On 10/17/2019 at 11:52 AM, Yeajray231 said:

I like anytime I can get out on the water. As long as it's not dangerous I will go if my time allows. 

 

I'd take anything over still, dead heat 

 

This. I can't stand hot, windless days.

Not sure if I've mentioned this here.....but I'm a mailman type of fisherman....or was....or maybe hope to be again.  Rain....snow...sleet....hail...I was there....Then when I got up in morning and saw daylight again it was off for another adventure.  Good thing I had a gracious wife who tried to give me some responsibility so I could earn gas money.

We had a little snow and freezing rain yesterday, it might be over for me this year.

7 hours ago, Oregon Native said:

Not sure if I've mentioned this here.....but I'm a mailman type of fisherman....or was....or maybe hope to be again.  Rain....snow...sleet....hail...I was there....Then when I got up in morning and saw daylight again it was off for another adventure.  Good thing I had a gracious wife who tried to give me some responsibility so I could earn gas money.

Living in the pacific northwest and then the smoky mountains, you never really had much of a choice! Haha

On 10/17/2019 at 1:47 PM, MassYak85 said:

Does anyone else get that "itch to fish" a little more when there's some rain or wind? I know we usually associate those conditions with better fishing but I think it goes beyond that. Something about having a lake or pond to yourself and being able to enjoy the outdoors on days most people want to be inside just has a certain appeal to me I guess. 

 

Agree 100%. The only thing that will keep me off the water is lightning.

I have caught most of my biggest fish of all kinds in bad weather. I still do not intentionally fish bad weather, because for every one of my best bad weather fish, there were countless bad weather trips that produced nothing.

Only fish bad weather if there is a tournament scheduled. I have my summers off, I fish during the week and have many lakes to myself.   No reason to fish in nasty weather.  I have quality rain gear, goretex shoes, etc., but not my favorite to have to use it.   I also hate fishing with my hands frozen for bass.  I ice fish, but don’t have to cast accurately and can usually see the bite on my sonar, so I can have mittens on waiting for the bite.  

You guys who like bad weather should have been here today. Mid 40s, constant rain blowing sideways all day. You’d be in heaven.

6 hours ago, Scott F said:

You guys who like bad weather should have been here today. Mid 40s, constant rain blowing sideways all day. You’d be in heaven.

Fishing in heavy rain is ok until it’s below 40. After that, snow is much more pleasant 

It snowed here today, I don't mind a little rain and cooler weather but I hate snow..

 

But Ice fishing is close but I would rather be on my boat any day.

Nope.  Give me 80 degrees, with partly overcast and 5-10 mph wind.

I normally don’t fish bad weather, but being in CA, we hardly have bad weather to begin with. I remembered my first hudds fish caught in pretty cold windy and rainy weather in early February, still gave me a thrill until this day. Why? Because I almost fall down the rip-rap that day, and every time I see the spot, I think to myself, was I stupid.

I can’t stand hot, humid weather so I don’t fish much in the summer. I do most of my fishing in the spring and fall. Unfortunately we have had very short good weather seasons the last couple of years since I retired. It’s either been blazing hot, freezing cold or pouring down rain.

 

If I’m going on a multi-day trip to fish a lake out of state then I fish regardless of what the weather is doing any particular day. When I’m at home and considering going somewhere close I usually won’t go if there are storms in the forecast.

Got out today with a 30 degree temp drop and gale force winds and lit them up on a Squarebill. So today wasn't so bad. Brian.

All you midwest guys should love fishing today. I went yesterday .?