14-05-2008, 06:42 PM
Arrgh, Ahoy mateys, riddle me this.
Why can't we flounder as soon as it gets dark and all through the night as long as it is a rising tide?
I ask because I went out when there was no wind but it was low tide and we didn't see nearly as many fish as usual. My personal theory is that the large predatory fish which we target are all stuck out in deeper water and can't get over the sand bars etc because of the low water and need the rising tide to get amongst the schools of little fish swarming near the shore at night (which we were wading through hundreds of).
Why can't we flounder as soon as it gets dark and all through the night as long as it is a rising tide?
I ask because I went out when there was no wind but it was low tide and we didn't see nearly as many fish as usual. My personal theory is that the large predatory fish which we target are all stuck out in deeper water and can't get over the sand bars etc because of the low water and need the rising tide to get amongst the schools of little fish swarming near the shore at night (which we were wading through hundreds of).
Fresh air, tight lines, scales, slime and fins, 'tis the salty sea dog life for me. Arrrgh!