How To Fish Outgoing Tides In Winter
- By: Richard Thomas
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What are the best strategies for fishing outgoing tides during winter?
How should you pre-plan to fish an outgoing tide during the colder months?
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Fishing Outgoing Tides During Winter
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During the winter, an outgoing tide is favorable for anglers.
The key to fishing in the winter is maximizing your time out on the water and casting at fish during their shortened feeding times.
Outgoing tides are favorable during winter because all that water has been warming up prior to being pushed out with all the bait.
Areas Of Focus
You want to focus on finding deeper water that contains areas where fish are comfortable and able to feed.
Choke points near deeper water are spots you should especially take note of.
Fish are unwilling to expend energy and calories during the winter which makes choke points an excellent spot for them to set up.
Choke points and creeks mouths that dump out into one centralized point are more than likely going to spark a bite on an outgoing tide.
Deepwater also provides fish a place to stage and hold to stabilize temperatures and save energy.
Water Level
As the first wave of the tide moves and begins to dump out, the fish tend to wait to feed until the water level goes down a bit.
At around halfway through the tide, the water is at its warmest and the fish do not have to work as hard to find bait.
Trout and other fish typically will move into deeper holes and pockets where they feel comfortable and willing to feed.
Fishing Different Angles
The fish are not actively swimming around, expending calories in order to find bait.
Instead, they are held in specific areas where they feel safe and have easy access to food sources.
You need to be aiming your casts in all directions and at different angles to cover ground and find the holes where the fish are.
Do not be afraid to move your boat or vessel a few feet to try and cater to the fish as they move with the tide.
Fishing Outgoing Tides During Winter [VIDEO]
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Equipment Used:
- 30lb Stren Magnathin monofilament
- 15lb Braided Line
- Falcon MH 7’6 Coastal Clearwater Rod
- TFO Professional 7’ M spinning rod
- Quantum Smoke Inshore Reel
- Daiwa Procyon 2500D-XH
- Wealers Fishing Rod Wall Rack
- Vibe Shearwater 125 Kayak
- Z-Man Scented Jerk ShadZ (4-inch)
- Mako 18LTS
- Minn-Kota Riptide Terrova
- Stick-It Anchor Pin
Conclusion
Outgoing tides provide advantageous conditions for an angler targeting trout and other fish during the winter fishing season.
On an outgoing tide, the warm water is pushed out of the creeks and shallows with tons of bait that sparks feeding zones for predatory fish.
Keep an eye out on deeper pockets of water and choke points when you are out fishing an outgoing tide on your next trip!
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Good info. I fish the Indian River Lagoon in an area where there aren’t any creeks entering the lagoon. What chock points should I be looking for?
Thanks John, I’d focus on structure and depth contours in that area. I recently made a video called “how to fish depth contours for trout” that may help clarify some of those things.
Also if you get a chance be sure to ask in our community, we have a ton of phenomenal anglers in that area along with coaches that are familiar with it as well!
What do you mean by the term choke point