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Title: crappies in the rain!!!!
Post by: UPSTATE ICEMASTER on Dec 29, 2005, 10:07 PM

 Has anyone else had good luck fishin for crappies in the rain ??? im just wondering if this was just something outa the blue

Title: Re: crappies in the rain!!!!
Post by: camo_fish on Dec 29, 2005, 10:38 PM

you must be the lucky one with the secret color.  ;D

Title: Re: crappies in the rain!!!!
Post by: Swift on Dec 30, 2005, 05:13 PM

Think it's the best time to go, especially as we were nearing last ice. This time of year is nearly as good, just the ice is a bit spooky near me now. Mid winter is OK, think it has more to do with it being a bit darker of a sky than anything else.

Title: Re: crappies in the rain!!!!
Post by: fiesty on Dec 31, 2005, 03:44 PM

it rained up here on Thursday, I happened to be on a half way decent crappie pond, and yea, they bit...on any given day we'll get a mess of perch mixed in with them, but the craps were up high and hungry...very few perch, mess of good sized craps...quite a few 14" plus...couple that I had to take the tape to at the end of the day...I was suprised...so yea, craps bite in the rain...why not?

Title: Re: crappies in the rain!!!!
Post by: crappieslayer22 on Feb 06, 2006, 04:50 PM

i catch them good in the rain

Title: Re: crappies in the rain!!!!
Post by: PondPro on Feb 25, 2006, 07:26 PM

i always catch them in the rain or snow.

Title: Re: crappies in the rain!!!!
Post by: howesfc on Mar 14, 2007, 08:35 PM

I think the rain water running down the holes turns the fish on.
I have also seen snow flurries do the same.

Title: Re: crappies in the rain!!!!
Post by: Van_Cleaver on Mar 18, 2007, 05:21 PM

Read an article last year that said a warm, rainy day at the end of the ice season was the best time to catch big crappie. A combination of reasons, with the water running back through the holes and increasing the oxygen level, being the most important. I'd just like one more shot to fish for crappie at this point!

Title: Re: crappies in the rain!!!!
Post by: Preacher_man on Mar 21, 2007, 09:01 AM

 Camo Fish is right on the money! I went out last nite for the crappie bite and only caught one! I usually hammer'em! But last nite the Barometric Pressure was 30.8. Very Dry! ANd I was wondering why I wasn't catching anything! Good Tip,Camo!!!!

Title: Re: crappies in the rain!!!!
Post by: pinche on Mar 21, 2007, 09:46 AM

here is a good site to help understand the effects of the barometer and fishing. Its a general reading but its fairly accurate .

http://www.lake-link.com/fishinginfo/barometric_pressure.cfm (http://www.lake-link.com/fishinginfo/barometric_pressure.cfm)

Title: Re: crappies in the rain!!!!
Post by: whitetailmaster on Apr 17, 2007, 06:01 PM

Best time for me is when its raining and also on overcast days. They seem to hit all day in these conditions.

Title: Re: crappies in the rain!!!!
Post by: dabber-doo on Jul 22, 2007, 09:30 PM

Quote from: pinche on Mar 21, 2007, 09:46 AM

here is a good site to help understand the effects of the barometer and fishing. Its a general reading but its fairly accurate .

http://www.lake-link.com/fishinginfo/barometric_pressure.cfm (http://www.lake-link.com/fishinginfo/barometric_pressure.cfm)

Hey there pinche thanks for the site . found it most intresting.