Could someone please explain the reasons why it is generally more difficult to catch when an easterly wind is blowing?

I've always wondered why, as it's forecast easterly's for the next week.

Thanks

Richard

I've always found fishing to be poor in an easterly wind. Both for trout and salmon.

I think the fish don't usually co operate, when the air temperature is colder than the water temperature. Its usually worse if combined with falling barometric pressure.

Just get out and fish, because you never know.........

Especially with salmon fishing, they tend to write their own rules, so i don't usually pay much attention to wind direction..

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Easterlies tend to be cold, especially in winter. Just look at a map of Europe and study what lies to our east. At this time of year, that which lies due east of the British Isles is like a dirty great fridge, with its door open. Northerlies are a pain in late autumn and winter, too, whereas those from the south are generally carriers of warm air whatever the season. As an old lake fisher, wind from the west, south-west or south -- Ullswater, here we come. Wind from the east, no thanks, I'll give it a miss. Cheers, TC

there is an old saying
when the winds in the east fish bite the least
when the winds in the south they swim with open mouth
when the winds in the west fishing's the best
and when the winds in the north stay home of course

no help but thats the saying

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Because its bloody freezing . My Granny used to say " wind in the east good for neither man nor beast "
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Hi' Richard (SBF) A point I should have mentioned before, the emergence of aquatic flies can be dependent upon relative air/water temperatures.
I would not say that it was a hard and fast rule, but if the air temp is lower than that of the water, in my experience, an emergence is less likely than it would be if the air temp was higher than that of the water.
In fact, on a number of occasions in late winter/early spring, I have watched the air temp creep up as the morning wore on until, say, a few large dark olives appeared. When they did, the air temp had just exceeded that of the water by a degree or two. My most recent check was done this last spring on the Eden, when neither LDOs or grannom sedges came out until air was warmer than water temp.
However, do not be too deterred by a cool morning, as trout can be brought up without naturals on the water. My old pal and I caught trout regularly on dry fly on opening days on which we never saw an LDO on the water, nor a rise from a trout -- except to our flies. Learn the hot spots, places where trout are always in residence, near a feeding lane, and just fish the water, down the seams, alongside branches, rocks and ledges etc. It works, honest!! Cheers, hope that helps, Terry C

i was always taught when the wind is in the north the fish come forth. you will never catch anything if you stay at home.

Here's another old saying:

Asked what wind suits fishing best, I answer South or South West
Asked what wind suits fishing least, I answer North or North East

An easterly is usually a cold wind and a cold wind chills the water's surface, putting the fish off rising.

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Because an easterly (and northerly) wind is a sign of an approaching low pressure system. Fish respond to changes in barometric pressure, and many believe that falling barometric pressure puts fish down.

I have generally found this to be true for lake fishing for a wide variety of species. I will note, however, that the fish seem to be more sensitive than the barometer for picking out where the bottom of the pressure decline and then starting to bite before there's an uptick on the barometer.

It's also been my experience, that it's only a general rule and the exceptions are many because fish respond to many things, pressure is just one of them.

BTW, the way I've always heard the wind rhyme is:

Wind from the west, fish bite best.
Wind from the south, fish open their mouths.
Wind from the east, fish bite least.
Wind from the north, go not forth.

Grouse

This statement is clearly cobblers. The direction of the wind depends on where you are in relation to the centre of the high or low pressure system, the wind goes all the way around them Generally speaking cold easterlies in the British Isles are the result of high pressure systems (take a look at the Met. Office surface pressure chart for today).

Andy

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