ctf58 Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Okay guys and gals. I'm going out fishing Friday and Saturday for a small Mom and Pop tournament. It is also my first outing of the year. Going to be at Barkley Lake/Kentucky Lake. Actually will be fishing North Barkley Lake. What I'm unsure of is it is suppose to start raining Friday night and rain Saturday. I've never fishing in the rain. How should I approach it? Lake Temps should be 53 to 56 Forecast is as follows Friday...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the mid 50s. Friday Night...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Saturday...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. It is not really a front, more of a pulse coming through. Lake levels are dropping about 1/2 foot a day. Please Please Please a little knowledge, anything. All I want is a good day of fishing, not to win the tournament (but it would be nice not to get skunked) 8-) All I have is a 16 foot boat so the big ledges are probably out of my reach. Should I bang the shore and brush, fish some flats, points?? I'm clueless in this situation. Thanks in advance!!! Quote
kudzo Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 A pulse is still considered a small front and this time of yr any kind of front being big or little will effect the situation..First of all what i would do my freind is with the water temp being what you said i would not key on flooded shore brush or bushes,,unless it was a single tree or bush that was 20 or 30 feet off the original shore being before flooded..Just think the water is warming up pretty soon these bass are going to try and spawn and they are going to be stagin on secondary points and flats being the situation with them pulling the water the fish will be suspended off the shore but not real deep,,some will be around cover but most your big fish will be above the cover being afraid the water will catch them shallow.. KEY ON A FLUKE FOR THEM BEING SUSPENDED NEAR SECONDARY POINTS CLOSE TO A BIG COVE,,.IF THAT DONT GET IT THROW A 7 TO 9 FT DIVIN CRANKBAIT,,IF THAT DONT DO IT GO TO A SHAKY HEAD AND FISH IT SLOW WITH A BULKY BIG WORM OF SOME KIND..I DONE THE VERY SAME THING SUNDAY ON GREEN RIVER LAKE WITH THE WATER IN THE SAME SHAPE THAT BARKLEY IS IN AND WE SLAYED THEM ON A FLUKE AND CRANKBAIT ON SECONDARY POINTS ONLY AT BIG COVES..I HOPE THIS HELPED YOU A LITTLE.LET ME KNOW.. THANK YOU. Quote
ctf58 Posted March 23, 2011 Author Posted March 23, 2011 Thanks for the suggestions. I've got a spot in mind, first big bay at the mouth of a creek where it connects to the main lake. Channel cut close to it and there is a flat that I'm guessing to be about 8-15 feet deep. I do not mind the rain as long as the wind stays calm. Quote
Chris Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Thanks for the suggestions. I've got a spot in mind, first big bay at the mouth of a creek where it connects to the main lake. Channel cut close to it and there is a flat that I'm guessing to be about 8-15 feet deep. I do not mind the rain as long as the wind stays calm. This will be less effected by the dropping water Quote
kudzo Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Thanks for the suggestions. I've got a spot in mind, first big bay at the mouth of a creek where it connects to the main lake. Channel cut close to it and there is a flat that I'm guessing to be about 8-15 feet deep. I do not mind the rain as long as the wind stays calm. This will be less effected by the dropping water Thats what i was saying.When the water is dropping key in on things that is isolated off the shores..Most fish will be suspended below or bove..Fish know when the water has a current that is pulling from the local dam site,and they know if they stay close to the shore as the lake is being pulled,,they may be in a bad situation..The fish we caught when the water was being pulled was on a white fluke with a weighted hook fished very slowly just off the main lake points as u start in them,,and the little secondary points back in there..But remember dont worry about bangin the banks with the water being pulled,it wont get you no where..If the water was stable and it was flooded,then guess what i would do???I would bang the flooded bushes on the banks with a strike king jig and a paca trailer.flippin all day.. Quote
ctf58 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Posted March 27, 2011 Update Went to Barkley Lake and fished Friday and Saturday. I now realize fishing in the rain is not so bad. Fishing in snow , sleet and hail as I did on Friday Sucks! > :-/ :'( Man it hurt, we were 10 minutes from the Marina going full blast with no face protection. Friday caught only 4 in 4 hours, hooked 4 more but they got off at the boat. The 4 we did boat were short (14"), 2 pound footballs. Saturday boated 10 fishing a mom and pop tournament, but only 1 keeper. Thunderstorm and temps dropped 15 degrees to about 37 degrees about mid-day causing us to seek shelter. Oh the 1 keeper was 4.7 lbs, longer than my golden rule and won big fish and 3 place overall. Sweet beavers are now my friend. Quote
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