Tide and time of day are also factors that come into play. The way both mesh is extremely important, but I like to be on the beach before the suns breaks the horizon. More than once my first cast into an inky combination of sky and ocean has resulted in a hookup, and the trout staged a frantic bite until the sun was full in the sky, then turned off as though a switch was thrown. My absolute favorite combination is a falling tide in the morning. I think the dropping water level moves the fish from atop the shoals and sandbars when the water gets too shallow for them to feel comfortable, and concentrates them in the deep holes or pockets.
Evening can also be a magic time.
Along the Outer Banks, when there is a low tide early, there's another low tide approximately 12 hours later, and the fish might stage another feeding flurry just before the sun goes down. Copyright 1996-2000 Outer Banks Internet . All Rights Reserved.