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Fishing in the rain

Post by Iamfishing » Thu May 20, 2010 11:24 am

hey i was wondering if any of you guys ever have luck when it is raining out side?
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RE:Fishing in the rain

Post by spokey9 » Thu May 20, 2010 11:26 am

A few times out at silver lake (pierce county) and american, but not too much when it's really pouring.
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RE:Fishing in the rain

Post by BentRod » Thu May 20, 2010 11:27 am

I have better luck when it's raining outside than when it's raining inside. :-"
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Post by hewesfisher » Thu May 20, 2010 12:10 pm

I prefer windy, rainy, cloudy days. Always have productive outings then. :)
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RE:Fishing in the rain

Post by blurock » Thu May 20, 2010 12:14 pm

I usually do better when it rains... I do the best when it's grey and overcast though. Bright sunlight is not conducive for fishing... just getting a tan
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RE:Fishing in the rain

Post by jens » Thu May 20, 2010 12:46 pm

BentRod wrote:I have better luck when it's raining outside than when it's raining inside. :-"
Ah, reminds me of that day on the Puyallup.
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Post by fishnislife » Thu May 20, 2010 12:53 pm

Rainy days are some of the most productive fishing days. If you can get away with just sprinkling and low wind your in for a good day. Downpour is just misrable to be in.
Ideal day for fishing would be warm with a slight breeze and overcast skies.





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Post by racfish » Thu May 20, 2010 1:02 pm

When fishing Lake wa I find the white cap days are best cuz your bait gets natural action.In good waves I like a bobber and worm to maximize the movement of the water.The second part of this is we live in the Northwest. If you dont fish cuz of rain you might not fish very much at all.
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Post by salmonslayer117 » Thu May 20, 2010 1:10 pm

I like halestorms! That makes it real fun!!!
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Post by Toni » Thu May 20, 2010 1:20 pm

salmonslayer117 wrote:I like halestorms! That makes it real fun!!!
And when we were fishing in the hailstorm we were catching and didn't really even notice the hail!
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Post by blurock » Thu May 20, 2010 1:34 pm

My favorite is fishing in the snow, where my guides freeze shut!
Ahh, steelheading :D
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Post by urbanangler » Thu May 20, 2010 2:09 pm

The best weather for fishing:

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RE:Fishing in the rain

Post by Iamfishing » Thu May 20, 2010 2:33 pm

@urbanangler WOWi have never seen hail like that
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Post by flinginpooh » Thu May 20, 2010 8:28 pm

Yep winter steelheading. Wind, rain, snow, hail, and that was just in one trip. Guides freezing on me having to dip rod in the river every 2-3 casts. I got a steelie 3 times while raining and I couldnt tell ya how many trout Ive gotten in the rain. So Id say it really doesnt matter raining or not. If fish are there theyll bite.
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RE:Fishing in the rain

Post by 'OL GREY DOG » Fri May 21, 2010 6:19 am

YEA I got "lucky" a few times when fish'n in bad weather..

OH WAIT.....

ya'll were talk'n about something else..

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RE:Fishing in the rain

Post by jens » Fri May 21, 2010 8:00 am

'OL GREY DOG wrote:YEA I got "lucky" a few times when fish'n in bad weather..

OH WAIT.....

ya'll were talk'n about something else..

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If you are holding it longer then 10 seconds, that means you are playing with it. :salut:

Yeah, well I fished the Blue Creek area and was dumped on last night, nothing.
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RE:Fishing in the rain

Post by salmonslayer117 » Fri May 21, 2010 12:57 pm

jens wrote:
If you are holding it longer then 10 seconds, that means you are playing with it. :salut:

Yeah, well I fished the Blue Creek area and was dumped on last night, nothing.
Gonna give it a whirl tonight. Hopefully the bite's there.
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RE:Fishing in the rain

Post by Amx » Fri May 21, 2010 1:38 pm

salmonslayer117 wrote:
jens wrote:
If you are holding it longer then 10 seconds, that means you are playing with it. :salut:

Yeah, well I fished the Blue Creek area and was dumped on last night, nothing.
Gonna give it a whirl tonight. Hopefully the bite's there.
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RE:Fishing in the rain

Post by FishTank » Fri May 21, 2010 1:44 pm

I'm debating on fishing tomorrow. I'm leaning toward Sunday for sure since it promises to be a better day in the inland NW.

What do y'all think? I could go both days... should I bass fish in the rain?? Looks to be about 10 mph wind on the water tomorrow.
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RE:Fishing in the rain

Post by islandbass » Fri May 21, 2010 1:44 pm

fishnislife wrote:Rainy days are some of the most productive fishing days. If you can get away with just sprinkling and low wind your in for a good day. Downpour is just misrable to be in.
Ideal day for fishing would be warm with a slight breeze and overcast skies.





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Yup, I agree. However, every once in a blue moon, you can get lucky, even in a deluge.

It was raining cats and dogs and the wind was wildly howling. You could almost hear in the wind these words in a whispered tone, "Go home! It is not worth the trouble to fish in these conditions."

To illustrate my disdain for the conditions, I tied on a rapala skitter walk. I don't know about you, but I don't know anyone who would try, let alone try a walk-the-dog type of lure in deluge conditions. Why? The gut said so.

After a few casts, bam! I saw the smash and splash through the crashing of the rain drops. Fish on, baby. The rain stopped suddenly as I pulled the bass to me after the fight in a way that seemed as if the weather stopped so I could take the picture. You can see how wet the bench is.

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I have had luck in the rain on other days and sometimes not. I say go fishing rain or shine unless there is lightning.
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