By Gita M. Smith Set your alarm clock early, get that basket of crickets or can of worms, and get your lazy bones down to the water's edge. It's summer, and now is when the fish are biting. When you sail your lure out into the water, you want to catch as many fish as possible. In summer, when it's very hot and the sunshine is bright overhead, fish like to go for cover. You will have better luck early in the morning or later in the afternoon.
Fish are most active around sunrise and sunset.
Some believe that fish are affected by the phase of the moon. That means, whether the moon is full, half or just a little sliver in the sky. When you go to the beach, saltwater fishing is a lot of fun. You should know what time of day or evening the tides will go out and come in. When the surf is high, more different kinds of fish will swim up close to your position on a pier.