Is it worth going fishing the day after a day’s worth of rain?
Brian asked:
It rained pretty much all day today, coming in a steady drizzle, picking up a few times into a hard sprinkle, basically a regular old rain. So, would that rain disturb the fishing any? I’m thinking about trying a spot that is connected to our river, yet the water is placid. Typically stained. Would the fishing (panfish, cats) be better/worse?
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It rained pretty much all day today, coming in a steady drizzle, picking up a few times into a hard sprinkle, basically a regular old rain. So, would that rain disturb the fishing any? I’m thinking about trying a spot that is connected to our river, yet the water is placid. Typically stained. Would the fishing (panfish, cats) be better/worse?
June 8th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
better… they are moving when it rains.
June 9th, 2009 at 6:46 am
Always remember that old saying about Crack Cocaine and fishing in or after a rain:
“You’ll never know until you try it.”
June 10th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Rain is probably not going to effect pan fish. I have had some lousy bass fishing days after hard rains. I was always told by the guy who taught me bass fishing that rain messes with the PH levels in the water.
June 13th, 2009 at 6:05 am
it was probably better if it is a warm front, but it is the same after a cold front, but the bite.s a little slower. the more stable the weather, the better the fishing is.
June 15th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Don’t even try. I have never caught fish in murky water.
June 16th, 2009 at 3:58 am
Hmm… I dono about these other people.
But I’ve pulled just as many cats out during the rain… But that’s using stink baits. I bet using jigs/lures wouldn’t be as good because I think a bunch of fish use their lateral line to hunt.
But I personally, have had good catfish experience with rain.
Rain won’t slow what I’m doing EVER… It’s the lightning/thunder that’ll make me run for it. I don’t wanna be holding a 5 or 6 foot lightning rod next to a lake (probably next to trees), when lightning comes down.
June 16th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
I would think on the river the fishing would be quite good after a rain.
June 19th, 2009 at 5:47 am
Go for it! you should still catch, it may have even “stirred the bottom up” releasing more food into the water, so you may have more chance of catching!
June 20th, 2009 at 11:44 am
The rain should generate a current in the waters at some place or another- I have found the catfish bite best when there is some current in the water. Bass can be caught if you happen to find a run out.
June 22nd, 2009 at 10:41 am
It depends. I really try to get out there WHILE it’s raining for cats. Find where water is running in, put live or cutbait on your hook, cast, and catch. Generally I have best luck when the lake/river is rising or high than when it’s low or falling. So you know, turbid water is what big flathead like best (and they seem to prefer live bait as well).