Is itworth fishing after heavy rain?

[Gregorym38]

I live in nj, and we had very heavy rain on monday, i believe there was flooding in certain areas. Tomorrow is wednesday, do you think it is worth fishing after so much rain? 

[Fishlegs]

For me, anytime I have an opportunity to go fishing it is a good time to go fishing…regardless of the previous day’s weather conditions.

[soflabasser]

Fish whenever you have the time to fish.

[slonezp]

Why do you fish? Solitude or sustenance? Either or, go fishing.  

[avidone1]

I often fish after a rainstorm  providing it doesn’t muddy up the water   Especially in summer, a healthy rain can cool and oxygenate the water turning on the bite  

[Gregorym38]

Ahhh ok. I will set my alarm! 

[Deleted account]

I like fishing after rain, It's usually good, but in some places it can potentially make for tough fishing, only one way to find out, oh, and apparently you need a kayak...

[N Florida Mike]

The next day can be good. I personally have never done very well the same day after a heavy rain.

[NHBull]

I have found that many times it helps me find fish.

 

Streams overflow, tributaries rise

 

And often the fish move up to feed

[Gregorym38]

Fishing was not good this morning, snd it was very hot

however i did get some good info from people that work the watershed. The water level has been down so low that they have been pumping water in from the wanaque reservoir, which is 1 hour away. Its at a part of the lake that is blocked off, but i walked past it and its pumping a lot of water. I can however get on the other side, which i think i will try tonight. He said he has caught smallmouth bass up to 4 pounds, but i have not seen any. He also says he was catching big hybrids, but i have not seen those either. I will try the new part of the lake and hopefully i catch some new species of fish? Another factor that might have deterred the fish from that spot is they treated it for algae 2 weeks ago, but i feel like that might not have an effect any more. 

[scaleface]

Is it worth fishing after heavy rain?

 

 

Absolutely

 

 

[ironbjorn]

12 minutes ago, Gregorym38 said:

Fishing was not good this morning, snd it was very hot

however i did get some good info from people that work the watershed. The water level has been down so low that they have been pumping water in from the wanaque reservoir, which is 1 hour away. Its at a part of the lake that is blocked off, but i walked past it and its pumping a lot of water. I can however get on the other side, which i think i will try tonight. He said he has caught smallmouth bass up to 4 pounds, but i have not seen any. He also says he was catching big hybrids, but i have not seen those either. I will try the new part of the lake and hopefully i catch some new species of fish? Another factor that might have deterred the fish from that spot is they treated it for algae 2 weeks ago, but i feel like that might not have an effect any more. 

How long did you even fish for? 11 hours ago you were talking about setting an alarm. 

[Gregorym38]

3 minutes ago, ironbjorn said:

How long did you even fish for? 11 hours ago you were talking about setting an alarm. 

Lol, i didnt stay too long. Its too hot right now, and i have a fish finder, so i can eliminate spots quickly

[Tennessee Boy]

I tend to agree that you should fish whenever you can but there are limits.  ?

 

[Sphynx]

Heavy rains are great times to hunt the water/land line, lots of fresh food pushed in, new cover submerged, great times if fishing dirt shallow is your game 

[crypt]

Yes.....

[casts_by_fly]

We fished Monday in that rain and again Tuesday morning.  We caught fish both days.  The storm monday was pretty heavy and intense.  The lake we fished Tuesday was the dirtiest I've ever seen it.  Its usually ~6' visibility as there are only two small streams that flow into it and it has plenty of depth.  It was down to 2-3' visibility.  If anything, I'd say that the sudden drop in visibility is a good thing here since 6-10' visibility can be tough at times, especially with the high blue skies and heat we have right now.

 

That said, I'm waiting for the heat and sun to break before I'm out again.  95, sunny, clear, and still is not my idea of fun.

[king fisher]

Any day is worth fishing.

[Gregorym38]

5 hours ago, casts_by_fly said:

We fished Monday in that rain and again Tuesday morning.  We caught fish both days.  The storm monday was pretty heavy and intense.  The lake we fished Tuesday was the dirtiest I've ever seen it.  Its usually ~6' visibility as there are only two small streams that flow into it and it has plenty of depth.  It was down to 2-3' visibility.  If anything, I'd say that the sudden drop in visibility is a good thing here since 6-10' visibility can be tough at times, especially with the high blue skies and heat we have right now.

 

That said, I'm waiting for the heat and sun to break before I'm out again.  95, sunny, clear, and still is not my idea of fun.

Nice! I went out a little before the sun set and heat was not unbearable. I tried a new part of the lake but i didnt catch anything. 

[papajoe222]

I find that the fishing is better in a pond or lake that has an inlet of some source after a heavy rain. That incoming water tends to turn on the food chain.  In natural lakes, however, it has a similar effect on the fish as a cold front.  The bass will hold tight to cover, or the bottom.  The exception I've found is when the water rises considerably. Then it can be a turn on as the bass will move into any newly flooded cover to take advantage of the forage it offers.

[Bird]

A drop in water temp is good for fishing when it's hot.

I race to the lake after a hard thunderstorm in the heart of summer.

[LrgmouthShad]

In a hypothetical world, I’d be fishing just about every day I could, but I would spend a decent amount of that fishing time graphing. 
 

Weather is not a consideration for me unless dangerous or extreme cold

 

[Gregorym38]

11 hours ago, papajoe222 said:

I find that the fishing is better in a pond or lake that has an inlet of some source after a heavy rain. That incoming water tends to turn on the food chain.  In natural lakes, however, it has a similar effect on the fish as a cold front.  The bass will hold tight to cover, or the bottom.  The exception I've found is when the water rises considerably. Then it can be a turn on as the bass will move into any newly flooded cover to take advantage of the forage it offers.

So weather like this… it will drop 10 degrees for 2 hours while having a small storm, then going right back up to 92. It is 50% humidity. There is a pipe that runs from another reservoir, and its easier to access the opposite side of this pipe. Should i get as close to it as possible, or it doesnt really matter? And on weather like today, is it worth fishing? My schedule is pretty open, and its not a matter of getting out to fish, its a matter of when. 
it might not make much of a difference today, but i went fishing yesterday and i didnt catch anything. Only thing i saw was a blue tailed catfish, which i think came in from the pipeline. It swam right by my feet

[TnRiver46]

On 7/20/2022 at 10:27 AM, scaleface said:

Is it worth fishing after heavy rain?

 

 

Absolutely

 

 

What he said 

[Zcoker]

Down here in south Florida we get smacked with big storms, big black things that dump a ton of water. Rain is always a winner in my book: run-off, flowing water, overcast and windy....many different sub-conditions that can rev things up before, during, and after a nice rain storm. Anything that's "different" seems to be what the bass are waiting for, anyway, whether it be rain, wind, or storm, the bass get moving when change occurs.