- One hour before and one hour after high
tides, and one hour before and one hour after low tides. Inland, the
times for high tides correspond with the times when the Moon is due
south. Low tides are halfway between high tides.
- During the "morning rise"
(after sunup for a spell) and the "evening rise" (just before
sundown and the hour or so after).
- When the barometer is steady or on the
rise. (But even during stormy periods, the fish aren't going to give up
feeding. The smart fisherman will find just the right bait.)
- When there is a hatch of flies -- caddis
flies or mayflies, commonly. (The fisherman will have to match his fly
with the hatching flies or go fishless.)
- When the breeze is from a westerly
quarter rather than from the north or east.
- When the water is still or rippled,
rather than during a wind.
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Veteran fishing guide Cliff Fleming said the
Brownsville Ship Channel is one of the best fishing
holes in the Laguna Madre, and said many guides
could suffer financially if they lose access to the
channel, which he calls an important haven from
stormy weather during autumn and winter.
“There are a lot of species there that you don’t find
anywhere else. It is kind of like a little Texas State
Aquarium,” said Fleming, who operates Crystal Flats
Guide Service. “It is a great attraction also for bird
watching as there are a lot birds in that area.”
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