Fish like rain, right?

[davidclayton]

Random question here. I think it's generally accepted that fish like rain.
* Low pressure drives them to feed
* Adds oxygen to water
* Breaks up light penetrating, which encourages bait fish to move
* Noise of rain distracts them from boat noise
* Disguises shadow that the boat leaves

So how about this scenario...
There's a big lake, and it's only raining on one half of the lake.
Will the fish in the other half be attracted to the rainy side?
[signature]

[theangler]

LOL! If a tree fall's in the woods and no one hears it did it really fall? Just kidding, Got me?

No one brave enough to take a stab at this?
[signature]

[inuyashalover21]

Fish are pretty smart creatures. If their hearing is good then yes they can. Also fish will follow the fish thats closer to the rainy side. Also they can probably feel the difference in the water and switch to the rainy side. My weather loaches knew when we was getting a storm and would swim frantically in the tank. I am not a scientist.Its just a theory/opinion
[signature]

[gdn443]

From what I've heard the rain affects the zooplankton which turns on the feeding trigger in the bait fish. And it moves down the line. Light rain seems to work better than a soaking rain. Low preasure seems to add the trigger. Thats my stab at it.[] Welcome to the site as well.
[signature]

[flbassmaster]

I used to hate fishing in the rain until I realized how much fish love rain. I personally believe its all the oxygen thats added and gets the baitfish and bass moving and eating. Some of the best fishing days I've had has been during a summer rain storm.

Good Luck
[signature]

[Simp]

out of the 6 bass i've caught this year, bout half have been in a light rain. I'm looking forward to when the temps go up and stay warm. I'm gonna get my columbia thunderstorm jacket and hit the boat dock. I just hope I can get some good activity. My goal this year is to catch a 5lb. bass. that's the 2009 fishing resolution i most want to keep.
[signature]

[tubeN2]

I love fishing in the rain. I am not considered as a fairweather fisherman.

I have noticed from my log book as well as statistics from other friends, that the fish don't mind the rain since they are already wet. haha

On a serious note. The rise and fall of the barometer, which is present prior and during raining conditions tends to trigger the feeding more than the rain does in itself.

The rise and fall tend to move the fishes food up and down the thermoclines which also moves the fish in to a feeding mode. The fish really don't mind the shadow of a boat anyways. They will tend to favor harboring under structure anyways.[cool]
[signature]

[Simp]

It's been real cloudy and rainy here lately...but the temp won't get out of the low 50s....grrrrrrr.

that's not gonna cut it, i need the water to warm up so i can fish lol
[signature]

[Vivid-Dawn]

I don't know about lake fishing, but I've been told that rain is good for river fishing. What I learned, was that bugs hide under leaves of trees, and the rain hits the leaves and the bugs drop to the water, and that feeds the fishies! I also heard that's what fly fishing simulates...is bugs hitting water. But I'm just a bait angler, so I really wouldn't know.
[signature]