FISHING IN THE RAIN

I love to fish no matter what the weather but my favorite time to fish is on an overcast day with a chance of showers! There are a lot of people who are, lets say, "FAIR WEATHER FISHERMEN", that would no more think of being out on a rainy day than the "MAN IN THE MOON"! I have had some really successful days while getting my LARGE BUTT wet! I think the best days are a rainy day following a long, hot dry spell. The rain helps to "Wake Up" the water and cause better fish movement. I also think the fish stay active for longer periods of time which leads to more success! One such day comes to mind. My fishing buddy (Bill) and I decided to head out and get wet, I guess for lack of anything else better to do! We put on our rain gear and headed for the lake. After dumping out the water that had partially filled the boat, we pushed off. We headed to some weed cover and started throwing top water baits. We had found the right spot right off the bat and started catching Bass as fast as we could cast. The fish weren't large but the fishing was fast and furious! After about 45 minutes we realized that the boat had 2"-3" of fresh rain water in it and our feet were soaked. We didn't care. We bailed the best we could and kept right on fishing! You know you've been in the rain too long when you notice your fingers look like prunes! We had a blast that day and still talk about it and hope to repeat that experience sometime in the future. The moral of this story is to not pass up any opportunity to go fishing! You may find that a rainy day while give you the experience of a life time!