To do or not to do?

[Mikeps326]

This Saturday I was thinking of doing a trip w/ my cousin to fish spruce run reservoir for the first time. They are showing 30% chance of thunderstorm. I live about an hour away. Should I head there or do you guys recommend on going somewhere closer like passaic river and wait for a better day?

Mike

[iceehot6766]

Go for it...bring raingear.....bring a plastic garbage bag to wrap your tackleboxes in case it does rain.....FISH ON!!!!

[jimmythegreek]

I saw chance of Tstorms later in the day like afternoon. Get there at sunrise and u wont be too pissed if u gotta head off in the afternoon. Little rain isnt bad but if it pours Id like more than electric/9.9 to get back to my truck LOL

[Bicey]

If I were you I would wait til tomorrow night to check the weather. That said I should be there
Saturday. I'll personally go at 30% all the time....especially because my fishing is limited to weekends. I just check the radar every once in awhile on my phone.

[Mikeps326]

Thanks guys and jimmythegreek if it pours that's when my 9.9 better do some damage coming in lol

[Eskimo]

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Go ahead and chance it.
If you don't do anything - then nothing will happen.
If you go, you might get rained on , or you might have a great day fishing.



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[acabtp]

chance of thunderstorms = unstable barometer = good fishing weather
i would go

don't be reckless though, if you start hearing thunder, get off the water

[iceehot6766]

don't you know by now the weathermen are ALWAYS wrong......today was supposed to be 77 and partly cloudy when I left at 4:00 am.....by the time I was fishing it was misting almost all morning and more like 65....and I checked that specific area we were fishing.....GO FOR IT!!!

[420*NightCrawler]

Wait for Friday's forecast, and as long as there's no major thunderstorms, you're ok. I would go and hope for overcast weather (fully-clouded sky). Like acabtp said, an unstable barometer is great for fishing. But, head in if you hear thunder. I've been caught out in bad thunderstorms hiding under a bridge, it's no fun, nor safe-feeling.

[catfishonthelake]

Thunderstorms usually last 10 or 15 minutes. Bring your rain gear and fish on. Fishing in crappy weather has lots of advantages. It often times has the fish moving and a lot of fair-weather fishermen stay off the water. I'm going fishing on Monday when there's practically 100% chance of thunderstorms. I'll betcha we'll be the only ones out there and I betcha we catch a musky.;)

[AndyS]

I've been hit by lightning once and that was enough. General rule of thumb, if you can here thunder you are close enough to be hit. If it looks bad, get off the water, there will be other days.

[NorthJerzyG]

I say go for it, but have a nearby, shore walkin, backup plan. If you take the long ride and the weather gets ugly, drive to plan b. If its still sh!tty by then, drive back and go to the nearest watering hole, lol.

[Mikeps326]

Gonna have to make the drive then thanks guys. But another question are you allowed to fish the rocks by spruce run on the depth map website it shows limit of public use?

[nutleysigns]

Fish The Other 70% Of The Time

[huntcountypussbuck]

One you get a electric shock thru your ugly stick its time to get off the water. Happened to me at RV when day many years ago. Not good.

[flatcreek]

If you have a pacemaker or a difibulator stay away from lighting and power lines.
TRUE STORY: Person I know who has a difibulator implant was fishing the SB with a graphite fly rod under a power line. Somehow the eletrical field around the power line created a charge in the graphite rod and set the difibulator off. He thought he had been shot, it knocked him off his feet and into the water said he had never been hit like that in his life.

[Mikeps326]

So far looks good for the morning but if I see anything in the clouds ill go to my car and wait it out if anything.

[jimmythegreek]

as of now they are saying chance of afternoon showers/Tstorms, no biggie if u get there early. I fish thru rain and storms its usually good fishing, always have rain gear in ur boat, I use cheap set of frogtoggs work good and not hot in summer rains. Its the lightning u gotta watch out for, if u hear thunder fish close to the ramp. Its gonna be good fishing 2moro w all the storms/fronts comin thru

[Mikeps326]

Thanks jimmythegreek that's what I figured I'd do ill fish wherever and check my radar every once in awhile if I see something coming ill fish by the ramp if anything I can always sit in the car if there is lighting.

[GetANet]

TO DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!What? FISH?
HELL YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[catfishonthelake]

I can't believe there is this much discussion over a weather report. Weathermen blow it more often than they're right. Especially thunderstorms, which are so unpredictable. A 30% chance of thunderstorms means that there is a 100% chance the weathermen don't know a goddamn thing about what the weather is going to be. Go fishing and get off the water when it's unsafe or unfishable. Even better, get radar on your smart phone, and when you see the yellow and red start creeping closer to the lake you're on, pack it in or take shelter if it looks like it's going to pass quickly.