| Title: | Fishing Notes- Archived |
| Notice: | See note 555.1 for a keyword directory of this conference |
| Moderator: | DONMAC::MACINTYRE |
| Created: | Fri Feb 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Sep 20 1991 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1660 |
| Total number of notes: | 20970 |
Is there a formula for calculating high or low tides? Or anybody
got a program(vax executable)?
thanks
dave
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 207.1 | TIDE CHART | MELODY::CHIASSON | Mon Oct 20 1986 12:51 | 12 | |
YES there is a formula for calculating the tides if you contact
the army corp of engineers they can tell you exactly the amount
time to calculate for the tides or find a tide chart and subtract
the difference between two days and apply it that way to your needs
another way I do it is I find out the tides for one weekend and
if the tide is not favorable for that wkend I know that the following
wkend will have the opposite tide combination
if you need a tide chart I can probably find one for you depending
on your needs
ED
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| 207.2 | Flood or Ebb | NYALYF::HORWITZ | Mon Oct 20 1986 18:21 | 25 | |
A "seat of the (wet) pants" method:
Since the normal tide cycle is roughly 6.5 hours from full flood
to dead low, the time of the tides move about 1 hour ahead each
day. This helps prove the theory in .2 of alternate weeks (due to
lunar calendar mainly).
I don't know about other areas, but in NJ/NY areas, most tackle
shops give away tide charts which,at least, list one or two major
locations. In the FISHERMAN magazine there is a weelky chart which
lists major locations and the time differences for many others.
Another easy way is simply by on-site observation - time of tide
today will repeat in approximately 14 days at that location.
Just to thoroughly confuse this issue : just because the tide is
at its highest or lowest, doesn't mean the flow is about to reverse.
If you are fishing at an inlet, for example, the water may reach
its highest several hours before it stops flowing "up stream" (towards
inland). This has something to do with fluid dynamics and filling
big holes through narrow openings.
OR........
JUST GO FISHING
Tight lines
Beach Bagel Rich
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