Fishing Articles
Defining the Low Tide
Low tides are deceptive in convincing anglers that
it's the best time to fish since spotting jumping salmon is easier.
Don't be fooled.
(Ebb, outgoing, Tide)
Timothy Kusherets
Low
Low tides produce some consistent fishing opportunities. The volume
of water ranges from nine to twelve feet of water as the tide goes out
(ebb). This kind of tide does have significant water movement but does
not stress migrating salmon. Current without torrential movement keeps
fish on the bite since bait is easier to find near drop-offs, eddies,
and shorelines. Two hours before slack and two hours past the slack
are the best times to fish this tide. Track holding fish by the species
throughout the season on the low tide for consistently productive times
to fish for multiple species at the same time in the relative same location.
It’s possible to hit into Chinook on the incoming tide and hit
into Coho on the outgoing tide within a four hour period of the same
day during the same tide cycle.
© Timothy Kusherets 2009 Copyrighted
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