bassin is addicting Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 well... i had big plans to fish this evening...but a big storm just passed through here in southern indiana... i have never fished after a strom like we had.... what do you think?? i know... fishin' anytime is better than bein at home.. Quote
Clark Stewart Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 this will get moved i'm sure, but since I'm here... I know that barometric pressure plays it's role but i've had good success lately fishing while it's sprinkling during a shower or when a storm is just leaving or approaching. Be careful obviously but I caught a 3.5 the other day while I was soaking wet. Quote
Super User bilgerat Posted August 4, 2009 Super User Posted August 4, 2009 It can be a very good trip. Lots of critters get washed into the water. If the water is churned up and muddy, stick with the dark green or brown plastics in the shallows. Quote
Shimmer Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 It hit here in Illinois too. I'll be giving it a go tonight and it seems no matter where I fish after a big storm comes through its just hit or miss. Sometimes they are on, other times they are just real tough to find. Quote
Lynx Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 GET ON IT!! The fishing will be killer. It has something to do with the pressure of the weather front, but out here after a storm, or even during the storm fishing in always great. I usually bag 70% more at these times. If I were you I would be all over this. Somewhere on this site I am sure Glenn has a post about weather & fishing. Find it, might be nice to check it out. Good Lucks to You in Catching the "BIG KAHUNA!" Quote
steezy Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 The fish here bite like crazy right after it stops raining. The harder the rain the better the bite when the rain stops. I almost hurt myself trying to get to the water when it stops raining. Quote
The_Natural Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 As stated, fishing rules after a good rain. Not only does it drop the atmospheric pressure, but the rain washes all kinds of bugs and critters into the water. Seek out drains, aka where runoff from surrounding land is entering the water. The water is generally cloudy around drains, and it's almost a given that a few fish will be there picking off easy snacks. My favorite bait for this is the sweet beaver, but honestly, any plastic or jig will most likely get strikes in the aforementioned area. This is probably my favorite time to fish.... Quote
Super User fourbizz Posted August 5, 2009 Super User Posted August 5, 2009 GET ON IT!! The fishing will be killer. It has something to do with the pressure of the weather front, but out here after a storm, or even during the storm fishing in always great. I usually bag 70% more at these times. If I were you I would be all over this. Somewhere on this site I am sure Glenn has a post about weather & fishing. Find it, might be nice to check it out. Good Lucks to You in Catching the "BIG KAHUNA!" 83.78% of statistics are made up. Quote
The_Natural Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 GET ON IT!! The fishing will be killer. It has something to do with the pressure of the weather front, but out here after a storm, or even during the storm fishing in always great. I usually bag 70% more at these times. If I were you I would be all over this. Somewhere on this site I am sure Glenn has a post about weather & fishing. Find it, might be nice to check it out. Good Lucks to You in Catching the "BIG KAHUNA!" 83.78% of statistics are made up. nice Quote
SwimbaitDave Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 I love Fishing after a good thunderstorm. The fish feel the atmosperic change and begin to put the feed bag on. I actually have a few lakes that are post thunderstorm lakes because they are more fun to fish (shallow <5ft, clear water, heavily weeded) in those conditions. This past weekend I had a similar stiuation as you described. Friday we had a big storm blow through. Before it, the fish were going crazy. As it came through, I hid in the truck. Thunder and graphite dont mix. Then post thunder the rain became steady and the fish were still biting as good. The strikes on a grass frog were some of the best I had all year. The day after the pressure started to build, we had bluebird skies and low humidity. A perfect day to be out on the water. Still the fish decided to go tight to cover and their strike zone was about the size of a coffie cup lid. They still bit, but were much tougher. Dave Quote
Super User CWB Posted August 6, 2009 Super User Posted August 6, 2009 How much rain fell. Enough to raise water levels? My best experience in these situations tells me to find newly flooded cover like stumps, laydowns, even the shallowest section of a dock or weeds that now have some water over them. If you can find current, fish the area hard. Look for clearer water also. Hit any creeks that flow into the lake. If you can catch it when the water clears up and is just starting to drop, hold on! Quote
Dalton Tam Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Me and my buddy were out on the water the other day ( the day I caught the fish in my avatar pic). We got on the lake at daybreak and fished for about and hour or so when and huge black cloud appeared. We had caught two or three but nothing great. We left our spot and got underneath someone's houseboat nearby until the rain passed through which was like an hour and a half later. When we went back to our spot, after the shower, we probably caught 20 or so bass. It was a good day. Quote
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