Fishing in the rain?

[OG SmashSauce]

Sooooo, im goin out tomorrow morning and its supposed to be raining and about 50 degrees i think. 

1. is fishing in the rain even worth it? Maybe more challenging?

2. Do you guys have go to methods in the rain? Im thinking it might be a perfect time to step away from the senko for the day. Lol

[BassNJake]

The heavier the rain the more I use cast and retrieve lures like spinner bait or crankbait

So on the retrieve I'll be holding the rod downward, therefore rain is not running down my sleeves

 

Lighter rain and I'm throwing a black buzz bait or walking bait

[soflabasser]

I have caught many big bass while it was raining. You should give it a try, you might end up catching a new personal best or other nice fish.

[Captain Phil]

Try a black and Chartreuse spinnerbait.  

[WRB]

Fish live in the water, rain doesn’t affect them.

What rain changes is lighting conditions and bass have no problem find prey in the dark.

Rain does affect anglers and keep in mind you can be a lightning rod.

Tom

[GreenPig]

Worth it - Yes. I prefer it rainy, cloudy, & windy

More challenging- not if you're dressed for it

Go to - My usual start fast and slow down til they eat.

[padlin]

I like fishing in the rain and go out of my way to do so, however, I have not had much luck in a heavy rain. I have had the bite turn on strong right after the heavy stuff, like as soon as the rain stops.

[Deleted account]

I like fishing in the rain, normally it's cloudy (cue John Fogerty), and windy, and the crowds are for the most part not on the water, and the fish usually chew, what's there not to like.

[Trox]

There is something special about getting caught in the rain while floating in the middle of a lake - especially if there is little to no wind. It's a sound a feel that is hard to replicate anywhere else. A very unique experience.

[softwateronly]

Count me in as a fan of fishing in the rain.  The low light levels definitely seem to help the bass chase down baits.  I follow @GreenPig's advice, Go to - My usual start fast and slow down til they eat

 

scott

[Smokinal]

I prefer rainy days actually. The bite is always better during low pressure or falling pressure

[BigAngus752]

I fished in the rain today.  I enjoy it but today it rained so much I had to turn my bilge pump on, LOL.  I had my rain gear so my shoes were squishy but who cares?  I have yet to experience the "fish going wild in the rain" thing, but the bite certainly doesn't deteriorate in the rain.  I had been having good success pitching into cover and under docks and when it started raining I switched to moving baits but I didn't catch anything so I went right back to what I was doing and started catching fish again.  I would suggest using blk/blue as opposed to green pumpkin, etc.  With the low light and obscured surface I always move to something darker in the rain.  

[Log Catcher]

I have never done any good fishing in the rain. I have been caught in so many bad storms while on the water I won't even consider going fishing in the rain.

[Mat_ski]

River fishing can be absolutely amazing in the first few hours of the rain before the river rises to high and flows too fast. 

Some of my best fishing days were when I got caught by the rain on the river,  especially in late summer and early fall. 

[padon]

i prefer the rain to bright sun. now i dont want a downpour buy light to moderate rain, awesome.

[A-Jay]

Rain can offer some big fish opportunities ~

https://youtu.be/o9xew3tWuuU?t=983

A-Jay

[WRB]

There is rain and rain storms, very different situation. Light rain is very very good, heavy windy rain isn’t.

Tom 

[Bankbeater]

Some of the best fishing I've had was when we had rain showers off and on all through the day.

[Skunkmaster-k]

Right before and during a storm are cherry , in my experience. 

[gim]

3 hours ago, Smokinal said:

I prefer rainy days actually. The bite is always better during low pressure or falling pressure

Same. Rainy and/cloudy days in the summer time are like gold, especially on the weekend. It keeps a lot of people and boats off the lake and the fishing is often quite good.

 

As @WRB stated, there is a fine line between fishing in the rain and fishing in a storm. Don’t get caught out there during a thunderstorm.

[N Florida Mike]

I’ve never done well during a rain. Fishing after a big rain has been the same, except for a few times finding a good inlet coming from one water body towards the one I’m in.

Another is an outlet I fish after a hard rain. They turn on eventually there, but not immediately following a big rain. It’s usually a few hours after.

My experience is that catfish really turn on during and after a hard rain.

I dont fish in the rain much because I don’t have a good rain suit, and a lot of the rain here in summer and other seasons  includes lightning.

[Takemetothebank]

It is pretty random for me in my lake a big rain can raise the lake 4-5 feet but I have caught some monsters right after a. Big storm 

[Basser2021]

6 hours ago, BassNJake said:

The heavier the rain the more I use cast and retrieve lures like spinner bait or crankbait

So on the retrieve I'll be holding the rod downward, therefore rain is not running down my sleeves

 

Lighter rain and I'm throwing a black buzz bait or walking bait

What he said

The rain also helps to keep the yuppies off the water so there is more water for me to fish

I've caught many good fish in the rain

I would watch out for lightning though

[Bluebasser86]

Light to moderate rain is great. It's pretty rare I do good in a very heavy downpour. 

[T-Billy]

4 hours ago, N Florida Mike said:

My experience is that catfish really turn on during and after a hard rain.

Roger that.  Especially river cats. They love rising muddy water.

 Like others have stated, light to moderate rain with light to moderate wind is best. Bass that have been buried up in cover often relate more loosely to it and are willing to chase down moving baits. I'll usually start with a spinnerbait in those conditions, fishing weed edges and laydowns. After finding a productive stretch with it, I'll turn around and go back through and pick it apart with a Trig.