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Wind Restricts Light Penetration:
Choppy wave action created by wind cuts down on light penetration, normally improving fishing.
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Wind Oxygenates the Water:
This can be a major plus, especially during the hot water months
when dissolved oxygen levels are low.
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Wind Creates Clarity Edges
Bass are attracted to places where off colored water lines
form. Where one type of habitat changes into another.
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Wind Often Affects Water
Temperature:
Depending on the time of year, wind can change water temperatures
from warm to cool or vice versa, making some areas more productive.
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Wind Creates Currents:
Stronger winds can create current areas in areas, such as around
bridges, between islands, across shallow to deep areas, and deep to
shallow areas. Fish are attracted to current areas, because they
usually have more food, sometimes better water temperatures, and
often increased oxygen supplies.
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Wind Drifts Plankton:
During the warm months when a bloom exists on or near the
surface, wind currents push plankton blooms, so shad minnows, which
are filter feeders, follow. This in turn draws in bigger fish.
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Wind Can Reposition Bass:
It can move bass from deeper depths to shallower depths. It can make
them more aggressive on wind swept areas and can move fish from
thick cover areas out into open areas to feed.
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Winds Stirs up the Shallows:
Wave action stirs up the shallow floor of a lake dislodging food
particles from various objects like wood, rock and vegetation. This
attracts bait fish, and of course, the big fish follow!