Throw a skipped jig first. Around docks after rain, start with a 3/8 oz jig in green pumpkin / black-blue and skip it tight into the darkest shade, corners, and cable/float areas. Use a slow hop-hop-pause retrieve. If the water is dingy or there’s a little chop, a spinnerbait or chatterbait is the fastest follow-up.
First move
- Primary bait: Jig skipped under docks
- Size/color: 3/8 oz, green pumpkin in clearer water; black-blue in stained water
- Cadence: let it fall, then 2 short hops and a pause
- Target zone: dock posts, shade lines, rope/float gaps, and the downwind side of the dock where bait gets pushed
Why it should work
- Post-rain often pushes bass tighter to cover and into the darkest shade.
- Your weather shows falling pressure and overcast, which usually improves the bite.
- 16.5 mph south wind plus gusts means dock shade edges and wind-blown sides should be better than dead-calm pockets.
- Late spring means fish can still be shallow, especially around dock shade and nearby grass.
Look at these videos
- How to Catch Bass Fishing Docks - Practice Casting
- How to Catch Bass Around Docks with Wacky Rigs
- Dock Fishing Bass With Underspin Jigs
- Chatterbait Fishing Lure Tips and How They Work Underwater
- In-Depth Look | How To Skip Docks
Products and lures to check
- Blackwake Spinnerbait — good when the water is stained
- Davy Jones’ Buzz — early, overcast dock bite
- 4.75” Twitch Jerkbait — skip it or twitch it beside dock shade
- Bass Mafia Custom Balsa Squarebill Crankbait — for dock posts and shallow deflections
- FONMANG 322-Piece Fishing Lures Kit — starter kit with jig, frog, spinnerbait-style options
Backup plan
If the jig gets no bite in 10–15 docks, switch to a white/white-chartreuse spinnerbait and slow-roll it parallel to the dock edges. If the fish are missing on top, move to a soft jerkbait and twitch-pause it beside the darkest slips.
Make your first cast a skipped jig to the deepest shade line, then fan out to the next dock instead of beating one dock to death.
