely moving its tail, just a leisurely moving it from side to side. Based on that, a fish could easily move 600 metres in 6 minutes and a lot less if they get a move on like sometimes you do see them.
It is one of the reasons that I rarely move when I am fishing, fish can just move in at any time, plus, if you move to where you have seen them on my pond, they move away immediatly, which plays into my hand as if someone sets up on top of them, the fish will move and they could come my way.
But, you have to consider, the fish have to know the wind has changed, so if the wind does a 180 etc at the extreme, all the fish at the windward end, may not know it is now blowing to the other end, plus if its flat calm, and a wind springs up, all the fish up wind etc may still be in the calm water and not know there is a wind and may just stay where they are basking etc.
That theory can be proven of fish not always following the wind, probably because they don't know about the wind, because anglers still catch at the flat calm end.
And always remember a North Westerly is the coldest wind in the UK because it comes down from Greenland and Iceland way, for years, I always thought it was a North Easterly till I heard Jim Gibbinson mention it and I took note.
Within less than 2 minutes, the fish had swam past me and straight into the reed bed and join all the others basking in the reeds next to me. I measured the pond and it was 205 yards. So basically, that fish was travelling at just a bit faster than 100 yards a minute and it was barely moving its tail, just a leisurely moving it from side to side. Based on that, a fish could easily move 600 metres in 6 minutes and a lot less if they get a move on like sometimes you do see them.
It is one of the reasons that I rarely move when I am fishing, fish can just move in at any time, plus, if you move to where you have seen them on my pond, they move away immediatly, which plays into my hand as if someone sets up on top of them, the fish will move and they could come my way.
But, you have to consider, the fish have to know the wind has changed, so if the wind does a 180 etc at the extreme, all the fish at the windward end, may not know it is now blowing to the other end, plus if its flat calm, and a wind springs up, all the fish up wind etc may still be in the calm water and not know there is a wind and may just stay where they are basking etc.
That theory can be proven of fish not always following the wind, probably because they don't know about the wind, because anglers still catch at the flat calm end.
And always remember a North Westerly is the coldest wind in the UK because it comes down from Greenland and Iceland way, for years, I always thought it was a North Easterly till I heard Jim Gibbinson mention it and I took note.
In reply to Post #3
Last season I fished a lake where if you set up on the fish they just moved off, you could quite easily spend your whole time chasing them but never actually be on them, like you say you just hoped someone else would turn up and push them your way. Every time I had the lake to myself I would blank yet the times when there were a few of us on I would catch and I'm guessing that's because the fish were forced into being in areas where we had traps set.
Last season I fished a lake where if you set up on the fish they just moved off, you could quite easily spend your whole time chasing them but never actually be on them, like you say you just hoped someone else would turn up and push them your way. Every time I had the lake to myself I would blank yet the times when there were a few of us on I would catch and I'm guessing that's because the fish were forced into being in areas where we had traps set.
In reply to Post #4
I fish a lake that had little angling pressure when l first started fishing it. The fish responded to a new warm wind and followed it, when it swung back, back they came. They no longer do this. Angling pressure is a .much bigger factor. If a corner of the lake is cut off by anglers lines across it they don't go there. So wind changes are a factor, but there are other factors to take into account. On hungry waters fish respond differently to bait compared to waters with sparse stock and rich natural food. Another factor to consider.
I fish a lake that had little angling pressure when l first started fishing it. The fish responded to a new warm wind and followed it, when it swung back, back they came. They no longer do this. Angling pressure is a .much bigger factor. If a corner of the lake is cut off by anglers lines across it they don't go there. So wind changes are a factor, but there are other factors to take into account. On hungry waters fish respond differently to bait compared to waters with sparse stock and rich natural food. Another factor to consider.
When the winds in the west, the fishing is best 
In reply to Post #1
So many other factors to consider, lake size, lake depth, areas exposed to wind, sheltered areas, angling pressure, wind direction, time of year etc. best thing to do is keep your eyes on the water for signs of fish when the wind turns.
Easterlys are cold, i fished recently on the turn of a new easterly and found the fish on the back of it, for where they remained.
Its not a "given" that they will follow a new wind, just keep your eyes peeled.
So many other factors to consider, lake size, lake depth, areas exposed to wind, sheltered areas, angling pressure, wind direction, time of year etc. best thing to do is keep your eyes on the water for signs of fish when the wind turns.
Easterlys are cold, i fished recently on the turn of a new easterly and found the fish on the back of it, for where they remained.
Its not a "given" that they will follow a new wind, just keep your eyes peeled.
In reply to Post #1
Very quickly in my experience, and when I say follow, I literally mean porpoising out as they follow it down the lake!
Very quickly in my experience, and when I say follow, I literally mean porpoising out as they follow it down the lake!
In reply to Post #8
Took them about 24 hours to move onto the end of the wind, typically just as I had to pack up and go home
Took them about 24 hours to move onto the end of the wind, typically just as I had to pack up and go home
In reply to Post #7
Understood but like I said in my first post, it seems the fish on my syndicate like to be on the end of a new wind, even if it's a cold easterly
Understood but like I said in my first post, it seems the fish on my syndicate like to be on the end of a new wind, even if it's a cold easterly
In reply to Post #9
Sods law
Sods law
In reply to Post #11
Don't, it's a new water for me and I just can't seem to catch! Last 3 sessions the people in the swim next to me have caught and on my first night last week I lost a good fish to a snag! I seem to be jinxed at the moment
Don't, it's a new water for me and I just can't seem to catch! Last 3 sessions the people in the swim next to me have caught and on my first night last week I lost a good fish to a snag! I seem to be jinxed at the moment
In reply to Post #12
It'll come good mate, early days
It'll come good mate, early days