[Savage]

Ive noticed no bluegill will bite or even be remotely present when there is a wind strong enough to make waves etc in normally still water. When this happens where are the gill? Deeper water i presume...

 

[boswifedeb]

My husband Bo and I often fish for bluegill in one of the farm ponds. It used to be that whenever you would get wind (like what you described) the bite would shut down. This year, that isn't the case. We were pondering over it, and the only thing that we could come up with was that the population might be bigger and they were more desperate to feed. What do y'all think?

 

[Savage]

I mean ive been to two separate locations that previously (1-2 weeks earlier, i bluegill fish 2-3 times a week.) produced lots of bluegill for me. yesterday, lots of wind not a single catch. today, lots of wind not a single catch. was there 4 hours today, extremely windy, not a bite or a fish in sight. not one. the wind died out and the last 30 minutes caught them hand over fist. here are my thoughts...
The wind creates waves which screw with the light coming into the water causing odd reflections making it hard to target food... (guess.)
the wind creates such waves that the fish move to deeper water our closer to cover to conserve energy from fighting the waves etc.
neither make much sense though, here is why... There were 3 schools of tiny minnows (50-100 per school) that were being targeted by bass as they were pooling top water. So the current couldnt have been that big of a deal if those tiny fish were okay. And the light cant be too much of a problem since the bass can see them. So i dunno! lol

 

[lforet2002]

It is my experience that in high winds the bluegill will hug the bottom..Ditch the cork, if that's what your doing..

 

[SWeiss]

I had the same problem just the other night. I was catching some small gills, and a front blew in. Just enough to ripple the surface of the water. The fish turned off immediately.

It's hard to see what the fish are doing, or how they're reacting even in shallow water because of the surface rippling.

I was using crawlers, so by smell and taste they should be able to find the bait.

Do you think they're spooked by it (the ripples)?

 

[Savage]

it could be the ripples. maybe it puts them at some kind of disadvantage and they just hunker down. the bass were x2 active though. Something 'fishy' goes on for sure! :Happy:

 

[Yak 'n fish]

I'd guess that the bream feel uneasy no being able to see through the ripples and do hunker down. Makes sense because they're definitely not the "big dogs" in the water and have to watch for threats, too. When in my boat, I always go to the opposite bank to get out of the wind just because it's easier to fish. It's probably no coincidence that I still caught fish now that I think about it. Hey...I just learned something!

 

[Catfish_Scooter]

Yep when it's really windy and the waters choppy then I catch them on the bottom. A bobber is just a waste of time.

 

[jawbreaker]

I dont know ? our gillz must be different cuz they bite better for me when there is wind and chop on the surface . I have seem them get spooky and shut down after catching just a few when its calm .