Rain?

[iceman16]

i have fished when it has rained alittle before but not a all day soaker. what do you do different?

iceman

[Shawn Kellett]

Where raingear

[brmuskie]

wear waterproof boots/shoes too.

[JimBuck]

A good pair of glasses or goggles when moving from spot to spot.

[10,000 Casts]

ya, rain has never seemed to bother anything. Just a good pair of rain gear with a good hood and a towel that ISN'T going to scratch your $200 pair of glasses.

One thing that I know some people do and I have followed is, when it is rainy and windy, throw Jakes, when it is calm, throw grandmas...

[RK]

Hiya -

Who says the internet isn't full of helpful information.

Rain is weird when it comes to muskies. I'd kill for an all day mist/drizzle to fish in, but I've never done very well during or after major downpours.

If it's just a steady light to moderate rain though it can be great - cuts down on light penetration and can get fish moving. I'd start fishing pretty aggressively and only slow down if the fish tell you you should.

Good luck - wish I was fishing today.

Cheers,

Rob Kimm

[Nick Kuhn]

I prefer the on and off showers. Good rain gear is all you need this time of year. Fish are almost always active in the rain. Seems like the more miserable you are the better the fishing is.

[musky796]

We caught three in the rain trolling in about two hours mid day a few years ago. Besides that I havnt even had a follow in the rain.

[Esox_Magnum]

One night last week we got out at 5:30, started raining at about 6:15 and quit about 7, saw all our fish during the rain, nothing before or after.

[iceman16]

didnt see one fish during the rain. once it stopped and the wind died down i had two really lazy chasers. came up saw the boat and back down. one thing i saw that i never had before were muskies coming up and sticking there head our of the water. i saw it 2 times. and yes they were muskies not carp.

iceman

[goblueM]

i saw 3 or 4 muskies doing that this weekend. its surprisingly common behavior

[mainbutter]

I prefer the on and off showers. Good rain gear is all you need this time of year. Fish are almost always active in the rain. Seems like the more miserable you are the better the fishing is.

I hear people say this quite often for many different species.

I don't know why, but I almost always have my best days with most and biggest fish boated on calm days with just a slight breeze and plenty of sun.

[Nick Kuhn]

Probably depends on the species you are fishing and more importantly the structure you normally fish. Open water trolling for suspended fish is probably pretty weather independent. The same for fishing rocks or wood, anything that provides minimal shade. However if we are talking weed flats, I think the fish position themselves higher so their field of vision is much better. You don't have to put the lure nearly as close to the fish to trigger a strike out of them.