Bass Fishing in the Rain - Outdoor Gear World!

“Did you ever consider, which time is best for fishing? Well, the answer is, any time you are ready to buckle up and go out there for fishing. It’s not about the time of the day or weather, not even season. It’s about the mindset to go fishing.”

Avid angler says that it’s 60% experience, 30% preparations, and 10% luck. So true it is! A certain knowledge about fishing will help to enhance your experience fast. While it’s raining, its one of the most productive water and also has some major advantages. Let’s say you will-

And with that saying, the best way to earn experience is more engagement with the situation. So next time, if you see the sky is gloomy and ready to cry, grab your fishing rods and gears, go have some fun with nature! In this blog, we are going to tell you 5 easy facts you need to know about fishing in the rain. Let’s get started!

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1. Understanding the changes

This is not basically a tip for bass fishing in the rain yet crucial to understanding. While it’s raining, the situation underwater is not as it was before. There is a considerable change in the temperature, sunlight and dissolved oxygen which can turn fish on or off!

Well, the good news for my angler buddies is, the rain will give you some extra advantage to catch game fishes like bass. Bass are aggressive in nature in terms of hunting, so the slight change in temperature won’t affect that much.

Talking about the lights, some fishes are more active when it’s dark. Since the bass is kinda spooky and like shades, the cloudy sky with low light can come to your favor. Besides, it will help you to reach a little bit closer to the fish.

Lastly, the dissolved oxygen is the final factor that can active the fish for you. In summer, oxygen decreases with the temperature rises. Since there is moisture in the air and because of wind, more dissolved oxygen got mixed with water. Now that really triggers the fish to be in action for hunt.

2. Select topwater lures and have fun

Catching bass with topwater lures are pure fun, who doesn’t love to see the aggressiveness of bass after a topwater! A rainy day with a gloomy sky and low air pressure is the perfect time for applying topwater lures and swimming baits. If you’re a topwater lover, it’s gonna be your day!

Spinnerbaits are most likely to be effective in this condition. Because of the rain, it’s hard to attract bass with a lure that is not that responsive. But with a spinnerbait which makes a lot of noise and vibration, you can catch a lot of basses.

Don’t forget to bring wide variations of topwater lures and spinnerbaits in your tackle box. Try different lures to find out the most preferred one. Here’s a good one, While fishing in the rain, focus on common schooling areas like points, ditches, ledges, or current seams, but keep a topwater on your deck all day – who knows when a group will show up and schooling.

3. Look out for the drains/ surface runoff

One of the major advantages of fishing for bass in the rain is the surface runoff created the rain. When it rains, the flow of water finds a path and accumulate nutrients with sediments. Most likely it’s in a shallow area where you will find a lot of bait fishes like bluegills. This water actually finds its way to the larger body of water such as lakes to the river.

Now the chances of getting bass in this highly productive area are high, in search of baitfish they roam around this zone. Well, that’s your window to cast a hookset and getting bites. So, yeah always look for the surface runoff zone.

However, for the high amount of sediments, this zone tends to be muddy, the murky water makes fishing harder when the rain stops. So don’t waste any time, you need to be fast and search for clear water when it’s too cloudy to see. On a special note, use lures that are colorful and make good sound and vibration so that it can attract fish in murky water.

4. Get into a kayak and get close as much as possible

We all know-how spooky we have to be while the bass fishing. Getting them out of the bush or nastiest shades can be a real daunting task sometimes. But when it’s raining, they like to roam around the water and create chances for you to get easy catches. With that, the rain also allows you to get closer to the fish by suppressing the sound of your presence.

The closer you get, the chances of getting bites increases. Needless to say, you will get better castability and sight. So the best option is to get into a kayak and do kayak fishing. With a sit-on-top fishing kayak, you can reach anywhere in quickly and set your hookset. If you don’t have a kayak, get into the water and go closer as much as possible.

5. Study about how the weather affects bass fishing

It’s not like fishes are waiting underwater to take a bite of our lure, we have to trace them and trick them to take a bite of our trap. Understanding the fish behavior, how the weather affects bass is so crucial for bass fishing. It’s a huge topic to discuss, we are not gonna discuss it now but let’s just say that if you study these topics, your success rate will go sky-high.

Talking about the rain, bass fishes are more active while it’s raining because of the available dissolved oxygen and certain other factors. So if you want a productive day, utilize the rainy time.

Safety Comes first!!!

Don’t forget to wear quality rain gear while fishing in the rain. This will both keep you protected and gives comfort to fish all day long. With tons of gear in the rain, returning empty-handed is not an option.

While it’s lightening, please look for shelter and don’t go out until it’s safe. No matter what, safety comes first right!

Last words

Fishing is so much fun with a lot of excitement, and the rain makes it more thrilling. If you have the proper knowledge and preparations, you will be surprised by the result of rain fishing. More importantly, rain fishing will through you some challenges which will ultimately help you to gather lot of experiences. So what are you waiting for, go out there while it’s raining and land some mighty bass.

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