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Marsh Redfishing...
Posted on 10/30/10 at 10:12 pm
Posted on 10/30/10 at 10:12 pm
What is the best tide to fish when targeting redfish (falling or rising)? What about wind conditions. I fish in Lake Charles. There are conflicting reports from old timers on the best conditions. TIA
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Posted on 10/30/10 at 11:45 pm to DankWilliamsJr
I once asked a fisherman to explain to me how the tides work and what's the best condition I needed to look for to catch fish. His answer was to forget the tides, go fishing often and really learn the area I wanted to fish. I liked that answer and tend to fish more often than worry about tide conditions. However, I've learned, it's not so much high or low tide as it is the amount of bait fish being moved by a falling or rising tide. If the range is low, there's a possibility you might not see as much activity. But if you don't have your hook in the water, you'll never find out. I'm sure other people will have very different opinions, but that's how I look at it.
Happy fishing!
Happy fishing!
Posted on 10/31/10 at 12:34 am to Catahoula
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But if you don't have your hook in the water, you'll never find out. I'm sure other people will have very different opinions, but that's how I look at it.
exactly how I view it.
I've worn fish out when you're "not supposed to" catch fish, and and then haven't even had a nibble when you should be destroying them. Find what works for you and the fish and just go. Can take time, but once you learn that, you're golden.
Posted on 10/31/10 at 7:02 am to DankWilliamsJr
I also find that I catch more redfish when there is some wind to ripple the water. You can catch them in 8" of water too. I ease my kayak into the weeds and throw my bait at the edge of the grass first thing in the morning. I almost always get one on my first cast . . . after that, you might as well move to another spot. I think they drum or release a distress scent so the others won't bite. I fish in Florida though, so it is not like hitting schools of them in Louisiana.
Posted on 10/31/10 at 9:20 am to DankWilliamsJr
As long as the water is moving you can catch redfish in the marsh. It just depends on which way it is moving and that will determine if you fish inside the ponds or on the outer edges. Just remember, redfish will pile up in the grass, whether it's grass bed or along grassy banks, Think about if you were a little bait fish or a small crab, where would you hide to get away from those redfish.
Also, the secret is to keep moving, best to have a trolling motor in the marsh, if not try a spot, catch a few then move as soon as they stop biting and go try another spot.
Also, the secret is to keep moving, best to have a trolling motor in the marsh, if not try a spot, catch a few then move as soon as they stop biting and go try another spot.
Posted on 10/31/10 at 10:01 am to tgrbaitn08
Posted on 10/31/10 at 11:03 am to jsmoke222000
Some simple advice on redfishing.On a rising tide follow the water up in the ponds.On a falling tide fish down current cuts and points with water moving thru or around. Always fish the windblown banks when you can.Windy pockets and points are better than calm water every time. Broken marsh will always be better than long stretches of continual shoreline.As stated best time to go is whenever you can,note which ponds have deeper water and more cuts fish those more often.Good Luck
Posted on 10/31/10 at 12:39 pm to DankWilliamsJr
falling for sure. but just moving period is key
Posted on 10/31/10 at 12:52 pm to The Sportsman
I agree, movement is key. I tend to find the reds on the edges of ponds cruising the banks on an incoming tide & hanging on the points of the canals when the tide is falling.
Posted on 10/31/10 at 1:21 pm to jsmoke222000
I found this on another site:
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Redfish move around with the tide probably more than most fish, and as so, there are many areas that you’ll need to look. In my book I cover virtually every redfish tactic in great detail from fishing a small brackish eddy at a creek mouth on the outgoing tide, to oyster bars in the back country and open saltwater flats. • Low Tide: Outer islands, edge of bars on the drop off, deep holes, and swash channels, open passes with structure. • Incoming Tide: Pushing in with the tide from their low tide areas, preferably waiting for a few feet of water to provide some overhead cover. Always best when coming off a negitive low tide. • High Tide: Pushing back to the areas (oyster bars, mangrove shorelines, structure, etc.) that were exposed above water for longer periods of time during the low tide. This can be in the far reaches of the back country, up a river creek, etc. Also look to outside islands, inside bay shorelines, open water bars coming to a break point, etc. • Outgoing Tide: Falling back with the tide. Look for the deeper water near oyster bars, passes, creek mouths, etc. They will wait in the deeper pockets and pick bait as the tide flushes it out.
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