Rhino68W Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 We've had thunderstorms the last couple of nights here in the DFW area. I'm thinking about going fishing after lunch today. I really don't want to waste a trip though. Do T-storms effect the bite severely? And what would you recommend I try if I do go? I'll be fishing shallow cover and banks. Quote
Super User scaleface Posted April 19, 2015 Super User Posted April 19, 2015 If the water has muddied up and got higher , that can shut down the bite . If you have post frontal conditions with bright blue skies and cooler temps , that can negatively effect the bite too. Texas rigs are a good choice . Quote
Rhino68W Posted April 19, 2015 Author Posted April 19, 2015 Skies are low and thick. But the water is definitely muddied up. Quote
Super User scaleface Posted April 19, 2015 Super User Posted April 19, 2015 Skies are low and thick. But the water is definitely muddied up. Spinnerbats might get the job done . Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 the best time to go fishing is when you can. so if you have the time and means to go, then go. you will never know if youre going to have a horrible day or a day for the ages. 2 Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted April 19, 2015 Global Moderator Posted April 19, 2015 If the water has muddied up and got higher , that can shut down the bite . If you have post frontal conditions with bright blue skies and cooler temps , that can negatively effect the bite too. Texas rigs are a good choice . Ditto Mike Quote
Thornback Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 I know a bass guide who will not charge if you don't catch a bass. He books trips way in advance and has no idea what the weather will be like on a future day. Cold, hot, fronts, muddied water, windy, full moon, you name it he takes clients out. I say this about fishing days -- they are either good, better, or best. Yep, go fishing when you can. Fish are like people, they have to keep eating or they die Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted April 19, 2015 Super User Posted April 19, 2015 Look for rain run offs going int the lake. Bass will sometimes sit near them and wait for food to wash into the lake. Quote
Mccallister25 Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Look for rain run offs going int the lake. Bass will sometimes sit near them and wait for food to wash into the lake. Most definitely this.. I fish retention ponds in my neighborhood. After every single hard rain we get you can find me out there fishing over the runoff drains. They start rushing water, washing all kinds of stuff into the main lake. Drop a jig, and pull out bass after bass after bass. Edit: Its actually how the bass in my avatar was caught. Quote
Super User RoLo Posted April 20, 2015 Super User Posted April 20, 2015 Depending on the body of water, bass can respond very differently after a T-storm. For example, an oligotrophic lake with a hard perimeter of rock and sand will not get badly discolored. A lake like this will benefit from increased current, particularly at the mouths of inflowing creeks. In the same camp but for a different reason are lakes that are perennially murky. In murky water lakes, bass learn to feed by sound & vibration (it's uncanny!) In sharp contrast though, bass living in gin clear water are sight feeders, where muddy water usually knocks them off their pins. There's a guide who works in the Stick Marsh who actually advises his fares to take a rain check if the water is muddy. Roger 2 Quote
mrc.in.wi Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 BUZZBAIT My PB 6# LM came on a Buzz bait just after the rain stopped. Quote
Rhino68W Posted May 11, 2015 Author Posted May 11, 2015 Just to revive this. The past week here in DFW has been torrential down-poring thunderstorms. How would you fish the colder, muddier, much higher leveled water? Quote
einscodek Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 We've had thunderstorms the last couple of nights here in the DFW area. I'm thinking about going fishing after lunch today. I really don't want to waste a trip though. Do T-storms effect the bite severely? And what would you recommend I try if I do go? I'll be fishing shallow cover and banks. The only time I will shy away is when the water temps drop alot. If the above is not the case, theyre eating somewhere something sometime during the day Quote
lectricbassman Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 Just for some confidence, we have had the same thing happen here in okc the last week. I went out this weekend and the water was high and murky. The bite was slow but i still managed 3 hookups (only landed 2). Fish do bite after heavy rain. Quote
Super User Catt Posted May 12, 2015 Super User Posted May 12, 2015 Are ya talking "thunderstorms" or the severe flooding going on across Texas? Quote
Preytorien Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 Lately that's been a common type of water for me, muddy and high. This is why my black/blue chatterbait has been killing it. I've never had more consistent luck with one single lure as that one this year. Try the chatterbait or maybe a black senko by storm drains and culverts. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted May 13, 2015 Global Moderator Posted May 13, 2015 Lately that's been a common type of water for me, muddy and high. This is why my black/blue chatterbait has been killing it. I've never had more consistent luck with one single lure as that one this year. Try the chatterbait or maybe a black senko by storm drains and culverts. Agree with the bladed jig suggestion. I've been doing well around here with all the rain we've been having with one as well. If the water isn't too dirty I've been getting them with a golden shiner colored one with a translucent gold blade. In dirty water, I've been getting them with this one with either the orange or a black blade. With the bluegills flooding the shallows, and the bass either still on or just coming off beds, this bait is getting hammered while looking like a little bluegill working the edges of cover and weeds. Quote
Super User Catt Posted May 13, 2015 Super User Posted May 13, 2015 Question still aint been answered? We talking afternoon thunder boomer or the major flooding going on right now? Quote
Insanity Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Just to revive this. The past week here in DFW has been torrential down-poring thunderstorms. How would you fish the colder, muddier, much higher leveled water? If the water is still cold where you are. Look for warm water. Sometimes the rain running into run offs will be a couple of degrees warmer then the body of water. If so they can be stacked in there. And with the rise in temp so does there hunger. Even in muddy water they will eat like crazy at times when the temps rise. As said the run offs also carry food with it. As far as storms go I've caught my best fish just as the storm hits. I've also done pretty good after. As long as the sun doesn't come out. Il stay home when the the bluebird sky's start. Takes several days for them to go back to biting good somtimes. As for my muddy water bait I use the same for cold water as I do for warm. A lipless crank bait. Orange colored craw or fife tiger patterns baits have caught me a lot of fish in muddy water. There are colors that are easier to see but for some reason I catch a lot on those two. a spinner bait is my second choice. Everyone would say use a Colorado blade for muddy water. Though I tend to stay with a Colorado and number 4 willow. White to chartreuse. Quote
EvanT123 Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 really don't want to waste a trip though. . If you have to worry about "wasting a trip" then don't go. If you don't than go fish. Quote
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