i remember old timers (i mean much older than me....lol) talking about these signs.  the natives went by these also (from my readings on native american culture).
 
http://www.artofmanliness...her-like-daniel-boone/

I can't pass this one up......  not at my age!
 
 
Old fisherman never die, they just smell that way..........  okay.. okay.... here's my fishing forecaster.
 
When the wind is out of the south or west, fishing will be at it's best..............
When the wind is out of the north or east, fish bite the least ~ heard that somewhere?
 
 
......................  beat ya to it (lol)

BeenThereDoneThat.
When the wind is out of the south or west, fishing will be at it's best..............
When the wind is out of the north or east, fish bite the least ~ heard that somewhere?
 

Certainly familiar with that, and have the skunkings to show for it.  
 
Overthought the chimney smoke thing.  

i agree, porktown.  i've done well on walleyes with an east wind hitting my face while wading on the ohio side.  probably my least favorite incident of weather would be that clear, mile high sky right after a cold front has moved through.  i've found the fishing to be a bit more challenging then.

rap
i agree, porktown.  i've done well on walleyes with an east wind hitting my face while wading on the ohio side.  probably my least favorite incident of weather would be that clear, mile high sky right after a cold front has moved through.  i've found the fishing to be a bit more challenging then.

Post cold front is definitely the most challenging, especially if it is a drastic drop. Deep and slow and hope for the best. Light east wind is unbeatable along the Atlantic coast for clear water species, especially OBX. For lake fishing, it really depends on where I'm fishing, and how hard it is blowing. Anything gusting over 15-20, is going to be rough regardless of direction, unless it is right before a storm. That is my favorite, except for taking the boat out in a downpour. Usually those are winds from the south, since low pressure systems are counter clockwise and almost always come from the west.

Walcat give me your address and I'll send you some cheese to go along with your WHINE!

I'm thinking Walcat got me mixed up with his hero...............................  Mike Tomlin.
 
Anyway......... your calling out Blowbag Walcat so, I trust your calling out the answer to my question, should I send the cheese to that address?   Ummm... what kind of cheese would you like to go along with your whine?
 
PS. You have asked a very interesting question and truthfully, being a legend in my own mind, I would have to answer no.
 
And
 
Thank-you for asking.

and yet another good thread gone to pot.

Ditch the Rapala's and cast flies.

Looked into that fly fishing and after reading some of the posts on the boards about line wt. tippet size, rod weight, this fly, that fly, center pin, spare spools, my boots, your boots, somebodies boots, stocking foot boots, no boot boots and people yelling at some guy named Chartist...... no thanks I'm stickin' to my spinning and bait casting. (lol)

Wading in knee high water, 20' off of a shore line filled with brush at night, isn't really ideal streamer tossing environment.  There are definitely situations that swinging a fly rod is a huge advantage, and the guys that really know what they are doing can get by in most other occasions.  Night wading for walleye as Rap is mentioning, is not the most ideal though (same for wipers a bit south of him where I have unsuccessfully forced the fly rod - although I have landed nice fish in the process).  No doubt enjoyable hooking up with a monster on a hand tied streamer, but the delivery system, untangling back casts from poison ivy filled brush or tree limbs that suddenly appear isn't worth any extra enjoyment IMO.  Not to mention the bats that are always around.  I'd think a higher probability of an accidental bi-catch with the multiple false casts looping through the air.  Similar issues with the 20+ items in my boat that seem to act as a magnet to back casts.  Especially with those dang navigation lights blinding you, when it is pitch dark out and you turn your sight into one.  The natural reaction to flinch from the temporary blindness, might alter the back cast enough to permanently blind someone.  IMHO, it is just as enjoyable hooking up with a hand crafted lure, casted with my knuckle dragger brand spinning rod with neanderthal brand reel.  Albeit, I end up spending a decent portion of the night untangling with it as well, but not nearly what I had done attempting the fly rod.  There is definitely a very short window at dusk, that the overhanging tree limbs are visible, and depth perception to the shore is a bit more manageable, and the fish seem to be more focused on a single bait fish, that a fly rod presentation is probably the best approach available.  I have had success with casting bubbles and streamers at night and using streamers as teasers, although they tend to tangle to each other a bit and need constant adjustment.  My go to lure during the post spawn months, are hand tied buck tails.  More of a Congo/Deceiver mix tied on a saltwater lead head collared jig.  That all said, my go to night time plug is commercially available, and still fun as heck to hook into mr. line side and give the neanderthal reel drag a workout.  Just as enjoyable feeling a nice smack, not nearly the fight, but knowing that there will be walleye fillets in my fridge.

porktown, i've been fishing the same points, bars and 'shoals' for decades and i've never had an issue with wading at night, be it with snags or tripping.  we either cast parallel to shore or fan cast into the lake.  no branches or trees to contend with.  i will say that i've been at it so long that i have seen the island off of poplar grove on the ohio side completely disappear.  sad.  it went from five trees to four and on down to one over twenty years.  about six years ago, or so, it completely eroded away.  we needed that island as a landmark to find a bar pretty far off shore.  dang.

last year the top bass we took in Quebec North of Ottawa was a large mouth that weighed in at 7lb 4 oz  that is not a provincial record but this was 200 miles west of Montreal. Every year we catch more and bigger bass up there. 35 years ago the Ottawa was half Lakers and Sturgeon and the other half was Pike and Walleye.  Smallmouths were around but not plentiful. Now smallies are the most plentiful and Lakers are much deeper and harder to get. Top smallie last year was over 7 as well. La Beuchene which even further north and noted for big brooks and lakers now has more smallmouth in their big lake that any other species. The bass are getting prolific due to a long trend of increasing temperatures. Like the other scientists said in the Est colder and wetter winters and springs but the average temps up north are definitely on their way up. 
 
Fish don't lie.  

Better to find them in the local crik, than the local crack...