Looking at a week of warmer weather will improve the bite after a cold weekend. Anglers and boaters have ask me about the tides around Homosassa, especially when there is a high tide that never comes. With weak winter tides and a hard northeast wind the tide goes from low to lower. It’s the opposite for a weak tide with a southwest wind because it blows the water in making a much higher tide then predicted. To complicate it a little more, from the head waters of the Homosassa River to marker #2 is 4 hours difference in the tides because it takes that long for the water to filter through all the creeks and backcountry. Crystal River Bay and Chassahowitzka Bay is one hour ahead of Homosassa. As these bays fill with water it floods back onto Homosassa. So its possible on an incoming tide to be an hour ahead by running north or south of the Homosassa River. The other variables like wind direction and moon phase can play a very big role in the duration of the tide. For the best fishing work the first part of the tide in 2 to 3 feet of water with a hard bottom for trout. As the tide makes high work the rocky shorelines for redfish and don’t be surprise to catch a snook. Look for incoming high tide around mid day this weekend.
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