Giant redfish often hang around ocean jetties and passes during winter, and can be caught on all sorts of live baitfish as well as large jigs bounced along bottom. (Photo courtesy of St. Croix)
Most of us fish when we can, not just when conditions are ideal. But if you’re planning an inshore fishing trip to the Southeast coast this winter, it can pay to schedule your excursion during the prime periods around the new and full moons—and avoid the half-moon periods in between. That’s because the tide movements will be greatest on the three days on either side of the “strong” moon periods, when the gravitational force of the...