Rain, rain and more rain

[garage_logician]

We sure needed the rain but I suspect that the fishing patterns that were working so well last week are probably not so hot now. Now that the hot weather has broke (for at least a bit) and the lakes have been filled with up 4-5 inches of rain what kind of patterns should we be fishing? Wacky Senkos on the outside weed edges near deep water? Jig worms? Will the docks still hold fish?

[st.crioxfishin]

I Personaly think the fishing will improve because of the rain. That shallow cover that was becoming to shallow and hot for the fish is now rejuvinated with more water and more room for the fish to move. I think if you find a lake where the water has really gone up you could get them good on a spinnerbait in the shallows. The deepwater bite should still be consistant as it usually is throughout the summer, because these fish are less pressured.

the best thing about this weather is that the temperatures have dropped a few degrees, and the water temp should go down a little bit, and even if its just a few degrees I think that may help.

just my opinion, could be wrong though

[LuckyNorm07]

My buddy and i went out fishing yesterday evening on a local metro lake and the bite was on.. alot of big fish too 2- over 5 pounds one 21 1/2 inches it was a bucket mouth.. the bass for us moved from the deep water into the shallows chasing baitfish.. felt like there were fighting harder and splashing in the shallows chasing the baitfish.. the water temp was down but, the water was stained more.. the rain for me was awesome.. bring on the rain and cooler weather!!

[garage_logician]

Thanks for the info. We went out last night and hit the docks and the shallows with Senkos (wacky) and caught a pile of fish. Most in the 2-3 lb. range with a couple over 4. They were both just shy of 5lbs. Not bad since we did not hit the water until 7-7:30. :-)