[slayin1993]

Was up at nitnat river last Friday, took FOREVER just to find one school, i ended up with nothing, had a few on. but im heading up this Friday, it is supposed to rain on thurs i was just curious as to how much rain it takes to take a posotive effect on the fishing, sorry if its a dumb question im only 15 and just starting fishing and i LOVE it.

Cheers

 

[Every Day]

Even a lottle bit of rain can trigger fish to start moving. A big rain that boosts the water levels will make fishing great for a while till it comes back down eace: I would say anywhere from 20-30 mm of rain will boost any river enough for quite a few fish to start showing. Go on rainy days too, fish will be moving all day since it is cloudy :thumbup:

 

[slayin1993]

thanks alot, so with the forecast 1-3mm of rain, is it safe to assume the fish have not moved much since its been sunny and it will be a waste of time making the 2 and a half hour drive.?

appreciate the reply

 

[Every Day]

Well never fished the nitnat myself... just going by what I notice ont he Vedder.... Fish will always move when it is raining, gives them security. What you are looking for though is a big rain that boosts water levels. When water comes up, even a bit, fish will start moving.

Here is a good site you can check for water levels, when you see a jump, it might be a good time to get out there eace:
http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/formnav.asp

 

[Fishaholic]

The Nitnat is not on that site but the Harris is a good guage for it :cheers: