How I Research Weather Before Going Fishing on Ocean & Bay
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- My number one question is how do I always know when the weather is good on the ocean and bay. You will see I have a small boat and the weather is generally pretty nice. I dont guess, I do research before planning a fishing trip and go only when the weather is good. I discuss both Swell and Wind in detail. I also tell you how I read the graphs and what websites I use. I show you how to find small craft advisories. Fishing is more fun when the weather is nice so plan ahead. Thanks for watching. Please comment below what websites you use and add any tips and tricks you have.
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email- chrisPfish2@gmail.com
Thanks so much for this I use Willy weather as well in Australia every other thing I looked at on google was confusing and was for surfing. This video is perfect for the simple fisherman like me thank you
Great video. One thing to add thats actually very important is the tides going in and out of the Golden Gate.
The most ideal time to cross Point Bonita would be during slack tide since you won't have the opposing outgoing tide colliding with the incoming ocean swell. Point Bonita gets rough and dangerous when the large swells from the ocean meet an ebb tide leaving the bay. I've been outside the Golden Gate in relatively calm water but faced treacherous conditions the same day while crossing Bonita during an ebb. Tide charts will tell you the most ideal time to make the crossings during the day. Thanks
You can avoid this issue, usually, by hugging the marin coast side of the bridge on the way out, and following the sf side on the way in. No boat should be fighting the chop in the middle of the channel during the scenario you mentioned. I've seen some dumbasses almost lose their ass out there...
The "cabbage patch" right there as you round bonita point can be treacherous at various times. Swing it wide out to sea, whichever way you're coming or going.
Casey Ledford it’s the potato patch not cabbage patch🤣🤣🤣 and they just gotta put their purse down and send it I see guys on the nicest boats scared to cross the bar meanwhile I’m in my dingy sending it over 9-10ft swell and 6-8ft wind waves swell bashing
@@OldManAndTheSea I've heard it both ways. This man in his videos I have heard call it the "cabbage patch" and that's why I say that here. And exactly, I hear from too many people at the dock that gave up on crossing. One thing you learn over the years is that the equipment is more than capable, you just have to knuckle down.
@@OldManAndTheSea know the story of how that patch of water got its name?
A pretty cerebral account on not wasting your time on bad sea days. That's why you are a successful fisher. You go where and when seas are appropriate for fishing/catching.
All the big fish bite when it’s ruff caught my 32# and over (10) 20+# salmon this season in 7-9ft swell and 6-7ft wind waves and small craft advisory on a 20ft grady white. Look at the charter boat fish counts you’ll see on days they limit out early it’s typically very tuff seas 🙌🏻 which I like because it’s wide open with pretty much only commercial boats and party boats. Limited out by myself in a small craft advisory in an hour a few weeks ago on my channel.
@@OldManAndTheSea I'll Have to agree very much with your bad weather/big fish theory. I was in Alaska for 38 years. My wife, daughter and I used to fly into Crosswind lake a remote fly in only lake near Glenallen to fish for Lake Trout. I flew game surveys with this pilot. He'd call when the ice went out in spring; "get up here it's time to go fishing"!! We'd troll along the shore and catch lots of 18-20 inchers. In each of 3 different years we hooked/caught 10-15 lbers when the lake turned black with waves and white caps. When we decided it was time to get off the lake we'd hook a big one. I believe the big ones sensed the low pressure, bad weather and want to feed.
Thanks for explaining the south wind better than most have explained it. You inspire many of us smaller boat guys to go to the big pond and go safely. Always looking forward to your videos.
I hope you don’t mind me asking but what is considered a smaller craft?
I have a 19ft tracker Targa and I am wondering how well it will do.
Around here we boat on some lakes (pyramid lake) in 4+swell and 10mph wind. Just trying to do my research here on the bay and ocean boating.
@@MrSavage1206 good size
I always look for a southerly wind to kill the swell, that is, swell height will not be as high since the winds help "push down" the swell. I do prefer a slight breeze though. The slight chop keeps the bait higher in the water column. On flat days bait tends to go deeper to avoid the intense light.
Chris thanks for the lesson. Most of the times I'm out there seems rough but when I watch your video it always calm. Always wonder how u do it? Now I know. Thanks again. Stay safe!
