bass fishing Bass fishing tips for ponds after rain

[Pondbassmaster]

bass fishing tips for ponds after rain

[Scott F]

Fish the spot where rain water run off enters the pond.

[Kevin22]

I'll sell you some tips. They are $5 each and I accept paypal only. 

 

Edit: fyi this was posted in the buy/sell forum

[Pondbassmaster]

52 minutes ago, Scott F said:

Fish the spot where rain water run off enters the pond.

What If there is lots of weeds and algae in the pond

[lmbfisherman]

Just giving you a friendly hint, you posted in the wrong forum.  Should ask a mod to move or I'm sure they will anyway.

[Simp]

I've noticed if it's a overnight cold rain that's it's going to be slow early. I find it generally best to wait until later in the day with the sun starts warming things up. When the sun gets higher any mat grass will start to become more productive.

[Red Bear]

fish the same way you would fish before the rain, dont overthink it...

[Ratherbfishing]

A light rain will have less effect than a moderate or heavy rain.  If it has effected the "flow", as Scott F says, look for inlets-places where water flows into the pond and, to a lesser degree, where water flows out of the pond.  I have really good luck dropping a soft plastic into these areas and waiting for the pick up.

[soflabasser]

The first 30 minutes after a strong rain provides good fishing,so it's a good idea to wait out the rain.

[ClackerBuzz]

pay attention if the rain is warmer or cooler than the existing pond/lake water.

warmer rain generally means a much better bite.

cold rain water cooling down the pond generally means lock jaw w/ slow soaking lures in their face.

 

[Turkey sandwich]

This changes dramatically based on time of year, frontal conditions, and water/rain temp.... But that said....

some of the best largemouth fishing I've ever had has been around storms.  In the summer, the push up until a front breaks is some of the best time you can spend on the water.  Even into a pretty solid downpour, you can be netting fish.  (I've had limits over 25lbs in northern PA on ponds in these conditions) 

After a front passes, well, that's a different story...

If the rain is warmer than the water temp, and the water running into the pond is reasonably clear, you can have a great day fishing the creek mouth into the area where the clear run off meets muddier water.  This can even happen in the summer if the pond is primarily spring fed.  

Also, topwater before or during a storm can be incredible.  Just use common sense if there's lightning.  Lightning striking a tree 50 feet from you while holding a graphite stick is absolutely terrifying.  

[wisconsin heat]

If there is any area of current ( creek flowing in/out, runoff, etc) try there first. Sometimes the fishing gets ON after a heavy rain. When the pond gets muddy throughout, fish shallow, right up against any hard structure cover available (bridges, large rock, steep bank, big wood cover). If its muddy I will throw an all chartreuse chatterbait or colorado spinnerbait, or flip a bulky black jig with a big trailer. Some really really good fishing can happen for a few days after a good rain.

[YoungPlug]

On 4/18/2016 at 10:34 PM, Pondbassmaster said:

bass fishing tips for ponds after rain

I like a spinnerbait or really any moving bait you have confidence in, especially if its a warm rain.

[Senko lover]

If it's currently raining, I always throw a spinnerbait or buzzbait. They seem to do really well in the rain.

After the rain, my ponds at least are always very muddy, so I'm always throwing something with flash, vibration, and/or color. Lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, buzzbaits, jigs, and dark color soft plastics come to mind for this situation.