NE wind

[Mad Mullet]

Hi all

Just a quick question.
Does anyone else out there on Queensland's east coast find that the North East wind really kills off the fishing?
Been blowing that way for a while here now and the pelagics and bottom fish are just not around anywhere in close.
Is it the same in other places?
Mind you, freshwater is fishing okay, so not all bad news.

[Leighton]

Mate Moreton Bay really seffers in any wind from the North, it can whip the swell up in no time at all. About the only good thing is that it stirs up the water. To much water clarity is a bit of an issue around the bay islands

[blacksnake]

combined with a barometer drop,easterly weather isnt liked by any fishos down here in Tas much either mate
certainly keeps the fish off the bite
not ideal for trout either

[ronje1]

Mate
In the Bundy region a A NE wind is usually associated with a trough. As the trough approaches the Burnett coast (usually from the west/sw west), the wind in front of it swings from its usual SE direction to E then NE and finally north. That is usually follwed quickly by a strong SE as the trough passes.

Maybe u are really dealing with a drop in barometic pressure associated with the trough and the wind is simply an indicator of lower pressure and nothing more.

If you go down to the Air Sea Rescue base at Burnett Heads you'll see a big hand drawn map on the wall under perspex in the radio room. The map is useful in that it has range rings in n miles and bearings & distances from the outer lead to the places using their local names. eg southern gutter, western warregoes etc.

U might find it useful.

I used to drive the big aluminium cat under the building on rescue jobs.

Given all that away now to drive a 12ft tinnie in the estuaries.

Have a think about the pressure drop. Might be more relevant than a wind direction.
regards
Ron