Rain Rain

you forgot to take into account of air temp, time of year, wind,size of
lake, time of day

etc etc

so temp as dropped suddenly by 2.26degrees, so fish feel cold
and go and sit by the fire.

In article , Hoot!!!
wrote:
you forgot to take into account of air temp, time of year, wind,size of
lake, time of day

etc etc

so temp as dropped suddenly by 2.26degrees, so fish feel cold
and go and sit by the fire.

Quite. Other factors are at least as important if not more so.

So Jake's original question:
'any tatics to get the fish feeding in rain'

was at best ill stated as at most of the time the rain itself is immaterial

and the response:
'If the rain is cold it will cool the water and put fish off feeding'
(which is pretty much the standard reply)
really doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

In many storms I'd guess that the greater part of any temperature drop is
due to thick cloud blocking the sun's heat.

Diurnal heating and cooling must have a much greater effect in shallow
water. Deep water is an excellent heat sink. Incoming aquifers (springs)
have a stabilising effect (and are excellent fish holding features in cold
conditions)

I have seen fish shoal under a tree in a summer thunderstorm - not to get
out of the rain but to exploit the shower of caterpillars that were washed
off the leaves.

So the old catch all answer:
'Watch what the fish are doing and try to exploit their actions.'

Seems to apply.

In other words: forget the rain and carry on as usual.

Cheerio,

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Very good post, some intersting points
"Derek.Moody" wrote in message
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In article , Hoot!!!
wrote:
you forgot to take into account of air temp, time of year, wind,size of
lake, time of day

etc etc

so temp as dropped suddenly by 2.26degrees, so fish feel cold
and go and sit by the fire.

Quite. Other factors are at least as important if not more so.

So Jake's original question:
'any tatics to get the fish feeding in rain'

was at best ill stated as at most of the time the rain itself is
immaterial

and the response:
'If the rain is cold it will cool the water and put fish off feeding'
(which is pretty much the standard reply)
really doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

In many storms I'd guess that the greater part of any temperature drop is
due to thick cloud blocking the sun's heat.

Diurnal heating and cooling must have a much greater effect in shallow
water. Deep water is an excellent heat sink. Incoming aquifers (springs)
have a stabilising effect (and are excellent fish holding features in cold
conditions)

I have seen fish shoal under a tree in a summer thunderstorm - not to get
out of the rain but to exploit the shower of caterpillars that were washed
off the leaves.

So the old catch all answer:
'Watch what the fish are doing and try to exploit their actions.'

Seems to apply.

In other words: forget the rain and carry on as usual.

Cheerio,

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