Low or High Tide

[sthu1222]

When is the best time to fish along a rocky shore, low or high tide? I am a newbie, so please do not laugh....LOL

[Canalman]

I am afraid that is a spot specific question my friend. The best advice I could give you, and there are better qualified people on this site who may be able to give you better advice but I would tell you to spend a lot of time on your selected piece of shoreline. When I say a lot, I mean fish it at least once a week for this whole season. Try it at all tide stages, all wind directions and all times.... keep a log and you should be able to establish some patterns after a while. Hope this helps.

-Dave

[piemma]

What Canalman said. Also it depends on the spot. Some places are low tide spots. Some are high tide spots. Some are 2 hours down. And you know how you find out? It's called trial and error. Eventually you are at the right place, at the right time with the right tide and moon and wind and bingo, you get good fish.
I know this sounds like an evasive answer but it's the God's honest truth. That's why it's important to keep a log of every trip you take.

[Clammer]

they answered you straight /there are places you fish only around the high /while others around the low // I have one small [[spot]] the tide has to be coming in /any stage but it has to be in // I have never caught or hears or seen anyone catch there on the out .,.,.

[spence]

I'd try to think about the physical nature of the structure as well.

What wind direction's might trap bait along the shore? What does the water tell you about potential rocks, holes or troughs that are within or perhaps just outside of casting range? Would you be better off fishing high tide when the nearby shore is fully flooded, or wading out when it's lower to work structure you can't normally reach? etc...

-spence

[Nebe]

all depends on the spot, but in 80% of my spots that are rocky i like 2 hours before High.