High Tide and Low Tide

[rooster tail]

Hello Everyone. I have been fishing all my life and have just recently moved to the deep South of Alabama. Theres a River here I have been having some trouble with recently being new to Tide fishing in a River. Can some one point me to the right direction of best rigs and lures for High Tide. Thank You

[buzzbaitfool12]

All I know is that I watched a show with Hank Parker and his son and they fished water like this and they wore them out...They fished spinnerbaits with colorado blades the whole time the show was on..

[rooster tail]

O.k. Thanks alot. I will switch the blades out.

[Kana]

i too fish a tidal river system, although in japan.  i have found my best success on slack low tide, when the fish are more concentrated.  if i do fish on high tide, i find the fish are more often htan not, roaming,  i try not to fish if there is a HEAVY in or out current.  in slcak high tide i fish alot of minnows with flash, and sounds.  if i see the fish feeding, ill switch to a plastic that is the closest to the baitfish and take my time working it slowly in the general area of the boils.  hope this helps, it is a true struggle to fish lakes all your life then be rudely introduced to tidal rivers!  doesnt hurt to learn all we can.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Look for tidal patterns. Not a pattern of the tide but what the fish do with the tidal changes.

The tidal change can trigger a bite like flipping a lightswitch. This is why the "slack tide" is a common suggestion. It's actually the hour before or the hour after. During the actual slack, the bite can be slower than Forrest Gump.

Mind you,my experience is all saltwater when it comes to tides. I've never fished for LM on a tidal system.

When it comes to river tides, I only have striper experience but as the old addage goes, "Bass are bass". The changing of tides, stirs food from it's hiding places. Bait has to reposition itself at the time of a current change and this transition leaves it vulnerable.

The change in current forces the fish to re-position also,even if it just means getting on the other side of the same rock it used during the previous tide. Foods and newly hatched organisms from the estuaries up-river slowly start getting caught in the currents and get pulled to your newly positioned bass. Feed time.

So I guess my suggestion would be more to find the structure the fish are using and position your boat accordingly depending on the tidal current. The lures and baits come second. If you can find the fish,you can figure out how to catch them with much more confidence.

Catch 'em up!

[bamabassin]

Hey, nice to see someone from L.A.I fish theMobile delta system.From my experience high tide is good for fishing because flooded weeds will bring baitfish thus bass into certain areas and when the tide starts to fall the baitfish begin to move and the bass bite good then quit as current subsides.So if your on the water when its high but falling,look for baitfish moving around.If you see definate signs of baitfish,your in a good spot.Always be looking for baitfish, even when the tide is moving in the baitfish will show and you can catch fish.Good baits are soft lizards in green pumpkin, mossy pumpkin and junebug.Chartruese buzzbaits ,chartruese /white spinnerbaits early morn or cloudy.Chartruese w/blue back cranks between 8-2 when sunny ,plastic lizards when you have found the fish.