Wind beating up spring break fishermen!

The wind, regardless of which direction it chose to blow, has been non-stop since last Thursday.  It seems like we have fished in a big wind every day for the past two months, but 25mph-plus eliminates too much water.   We were pinned down Friday on Big Lake, but managed to have a decent day on trout only because the fishing pressure was light.  We caught our fish drifting the shallow flats with a MirrOlip and tails either bounced off the bottom or fished under a cork.

Saturday, the wind blew even harder until late in the afternoon and every place that afforded a little protection and a chance to catch fish was covered up. I had a group elect to wait out the wind the remainder of the weekend and finally agree to reschedule when we awoke to the same wind and a little rain to boot.  They were holding up at the gambling boats in Lake Charles each day and it was proving to be more expensive than fishing.  They were obviously very unlucky as I seldom talk with anyone that doesn't win every time they go over there!

The good news on Big Lake was that in spite off all of the wind, the water clarity was still in pretty good shape.  The bad news is that if this wind doesn't give us a break pretty soon, I might have to trade in my boat for another tractor and clear land for a while.  With the cost of diesel, that may not be an option either!

I talked with Capt. Mike Rector and he said that they ran a lot of backwater on Sabine this week and it was as muddy as the main lake.  It will take a little more than the wind to let up for Sabine to get really good, but the bite can start up again overnight on Big Lake!