Strong south winds have pushed warm air into the area leading up to the start of this event. But winds in the 20 to sometimes 30 mile per hour range yesterday made moving around on Seminole hard, and seeing spawning fish all but impossible throughout much of the fishery.
Today’s forecast calls for 10 to 20 mile per hour winds again. The wind is already up around 10 miles per hour this morning. There are some areas tucked away where this will have less of an impact. We’re seeing Tyler Rivet fish a backwater like this this morning on Bassmaster LIVE, and the water is slick as glass. And then there are areas like the huge flat separating the mouth of the Flint River and the mouth of Spring Creek, where several anglers are expected to collect, that will be pounded by this south wind.
So, will these hard-to-reach places produce the bigger bags? Or will it take battling the winds and the boats to pull ahead on Day 1? Both will likely play a role these first couple of days. But the open water areas will have a better chance to reload, and that may be the difference maker.
