If you’re new to bass fishing then you may find tidal rivers are a productive starting point.  All you need to know about tides are that in most rivers they come in and out of the river twice a day. So even if you stand in just one spot for 24 hours, you can be sure that bass will be traveling in front of you four times.

If you want to increase the window of opportunity for intercepting bass then you can try following the sometimes hard to find border between incoming saltwater and freshwater. Bass that aren't well acclimatised to brackish water can sometimes be found in the salt wedge of an incoming tide hunting freshwater fish doing the opposite and swimming in the higher lighter freshwater.

If you're fishing the wedge in the right river you have a chance of hitting the jackpot and hooking a fresh salmon or sea trout.

Please only take this blog post as rough guidance. Bass have been caught miles above the limits of saltwater in tidal rivers and many bass will push right through the salt wedge or hold way back.

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