When the Wind Is In the East

DESCRIPTION: "When the wind is in the east, Then the fishes bite the least, When the wind is in the west, Then the fishes bite the best.... in the North, Then the fishes do come forth... in the south, It blows the bait in the fish's mouth"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1955 (MidwestFolklore)
KEYWORDS: fishing prophecy
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
MidwestFolklore, Eddie W. Wilson, "Some American Fishing Superstitions," Volume 5, Number 4 (Winter 1955), p. 219, "(When the wins is in the East)" (1 short text)
File: MWF5219

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