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With the lack of spring rains like we usually get, most if not all waterways are low at this point.
If and when we get a good saoking, the herring (and shad in some places) will be able to reach their spawning grounds.
Until then, it will provide us with an unplanned extra.
let me explain......
A few years back, in the mid 2000's, we had a similar spring where we had virtually no real rain through the end of April. My favorite shad spot was REALLY low, low to a point that it wasn't worth the drive to even try.
So, seeing that I wanted to fish for something I ventured to one of my first striper spots of the season. Well, with the lack of rain affecting the waterways where the shad and herring run to spawn, these fish had nowhere to go, so they stayed in the bays and estuaries at the river mouths. This provided the first bass arrivals with a "trapped" food source. I had a field day catching bass one after another, and saw shad and herring leaping out of the water as they were being pursued by the predators.
That was the first couple of weeks. Then the larger bass showed up to take part. It wasn't until early May when the rains finally arrived, flooded the rivers and allowed the herring and shad to swim upstream. Then the striper action cooled down to normal conditions.
So, although we NEED the rain, there are a few benefits to be reaped before the weather changes!!!
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