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Old 08-30-2006, 11:52 AM   #29
Mike P
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From where you usually park, east is to your left and west to your right. Between the two highway brdiges, the Canal tends to run more NE/SW than straight E/W, but the same rule applies--current running to your left, on the mainland side--east tide. To your right, west.

To find the current flow, pick up a tide chart and read the left hand column titled "Railroad Bridge Current Turns". The time listed there is slack current, ie, when it's getting ready to change directions. The change from east to west is a high tide slack, west to east is a low.

You can get tide charts at the restroom near the herring run, at the Visitor Center in Sandwich, and in tackle shops around the Canal.

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