Wind

[Riverratpete]

May sound like a crazy questions but if your shore fishing on the French, what is the best wind direction for Kamloop fishing? not including calm.

[Northlander]

Good question. I often wonder myself. On the times I have caught fish at the French it seemed like a slight N.E. was blowing. I know guys go on 1 side of the river or the other depending on wind. I usually set up anyplace close to the mouth and roll the dice.
Anyone got any good hard evidence for us?

[lotalota]

I always felt my odds were better if the wind was coming in out of the NE. Last spring I saw fish cruising in the surf when 6 footers were coming in. It was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. The waves would create a vertical wall of water just before they broke and I could look waaaayyyyyyy down into the water and down the drop off. There were many fish cruising just off the lip of the stream wash. Only caught one but there were a lot down there.

lota lota...

[Surface Tension]

Lota I've seen the same thing many times.

I like an slight incoming wind with a 1-2' chop will keep the fish in longer.

[Northlander]

Yep Yep! S.T. what ya been doing? Going to Joels place for the boat dealy? Have a smoothy?

[Riverratpete]

Thanks for the info folks! planning on coming up on Sat if everything holds together.

[Steve Foss]

I'm with S.T. on that one, but I have to add that I've been skunked in such winds before, while at other times in different winds I've caught decent numbers of fish.

That being said, if I could pick a wind, it would by that light incoming breeze, whether I'm shore fishing on the North Shore or casting off the T.H. breakwall.

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