5 Tips For Fishing After Rain Like A Professional

This seems like something that is a bit strange for an angler to know about, because we aren’t meteorologists!

But this information comes in really handy when an inclement weather situation happens. Knowing if a front has passed will allow you to know how to further proceed with the day of fishing.

When a rain passes through, it is typical that a front has also passed through too. So this means that you success will largely be due to whether or not a front has passed.

If the conditions are similar to how they were before the rain, there is a chance that a pass did not actually pass through. So this really means that you should keep throwing whatever you were having success with before the rain occurred.

However if the rain is followed by an actually sunny and pleasant occasion, this may look and feel great: but it might not mean great things when it comes to fishing unless you know how to alter your game accordingly.

So when it does become sunny after a period of rain, know that bass will ultimately tend to move closer to cover. Changing your strategy and location of casts and crucial here, and using a lure that is perhaps larger and a bit slower in nature then some quicker moving working lures.

Definitely throw that lure near the water edges and where there is a lot of cover because that is where the bass will be in this case!

The next most important thing to understand when fishing after rain is understanding how the water temperature is affected.

Water temperature might be the most crucial factor when you are fishing or are planning on fishing directly after (and/or during) a period of rain.

If the water was already warm and there was a period of warm rain, then this will most likely turn out to be a situation where the bass and other fish are going to become much more active.

This is also going to be a great thing for fish of all types, and in the event of a warm rain you will find carp sun-bathing in the weeds as well. So if you are so inclined, throw a carp rig into the weeds and proceed with an active lure to catch bass and other fish while your other set up waits.

Daily feeding times could totally disrupt any greater logic about fishing after rain. This is great to know because it could seriously factor into your day’s fishing experience. This is largely because some lakes or other bodies of water don’t follow these general “rules”.

This is great for us, and this gives us as anglers some inside knowledge on how to study the areas we are fishing. Especially when it comes to lakes, we’ll find that different types of fish have their own certain feeding times that largely don’t change regardless of weather conditions!

This point could possibly be the simplest one: rain oxygenates the water and makes it more pleasant, enjoyable, and healthy for the fish to swim about in.

This is great to know too because this will really help us catch fish like carp in particular, and this is because they are a type of fish that is more inclined to seek out this type of refreshing water to relax and eat some grass and hang out in.

This tip has a lot to do with the last one, so I’ve put them directly one after the other. This is a great tip to use especially with carp or other fish who really do anything they can to seek out oxygenated waters so they can become more active (and ultimately sun bathe, swim around, and eat grass).

We will often find that fishing for carp is the optimal situation in this case, and perhaps if the bass have stopped hitting you get a bit bored and start carp fishing. This could very well prove to be the optimal situation, and we’ll explain why right now!

Simply put we want the air pressure to be low, and the air pressure generally correlates with the amount of oxygen in the air or water.

So after a period of warmth (no matter how long or short) you might find that nothing is really hitting your baits or lures, and this is because many fish tend to become less active when the water is much less oxygenated.

So with that simple logic you can further understand how using your knowledge of what the current level of air pressure is (there are specific instruments to measure it, or you can look it up online), and how that will help you further analyze and understand the fishing scenario at hand.

Again you want to maximize your time and efficiency on the water, so be sure to save this link and refer to anything if you need to! We’re anglers not scholars, so looking back here could provide the best advice and help you plan, initiate, and execute your best fishing strategy!