Delta tommorow

L Dub · Post by **L Dub** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:27 am

Thinking about heading out. Does anyone know the tide schedule around Russo's?

DeltaDan · Post by **DeltaDan** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:34 am

http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/tideshow. ... ia&units=f

macinckirk · Post by **macinckirk** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:35 am

12:56 am H 4.0
9:47 am L 0.1
3:45 pm H 2.8
8:00 pm L 1.8

I could be off by a min or to on the times but its within 1-3 mins

L Dub · Post by **L Dub** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:38 am

Thanks!

So when it says low tide at 9:47am, does that mean it's when the tide is lowest? When down the outgoing tide begin? Just trying to get a better understanding of the tide.

How's it going DeltaDan? Senko?

DeltaDan · Post by **DeltaDan** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:43 am

Yha -- There abouts....... earlier or later depending on how far west you are on the incoming and east on the outgoing.

Heading outta here really soon to Russo's --- Hopefully the family and I can get into some of them stripers today as well.

I'll give you a call if we are able to locate anything really impressive Dubbers.

Calistar · Post by **Calistar** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:25 am

Cooch's article is helpful...
http://www.westernbass.com/dotcom/libra ... ml?id=1959

mac (Doyle McEwen) · Post by **mac (Doyle McEwen)** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:35 am

If the high tide is 10AM, any time after that the tide is going out until it reaches low tide (at say 2PM)..At that point the tide is at its lowest and once again begins to start coming in until the next high tide..Keep in mind there is some amount of time the tide appears to be relatively slack at both ends of the cycle..In reality though the tide is either coming in or going out..

mac

macinckirk · Post by **macinckirk** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:32 pm

Just so you know I took the -1:30 off the Tide Table for Franks tract thats why I said I could be off by a few mins at Franks

L Dub · Post by **L Dub** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:06 pm

Great info to know. I've only fished the Delta a handful of times, but now that I'm comfortable in my tube I'm going to start fishing it more often. I'll let you guys know how I did!

jamescaird · Post by **jamescaird** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:49 pm

Actually if high tide is at 10am... that is not when it stops moving "in"... slack can range from 20 minutes to 2 hours AFTER high or low tide, depending on the size of the exchange. And yes, there are times when it is not moving in or out, that is slack tide/current. The "high tide" time is when the water reaches it's highest point, but that does mean it's done coming in. Think of the water moving up a stick as it rises, it hits the high point at "high tide", but it's not done flowing in yet. Incoming current will continue until slack current.

I encourage you to read the tide book as well as the current tables that most tidebooks contain. Compare the "high tide" time, with "maximum flood" and the "slack". Also compare the low tide time to "maximum ebb", and "slack". You'll learn alot. It's all about current. Current moves bait, and turns the fish's feeding moods on and off. Not tide (directly). Tidal action creates current (in tidal waters), but the times of the high tide, and the low tide, etc... aren't going to match up exactly with the current timing. This effect is much more dramatic the closer you get to the ocean, but in any tidal waters... slack current will not fall on the high or low tide time...it'll be sometime after depending on the size of the exchange in that cycle.

All that said, the tide does tell you the depth of the water, which will dictate to some degree where the fish are likely to be staking out and ambushing vs. cruising edges....but always remember that in tidal waters, there is a sweetspot in the current speed that turns the fish on. On small tides, that's usually max current. Big tides, it's usually the moderate current on either side of max current they like.

DeltaDan · Post by **DeltaDan** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:29 pm

Comeone Dubberz ! You gotta be home by now ~!!!

And don't tell us that you were to busy cleaning the fish to type up your day on the delta.

L Dub · Post by **L Dub** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:11 am

Well... I didn't make it to work yesterday *cough, cough*

Launched out of Beacon yesterday in my float tube ($5 btw) around 1pm. The tide was coming in as I launched so I targeted the shallow areas on the insides of the marinas and and the pilings.

Caught a 3lber on a senko flipped into a mat. After that, nothing. Missed a bite on a DS 4" cut-tail senko under a dock because I was using the wrong rod.

Looks like I'll need another new one!

Missed another under the launch ramp on a senko before my knot broke.

Last keeper was a 2+lber caught on a Jig from the dock.

Funny story with last fish. As I was wrapping up, I layed my tube out to dry and asked one of the guys working the dock if I could fish on the dock. As I was asking him, I spied a spot I wanted to try. He gave me the affirmative and I went straight to the spot, dropped my jig and BOOM!!! Fish on! The guy couldn't believe it. 'Didn't you JUST get there?!"

Tight lines all! Thanks for the info and advise.