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"I was wondering about this so called fact that I heard from the local biologist in my area, that it has been proven that when the tide is going out to fish on the down stream side of a point and when the tide is coming in to fish on the up stream side of the point because bait fish will tend to school to these sides and pike will follow. Is there any truth to this?" writes Nick Posselt from Montana.

Answer:

There is a very clear relevance between tidal activity and fish feeding activity. We have to agree with your local biologist. With incoming and high tides, larger fish will stray from their normal predatory habitats to pursue the the smaller fish and other food, and then depart when the tide reaches a certain ebb point. The reason for this, as would likely be the case of the stream you speak of, would be because the incoming tide can, and often does, present more food, and conversely, the outgoing tide flushes the food and smaller feeder fish with it, making the activity of the predator more active on one side versus the other, or in your case, up stream and then down stream.

The preferred time to fish, is when the tide is changing. Slack tides are often unproductive. Also remember that fish face into the current, so present your offering, whether it be lure, flies or bait, so that it comes to the fish rather than from behind it.

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