24 replies to this topic

[bama_bassin]

On a lake with lots of grass and shad as primary food source.

[tholmes]

I'd use the same lures that you use on cloudy, breezy days.

It ain't raining where the fish are


Lipless cranks or spinnerbaits (in shad-like colors) run over the top of the grass would be where I would start.

Tom

[Bluebasser86]

I like topwaters (particularly buzzbaits) in light to moderate rain. If it gets heavy I switch to a wakebait, spinnerbait or swimjig. The rain breaks up the surface and makes them less spooky so fast moving baits seems to really appeal to them.

[Captain Shane Procell]

Fishing in the rain can be incredible and I love it. If its raining and overcast I'll throw a frog for starters unless its cold. If they won't take a frog then I'll throw a spinnerbait.

[outdoorsman110]

I fish durning rainstorms all the time, especially in my kayak. I reccomend you get a STORM kicking minnow with a color that matches the baitfish in your area, and shad colored spinnerbaits, sexy shad works best.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Spinnerbait just under the surface and bulged. Wake baits. I have had pretty decent luck on a large propbait like a wounded spook. i also like large black worms swam through the junk.

[Floridalargemouth]

I typically fish whatever I'm throwing when its not raining. I've never really noticed a difference in the number of strikes I get in the rain or out. The same pattern should work just as well.

Capt. Dalton

[mrmacwvu1]

whatever they are fishing on tv

too many people are struck by lightning

[Mike L]

Fishing in the rain can be incredible and I love it. If its raining and overcast I'll throw a frog for starters unless its cold. If they won't take a frog then I'll throw a spinnerbait.

Ditto

Mike

[Frog Turds]

just to reiterate, topwaters in general, wake baits, prop baits, poppers, walk the doggies, spinnerbaits with the blade ripplin/buldging the surface, paddle tail swim baits with the tail tickling the surface also...

[JP.]

whatever they are fishing on tv

too many people are struck by lightning

It can pour like a maniac and not lightning once.

I burn a big spinnerbait, wake a swimbait, or walk a spook, depending on the time of year. I absolutely love fishing in the rain.

[Vinny Chase]

I fish durning rainstorms all the time, especially in my kayak. I reccomend you get a STORM kicking minnow with a color that matches the baitfish in your area, and shad colored spinnerbaits, sexy shad works best.

Really? This is the first recommendation for this swimbait...I bought a few and was VERY disappointed; it kept rolling on me.

Try a black spinnerbait with gold colorado blades

[Ratherbfishing]

Yes. : )

[bigbill]

I am a light rain fishing freak. I like fishing during the fronts. We do leave the water when a micro burst is comming our way.

My hottest lures have been so far using inline spinners during the rain, inbetween the rain showers when it stops and right before the front hits, about 2hrs before the rain starts.

1/4oz bass size
Joes Flies in fire tiger apache
Joes Flies in glo tiger
Joes Flies in blackgnat silver blade

Strike King
silver blade with black tail #3 size

Mepps anglia
silver blade, brown tail #3
silver blade, grey tail #3
red/whire/silver blade / brown tail #3

Hank Parker on TV once showed me how good the mann's baby 1 in brown crawdad can be in the light rain too. I found it works all the time in some cases.

I try a swimbait all the time like the YUM one thats 6'' long in white. They seem to attack it and try to rip it off my line but no hook ups yet.

[Shane J]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned a Chatterbait. Killer in the rain with a Baby Craw trailer.