Alum Bay at low tide.

[stevieboy]

Hi,
I'm pretty sure there is a reasonable amount of water down there at all states of the tide, is low tide worth a dabble?
I've had reasonable success at high tide, anyone got the skinny on how it fishes at low?

Or any info on IOW low tide marks for that matter...

I feel a pointless- fingerfreezing-enthusiasm-sapping, match blank coming on!

Thanks,

Steve.

[solehunter]

Nothing wrong with a bit of spirit crushing. I don't really know what it fishes like at the low water, but i know the tide doesn't recede down the beach far as the water is deep close in! Worth a go i reckon.
Also dont underestimate totland sea wall at low water just as it starts flooding. I have seen a few bass come in there at this state of tide.
Fish by the pier/white gate, or the lifeboat station.

[stevieboy]

Hi Dave,
Thanks for that. I've never fished Totland at all yet. I can see the pier on Google Earth, where abouts is the lifeboat station, left or right of the pier?

Cheers,

Steve.

[solehunter]

Left of the pier, just past the waterfront pub!

[slippery]

Any where with deep water(25ft+ at high in casting range) in general fishes well or better at low water, there is less tide run over the low and some fish including big bass and eels love this, all the back wight beaches and some south facing beaches here fish better on low.......

[solehunter]

slippery said:

Any where with deep water(25ft+ at high in casting range) in general fishes well or better at low water, there is less tide run over the low and some fish including big bass and eels love this, all the back wight beaches and some south facing beaches here fish better on low.......

True stuff, one of my mates loves the lows. His theory being many anglers wont bother, thus the marks will be empty ;D ;D

[slippery]

solehunter said:

slippery said:

Any where with deep water(25ft+ at high in casting range) in general fishes well or better at low water, there is less tide run over the low and some fish including big bass and eels love this, all the back wight beaches and some south facing beaches here fish better on low.......

True stuff, one of my mates loves the lows. His theory being many anglers wont bother, thus the marks will be empty ;D ;D

I have also had great success with rays at chale and another location 12 miles away at low, a lot better catch rate than at high.
Ledges come into there own at low and one of my bass marks will only fish at low!
If it has deep water retreat(within 100 yards) then more than likley it will fish at low and probably better in some cases than high tide for some fish.

[solehunter]

On another tangent, just the simple change of tide can bring on the feeds. As the H/W is considered to be the best fishing time, the change from low to the start of the flood can be just as good. I have a reliable sole mark that fishes good from L/W up for 3 hours. You NEVER get a fish after the first 3 of the flood, H/W....forget it, but not far from the mark it ONLY fishes from 3 hours before the H/W and beyond. Strange, that the complexity of fishing i guess and why it keeps us all interested.

[slippery]

solehunter said:

slippery said:

Any where with deep water(25ft+ at high in casting range) in general fishes well or better at low water, there is less tide run over the low and some fish including big bass and eels love this, all the back wight beaches and some south facing beaches here fish better on low.......

True stuff, one of my mates loves the lows. His theory being many anglers wont bother, thus the marks will be empty ;D ;D

I think it has more to the tidal movement and strength of the tide, usually you get a hour hot time on the first of the ebb over high(on the isle of wight) but with the low they seem to switch on while its ebbing and into the flood on the low, sometimes they can feed for 3 hours over low period on some beaches and occasional all the way to high. So ultimately more fish by going at low

[solehunter]

Makes sense! Ultimately i will try to fish 1 hour before low until the high and beyond if the fishing is ok. But i`ll always stay till the state of the tide i know fishes best. Most of the bass fishing i do normally occurs over the H/W and the first 2/3 hours of the ebb in the solent. My sole spots fish from (mostly) 3 hours before H/W to sunrise.
I guess its the age old trick of sussing the spots you fish .

A few years back me and my mate nicky, fished our sole haunt from low water in the p1ssing rain with out a bite......40 minutes before H/W, he has a sole of 1lb 11oz.
As he reeled it in , i looked at my rods to see one bent over in the rest, ....One of 2lb6oz (my best)
Within 40 minutes i had 3 sole and 2 nice plate bass! One of the best nights i have ever had there.
It taught me patience pays and always fish the state of the tide you love the most before you go home early.