Great video, thank you.
Finally someone heard this little tiny voice screaming in my ears saying Ask Chris about what u need know before u go out there in the ocean! 🤣😂 Thanks bro for the info! Very helpful definitely!👍👍🤙🏽🤙🏽🎣🎣
Thank you for the info! I’ve been working through those websites for surf fishing and wanted to learn more before I start kayak fishing out on the water. Very useful explanation! Tight lines!
Great video! Very informative, I’m new to the Bay and ocean boating. So this will help a lot for next weekend in Tomales Bay.
Exactly the information I was looking for, thanks bud!
Thank you!
Perfect! I been asking about this subject forever. Going to use this guide to do some crabbing in half mood bay in my tiny boat. Thanks.
Thank you Chris for the information very helpful hope to see on the water some day
Great Video!
Cool thanks 😊
Thank you for the informative video. I’m from the bay area so this really helps me as I’m about to be newbie boater . Thanks again keep the video coming !
Good looking out! I also use those sites and Windy...headed out the gate for the first time this year. I would love to hear some thoughts on the best route, tide etc. I've heard ebb is the worst and the north bar (potato patch) is ugly. I've used the bonita cut and it seems better than the main channel, but I'm open to better options. Thanks for the video and the channel...See ya on the river
What you were just talking about is applies to the great lakes here also The only thing is we don't have a tide like you do but everything else that you talked about applies to us here and that's what we have to do is look at that information as you do to be able to go out on lake Ontario or lake Erie from where I am
This was an awesome informational video thanks
Thank you I always wondered how to check I will save this video for reference give them coming love your videos
Rocky palmiere from sacramento
Chris thank you so much for the great information in this video 👍🐟
So good ! Thank u
thanks for watching!
Thanks Chris .. Love the show
Perfect! Just what I was looking for. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experiences. Thank you.
Thanks for all your videos especially this one
Ventusky will show most everything except warnings. Gives numbers and a broad visual representation for checking multiple spots at once
Thanks for the info
Just starting to learn kayak fishing, and I appreciate the advice. Liked and subscribed
Thank you Chris!
Love the video. Thank you for doing it. I had so much questions and you had helped answered them.
Great Info. Thanks for sharing
Great video! going on a fishing trip and I really learned a lot!
the Bay Area NOAA WX radio broadcast the period and height from different areas around here have wonder about period and time. The mechanical voice works in the wave rider buoy info. Thanx
Great information Chris!!!
Thanks for the tips. Appreciate you explaining that stuff. 🤙
Great info Chris. Thank you.
Just ask you last week about that ! helpful then big help with the video !
Windy is a good app, also tides near me.
Good safety info. I was thinking about covering this subject as well. I hope you don't mind.
oh yeah please do. I would love to hear what you have to share with us.
MAHALOS for dah education!
Good vid I’m in Santa Cruz if you want to go out!
Good tips 👍🏻
very helpful
Chris, thanks this is what I have been looking for. I want to be able to pick the best days to go out and fish the ocean. I appreciate you sharing this with us!
Fantastic Chris, thank you very much. Hoping some PhD candidate’s dissertation will reduce the various steps needed to conclude when its safe on our popular NorCal waters. For example, build an app that will show a relatively accurate moving animation of how a boat will be effected by wind, wave, swell, and tides traveling from launch ramp to destination and back. Boaters could simply insert data into the app like size of boat, date and time of travel, launch location, and destination. Then click on “Show Trip” to get an immediate animated depiction of your boat traveling to and from proposed destination along with a narrative description of same. Some of us are old enough to remember how hard it was to record a TV show on our brand new VCR’s back in the day. Nowadays you can do it with two clicks or less on a remote. In this UA-cam video you’ve shown data from multiple sources can be consolidated to plan a safe outing. Just need that PhD expert to build that app so we can click on a few links to instantaneously watch how our boats will handle certain nautical situations. It can be done! Meanwhile, I’m going to use these great tools you’ve given us. Thanks again!
