Bass at Gilpin Harbour · Tidefinder

Bass at Gilpin Harbour · Tidefinder

Top pick this week
Tomorrow afternoon
13:00–16:00
63Fair
- Around high water
- Daylight
- Mid tides
BassLight WNW 12 mph
Why this time?
Tide: Around high waterBass push in with the flood to hunt the margins and stay on through high water and the first of the ebb.
Light: DaylightMost active around dawn and dusk.
Tide size: Mid tidesBigger tides stir up food and colour the water.
Season: Peak season in OctoberBest from June to October. A few are still caught through winter.
Wind: Light WNW 12 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Moderate (1.5 m waves)Some surf and colour in the water helps; flat calm and very rough seas don't.
Water: Sea 13.3°CComfortable between 10 and 22°C, best around 16°C.
How we score
2nd best this week
Saturday afternoon
12:30–15:30
62Fair
- 4h into the flood
- Daylight
- Neaps
BassLight NE 6 mph
Why this time?
Tide: 4h into the floodBass push in with the flood to hunt the margins and stay on through high water and the first of the ebb.
Light: DaylightMost active around dawn and dusk.
Tide size: NeapsBigger tides stir up food and colour the water.
Season: Peak season in OctoberBest from June to October. A few are still caught through winter.
Wind: Light NE 6 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Slight (0.4 m waves)Some surf and colour in the water helps; flat calm and very rough seas don't.
Water: Sea 13.2°CComfortable between 10 and 22°C, best around 16°C.
How we score
3rd best this week
Friday afternoon
12:30–15:30
59Fair
- Around high water
- Daylight
- Mid tides
BassLight NW 12 mph
Why this time?
Tide: Around high waterBass push in with the flood to hunt the margins and stay on through high water and the first of the ebb.
Light: DaylightMost active around dawn and dusk.
Tide size: Mid tidesBigger tides stir up food and colour the water.
Season: Peak season in OctoberBest from June to October. A few are still caught through winter.
Wind: Light NW 12 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Slight (0.6 m waves)Some surf and colour in the water helps; flat calm and very rough seas don't.
Water: Sea 13.3°CComfortable between 10 and 22°C, best around 16°C.
How we score
4th best this week
Monday afternoon
14:00–17:00
58Fair
- 4h into the flood
- Daylight
- Neaps
BassLight SSW 6 mph
Why this time?
Tide: 4h into the floodBass push in with the flood to hunt the margins and stay on through high water and the first of the ebb.
Light: DaylightMost active around dawn and dusk.
Tide size: NeapsBigger tides stir up food and colour the water.
Season: Peak season in OctoberBest from June to October. A few are still caught through winter.
Wind: Light SSW 6 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Moderate (1.0 m waves)Some surf and colour in the water helps; flat calm and very rough seas don't.
Water: Sea 13.3°CComfortable between 10 and 22°C, best around 16°C.
How we score
5th best this week
Sunday afternoon
13:30–16:30
56Fair
- 4h into the flood
- Daylight
- Neaps
BassLight S 3 mph
Why this time?
Tide: 4h into the floodBass push in with the flood to hunt the margins and stay on through high water and the first of the ebb.
Light: DaylightMost active around dawn and dusk.
Tide size: NeapsBigger tides stir up food and colour the water.
Season: Peak season in OctoberBest from June to October. A few are still caught through winter.
Wind: Light S 3 mphLight enough to fish comfortably, so it costs nothing.
Sea: Flat calm (0.2 m waves)Some surf and colour in the water helps; flat calm and very rough seas don't.
Water: Sea 13.2°CComfortable between 10 and 22°C, best around 16°C.
How we score