Tides to avoid on charters?

[Fishery Pokery]

Hi,
When booking a charter, what do you ideally want in a tide and what do you want to avoid?
Also, when does the charter fishing start to get good?
And finally, what does it cost to charter a whole boat?
Many thanksin advance,
Geoff

 

[lingking]

hi geoff,3 questions,should prompt many replies

tides to avoid,some would say avoid the big tides if theres alot of wind,as drift might be too fast if wind is in same direction,.

fishing should pick up from april onwards,hartlepool and whitby boats may be sooner

cost varies from boat to boat. regarding price,slow boats £3o approx fast boats £40 or there abouts

 

[Charlton]

basically what you want is a small tide and no wind, you will get one about every ten years, and most of the dates with small tides will be booked up well in advance. However if you got a small tide with a strong wind going in the same direction as the tide you will bomb along, same as if you get a big tide with a wind against tide you will be alright. A haevy boat will take a wind better than a light boat so there is a great deal to go into the equation, unless you are psychic pick a small tide and hope you get a nice day

 

[oldessox]

I don't fish on charter boats but from what I know about boat fishing and the charter boats I see out there and such I'd say it's a bit of a lottery as to whether you get a good day or not regardless of tides , it's not just the size of the tide you have to take into account but what time of day high or low tide is etc. I think you just have to look in your diary , find a date you can go , check with the skipper that he's available , book it and trust in the gods that sea, wind and tides are favourable , I can go at the drop of a hat and still find it difficult to "pick" the perfect combination , more often than not the dodgy looking days turn out better than the ones that look spot on in the forcasts.
When does the fishing start to get good? You can't beat the spring run , look up the catch reports around April and see the numbers of fish being caught , the charter skippers know where these spring fish hang out and always have good catches on them.
Duncans "slow" boat is a bargain at £30 for the whole boat, I'd take him up on it if I were you I reckon you can do the sums , a boat holds 12 anglers and charges £30 a head which is £360 , so unless the skipper is willing to do a discount for a private charter (which I have no idea if they do) that is what it's going to cost , for a slow boat

Have a look at the spring run catch reports , pick a date in the middle of the best of them and book up (and hope for the weather )

 

[easyfish1]

and when it all comes together...no wind, perfect flat calm seas,small tides, blue sky, sunshine and your not actually at work............theres no fish

 

[The Jester]

and when it all comes together...no wind, perfect flat calm seas,small tides, blue sky, sunshine and your not actually at work............theres no fish

:d:d pmsl :d:d

 

[Norman]

and when it all comes together...no wind, perfect flat calm seas,small tides, blue sky, sunshine and your not actually at work............theres no fish

sooo true

norm

 

[david.northeast]

and when it all comes together...no wind, perfect flat calm seas,small tides, blue sky, sunshine and your not actually at work............theres no fish

Worse than that
Ya get sunburned and sea sickness
Not that the sickness has bothad me like

 

[canman]

lots of the imformation is good but, some small tides give long periods without moving which can result in the fish not feeding at all. Ok if there is a little breeze to help drift a little which is what is needed to encourage the fish to feed.
Even on the windy days, most charter boats don't anchor if inshore fishing, not sure if it's because all the lines would be out the back of the boat, or the risk of loosing an anchor, but if they did, and everyone had bait, they would get quite a few more fish, especially if the tides were a little faster.
So I wouldn't rule out the small/medium tides. Had most of my best days on these tides.

 

[Fishery Pokery]

Thanks guys.
So I should try and avoid big tides if possible, but at the same time just be pleased if I can get booked up.
Have a few ideas now for some work trips,
Cheers,
Geoff

 

[david.northeast]

Just pick a date and be pleased to be out mate