I'm sure this question has been asked and answered before, somewhere, but I can't find it so.....

What are some basic rules on how wind and tide effect the bite?

For example, to me it would make sense to fish the mouth of a river/breachway on the outgoing tide, but I don't know if that is factual.

For wind I would think that a south east facing cove would be fished best in a wind out of the southeast, but again, total speculation.

I don't seem to have nearly as much luck as most on this board, and I am just trying to figure what i'm doing wrong. Any help is greatly appreciated.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN ADVACE

_Zac_:wall:

whear you fishin?

onshore blow/breeze is always nice-
outgoing tide at a breachway is nice-
put them both together and you got a nice rip with some whitewater-faaantastic

outgoing tide=fish outside the breachway
incoming tide=fish the inside

chris

Zac's, you always want the wind blowing at you in some direction even if it is coming at you a little from the side. But when the wind is at your back, it will push the bait and the fish out from you.

Most places I fish I perfer the outgoing tide especially from shore.
When the water temps are cool I fish the last 3 hours of the outgoing. when the weather gets warmer, 1 hour before high to almost dead low. Or when it get really hot i like to fish the nights at 3 hours before low on the drop and 3 hours of the incoming.

But I always keep the wind in my face or find a spot that will make that happen even if it might be around the bend and down the beach a mile!!!

Hope this helps

Tonight was a perfect example of how wind can help.Where I fished this evening the wind was BLOWING out of the NE hitting the shore at the 10 o'clock position.High tide in my area was around 4:30 so the tide was still outgoing.The bass were feeding heavy within just a few feet of shore because the bait was being pushed there.I caught around a dozen 15"-20" schoolies between 8:15-8:45.


And yes I used a Kastmaster again!

I fish mainly in RI from East Greenwich to Matunuck. Also a little in SE MA from Matapoisett to Dartmouth.

I mostly from shore although I have a friend with a nice boat and we fish buzzards bay and the islands occasionally.

I went tonight up here in the west bay and caught a few, 2 small ones and a decent one.

All advice is extremely welcome!!!!

_Z_

from my experience, if you are fishing the upper bay the flood tides are best-2 to 3 hours before the top of the tide

Hi Zac. There are many things that affect the bite but some rules remain relatively simple.

1st Stucture: This isn't only rocks and depth, but also action of the water. example 2 opposing currents like an outlet.

wind/bait. The guys covered that good already you want bait being pushed toward or by you.

I'm sure if you keep reading this board you'll get great information on Tides etc.

Good luck

Armand