Striperbum,
I musta missed you, I was having too much fun with the little bass. Say hello next time. Yellow raingear, could loose a few pounds, fishing a silver conventional 6500C3... Don't know if I'll be there Tuesday even if the weather is favorable but I would like to get down there once more before my neighborhood opens up ;D
It's more of the time of day. Afternoon to evening is by far better than the AM. When you have low water, you spend more time by the elbow, with high water you can move closer to shore. I've also seen days when the people near shore have been hammering them at low water too...
The absolute, can't stress it enough, exponentialy greatest determing factor is wind with water slightly less important. The closer and harder the wind to the Southwest and the bigger the water (reasonably) the better the fishing. If you have it for at least 2 days, even better. Fortunately, the frequent sea breeze (if a 25 kt wind can be called a breeze
) in that aera seems to be sw so if you do have a NW wind inshore or up in Providence, you may have a sw there. As far as the water goes, the more of a crashing sea (to an extent) the better. That day had perfect water for that spot and everyone had their rods bent...
If it's east, turn on the Outdoor Life Network, clean your gear, or find a pond....