I just wanted to to talk a little bit about what you can expect to get out of a guided trip with Tailing Tide. You can expect to get a Captain who will give his 110% to show you a good time. I will do everything possible to put you in the right place to catch the fish you are looking for. I will teach you everything I can about the right way to find fish, approach them, present a lure to them, etc. I will share my love of the marshes, estuaries, tidal creeks, barrier islands and all the animals that inhabit these places. I will show you natural places that most of the human population will never get to see.
I can't make any guarantees on how many fish we will catch or how big they will be. Every thing changes on a daily basis on the water, and these fish are always moving and changing patterns depending on the weather, tide, food source, etc. I put a lot of time and pride into being able to locate and read fish and get them to eat. Sometimes fish will eat anything near them, and sometimes we have to work really hard to convince them to take our offering. Sometimes fish will let you get close enough to touch them, and sometimes they are so spooky they won't let you get within sight of them. It's all a game, and it's always changing, which is why I love it so much...for the challenge and for the reward. Giving you as many shots as possible at catching fish is a big part of my job, but I also want you to have a relaxing time, learn something new, and take home some lasting memories of the experience.
If you judge a good day by how many fish you can put in a cooler, there's nothing wrong with that, and there are guides who cater to that. If you enjoy the entire experience of fishing, the sights, the sounds, the memories...then give me a call and we'll have a great time. Not to say that we don't catch a lot of fish, we have plenty of days when we catch obscene numbers of fish. But when you book a trip with any guide service, and show up with expectations that a memorable day can only be achieved by catching huge numbers of fish...you have already set yourself up for disappointment.
On another note, winter redfish is in full swing. The backwaters from Beaufort to New River have become crystal clear. When everything lines up...sunshine, calm winds, mild temps....the sight fishing has been ridiculously good. Even on nasty days....heavy cloud cover, windy, and rainy....the fishing has still been very good. The other day, we found over five hundred redfish in a single creek system in crystal clear water. You could watch them swim up to your lure, investigate it, and inhale it. The marsh is full of young redfish that have moved in over the last month or two...along with slot size fish mixed in. It's been awesome lately, and should stay that way the entire winter.
