I have had success at 1 particluar 800 acre reservoir in the past, but NEVER in the conditions I will encounter tomorrow.  I could do what I have always done, but it is my only day off for a long time and dont feel like chancing anything.

The res. is clear (about 10ft visability).  About 1/5 of the lake is stumps and submerged tree's (little grass).  It goes from 1 ft to about 30ft in the middle.

I "usually" catch the fish in the tree's or on the cover on the banks during this time of year.

HOWEVER, it has been raining for the past 2 days and cool.  The water will be high 60's to low 70's.  Tomorrow is supposed to be rain all day, possible thunder.

Think the fish will go deep?  Think they will bump up to cover?  Any suggetions?

Thanks,

Bip

My first impression is to find a large stump field that has at least a little vegetation cover somewhere around it (to hold small baitfish and minnows), up to 20 feet of water, and swim a spinnerbait in the rain. I've been fishing in that setup before many times in clear water and that water temp, and have had some wild action begining just before rain set in, and continuing until really heavy rain moved in with dangerous lightning. I always leave, so couldn't tell you how long it would have lasted. A bass seems to lose all caution for spinnerbaits when the surface is being poked like that. It takes a bait that makes noise to compete with the noise of rain, and it takes darker colors for contrast because of the lack of sunlight. My favorite colors here for that moment are red or copper willow blades and a burgandy/purple skirt, and a red flaked purple swim grub trailer or purple (wine shade) Sweet Beaver. Weight and blade size depends on depth you have to swim it, but the blades don't need to be more than 50% large than whatever bass have been feeding on lately.  Bass tend to scatter out in prolonged rain, and if enough comes to cause creeks to flow bass will migrate there to follow baitfish feeding on new nutrients flowing in. But this time of year rains tend to be too light so the creeks don't run, and bass only make it as far as mouths of creeks. It seems they anticipate the possibility of new water but don't commit to swimming up unless it actually happens.

Jim