One day it's with and the next it may be against.
Truthfully I will have my spot picked and troll both ways before I move on.
I pay more attention to the wind. Many fisherman don't realize it but even in tidal water the wind effects the bait and the fish that feed on them.
Tide is running north. Wind is out of the west.
Baitfish will be pushed ever so slightly to the east side of a channel like a sail in a breeze.
At the beginning of the tide I will troll the west side of the channel because the tide and wind will push the bait off the flats or shallows.
After the tide has run it's course for a while I will troll the east side because that is where the bait will congregate.
Baitfish on the east side of the channel will come off the flats and hold along that side for the entire tide. The only difference will be that the bait will exit the flats about 45 minutes behind the bait on the west side.
Wind has so much to do with the movement and position of baitfish. Tide is the force that moves the water. Wind is the steering wheel.
Fish the tides but work the wind.
