Rain and fishing. love hate thing.

[Swamp Girl]

Rain is my favorite time to fish. If it's going to rain all morning, I'll have a hard time falling asleep the night before due to excitement. Tie on a Whopper Plopper or buzzbait and hang on! Plus, it's beautiful in the rain. So many people hide from rain that they have no clue how gorgeous the grays and blues can be.

[gim]

5 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

So many people hide from rain that they have no clue how gorgeous the grays and blues can be.

 

There is an obvious noticeable difference in the amount of boats on the water in the summer time here when its raining, or even just cloudy out.  And 95% of those missing during those conditions are recreational watercraft.  There are usually still a couple of anglers out though.  These are the guys that think like I do: far less boaters and far better fishing.  You wouldn't believe the complaining that goes on here when we get a rainy day on a Saturday or Sunday in the summer time.  Its full pitchforks.  Even in an extreme drought.

[Swamp Girl]

7 minutes ago, gimruis said:

You wouldn't believe the complaining that goes on here when we get a rainy day on a Saturday or Sunday in the summer time.  Its full pitchforks.  Even in an extreme drought.

 

That's this crazy:

 

 

Rain is life. I never complain about rain. 

 

And you're right about rain sweeping the noise-makers off a lake. 

[Derek1]

A light rain in the summer. Is usually a good fishing day. From November on it’s usually to cold here, and the fishing is not good while raining. 

[Bankbeater]

A rainy day during the summer months means it's time to fish a buzzbait. 

[TnRiver46]

I fished in the pouring rain today, probably ruined several pieces of gear/tackle. I just can’t help it 

[Pogues2300]

I tend to pedal my kayak towards the launch after so much rain….. that being said my best day numbers wise was in a light steady rain this year. Biggest bass was in a clear blue sky in October in Minnesota so yeah… who knows

[frenchy]

Rain/Storms in the spring with the low pressure it brings is the trigger for the bigger fish to turn on, if I'm on the lake when they are in forecast I want to make note of available docks to get into if I can't get back to the dock where I am staying, Any severe storms in forecast definitely watch the sky and radar and always stay near enough to get back safely as the storms can pop up quick.

[swhit140]

I don't mind fishing in the rain, sometimes everybody leaves and then you have the lake to yourself.

I'll fish in the rain anytime there isn't a monsoon condition or tornadic winds/lightning. 

[Stratocat_Joe]

I don't mind fishing in the rain.  Unfortunately, the compartments in my boat aren't water-tight and I end up having to pull everything out and air dry it in my garage for several days afterwards, which is a pain.  I've seen some of the Pro's Garage/Man Cave videos and they usually have an industrial type fan mounted above where the boat is parked, I surmise for this very reason. I just try to make do with a box fan.  Now, if I hear a rumble or see a flash of lightning in the distance, I'm heading to the dock.  There isn't a fish out there that is worth it to me to take that chance.  

[GetFishorDieTryin]

I love fishing in rain.  It's almost as good at weeding out the goobers as the winter cold.  Some of the best fishing you're ever going to have will occur when you're getting rained on in terms of numbers and size.  Those bigger educated fish that seem to be one step ahead at all times let their guard down and push shallow to feed.  The caveat being it can't be a steady driving or torrential rain, the bite will shut off real fast as the water muddies, light to moderate rain is what you want.  One thing that will helps is buying a set of quality rain gear.  Youre still going to get wet eventually if it rains all day, but you have a few hours even in less ideal conditions.      

 

 

[Swamp Girl]

4 hours ago, GetFishorDieTryin said:

One thing that will helps is buying a set of quality rain gear.

 

Last month, after using my old Gore-Tex jacket for 40 years, I bought a new, albeit used, Gore-Tex jacket and pants for $35 on Ebay. What a deal! And they both look new. In 2024, if it's going to rain, I'm going fishing. Skipping a rainy morning is like passing on a slot machine with a 110% return on your money. 

[Bird]

I don't mind throwing on a rain coat for a light rain but detest my gear getting rained on steady.

I'll simply pick a dryer day, overcast preferable.

[Catt]

As long as there's no lighting I'm good.

 

Jon boat vs lighting, wanna guess who won?

 

 

[Bird]

3 minutes ago, Catt said:

As long as there's no lighting I'm good.

 

Jon boat vs lighting, wanna guess who won?

 

 

Hope nobody was in that boat, wow.

[Catt]

2 hours ago, Bird said:

Hope nobody was in that boat, wow.

 

Both deceased ☹️

[Swamp Girl]

@Catt: Heartbreaking. I was in a tent that was sorta hit by lightning. It melted the tent's guylines. 

[Woody B]

I don't mess with lightening.   When I was a kid I loved to play outside.  My parents would have to threated to whip me to get me to come inside when a storm came up.   One evening they set me down and gave me a lecture about how dangerous lightening was.   THE NEXT DAY my best friend from kindergarten,  along with his Grandfather and his dog were struck and killed by lightening.   

 

I'm still deciding on going today or not.  Update, I'm going.  It rained so much the day I caught my biggest Bass of the year that my automatic life jacket deployed.  I've got an extra re arm kit so I'm ready for that now.  LOL