Tides: Highs Vs Lows

[Brunocork]

Hi again folks!

After reading a few reports here I've noticed that many go fishing at low tide and that there are possible advantages in doing so. This is news to me and something I'm chuffed to learn as I won't be as restricted by fishing high tide only.

So, what are all the possible pros & cons of both high and low tides?

[Adam S]

it really varies venue by venue bruno, you need to consider each venue of its own merits. some venues might have say, a sand bar offshore that is the main fish holding feature and can only be reached by casting long at low tide.

other venues, maybe a series of gullies that hold bass, might only be underwater at high tide and so can only be fished then. some rock marks i know fish best on the ebb for wrasse, but on the flood for pollock.

so there can be no one answer. get to know your venues and you will get to know your own answers

[roger de dodger]

sometimes fish will feed right through all stages of the tide if the surf is up , i know one bass mark that usually only fishes well for the first 3 hours of the ebb and another that does the biz on the last 3 hours of the flood so experiment and learn :idea:

[rab01]

i've noticed that quite a few of my favourite rock marks fish better at low tide. i used to plan my trips for a couple of hours each side of high tide but now i will just go when i feel like it no matter what the tide is. on my favourite mark high tide will produce pollock, mackerel and codling but bites are few and far between but low tide produces wrasse, pollock, coalie, whiting, pouting, rockling and mullet and the bites at times can be frantic!! so i'd recommend trying low tide bruno.

[eric]

i usually find an out going tide in most places means no fish, they dont seem to like the end of the ebb.

[roger de dodger]

thats coz where you fish there,s so many naked people in the water they havn,t enough water to swim in when the tide starts to ebb :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: