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Post by whiting on Jan 28, 2012 17:12:27 GMT 1
I'm just a beginner, but while trying to catch cod and whiting I've noticed whiting bite around 1 hour before high tide and then disappear after high tide. Is worth trying to catch more whiting a little later after high tide or move on or try for different species?
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Post by Mumbles Motor Boat Fishing Cl on Jan 28, 2012 21:47:15 GMT 1
As we all know to our fustration fish habits can ghange rather frequently, so they could be feeding over high water one weekend and the ebb the following weekend. Fish habits may change due to the height of the tide, spring or neap. Weather conditions also affect feeding times. You may have to spend time fishing a mark regularly so you become tuned to what's happening and when fish are around to see what species feed on a high tide and then move to another area over the low tide. They may also change what they eat, so while lug may be the best bait for a few weeks, they may then not touch lug unless it's tipped with a piece of fish. That's challenge and why we loved the sport of pitting our wits against the fish.
Fish like whiting and cod feed best when there is some current movement bringing the food to them, that's why the actions slows down over high and low tides. Once the tides start flowing again the fish start feeding and, often, the first of the flood or ebb tides can be the most productive. Where you are catching fish just before high tide stay around to fish the ebb, especially for cod. If the area is shallow, the fish may move out into slightly deeper water as the tide drops, so it will pay you to put your baits further out.
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