Storm Fishing

[ronaultmtd]

With Hurricane Sandy coming, a little info- I have had great luck fishing these monster storms over the decades- usually 10-12 hours before the storm hits it is eerily calm and glassy waters...and the fish are turned on eating- don't take any chances with timing- you don't want to get caught in heavy surf conditions in anything, much less a tiny plastic human powered craft, but be aware that the fishing can be unbelievably good-

[dsiekman]

I was wondering about that. I guess tonight is a little early? What about after the storm? Will this flush the fish out of the rivers and back into the bay, or will it cause them to hold to structure in shallow water?

[ronaultmtd]

It has more to do with the barometric pressures than the rain, although any storm that produces 10(+) inches of rain is going to affect fishing with excess runoff-

[Fishinfool]

With Hurricane Sandy coming, a little info- I have had great luck fishing these monster storms over the decades- usually 10-12 hours before the storm hits it is eerily calm and glassy waters...and the fish are turned on eating- don't take any chances with timing- you don't want to get caught in heavy surf conditions in anything, much less a tiny plastic human powered craft, but be aware that the fishing can be unbelievably good-

When you get right down to it, fish are a lot like us humans. There's going to be a big run on bread and toilet paper at every depth, and species. Wonder if they like whole wheat and charmin, nah probably just grab what they can get.

On a more serious note, there are some very ominous forecasts now for "Sandy". There's nothing worse for the Bay than an extended tropical storm w/ lots of rain, the accompanying run-off, and floating debris. Let's hope and pray that it takes a right turn in the Atlantic.

[mdoutdoorsmen]

I was thinking about fishing Sunday morning if it wasn't to bad. Figure the creek by my house should be a sage bet ill be close to home

[frettr00]

At least it's hitting towards the end of the season. Irene hit in August last year and messed things up for a while.

[Fishinfool]

Pretty windy out there now, I hope any of the guys that went out are back safely now to fish another day.