When fishing from a boat does the tide matter?

[thefishingfreak]

i don' t mean the fish are in the same spots all the time. but they are still in the harbor. you just have to find them. on a moving tide i will find them stacked up in one or more of my main spots and we can usually get one after the other.
but when the tide is slack i'll go exploring to pick up one at a time.

[Mr. Sandman]

It depends on the spot!!! I fish different locations at different tides and current (and wind)directions. There are more then one variable.

[macojoe]

Yes I have spots were there is nothing during the slack and little on the out or in coming tides.
But I do alot of Fluking and if you troll for them insow to none moving water will get some!!

It just all depends on location and what you are fishing for.

[capesams]

99% catching, high out going...tide going north

55% catching, incoming..tide going south

slack suk's period.

fishing from 1 mile to 20 + outside ,,,nantucket to p-town.

[vineyardblues]

It also depends where you put your boat in the water/ low / high tide.
In and out ...Some times you can not get out at low tide

[Megabyte]

2 hours before or after the tide.
Slack = 0

[Roger]

Originally Posted by vineyardblues

It also depends where you put your boat in the water/ low / high tide.
In and out ...Some times you can not get out at low tide

Good point! The reality is that it's best to fish when you can get out and go.

Catching, well that often depends on the tide.