How long after the rain...

badbass25 · Post by **badbass25** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:37 am

for fish to start feeding again?

bass king · Post by **bass king** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:39 am

yjjustforme · Post by **yjjustforme** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:49 pm

Before during and right after. There already wet so they don't care.

Larry Hemphill · Post by **Larry Hemphill** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:22 pm

Usually depends on how cold the storm is. This one was short and not very cold. If you have bluebird skies and a north wind follow the storm, the bite usually will suffer for about 24-36 hours. Often fishing slower, smaller baits, and deeper water will increase your odds of success until the stable (warmer) weather returns. The post-front cold north wind is the biggest killer of a good bass bite.

BassBum · Post by **BassBum** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:48 pm

bass king wrote:

What does that mean? I'd like to hear opinions too...

longshot · Post by **longshot** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 7:39 pm

I work construction and as soon as the first drop hits the ground I load the boat and head out. I don't think fishing is much better than the beginning of a storm.
But what Larry said holds true in my opinion.

scott h · Post by **scott h** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:28 pm

Popcorn clouds and blue sky after a storm=tough, throw in a north wind and a drop in temps you have the toughest conditions in fishing but everything prior to that is good as long as you can stand being out there, I have had a few days on the delta when the wind was crankin 50+ mph and the only other boat my partner n I saw was the coast guard telling us to be careful but it was some world class fishing! And of course plan your routes and boating safety is priority one.