Post Cold Front winds

[mixermarkb]

Ok guys, it's no secret on our Ozarks lakes that when you have strong winds out ahead of a front, or even while one is arriving, that the bass eat on windy banks, and if you surf the nasty stuff, you can catch some tanks- my question to some of you on here is this: On the bluebird days in the spring, when the front has passed and it's cold and windy, do you still fish the wind? Or do you look for areas in the lee, and try and slow down and downsize. 

I had a terrible day on Bull Saturday, and I think the big reason why is that I was hung up on power fishing in all that wind. I didn't make the adjustment to try and get out of the wind where it's possible to finesse fish until it was too late. My theory is that the cold wind drops the water temp faster than  areas in the lee, and there might have been a few bass hanging around that would take something little and slow.

thoughts? 

I know the smart play is don't go fishing on post cold front days, but most of us who still work for a living can't always pick the days we get to fish.

How do you guys get bites post front when everything seems to die. First place in the derby I was in was 18.8, second was 14, and I think those were the only two limits out of about 20 boats- clearly they had something figured out I'm missing...

[dtrs5kprs]

Anymore I fish a lot of finesse (funny thing) on those days. Not necessarily the Ned, but things like 5" single tails and big shakeys, 3/8oz and up. Just slow rolling or dragging them. If it is windy and cloudy the Ned will just crush smallmouth up shallow, even post frontal fish. You have to get in closer than most will on TR, and make short casts at 90 degree angles to the bank. Right up on them-CQB stuff. With wind and sun, I sometimes do better with the grub and shakey head. 

The next day that often comes in bluebird and flat is when I get a big stupid grin going.

[Fish24/7]

no matter what the wind/weather is like, I'm not wetting a hook until I find shad first.

for me that's been the biggest factor to being consistent with the bass at Bull

 had some excellent trips on those nasty  weather days ,post front, 20-30+ N wind, high skies, 32 degree air , 40 degree water, but I was on shad and feeding fish and just loaded the boat.

[Fish24/7]

Mark I think you are doing very well this year with your fishing, you don't give yourself enough credit man..You thought you had a "terrible" day , but it makes you a better decision maker in the long run.

 you'll get them next time

[mixermarkb]

I'm just trying to learn-lol 

 

Wind and clouds I have covered Dave. Love those. So on the high skies windy days you are still right there in the main surf? Even with 20 out of the north? Or are you finding a spot that's kind of out of the main wins and still fishing the rippled bank? 

[dtrs5kprs]

 

I'm just trying to learn-lol 

 

Wind and clouds I have covered Dave. Love those. So on the high skies windy days you are still right there in the main surf? Even with 20 out of the north? Or are you finding a spot that's kind of out of the main wins and still fishing the rippled bank? 

You have to get somewhere you can fish. Lot of times finding "useful" wind is the trick, especially the way it swirls around.

The old deal about always working into the wind has to go out the window at times too.

You have it in the last sentence. Wind might be howling down a creek, but not pushing rollers on every point or bank. Places exist where you can fish, maybe not clear out of the wind, but where it isn't trying to bounce you off the deck.