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Lessons learned

Posted by  on 13 May 2007, 7:37 am

I learned several things yesterday.  One, trust the Korea Meteorological Administration.  If they say it’s going to rain, and especially if they forecast a 90% chance of the wet stuff, then you can pretty much take that to the bank.  When I got up yesterday morning at four it was cloudy, with intermittent drizzles so Rob and I made an on-the-spot decision to go fishing despite the forecast.  Bad, bad idea.  By the time we met at the lake, it was pouring with no sign of letting up any time soon.  It was miserable even with a poncho on.  The second thing I learned was that all those articles I’ve read about the bass turning off when a cold rain front comes through are true.  Rob did end up catching at least one that I know of, but all I ended up with for my troubles were a pair of wet shoes, soggy socks and a muddy floor mat in my car.  Now – what are the odds that the weather is going to be nice from today all the way till next Friday and that it’ll rain again next Saturday?  Going by past history, pretty good, I’d say.  But as long as that pattern holds up into the week after that, I’ll be happy because I’m taking 5 days vacation from the 21st through the 25th (which, counting the weekends and the Memorial Day holiday, adds up to 10 days off) and I plan on being out on the water every day.  Lots of fishblogging – I know you can’t wait.

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10 Comments

  1. Jenn says:
    May 13, 2007 at 7:56 am

    I can’t wait – I like your fish blogging. But, I seethe with jealousy at your vacation. Hiiissss.

  2. Nomad says:
    May 13, 2007 at 8:07 am

    I usually take some time off around my birthday in April but I found that can be a bit early for the bass so this year, I postponed my week off till late May to see if the fishing is any better. If only the weather cooperates! Is there such a thing as an anti-rain dance?

  3. Rob says:
    May 13, 2007 at 8:58 am

    I didn’t think it was that bad. I’ve hunted in a lot worse, plus my chest waders and rain jacket kept me fairly dry and warm. As always though, it would have been nice to catch more fish. :)

  4. Nomad says:
    May 13, 2007 at 9:02 am

    I didn’t mind the rain, wet shoes, soggy socks and muddy floor mats so much – I think I was worse off the last time we took the boat out on the river. But the lack of fish on top of it all was something else.

  5. another basser says:
    May 13, 2007 at 11:24 am

    I’m in Taegu. I went out before sunrise and caught 12 before the rains came. It started raining here about 9:30.

  6. James says:
    May 13, 2007 at 3:14 pm

    I was out on Saturday for a few hours during a huge caddis hatch and caught five cherry trout in the steady rain. After the rain stopped, so did the fish activity but it was time to head home and dry out by that time.

    As for the KMA forecast, their forecast is only for the next 21 hours and in my opinion, that is hardly useful for advance planning of outdoor activities. Hell, I can predict the waether in the next 21 hours by looking out the window. In part it is to cover their incompetence. Often they go overboard in their predictions in order to cover their ass in the event that a weather emergency happens and they don’t predict it accurately enough. Last year they called for a typhoon that didn’t show up (just heavy winds and rain) and this last winter they called for a massive snowfall when it was simply a winter dusting.

    And Nomad, I’ll be expecting a phone call to go fishing during one of those vacation days.

  7. Nomad says:
    May 13, 2007 at 3:57 pm

    James,

    Although I do check Yahoo weather and the USFK website for longer forecasts, I don’t trust either of them as they’ve both been terribly wrong in the past, even for next-day weather. There have been quite a few times when Yahoo predicted rain and windy conditions for the following day and yet the weather ended up being quite pleasant (and the other way around). I only care about short-term predictions right in my area and so far, KMA hasn’t let me down (although you’re right, it shouldn’t be that hard to cover the next 21 hours for a meteorologist).

    And you’re always welcome to come on up and fish the pristine Anseong river with us :)

  8. Opus says:
    May 14, 2007 at 7:04 am

    I’ve always found it easier to look at Yahoo weather than the KMA forecasts. If you are on base you can access the radar image which helps to display where rain showers are.

  9. Tex Mex says:
    May 14, 2007 at 7:12 am

    Nomad,

    I’m like you as these guys hardly ever get it right. They predict typhoons as James stated and we have a nice sunny day. As for rain predictions, they predict them all the time and hardly ever get them right. They just got lucky this time. At least you still got to hit the lake and smell the fresh dew from the rain landing on the fresh Korean soil. Hopefully you get good weather during your leave.

  10. another basser says:
    May 14, 2007 at 4:05 pm

    I wet my finger and point it high in the air. I’m right more often than those forecasters. Oh yeah, I study the animated map on CNN.

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