When you say, "I know most if not all say to fish the beaches at an hour prior to an hour after high tide.", from where did that information come? That's a new rule, for me.
Regarding books, the first book you need to own re: saltwater fishing in the Puget Sound area is that by Pat Trotter, Les Johnson, and Bruce Ferguson ( I think it's called Fly Fishing for Pacific Salmon . . . ?). The patterns are a little dated, but still effective, and the principles discussed therein are fundamental for beach fishing. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WAflyishers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 12:51 PM Subject: Esturary question > I know most if not all say to fish the beaches at an hour prior to an hour > after high tide. But what about the mouths of rivers and that part of the > river that is affected by the high/low tides? Is this what is called the > Estuary area, the part affected by the tides? > > I plan on fishing these waters in 2002 for each species of fish, if time > allows, and have several questions. Does the strategy for different species > change as regard to high low waters? I also read some where that when the > tide comes in the salt/brackish water is on top and the heavier fresh water > from the river is at the bottom, is this true? and how does this affect the > fish coming in? are they higher in the salt water or lower like they are > further up the rivers once they acclimate to the freshwater? > > Any suggestion on older issues of magazines to find or good books on this > subject? I have heard of the book "The Estuary Fly Fisherman" by Steve > Raymond and plan on buying it but are there others? > > Thank you, > Ray :-) > > > > >
