fishing in the rain...

[Matthew Longley]

Was thinking about getting out to Accotink or somewhere close this Saturday morning, but it's supposed to rain.  It's the only time I have to get out this week, and I don't particularly mind the elements, so I'm thinking about going anyway.  How does rain effect trout fishing?  Do folks move to bigger, flashier steamers?

[Dalton Terrell]

A light to medium rain doesn't affect trout fishing too much in general, as the trout aren't getting any wetter. You can even have some good midge and BWO hatches during a winter rain (not sure if this is true or matters at Accotink). And you actually have some advantage as trout won't spook as easily with the surface of the water distorting their view of you, but no reason to use a different fly than you would otherwise.

For heavier rains where run off can make the water color tainted, your intuition of moving to bigger, brighter streamers is probably a good idea. 

Dalton

[Carl Z.]

Actually, fishing when  it just starts raining (before the runnoff hits the watershead) is usually fine. If the rain gets heavy, it effects dry fly fishing, but sub surface fishing can actually improve.

What you have to be aware of is what has happened earlier in the week and upstream.  This is especially true on the Potomac where thunderstorms or a spring thaw higher up in the watershead can blow out the potomac at Little Falls and make it dangerous.

The smaller the stream, the more local the weather effects are going to be.

On Thu, Feb 21, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Matthew Longley <matthew...@gmail.com> wrote:

Was thinking about getting out to Accotink or somewhere close this Saturday morning, but it's supposed to rain.  It's the only time I have to get out this week, and I don't particularly mind the elements, so I'm thinking about going anyway.  How does rain effect trout fishing?  Do folks move to bigger, flashier steamers?

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