If that makes sense.....my school of thought is always to fish these on the outgoing, while bait is being flushed out.....but I was thinking what about when the bait is on its way in....would that be a prime time also.....what are everybody's thoughts.

Gonna try it out tonight anyways but just wondering.

If that makes sense.....my school of thought is always to fish these on the outgoing, while bait is being flushed out.....but I was thinking what about when the bait is on its way in....would that be a prime time also.....what are everybody's thoughts.

Gonna try it out tonight anyways but just wondering.

Fish INSIDE the outflow.

Frank Daignault used to say about inlets-" garbage in, garbage out". Meaning- bait is moving in or out of inlets all of the time as long as the tide is moving. I generally like the drop while fishing inlets but have found some great fishing on the incoming at a some of the ones I fish. For example, The Narrow river mouth is excellent on the "bump" and the start of the incoming. The Short Wall is also excellent at the same stages of tide. I don't know where you fish, but don't be afraid to fish any inlet on incoming water. You may be pleasantly surprised!

Nauset Inlet sets up perfectly on the incoming. but then you have the seals..

I fish hard running inlet in DE. I know it is not local but lots of inlets have similar properties right? Anyway, it can fish great on both tides. On the incoming tide the water sweeps horizontally across the shallow reef in front of the tip of the jetty and falls off into the deep water of the inlet. One of the best plugs that fishes well deep in a turbulent sweeping current that all guys carry out on to that jetty is a Mirrolure 72M. Of course darters and jigs work well too.

Always fish an inlet in Maine on the incoming. Do much better than the outgoing at the same place.

Always a good idea, especially during times of big water when the front can not be fished. On the inside fish the back side of structure and drop offs, the inside or backside of points and don't forget to jig near the mouth.

Oh, by the way, the bucktail jig with pork rind or soft plastic tail isone the best ways to catch bass in deep , fast moving water.

I've fished the breachways early on the incoming with bucktails - particularly in May - and done well.

Good question. I used to fish chatham inlet alot on the top hour of the incoming. Tide flow would be just about stopped and fish would be active most times. If you can get out on a point that has an eddy behind it with deep water (like many spots on the canal do) there's no reason to belive it won't work elsewhere. I would target the slack tide. Charlestown breach fishes well at slack high too in addition to the full incoming tide. As with any spot though, you have to know the particulars of each place to get the occasional payoff.

I have had good luck on the incoming (about 2 hrs. before hi) at the river on the other side of E rocks. I have always wanted to try the jetty at the mouth of the river, but it has been jammed with bait fishing guys.

My best luck has been the outgoing on the sandbar. Good luck Kevin.

I agree with all the above, in fact there is one particular inlet I fish a lot on the Cape that seems to fish better on the outgoing depending on time of year. I make the mistake all the time of overthinking. If there is bait and current, there will be fish. The best part about trying it a few times is that when it works you will have a new spot on a new tide cycle that you have confidence in.

Before they come out they have to come in.

I've watched stripers come into an inlet, seen them go over a bar with not enough water to cover there dorsals. You will find them in the same type of spots on the incoming that you find them on the out, but the spots are not always the same.

in the spring and early fall I like to fish the first of the flood at inlets.in the summer I'll stick with the drop.saying that I do recall 2 nice july fish I pulled from a breechway on the flood tide.