fishing in the rain

Hi Folks, Guided out of my boat yesterday and we had the entire lake to ourselves.  Flat calm in the morning with intermittent showers.  Surface temperature was 74 degrees a drop in water temperature from 3 days prior of 5 degrees.  Excellent top water bite yesterday for smallmouth bass.  A #6 fire tiger popper was the ticket.  We had fish of all size classes come to the surface.  The smaller 2year old and 3 year old bass were extremely greedy while the large 2 lb to 3 lb smallmouth were a bit more tentative.  Lots of takes from the bass with a reckless abandon.The fish were there for the taking and we had the place to ourselves, awesome!   We covered a lot water.  We found a majority of the active fish holding off a long rock points and rock faces that plunged into deep water.  You could see the smallmouth rocket up out of the water to take the surface presentation.  Lots of focus as many takes came the moment the popper landed on the water.  Been raining for a few days now and we really needed it.  I have already received an 11/4" of rain at my house in Stowe and looks like we will get some more today.  Exactly what our streams need.  The cooler weather has also allowed our streams to cool off a bit.  Will be trout fishing some smaller water this week and looking for the #6/#8 Hex hatch.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy