Gulf Coast Fisherman Magazine Vol 39 No 2 - Spring 2015 | Page 19

North Gulf Fishing Forecast

NORTH GULF
Tide Tables
APRIL 2015

DAY TIDE TIME HT-FT

CURRENT MOVEMENT
DAY DIR STARTS
ENDS
STRENGTH
WED O 05:10am 07:00am Weak
1 I 12:50pm 02:10pm Very Weak
I 06:30pm 08:20pm Weak
EARLY MORN, EARLY AFT’N BEST
THU O 06:45am 08:15am Very Weak
2 I 07:40pm 09:10pm Very Weak
EARLY MORN BEST
FRI O 09:15am 10:35am Very Weak
3 O 03:50pm 05:10pm Very Weak
I 08:50pm 10:00pm Very Weak
LATE MORN, MID AFT’N BEST
SAT I 03:05am 04:35am Very Weak
4 O 11:05am 12:15pm Very Weak
O 04:10pm 06:00pm Weak
LATE MORN BEST
SUN I 03:50am 05:50am Weak
5 O 04:35pm 07:15pm Moderate
LATE AFT’N BEST
MON I 04:30am 07:10am Moderate
6 O 05:00pm 08:20pm Good
EALRY MORN, LATE AFT’N BEST
TUE I 05:10am 08:30am Good
7 O 05:25pm 09:25pm Good
EARLY MORN, LATE AFT’N BEST
WED I 05:50am 09:50am Good
8 O 06:00pm 10:20pm Good
MORNING BEST
THU I 06:45am 11:05am Good
9 O 06:45pm 11:25pm Strong
MORNING BEST
FRI I 07:30am 12:10pm Strong
10 O 07:35pm 12:15am Strong
MORNING BEST
SAT I 08:20am 01:00pm Strong
11 O 08:45pm 01:05am Good
MID MORN TO EARLY AFT’N BEST
SUN I 09:25am 01:45pm Good
12 O 10:05pm 02:05am Good
MID MORN TO EARLY AFT’N BEST
MON I 10:40am 02:20pm Good
13
LATE MORN, EARLY AFT’N BEST
TUE O 12:05am 03:05am Moderate
14 I 12:15pm 02:35pm Moderate
EARLY AFT’N BEST
WED O 02:45am 04:35am Weak
15 I 02:30pm 03:50pm Very Weak
I 06:00pm 07:20pm Very Weak
MID AFT’N BEST

CURRENT MOVEMENT
DAY DIR STARTS

ENDS

STRENGTH

THU O 04:50am 06:00am Very Weak
16 O 10:15am 11:25am Very Weak
EARLY, LATE MORN BEST
FRI I 01:05am 02:35am Very Weak
17 O 02:35pm 04:25pm Weak
MID AFTERNOON BEST
SAT I 01:50am 04:10am Moderate
18 O 02:55pm 05:55pm Moderate
LATE AFTERNOON BEST
SUN I 02:10am 05:50am Good
19 O 03:10pm 07:10pm Good
LATE AFTERNOON BEST
MON I 02:50am 07:10am Good
20 O 03:40pm 08:20pm Strong
EARLY MORN, LATE AFT’N BEST
TUE I 03:45am 08:05am Good
21 O 04:20pm 09:00pm Strong
EARLY MORN, LATE AFT’N BEST
WED I 04:30am 08:50am Good
22 O 05:00pm 09:40pm Strong
EARLY MORN, LATE AFT’N BEST
THU I 05:20am 09:40am Good
23 O 05:45pm 10:05pm Good
MORN, LATE AFT’N BEST
FRI I 06:06am 10:06am Good
24 O 06:25pm 10:25pm Good
MORNING BEST
SAT I 07:15am 10:35am Good
25 O 07:15pm 10:35pm Good
MORNING BEST
SUN I 08:15am 10:55am Moderate
26 O 08:05pm 10:45pm Moderate
MID MORNING BEST
MON O 01:45am 03:25am Weak
27 I 09:10am 11:10am Weak
I 03:30pm 04:50pm Very Weak
O 08:55pm 10:45pm Weak
LATE MORN, LATE AFT’N BEST
TUE O 03:00am 04:20am Very Weak
28 I 10:05am 11:35am Very Weak
I 04:55pm 06:05pm Very Weak
LATE MORN, LATE AFT’N BEST
WED
29
EARLY MORNING BEST
THU I 01:25am 02:35am Very Weak
30 O 02:15pm 03:45pm Very Weak
MID AFTERNOON BEST

