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Curious to know what some of you fellow fishing mates think about tidal movement and fishing. Is there a particular tide you like to fish? Is a fast high tide better than a long slow tide? Does a 4 tide day stir the water up too much? Tide coming in or out better? Do you try and time tides with solunar phases and shoot for a high tide just after sunrise?
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Bottom line it all depends on the location! Learning how the fish in a particular area act during different tides and conditions is a fun part of the puzzle. -
This.Originally posted by dPop View Post
The place we fished in G-town today - the fish for some reason only bite about 1-2 hours after high tide. Now the place in West Bay I go to the fish usually are hitting about 1-2 hours BEFORE high tide. You really just need to find a good place that you know produces fish and experiment with both fishing it 2-3 hrs. before high and 2-3 hrs. AFTER high before writing that place off. Remember that water movement is key and moves the bait fish around = attracts game fish. DPop is right - it's part of the puzzle and makes it fun to learn your favorite spots inside and out.I set my hook like I am fishing for tuna even if I am fishing for trout. Call me tuna Joe!Comment
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The current has to be .3 knots or better to move bait fish . On slack tide days I look for areas that are narrow and constrict water flow thus speeding up the current there. On ripping currents , it can be too fast to fish effectively. Then I back off from narrow channels and guts to where I think fish will stage for ambushing . Look for bait and fish sign . Like at slp, the tide the tide can be really moving . Then I look for points where guts meet and will have a current break on the lee side of the point. Or, i'll back off and fish the end of a gut or flat where the current is not so strong .GEORGE A. BRANARD, COLOR SERGEANT, CO. L, 1 ST TEXAS INFANTRY, HOOD'S TEXAS BRIGADE, C.S.A. : S.C.V.Comment
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Great advice! Plugger, you make it sound like winter and I'm checkin wind conditions for which stand to be in. I used to fish the far west end just before the pass, but now am trying to find a closer spot off 45 and have been fishing 3 different places this summer.Comment
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This is a great thread, Battle Red! Thanks for asking!"Curmudgeon only pawn in game of life."
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This is very, very solid advice. Now finding those spots is a whole different story but once again it's part of the puzzle. I know it's not the answer you wanna hear red but as Moe says - just fish! You are going to have to find a spot and work it on each tide to figure out when it's hot. Different times of the year/fish feeding cycles/weather conditions/how high the tide is rising or dropping all have an effect on the area you will choose to fish. Also know in general a tide will obviously be better to fish if it's rising from .2 - 1 foot rather than .8-.9".Originally posted by plugger View Post
GLI set my hook like I am fishing for tuna even if I am fishing for trout. Call me tuna Joe!Comment
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The may my life works, I don't really get to pick when I want to fish. I mark a day on the calendar and then get out there and do my best. I watch the tide times and water level change very closely along with the wind direction and strength. I pick my fishing spot based on what I think will work best for those conditions.
For example, I'm going Friday and it looks like a mild incoming all morning with limited overall tide (i.e. a long slack tide). The wind will probably be blowing 10+ from the S. I like to get out early so now my challenge is to narrow the field to a location I think will produce under those conditions.
Doesn't answer the question 'What tide to target?' Maybe my post should be filed under 'How to play the hand you're dealt'."Shut up and jerk your croaker" - James FoxComment
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