fishing

Question
QUESTION: What's the right time to fish in salt water or fresh, night or morning?

ANSWER: Wow, this is a tricky question but both have similar answers. Saltwater is good on a moving Tide so anytime that you have a moving tide you can in theory catch fish. so this can happen anytime day or night. But one of the rules of thumb is that there is a "Magic Hour" That time right before sunset and right before sunrise when its kinda hard to see and the light is just barely allowing you to make out your surroundings. This also happens to be the same in Fresh Water. But even more so since Fresh Water typically does not have a moving tide.

Saltwater Fishing can be productive even in the middle of the day if the right bait is used and you target your fish. One thing about the heat of the day if you are fishing the heat of the day or in bright light LOOK for changes in the light "IN" the water. Take for instance a Bridge. its is large and affords some structure under the water BUT it also casts large shadows onto the water and predator fish will use those light changes in the water to their advantage to ambush smaller fish. Meaning basically that larger fish will hide in shadows and attack the smaller fish. BUT this can be found in many other Circumstance other then bridges. A good thing to do is scout your fishing spots. "Look at them when your not fishing" Sometimes you will see things when your not fishing that you wouldn't normally pay attention to.

If I have to answer this with my own experience I prefer the "Magic Hour" I typically have caught more fish early morning or early evening. Many times I will be up at 5:00 prior to sun-up and fish until about 9:00am I am still home before anyone wakes up and I have the rest of the day to do other things.

I hope this helps and you can apply the information to both Salt and Fresh water but remember the "Magic Hour" comes into play much more in Fresh Water.

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QUESTION: What's the best bait to use for salt water, when fishing of a bridge, and fresh water?

ANSWER: Typically Live bait is always good but you can use cut bait as well. Sardines tend to always be good and if you cut them into chunks that can work well. Live Shrimp and other typical saltwater baits are good. If you are on a bridge or pier look and see if you can see Baits in the water if there are and you can catch them with a sabiki that will work the best. Also Here in Florida if you catch a Ladyfish or smaller fish you can always cut them up and they work great as well. A rule of thumb is to watch what the fish are hitting and try to match what you see is being hit.

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QUESTION: What's a sabiki?

Answer
Sorry i guess I should have clarified that a little more. A sabiki is a Line of hooks about 18-24 inches long and it is used to catch bait fish. You can make your own using very small hooks #1 or smaller OR you can prepurchase them. some of them have small pieces of glittery material to entice bites. But adding a bit of shrimp to each really helps too. basically around docks or dock footings you can just lower these into the water and they will catch baitfish. If you see them schooling at bridges or piers you can cast into them and sometimes catch 3-5 bait fish at a time. A very basic descriptions is a line with a weight at the bottom and small hooks tied about every 5 inches. many saltwater bait and tackle stores in Florida carry many varieties and sizes of premade "Sabiki Rigs". but a homemade one will work just as well. They typically run from .78 cents to about a dollar.