getting a fishing day organized ..but the wind is said to be coming from the east..i've heard that when the wind in the east the fish take the least..is this true or another old wives tale..must be smart fish if they can tell the wind direction underwater.....

I would be inclined to say it has some truth, as fish are affected by air temp. An easterly wind is a polar continental wind i.e. bloody cold.

Mick

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Not an old wife's tale far from it. Hatches can diminish when a chilly wind beckons &
an east wind in the UK can & does offer this happening. But like anything else, not written in stone.
A change in a weather front even for the worse can coincide with good fishing but generally a East wind
is not best I have found.

Tight Lines

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i would disagree the fish just go deeper but don't stop feeding,thats my opinion,fished a loch on the isle of lewis last year in a freezing cold east wind & had one of the best days fishing i have had up there for years.

I would say theres alot of truth in that saying ! I always record temp,wind direction, weather, and any thing else i think could be of interest in my fishing log. I find often its alot harder in an east wind.

I find "wind" in general play a large part in trouts feeding, example i often find that when the winds "stiff" and most guys stand with there backs to the wind if i face the into the wind and brace the rather unpleasantness it pay huge dividends,often i take fish feet from the bank As the winds generally blows the food to the opposite bank. However if the wind is really cold often the fish can be found in the more shletered bank and the guys who cant cast into the teeth of the wind will do well.

Gerenally i go straight to the bank the winds blowing on, often this out fishes the easier option of "standing with your bank to the wind brigade"

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Hi, i certainly wouldn,t let the wind direction put myself off going fishing, can,t get enough fishing days in!, in my experience you can catch in any conditions, have a great days fishing, cheers ck.

North; fish go forth
East; fish bite least
West; fish bite best
South; blows the fly right in their mouth

What ive been hearing for over 20yrs, but could have been born out of a hip flask shared by a couple old guys freezing in an easterly breeze before hitting the lodge for a hot tatty by the fire.

Geordie.

I don't think that fishing into the wind gives any advantage at all, if all the food is getting blown into the windward bank then it had to come from the bank that is not so much affected by the wind. This and taking into account that most fish feed up wind (with the exception of stupid new stockies and when they feed on Caenis) which would suggest fishing anywhere but straight into the wind.

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Only if they originated from the bank, if the food was airborne or failed hatchings it could come from anywhere, the more towards the winward shoreline you go the more food you are likely to find. Surely?

I always find the windward shore to be more productive unless there has been a large hatch of terrestials being blown on the water, but even then I have only found this to be the case in lighter winds as really strong winds seem to keep them on the ground in the first place.

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I don't disagree but if its in the water or blown onto the water and the fish are feeding normally upwind they would be moving towards the bank less affected therefore why fish into the wind when it can be so uncomfortable.

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