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Originally Posted by vincentek9
I've been doing a lot of halibut fishing for the past few years. For a while it was just lots of pounding sand any chance i have. Then my buddy was telling me how he logged BFT bite conditions and found a pattern. I have somewhat of a log as to when i caught fish in the past. according to my logs...
Time: when there is sunlight.
Tide: after a low tide, as tide fills in
Tide type: very minimal low to high (less than 3' water movement)
moon: not full or new moons as they have larger tide swings
temp: water temp 59-68 have all bit. although 61-63 seems best for larger fish as it kind of matches with their spawn season.
Has anyone ever tried to see any consistencies or patterns with halibut bites?
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I have been looking for patterns, not for halibut, but for all species. When I worked on headboats, we would sometimes take Halibut at Catalina Island in the dark and because most of our fishing was during the day, that might be why most the Halibut were taken in daylight? While working on ships, the slack tides have always been the most productive times but that could be just because it is easier to present a natural-looking bait at those times?
Some people swear by this application.
https://www.fishingreminder.com/
Some species spawn on the full moons which even though it makes it easier for them to hunt at night, because of the spawning activities they are hungrier and feed more during the day.
So far my conclusion is the best time to go fishing is whenever you can!!!
