[Fester]

Tough bite to say the least. Chilly, windy and some drizzle. Fished with a buddy from 7 AM to 7 PM. Air temps from 56 to 64. Water temps from 77 to 79. We ended up with 9 fish (8 LMB & 1 crappie). 5 were caught on a 3/8oz yellow spinner bait, 1 on a black buzz ribit and 3 on a watermelon red 8" worm. Every fish was under 2 pounds.

I know for a fact now if the winds are predicted to be 7 mph at Choke, just go ahead and double that. It seems every time I go down there the winds are twice what was predicted.

 

[rlcajunbass]

A wind rule I have heard and seems to be accurate .... when going fishing, if weather report says 5-10 mph, add the two together and expect to see that .... 15 mph winds.

 

[SteveBCAT]

That formula seems to be appropriate- down there last Wed and Thurs. Wind predictions for Wed were 12-16-actual 25-30. Thurs am nice until 8:00am then all he%% broke loose when front hit...40+ wind- Good thing I was 75 yards from ramp.

 

[Fishless-N-Austin]

The wind calculation also applies to Fayette as well.