condition updates on the National Data Buoy Center, taken from the tower at the entrance to Buzzards Bay, before they headed out to the Back Eddy to launch James' 16-foot aluminum skiff at about 6:10 a.m.Conditions, especially wind direction and wind speed, which can ruin a fishing trip, were all as expected.In the realm of duck hunting, we have hunted in colder weather, Angell said.