DAY TIDE TIME HT-FT

WED Lo 06:01am
1 Hi 12:53pm
Lo 04:58pm
Hi 11:03pm
THU Lo 05:49am
2 Hi 12:06pm
Lo 06:23pm
FRI Hi 12:23am
3 Lo 05:22am
Hi 11:51am
Lo 07:23pm
SAT Hi 02:14am
4 Lo 04:19am
Hi 11:52am
Lo 08:16pm
SUN Hi 12:04pm
5 Lo 09:07pm
MON Hi 12:25pm
6 Lo 10:04pm
TUE Hi 12:55pm
7 Lo 11:10pm
WED Hi 01:33pm
8 THU Lo 12:26am
9 Hi 02:19pm
FRI Lo 01:42am
10 Hi 03:14pm
SAT Lo 02:48am
11 Hi 04:16pm
SUN Lo 03:43am
12 Hi 05:31pm
MON Lo 04:28am
13 Hi 06:59pm
TUE Lo 05:04am
14 Hi 08:40pm
WED Lo 05:28am
15 Hi 12:38pm
Lo 03:39pm
Hi 10:31pm

THU Lo 05:30am
16 Hi 11:15am
Lo 05:44pm
FRI Hi 12:43am
17 Lo 04:50am
Hi 10:53am
Lo 07:05pm
SAT Hi 11:01am
18 Lo 08:15pm
SUN Hi 11:25am
19 Lo 09:23pm
MON Hi 12:00pm
20 Lo 10:32pm
TUE Hi 12:41pm
21 Lo 11:43pm
WED Hi 01:26pm
22 THU Lo 12:52am
23 Hi 02:12pm
FRI Lo 01:53am
24 Hi 02:59pm
SAT Lo 02:41am
25 Hi 03:45pm
SUN Lo 03:15am
26 Hi 04:30pm
MON Lo 03:36am
27 Hi 05:18pm
TUE Lo 03:42am
28 Hi 12:22pm
WED Lo 03:32am
29 Hi 11:04am
Lo 06:08pm
Hi 09:59pm
THU Lo 02:59am
30 Hi 10:35am
Lo 06:45pm

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0.6
0.5
0.7
0.4
0.7
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0.6
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0.3
0.5
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0.9
0.2
1.0
0.1
1.1
0.0
1.2
0.0
1.3
-0.1
1.3
-0.1
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-0.2
1.3
-0.2
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-0.1
1.2
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0.7
0.4
0.7
0.7
0.9
0.2
1.1
0.0
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-0.1
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-0.2
1.5
-0.2
1.5
-0.2
1.4
-0.1
1.3
0.0
1.2
0.1
1.1
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0.9
0.3
0.8
0.4
0.8
0.6
0.6
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scattered cover or where submerged grass
doesn’t quite reach the surface, cast to a
likely spot and let the frog remain briefly
motionless. It should start to sink. Let it
twitch on the surface and then sink a foot
or two into the pocket. As the frog slowly
sinks, its appendages quiver, driving
redfish nuts. Then, pull it a couple feet
and let it rest again. Quite often, redfish
gulp frogs as they fall, or attack them as
they head back toward the surface.
In thicker cover, “crawl” the frog
over matted grass and let it sit still a few
seconds before dropping off the edge into
another pocket. Sometimes, redfish
follow the morsel waiting for a chance
to strike. When the f ɽ