Figured i would post the topic here because it wasn't getting a lot of views in the fishing report section.

 

Tomorrow I am getting up at 530am with my dad and heading to a local pond. The pond is a small pond that is absolutely filled with bass and some really big ones. Last year at this time they were crushing frogs and anything you threw at them. The problem is that for the last 2 days and today, it has been raining. However, the temperature has not dropped it is still warm. Will the rain affect the bite? Will my topwater frogs still work? If not, what lures are good for these conditions? I was thinking swim baits might work.

 

Thanks!

 

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I'm still a newbie to bass fishing but if the pond is murky or muddy from the rain use darker senkos or creature baits. Topwater frogs generally produce well in the early morning hours and since frogs are more active after a rain that might be the way to go if that's a big prey source in the pond. But someone else might suggest something different. Chatterbaits also work well in the morning from what I've read. I'm trying a chatterbait out myself for the first time in the morning.

You'll be fine starting off with the frog.  If the water is muddy then use a spitting frog.  Another top water to use would be a spook.  After the topwater bite quits then I would give the Jika rig a try.  Or like stated above ^^^ a stick worm.  An ocho or a senko style bait.  You should have a good day.

Frog will still work and try a weightless worm in areas where water is running into the pond the bass may be stacked up there gorging themselves on the things being washed into the pond 

 

      tight lines

 

          Andrew

Try squarebill crankbaits around any hard cover! They always seem to produce for me, bump and bang them off cover for the best results!

If the water level has risen much, the fish will move in shallower... and if it's rained enough to raise the water level, you'll probably have some extra color in the water too.

 

I don't know much about the pond, but a swimbait wouldn't be my first choice.  I'd be starting shallow and tight to cover with baits that are either noisy, or move alot of water.  T-rigged creature baits and craws, a chartreuse spinnerbait with a single colorado blade, and a buzzbait would be my starting lineup.  The higher/muddier the water, the shallower and tighter to cover.  When this happens in my neck of the woods, I have good luck fishing parallel to the shoreline - it's hard to beat a buzzbait bite 1 ft off the bank.