Tide fishing for striped bass?

Question

When fishing the tide for striped bass is it better to start at low tide right before the tide starts to rise,as the tide is rising and shortly into high tide,or after the tide has come in but before it starts to go out? This question is in regards to surf casting and fishing estuaries? Any help is much appreciated

Yeah macarthur no matter what the tide i ussually do best where the current breaks but them again it depend what they are feeding on fickle little sons of B's why cant I be obsessed with Blues.

Answer 1

True be told, the tide varies for catching striped bass. The secret is to find where they are hiding. Easier said than done. When you go fishing keep an eye open to others fishing nearby. If no one is catching anything, next time out go somewhere else. You need to find the hot spot. As far as tides, I've had my best luck catching huge bass on the bottom of the ebb tide going slack and soon to turn into the flood tide.

Answer 2

I have fished stripers in the Florida Pan handle 3 times and I done better on low tide from the surf but a boat is much better to follow the gulls feeding which is a good indicator of feeding on bait fish.

Answer 3

The general rule is two hours before a tide change to about an hour after.

Answer 4

I had best luck during low tide also, the places I fish at it really doesn't allow my to move around alot. You should look at the gulls as mentioned above and I look for baitfish swimming around.