What is your favorite structure for fishing artificial lures? Do you enjoy fishing docks, oyster beds, flats, hanging trees, or any other structure I left out. Do you enjoy fishing docks and oysters in smaller creeks or in more open water?
All of the above. Different stages of tidal flow will show when the fish are on these pieces of structure. Smaller creeks vs open water is tough. Ideally you are looking for water depth more so than what type of “water” the dock is in. Look for docks that have nearby deep holes/ledges where the reds can hold and as the water rises, they can move along the dock pilings. Oysters around dock pilings that are exposed at low tide can prove to be great fishing areas when the water is 1-2’ above them on the incoming/falling. Good luck and hope that helps some.
Capt. Jeremiah
Southern Slam Fishing Charters
www.southernslamfishing.com
2018 Sea Hunt BX 22 BR
This helps a lot. My fishing time can sometimes be limited so when you have a stretch of 10-15 docks that stretch a long area especially in a new spot is your goal to fish the whole length of each dock or pier head only etc. Is this where water level is important? High tide fish the whole thing low tide fish shallow out to pier head?
If in a new creek at home I like to ride the tide out of the creek and pitch to every dock. I only skip new docks. If I don’t catch anything at lest I’m fishing.
If I’m traveling on vacation fishing. I only hit the “best” docks. These are docks, on bends of creeks, with rock shoreline or rocky points.
Don’t short cut the learning curve. Put the work in, it’s all fishing, even when no fish bite.
Thanks for the help. I like the idea of riding the tide out and fishing the creeks. I’m going to attempt to do the opposite as well and ride the tide in some creeks with popping corks and see how that works as well.