Super User lmbfisherman Posted June 28, 2013 Super User Posted June 28, 2013 So I was all stoked to finally take out my customized inflatable boat Saturday morning on a local electric only reservoir. The forecast was suppose to be cloudy and rain off and on originally a couple days ago and Saturday morning was to be cloudy. All that changed in the last 48 hours and now Friday is heavy rain over 2 inches called for. Really haven't ever fished after such heavy rain, my question is will this affect my long anticipated voyage..lol (been planning this for 2 months) and be disappointed on the fishing? or is it going to be awesome? or no affect? Right now the water is higher than normal even before the rain today (about 1' higher, don't know the temps). The part of the reservoir I'll be fishing is at deepest 15' and has a lot of cover..timber/stumps, trees, weeds...I usually fish the shoreline and a small cove (my favorite spot, has lots of timber and a nice drop 4ft to 10 ft) and usually hit the standing trees too (Still haven't caught the lunker everyone says there are in them trees). Will this pattern continue to do well? The clarity of the water from a couple of days ago was about 2-3 ft..I guess after all this rain it will be chocolate milk. Really am disappointed, I was hoping for the forecast from a couple days ago. The reason for the excitement is that I was going to practice my pitching/flipping while standing up (couldn't do that in my canoe). It was hard as heck to pitch/flip from a canoe and be accurate. Specifically, I keep hearing them trees have 6+ lb bass (plus deepest part of the lake 15'). Heaviest I heard someone catch was 7.33 lbs, up here in Ontario that is huge! So I was going to spend my day there spamming them trees, So, should I delay or try my luck? Quote
Dyerbassman Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 Fish will move up to new flooded shorelines and trees that were dry before. If the water level has risen that much, I would try these newly flooded areas and work your way out from there. Give it a shot....better than sitting at home! Quote
Super User bigbill Posted June 28, 2013 Super User Posted June 28, 2013 I find that heavy rain churns up the bacteria that's on the bottom that puts the fish in a tite lip condition for a few days till it settles down again. I say enjoy the new boat and practice your presentations from the boat a fish just may interrupt you. Congrats on the boat. Quote
Super User deep Posted June 28, 2013 Super User Posted June 28, 2013 I'd try some shallow cover and the runoffs if it was a warm rain. During and immediately after some rains, I usually do pretty okay. After a while, not so much, until things settle down again. Quote
basshole8190 Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 Try dark colored jigs or colorado blade spinners slow rolled around the timber and buzzbaits around the newly flooded grass bushes or flip a dark beaver type bait into cover... could be a good day you never know go out an enjoy your new boat Quote
Super User lmbfisherman Posted June 28, 2013 Author Super User Posted June 28, 2013 Sweet, thanks for the tips everyone. I'm going to give it a go! Quote
hooah212002 Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 this^ the fish will be up tight to the bank of these newly flooded areas...i love fishing highwater in lakes because i KNOW thats where they will be...like flooded grasses, cattails, reeds & wood...i find them typically to be extremely tight to the bank/cover...accuracy in casting and/or pitchin in those little nooks as close in as possible to that flooded veg & wood is critical... as a matter of fact i was fishin a chocolate stained flooded little res the day before yesterday due to big rains...the tall flooded wild grasses is where i was finding the fish that particular day... I swear I remember a thread from last year or the year before where the consensus was just the opposite. A number of people claimed that the fish "knew" the water shouldn't be that high and wouldn't go there because instincts told them they could potentially be left high and dry. Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted June 29, 2013 Super User Posted June 29, 2013 While it is raining and directly after the rains, I have good success with actually throwing my bait ON the bank and pulling it off.(weedless t-rig/jig/fluke) Then once the rain has died off for a while the bite gets tough for a day or so. Just my experiences! Jeff Quote
Super User lmbfisherman Posted June 29, 2013 Author Super User Posted June 29, 2013 So it was Mr. Pike day all morning. Landed 7 pike and 1 bass using a super fluke white pearl, they weren't biting the jig, spinnerbait or anything else I threw at them. The bass was 2lbs the pikes ranged from 14" to 26". At one point I caught three pike consecutive casts. I feel like I should've kept a couple of the bigger pike now that I thought about it. Help control the population. Quote
Downeaster2010 Posted June 29, 2013 Posted June 29, 2013 On high water it was always my opinion to continue to fish the original locations and not the newly flooded areas. My experience is that bass are unfamiliar with new areas, and it takes awhile before they accept them. Same as for newly fallen trees. I love it when beginners in tournaments concentrate on them. Quote
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