I use the rule of 20. In a 20 ft boat if u add the swell+wind and it equals 20 or less go. More than 20 stay home and golf. Great video👍🏽
You must be staying home everytime and playing golf a lot because the mean average swell is 7-8ft before small craft advisory and the wind is always 10-15knots on a good day and the mean average is 15-20knots. All this can be bypassed by checking the actual NOAA buoy info which is up to the hour directly offshore and has the most precise calculation.
www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/Forecasts/FZUS56.KMTR.html
Point Reyes to Pigeon Point is out the gate, even tells you what the bar crossing is like up to the hour.
Old Man And The Sea - I do stay home and golf I’ve been as low as a 2 handicap. Regardless I don’t like doing the whole boat yoga thing. 15 knot wind with a 5 foot swell happens all the time.
Hey bud, just saw you in another video done by another youtuber, can't remember his name, but you were fishing by Sand Cove. Any luck? And I thought your boat had full canopy. anyways it was good to see you and looking forward for your videos on Sac River.
windy.com is a good app for wind directions we use for kayak crabbing in bodega bay
I like using the windy app. Great video! And you did a good job explaining!
Willyweather yup!
Im protected from swells, dont have to concern myself with them thankfully, ..........,Victoria B.C. Canada
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Hi Chris. I suck at understanding the swell report what do you think about tomorrow in the San Francisco Bay?
I just picked up a 13 foot Sportcat. What's the max conditions I would be able to go out in?
Those sportcats are pretty sick! I seen some videos on bloody decks where they take them to Catalina with 2 spare 5 gallon tanks and smack yft and yellowtail and wsb. Depends on how comfy you are in ruffer conditions but I’ve seen 13ft whalers 15-20 miles out of the gate way out by the channel buoy salmon fishing on the right day you can I’d say 4-6ft swell max and not more then 2-4ft wind waves. Having a back up/secondary or even third bilge pump you can quick connect to a battery will save you from taking on to much water if it gets ruff!
www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/Forecasts/FZUS56.KMTR.html
Check NOAA they have the most accurate up to the hour ocean conditions relayed from the buoy!
www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/Forecasts/FZUS56.KMTR.html
Hey bud off topic but have you ever launched from Bodega and go up north to Fort Ross? If so how long is the boat ride?
What about very small height with short. 2ft at 4 seconds for example.
just come down to boat size with that. a 15ft boat would be rocking lots, a charter boat wouldnt feel it.
Just from my experience it is very rare to find a period under 10 in the ocean
thats çhef expers bug wavees 10 feet buy big as yaght
Do you have the WillyWeather app and if so what do you think of the wind and the tides on it, do you think it’s accurate
Hey Chris would you go out in combined 7-9 ft swell at 12 seconds? With a 10-15 mph wind speed? I got a 21’ boat
I have a 20ft kingfisher. The height and period of swell you mentioned in my opinion would be handled just fine with a 21ft boat. However I very much consider winds over 10 at that rate to be a little much for comfort. You aren't in any danger if you know what you're doing, but it won't necessarily be comfortable when running.
You just have to know your boat. Mine is a deep V hull and cuts very well, but the wind still throws water over the bow in rough chop from time to time.
Alrighty thank you very much!
Depends on what 21ft boat you have, aluminum boats are typically not designed for strictly ocean use mainly rivers. If use something like a bay runner or offshore model aluminum it will ride better in ruff conditions and boats like whalers, Grady whites, glacier bays will perform better because they are strictly designed for the ocean to be used everyday ruff season or flat calm! I haven’t seen to many kingfishers deep offshore I’m sure they can handle it but not as well as something filed with foam! That’s impress I thought most of those kingfishers were mainly river boats. My buddy just got a brand new one and is scared to take it out the gate. They are really nice though.
@@OldManAndTheSea Deep V hulls, like on kingfishers and north river are designed to be run and to cut through rough water. In my opinion they handle rather well out there, they just slap pretty hard when you're running in chop (no foam like you say). Typically you'll see jet drive aluminum boats in the river, they're usually a shallower V design used to run up rapids and shallow water. Outboard or outdrive setups keep the power down in and out of swells. Good conversations..
Good info friend
Question:
I have a 15" aluminum, do you think it will handle in the Bay with Moderate conditions according to your charts?
your fine if the wind low is 0-4mph in morning. when it reaches 10mph its time to get off.
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Thank you!!