So I heard about lots of folks doing great Sunday evening, tails everywhere aggressive feeding. That was the story I heard from everyone I talked to. Last night I went out after work and got there just in time to witness perfect conditions on a normally good flat. The wind was down. Bait fish were swimming everywhere. There were so many small blue crabs I had to walk slow not to crush them accidentally. Only thing missing were the reds. From 6 till the very last light without seeing a single tail. So whats the missing piece of the puzzle? What might have changed between Sunday night and last?
“reality vs. imagination?”
You ever here the expression…“Shoulda been here yesterday” If the pattern got too predictable Mother Nature wouldn’t be doing her job, and good guides couldn’t charge as much as they do.
Good guides know things I am still yet to learn. That’s why I throw out the question. It may end up being unanswerable or maybe I learn something new. Worth looking dumb for the chance of getting dialed in better.
In my experience with Reds, the difference of 5 minutes in the tide can make or break the day.
When you factor in such things as a tide being even two inches higher or lower from day to day, the difference could be they are tailing, but completely covered, of have not gone into the flats as they would be too exposed, and have chosen a feeding area more suitable for the tides.
Best bet, keep a log of time, tides, weather, etc and read these notes often, as they will eventually give you clues… Especially if you routinely stalk the same school of fish.
When you factor in other schools, in other locations, it gets harder and harder to predict.
My questions.
What were the high tides on both days?
What difference between them in inches?
A front coming in or already past?
Cloud cover or full sun?
Those who can’t fish, spend too much on seafood!
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Originally posted by 23SailfishThey all have heartburn for overeating on sunday…
Yep that may be it. I have the log book that I keep but unfortunately I don’t know of a weather resource that will show me yesterdays weather so I can find out about days I wasn’t on the water.