According to the Bass Forecast ratings and the lunar fishing calendar, the next few days are rated highly and I was looking forward to getting out there. However, the last few days have rained like crazy, and the water levels are very high.

 

Question: is it worth trying to fish in such conditions, if so, are the fish in their usual areas or does the heavy rain/high water level move them to unpredictable locations?

 

Any help is appreciated.

Never know til ya go 

The first place I go is flooded brush with clean water.

With 2 dams failing and rivers above flood stage fishing is your least concern, stay safe.

Tom

I heard a 3rd dam failed further up river.  That said, I believe the OP is located well away from the chaos.

2 hours ago, WRB said:

With 2 dams failing and rivers above flood stage fishing is your least concern, stay safe.

Tom

 

2 hours ago, Glenn said:

I heard a 3rd dam failed further up river.  That said, I believe the OP is located well away from the chaos.

Safety definitely comes first; my golden retriever would be real upset if I didn't come home. 

 

Luckily for me Glenn is correct; I'm around 100 miles WSW as the crow flies from the chaos. Just hoping no one up there gets hurt. 

 

Thank you for your responses. 

3 hours ago, J Francho said:

The first place I go is flooded brush with clean water.

Thank you for your response. 

 

Do you primarily work the edges of the brush line with something like a slow rolled spinner or crank, or get right into the thick of it with something weedless? 

3 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Never know til ya go 

Truer statement was never made!

14 hours ago, West Fishigan said:

Do you primarily work the edges of the brush line with something like a slow rolled spinner or crank, or get right into the thick of it with something weedless? 

Yes.

 

A lot of the time, I throw a spinnerbait right into the flooded brush.  If that doesn't work, then I go to a jig.

On 5/21/2020 at 8:33 AM, J Francho said:

Yes.

 

A lot of the time, I throw a spinnerbait right into the flooded brush.  If that doesn't work, then I go to a jig.

Thanks a lot man. Took the day off and I'm headed out to give it a try!

Fishing was good in central Michigan yesterday! I enjoyed the fact that the shallow water warning signs at the lake I fished were under water. LoL

Went fishing again today near St. Johns, water was up about 3 feet and visibility was only an inch or two. It was fun to fish in the forest that was flooded but had no luck in there with a spinnerbait and Toadrunner.

However, was killing it in flooded bushes pitching a dark jig.