Fishing Tides: What You Really Need To Know About Tides

Have you ever planned a fishing trip, just to get out on the water and find that the water is doing the total opposite of what the tide chart said it would be doing?
Maybe the tide chart said the tide was coming in all morning, but you get out there and it’s actually going out…
Or it was supposed to be high tide, but the water was so low you couldn’t get to your favorite spot…
Has that ever happened to you?
Here’s the thing, tide charts are based on the sun and the moon, but those aren’t the only factors that affect tide and current.
There’s also:
- Wind
- Pressure
- Geography
- And other factors
When planning your trips and figuring out what the water will be doing, you need to take all of these factors into consideration.
Sometimes the tide chart will be accurate, sometimes it won’t be, but in this video, we’ll teach you everything you need to know about tides so you can get better at planning your fishing trips and catch more fish.
Have any questions about fishing tides?
Let us know in the comments below.
If you want a tide tool that takes these factors into consideration, as well as help you predict when the best times to go fishing are, check out smartfishingtides.com/
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[@Saltstrong]

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[@ryanrussell4031]

Love your advice but my goodness, trying to find the price on your clickbait website is miserable. How much to join?

[@Saltstrong]

@@ryanrussell4031 It's just $97 per year with a 365-day satisfaction guarantee. Details here: www.saltstrong.com/pricing/

[@anthonyb8994]

Does your charts work for Oregon and Washington?

[@imthebestthingsincerice5122]

For me the 1st thing i look for is wind direction then wave height then last is the tide chart. Ive experienced so many times that the tide algorithm will say its a poor time to go fishing yet its the other way around vice versa

[@crfocus]

Very helpful and thanks for posting!

[@kenhuynh275]

Thank you. I am new to saltwater strong subscriber coming from freshwater fishing only. So far salt strong has really educated me so much since freshwater never care about tide.

[@Saltstrong]

Thanks for your support!

[@alanpereira6824]

Create detail for us novice people, thank you!

[@thomashood3748]

Excellent class. Thank you Professor Luke!

[@Saltstrong]

Thanks Thomas!

[@jackdickerson2031]

Great tutorial. Suggestion: Would it be possible to show as moon revolves around how it causes a high and low tides. The bite forecaster is extremely accurate as Luke stated unless there is significant wind changes. This alone is worth annual membership.

[@hmanone1063]

As always another great video. Otis..what's up? I'm still rooting him on for his first catch...he's come close!

[@dvsMONK]

Loving the strike scores! Super helpful!

[@Saltstrong]

Thanks so much for making time to leave the nice comment! Glad to see that you're liking our new fishing tides platform.

[@VizagFish]

I am a great fan of your channel Variety of topics with accurate explaination

[@robertschneider779]

Kinda bummed to gear you USED to live in palm bay. Would love to fish with ya Luke. Maybe I'll see you out on the water sometime.

[@bobbyjorogers4937]

Hey guys great topic . Glad to be a member .

[@Saltstrong]

Thanks Bobby!

[@jamesbrown3965]

In my area Long Island NY, after high tide it takes between 1:30 min to 2 hours for the water to reverse direction so although the water may appear to be coming in for example you will notice the water is getting lower seems the fish are on the bite during this period until 1 hour after the water swings around....and yes when wind and tide are in the same direction this can have an effect on the time of change and vise versa ..

[@Saltstrong]

Sounds like you're in an area with a small inlet feeding two big bodies of water.

[@lesrinehart933]

Thanks Luke you’re way above those other dudes

[@Saltstrong]

It's a full team effort!

[@lesrinehart933]

Salt Strong I m aware it’s just that you’re explanations are better for my understanding all you guys are good

[@kenwarren7278]

GREAT INFO I may need to join

[@p3teytran]

Didnt even watch video but knew this would be a knowledge bomb of a video.

[@Saltstrong]

Thanks for making time to leave the nice comment Peter! Hope you have time to watch this fishing tides video soon.

[@jaygensing2216]

At 10:33 I think it would be important to emphasize that an "East Wind" is PUSHING the water West. Bc an "East Wind" means the wind is coming From the East and not blowing East... Am I accurate about that????

[@_-_Xander_-_]

Can you guys please add a tide chart for Juno Beach Pier on the site

[@henryclark5486]

It's like a recipe 😋

[@Saltstrong]

Definitely!

[@mypronounismaster4450]

Around 24:00--- The tide was going out and the water rose? That makes no sense.

[@jimnardone4798]

Good info but weather its good bad or soso I go fishing when I can 100% of the time.

[@alvinsmith4589]

Y’all should put all this into an app for mobile devices

[@michaelwikar928]

TY

[@Saltstrong]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@ChuckNorris01]

Wish it would work for overseas locations

[@brianbrown9102]

Quick question. In regards to tide times in tidal rivers. Is downstream towards the mouth always earlier than upstream? Example if high tide at the mouth is 10 am is high tide further upstream later on like 11 am or so? Is it the same concept for outgoing tide as well? Thank you!

[@Saltstrong]

Right. It takes time for the water to flow, so the time will be different depending on the exact location and how fast the water gets there. If the area upstream is blocked by islands, pinch points, etc, it can take longer for the water to get through those areas. Wind can also play a factor.

[@brianbrown9102]

@Salt Strong thank you. Hoe does it work on outgoing tide? Is low tide earlier upstream than downstream?

[@kenwarren7278]

ps hi from rockport texas

[@raymondwilcox4997]

So am I.

[@thomasfredericks3230]

I was told it's the moon gravity that makes waves in the ocean. I was told this by my 8th grade science teacher.

[@Saltstrong]

The moon's gravitation force is the top driver of the tides, but the sun's force is a factor too as well as the winds, air pressure, and even rainfall in some circumstances. If it was just the moon and the sun, the tide forecasts would always be perfectly accurate.

[@glennw9927]

Luke “Sampson” Simonds

[@Saltstrong]

Haha!

[@jtoker9758]

lol @ flatearthers.

[@ryansalladay9523]

Holy smokes...I appreciate the content, sincerely. But...GOOD LORD. Get a line in the water. There are infinite possibilities of Earth/Moon/Sun/Wind/Bait/Water Level/Depth/Temperature at any given time. And as mentioned this changes momentarily at any moment...so just fish.

[@tiffmitch702]

I toth this was about Christian tides 😂😂😂

[@DivergentDroid]

Next time you go fishing in the Flat Level Gulf (because water Always seeks it's own level, water Cannot curve around a sphere) .. LOOK at the Horizon. How far do you think it is? The math for a sphere with a radius of 3959 miles and taking refraction into account says the horizon can be no more than 1.32 miles times the square root of the height of the observer (on a clear day winter or summer). This is a limitation of your supposed physical sphere edge horizon - Unless the sphere gets larger, that's set in stone. For a 6 ft man, the square is 2.4. 2.4 x 1.32 is 3.16 miles. You Never see the horizon as close as 3.16 miles it's Always Many miles distant. Your globe model has Problems!

[@cliveburgess4128]

Flat landers fish flat tides