When does it get too windy to hang in there ?

**cordb** · 02-15-2017, 02:26 PM

If i have to put the trolling motor all the way up and paddle to move up its time for me to go lol. Worst i ever got in i was just testing my motor after working on it. I was jumping from one cap to the next trying to get out. That flat bottom put a beating on my bottom that day lol

**warhawk** · 02-15-2017, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by slackline

I have caught a few highbred there. It's about time for the walleye to get going there too. I used to spend more time there than I do now. I had planned to take my kayak and try for some walleye, just can't find time for all the things I want to do.

Chris

The first time I took the kayak to Carpenter Dam, the guy I went with caught this striper.

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**Badgerfan** · 02-16-2017, 09:43 PM

We spider rigged last saturday in that wind. We caught a two man limit by noon. but that wind made it really tough. I thought it would be easier in my bass boat...nope. We had lots of tangled lines from the wind whipping us around. I was beat after trying to keep the boat right.

**D10** · 02-16-2017, 10:09 PM

Over and 10 mph it starts to get a little hairy in my 16' boat. But like others have said, it beats sitting at the house dreaming about fishing.

**MidMsAngler** · 02-16-2017, 10:42 PM

I take it on a case by case basis. On Ross Barnett, you can usually find calm water regardless of the conditions. 10 miles sustained straight down the open lake can be rough where's as 25mph in an upriver oxbow is doable.

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**Fellows** · 02-17-2017, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by stoagpawpaw

I swear Maumelle is the wind catch'nest lake i've ever been on. I've been out there at 15 mph and it feels like I'm with Captain Sig on the Northwestern.

Brewer is the same way. I've seen whitecaps on that lake from even the smallest amount of sustained wind.

As someone who primarily fishes from a kayak anything over 10 mph sustained will drive me off the lake. With a stable enough boat I generally don't worry about the gusts, but a constant wind blows the fun right out of fishing.

Besides there's plenty of sheltered water around here that I can get to with a kayak that the regular boaters can't, I don't need to fight the wide-open waters of the popular lakes to find fish.

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