Anyone else enjoy fishing in the rain?

[grimlin]

Some reason i hardly ever catch anything while it's rains.But 10-30 minutes before the rain the fishing is awesome for me.Usually i pack it up once the first drops start coming down.

[hawgchaser]

Hey Hawg Chaser, I live in Jacksonville and went out this morning. You are right, fishing in the rain is very relaxing. I was the only one out on the community lake this morning, like you said..all to myself. It wasnt only relaxing but the bite was fair as well on jigs and senkos. I was just glad it wasnt pouring like it has been the past few weeks

I agree! When I have a day off of work, there is nothing better to me than a calm day with a slight rain for fishing. It is relaxing to me....plus the fish were hammering the stick baits.

[Big-O]

Now your talkin, a gentle shower comes thru and just before it does, the fish turn on and start whackin everything that touches the water. Then during the drizzle, they are more secure with this extra cloud cover and water surface being broken up, giving them easier ambush opportunities. They are feeling like eating spinner baits and cranks and swimbaits and anything else that moves kinda like it is running for it's life. Yeah, I gotcha, now thats a good time to be fishing. Still like to have a cup of coffee while I'm out there in it though.  

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[rondef]

I am not a big fan of fishing in the rain but I will not let it stop me either.

[Catt]

From 28 degrees/sleeting to a summer thunder boomer to a frog strangler to an afternoon shower been there do that and didn't even get a t-shirt. I grew up on the Louisiana Gulf coast where there is a chance of rain every day and while I don't like heading out during a down pour once I'm there little will chase me home.

[guitarkid]

I enjoy it, BUT I catch more fish just after the rain.

                    -searoach

[kms399]

I will call in sick to work just to fish in the rain. I usually stay out a lot longer too. man i love having the lake to my self and the fish seem alot more willing too.

[paulc]

Fish anytime I can.  Just dont like the wind.  20+mph stuff is what i mean.

[burleytog]

Cold rain sucks.   Went out this afternoon thinking the rain was over.  Got in 30 minutes of dry fishing before the sky opened.  Wouldn't have been so bad had I not left my bibs in the truck.

Now the boat is completely soaked, will take two days for it to dry out.

Therefore, I prefer to fish the rain in someone else's boat.  

[VABasser]

Yep I love the rain too.  In the hot summer it cools things off, clears the lake of most other boats, usually turns the bite on and its usually very quiet and serene  

[suede55bowtie]

I agree fully. Id much rather fish in a medium/light ;D rain with no wind or lightning as apposed to a bluebird day...

[TheBeast]

Now the boat is completely soaked, will take two days for it to dry out.

Therefore, I prefer to fish the rain in someone else's boat.

So I guess I need to make sure the boat is redy to go whenever it even has the slightest possibility of rain.

Just wish I hadn't left my bibs in the truck and only grabbed the jacket from my rainsuit.

[Bankbeater]

I don't mind fishing in the rain as long as its warm out and there is no lightning.  

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Clouds,rain,gloom,fog,wind...love it,and dont mind getting wet.

Around Florida the fishing really sucks on sunny days,high skies,it's for the birds.

[lknbassman]

It's good with or without the rain.  In our lake the sunny days push the bass up under boat docks which is about the only cover we have.  The rain and clouds get em out roaming a bit more and you can have more luck fishing structure that's not too deep so yeah, it adds another dimension to fishing but I don't like being wet and hate having a wet behind.  Goretex is great but it's always hot in the spring and summer so I leave it packed and just deal with being rained on if it's warm enough.

[thetr20one]

I must be the dumbest SOB on the planet. Two years ago my tourney partner and I fished a tournament at Mosquito in Ohio at the launch the weather was fair, but as we went up the lake there was a terrible thunderstorm moving in. When we got to the causeway there were too many boats hiding out under the bridge so we continued. We got back up on plane and lightning struck so close my ears were ringing. I finally had to shut down after taking a quarter size peice of hail to the lip (that stung) we TMed over to start at our first spot and fished with our flippin sticks with lightning all around us. Thinking back to then it was pretty stupid to use the biggest graphite stick I have in that weather. I caught a 4 pounder on the second pitch and forgot about the weather. We ended up 4th. Dumb yes, but I still fish until the lightning is right up on me. Another tourney I was fishing with my more sensible brother in law and a really bad storm came in. We docked the boat and sat under a pavillion watching the show and two trees got hit across the lake. That was an awesome thing to see!

[roadwarrior]

Well, you might beat that train through the crossing, too... :

[lknbassman]

Well, you might beat that train through the crossing, too...  

Hillarious!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D

[thetr20one]

I know right! ;D

[WRB]

Light showers to moderate rain without wind is a good time to fish. Only fools fish in a severe stormy weather. Cold rain with high gale force winds are about a bad as it gets, unless accompanied with lightning and hail, then it's horrible.

Always put safety first. When you get a little older, wiser and a lot stiffer, you realize that it's not worth the risk to fish in storms. If you are out on the water, watch for the weather to change. If the wind changes direction 180 degrees without warning, take heed and head for barn quickly.

WRB

[thetr20one]

Well there wasn't a whole lot we could do then. We were 6 miles up the lake and the storm just came through. We tried to get as deep into the woods as possible and were surrounded by tall trees. I wouldn't fish with the lightning directly above me again. I try not to be that foolish. A tree about 80 feet tall fell 150 feet from us into the lake as we were moving towards it. All we heard was a sound like somebody roofing and then all of a sudden CRASH. We would have never been able to get out of the way if we were under it.

[dgquail]

I prefer fishing in the rain

[ba7ss3in]

I like fishing in the rain too but have learned my lesson about t-storms with hail, never again. Funny though, I have a friend that love t-storms.

[Josh.]

Man i caught my pb im the rain  

[WRB]

When you are fishing your home lakes you should know the weather patterns and listen to weather reports to determine if severe or light rain is predicted. Somwtimes we all get caught out in bad weather. Falling barometer a low pressure sytem moving onto an area will nearly always increase predator activity and bass feed by ambushing prey, taking advantage of low light conditions.

I have caught my PB bass during light rain, it's the best chance to catch a bass of a lifetime.

However use caution, safety first.

Fishing on unfamilar water you need to be extra carefull. I was fishing up in Ontario Canada for musky with my in laws on Lake of the Woods, nice day cloudy conditions, light wind, when my father in law said we go to head for shore and cover now! I couldn't tell what the problem was and asked, he pointed to the clouds and said heavy hail is coming, see those green streaks in the clouds. We ran the boat to shore, covered up with a tarp and golf ball hail came pounding down. It helps to know the local weather signs.

WRB