It has been my experience that the active fish, and the biggest fish on that structure during that given time period, will face into the current (into the wind) and move upwind, or up current, until they reach the head of the spot. Thus, this is where I developed the term "head weeds", "point rocks" and several others. The upwind most section of a weedbed, point, a rock hump, or even a single boulder will most likely hold an active fish.
The important thing here is that the current, created by the strong wave action, appears to concentrate active fish at the front edge of the structure; where it first makes contact with the wave action. You may have heard me refer to fish that position themselves in this manner as "lead fish". What's important to note here is that the "lead fish", in other words that first fish you catch on the prime spot, determines everything. That fish tells you who's boss on that spot at that given time. If that fish happens to be a small snake northern pike, you can safely store the trolling motor, start the outboard, and head for another location. Theoretically speaking, if a "big boy" (a large musky) was active here, there certainly wouldn't be a snakey pike actively charging down musky baits. A few additional casts in the area will verify this for sure, but most often, the first fish you encounter on the prime spot tells you everything.