When checking conditions to go fishing and deciding on what time to leave home, which time is best to fish?
1.be there before dawn to fish the dawn
2. the change of tide. Which is best, fishin over the high tide or over the low tide?
Our preference of course is to be out all day, but when you have limited time, which is best?
I think that really depends on the place, but I have found that in most places I fish, the tide is more important
cheers
Bundy bandit
The best time to fish is always at anytime.
After all what else would you rather be doing?
When I get the chance I just go.
If you look Reel Hard at it, i would say, he is right.
Cheers Mal. 8)
really need to know alot more info before that question can be answered properly. Depends on the species and location. Change of tide is bite time for a few species, but it shuts down the bite for many offshore pelagic fish and also for whiting on the flats. For snapper on the reef, time is much more important than tide.
Jeremy
"The underlying spirit of angling is that the skill of the angler is pitted against the instinct and strength of the fish and the latter is entitled to an even chance for it's life."
(Quotation from the rules of the Tuna Club Avalon, Santa Catalina, U.S.A.)
Apathy is the enemy
leave it to me and i will get you some snappa
have you ever though about leaving from scarborough ....
..around the cape to deep tempest.. ??? ???
"whats the time"
I would say tide in most places as fish really dont bite when there is no movement and at the top or the bottom of the tide. For example was fishing in the creek the other day caught jacks and bream and grunter right up to tide stopped on high than everything stopped event the fish munchin on the burley. Had to wait till the tide turned for the bites to start again. Same out in the blue I find the run is the most important. When I spear I like to be right on top or bottom of the tide because the fish tend to ly around a lot more and no be moving looking for a feed.
Cheers Devocean
Lately, I think night time is kicking butt over day time. I do like low tides in creeks and high tides in the blue. Devocean is right about no water moving. Good time to dive onto sleepy fish.
Im with you mick night time is for fishing day time is to pan fishing trips
generalised rules don't work -
why not look at WHEN you can go fishing
& target fish according to the available circumstances.
I often target average whiting because I can easily get a feed of these from the pin with the kids in tow slashing around etc.
Also look for special tides worth putting the time aside for ie neap tides, flood tides, moon & run rising together etc
I agree with Chris in that generalised rules don't work and I believe this because fishing is too fickle. Otherwise we would all know exactly when and where to go with what bait without ever failing to catch targeted species, however I disagree with the easy option to fish as I think experience and knowlege adds to being a better fisherman and fishing should be done when it suits the fish, not the fisherman.
BUT, when you have got kids in tow, the easiest option sounds more suitable. I guess it all depends on how serious a particular fisherman is or how many kiddlings you take fishing with you.
Fishing 9-5 on Saturday all ya life won't let you experience all that fishing has too offer.
Go the extra mile, see whats around the corner and get the most out of fishing!
they is only two good times to go fishing
1 Daytime
2 Night time
I knew you had kids mick where the bloody hell are you hiding em. We could use them to clean the gear.
[quote author=devocean link=board=General;num=1101039327;start=0#6 date=11/22/04 at 09:19:18]I would say tide in most places as fish really dont bite when there is no movement and at the top or the bottom of the tide.
I used to fish a narrow creek that you could chuck all day and not get a bite but when the flow stopped at the top of the tide the bream went nuts, as fast as you could bait and take the fish off they were there! tide starts flowing again,
pack up and go home:-( [smiley=rifle.gif]
Damm another elf
I fish more by the moon than a particular stage of the tide. Daytime or night time depends on what you are targetting.
Ron
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