Alright, let’s talk about this Winchester Bay Oregon tide table thing. Don’t know much about fancy book learnin’, but I know the water goes up and down, and if you wanna catch some fish, you gotta pay attention.
Now, what’s this tide table? It’s like a calendar, but for the water. Tells ya when the water’s gonna be high, like real high, and when it’s gonna be low, like real low. Why’s that important? Well, lemme tell ya, the fish, they like to eat when the water’s movin’. High tide, low tide, that’s when they’re bitin’.
I heard tell there’s places you can get these tide tables. Some folks say you can buy ’em at the Salmon Harbor Marina office for a dollar. A dollar! That ain’t bad. They say these tide tables are made special for the Umpqua River, right there in Winchester Bay. That’s good, ’cause the water don’t act the same everywhere, ya know?
Some other folks, they get their tide times from the internet. Fancy stuff, that internet. They say you can find tide charts for Winchester Bay online, for any day, past, present, or future. They even got these things called “solunar fishing calendars” that tell ya the best time to fish, based on the tides and the moon and such. Sounds complicated, but if it helps catch fish, I ain’t complainin’.
- High tide, that’s when the water comes in. Covers up all them rocks and sandbars. Fish come in with the tide to feed.
- Low tide, that’s when the water goes out. Exposes all them rocks and sandbars. Fish gotta go somewhere, right? That’s when you can find ’em in the deeper channels.
I heard someone sayin’ the highest tide in Winchester Bay was somethin’ like 7.55 meters. That’s a lot of water! And the lowest tide, they said it was somethin’ like -0.66 feet. Don’t know what that means exactly, but I reckon it means the water’s gone way out.
So, if you’re plannin’ on goin’ fishin’ in Winchester Bay, you gotta know your tides. You can use these tide tables, or you can look ’em up online. Either way, you gotta know when the water’s movin’. That’s when the fish are bitin’, and that’s when you’re gonna catch somethin’.
They say the tide tables for Winchester Bay are for the Umpqua River entrance. That makes sense, ’cause that’s where the ocean comes in. And they say you can get tide charts for today, tomorrow, whenever you want. Some folks even talk about “swell heights” and “fishing bite times.” Sounds like a lot to learn, but it all comes down to one thing: knowin’ when the water’s movin’.
Now, I ain’t no scientist, but I know a thing or two about fishin’. And I know that the tides are important. So, whether you’re a fancy city slicker or a good ol’ country folk like me, you gotta pay attention to them tides if you wanna catch some fish in Winchester Bay. And that’s all there is to it.
So, next time you’re headin’ out to Winchester Bay, remember what I told ya. Get yourself a tide table, or look it up online. Know when the water’s movin’, and you’ll be well on your way to catchin’ a mess of fish. Good luck, and happy fishin’!
Tags: Winchester Bay, Oregon, Tide Table, Umpqua River, Fishing, High Tide, Low Tide, Salmon Harbor Marina, Tide Charts, Solunar Calendar
