Fishing Q&A
Any tips for bass fishing while its raining?
Light rain bass fishing tips? Remember, the spawn is happening where I fish...I catch and release, don't gimme any crap ; )
Public Comments
- wear a rain coat or have some kind of canopy over you and enjoy your fishing, if you love fishing you will find elaborate ways to enjoy your self and your fishing
- Cast close to the shore line. Fish will hang out there waiting for food to be washed in during the rain.
- watch for lightening. other than that get of the lake and drink beer.
- where a rain coat and watch out for lightening
- This is the best time to fish, that and the spawn. You have to understand that the instinct of the bass on the bed is to protect. Use this to your advantage and toss tube lures or imitation crawfish at it. The bedding bass will attack it but spit it out fairly quick so be ready to set the hook. Try to avoid bedding bass with fry (baby fish) on it. Predators like to wait just outside the nest for an opportunity. If you hook it, you leave the fry open to attack . If you are having trouble hooking up, try smaller lures or a suspending plug type bait like rapalas. Toss it on the bed, let it sink a bit and just twitch it. The bass will attack and literally catch itself on the treble hooks. As for the light rain, go top water. Use frogs, lizards, spinnerbaits and popping plugs. Toss it close to the shoreline and retrieve. You are actually imitating nature as the lure comes from the shore line and bass will strike at it with complete prejudice. I normally use lizards rigged texas style without a weight. I toss it on the shore line, retrieving just fast enough to keep it on top. Bass go nuts for this. Another deal to look for is running water. Sometimes you'll see water coming off the shore and pouring into the water. This is a bass magnet, make several casts to this area. Here, you want to cast a little bit up the shoreline, and have the bait flow with the water. You may have to try different techniques like fishing on top or letting the bait sink a bit or go all the way down. Again, no weight. Larger bass like to wait a bit back so find that spot and you will have great success. Also, around trees and shrubs, try to actually hit the tree without getting hung up. Let the lure fall in the water and give it a few quick twitches. Let it sit and do it again. Twitch it in as you retrieve. Bass like to wait under the objects when it rains in hopes of lizards, frogs, mice, baby birds, snakes and so on to fall out of the branches. Lizard and frog imitations are best for these areas but worms work equally as well if you do not have the latter.I hope that helps ya out, good luck with those bass.
- Wear rain gear!
- Just fish how you normally would. Right before a rain or before a front moves through is a great time to catch fish, esp. big ones. They seem to like to feed before a front moves through. Good luck and let the big ones go!!!
- i asked this same question a long time ago on a fishing board -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the rain I would go with a top water..like a popper. Think about it...the rain is making all kinds of racket on the water and putting potential food in the water from run off and stuff like that. Ive have tons of hook ups on all kinds of fish..LMB trout, striper and even some pan fish with top waters and floaters. Give it a try....you may be pleasantly supprised. NOTE: I only fish from shore unless Im invited on a boat, so either way...success will be yours. Crawlers would work as well as they will be part of that "run off" but you should find where the water is spilling in and fish that general area. There are two spots in a local lake I fish that has that run off thing goin on for it and Ive fished them about 5 or 6 times each (fishin in the rain aint my favorite but sometimes ya gotta unplug...right) and Ive got some pretty healthy fish. Mostly trout and pan fish but a few LMB in the mix.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the rain I would go with a top water..like a popper. Think about it...the rain is making all kinds of racket on the water and putting potential food in the water from run off and stuff like that. Ive have tons of hook ups on all kinds of fish..LMB trout, striper and even some pan fish with top waters and floaters. Give it a try....you may be pleasantly supprised. NOTE: I only fish from shore unless Im invited on a boat, so either way...success will be yours. Crawlers would work as well as they will be part of that "run off" but you should find where the water is spilling in and fish that general area. There are two spots in a local lake I fish that has that run off thing goin on for it and Ive fished them about 5 or 6 times each (fishin in the rain aint my favorite but sometimes ya gotta unplug...right) and Ive got some pretty healthy fish. Mostly trout and pan fish but a few LMB in the mix. or try a rat-l trap
- If the wind isn't blowing I have had several great days in the rain during the spring on a clear spook. And a crank bait. Goretex is also a good idea.
