tigger Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 What do people define "tide Flighting" as? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 for me it is shooting the foreshore outside of the dawn/dusk flights, 1 hour before, during and 1 hour after high tide, utilising the high water to cause the birds to move and fly around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Flighting the tide as opposed to dawn/dusk flighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Don't matter on the time its just shooting flight lines created by the incoming tide. By moving birds off the sand or by flooding vegetation and allowing the birds to feed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Croc Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 I just love tide flight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted September 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 I just love tide flight Yes me too not done much of it really but am going to this season, any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayano3 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 Tips: Know your tides, remember the weather can have a massive affect on water. Make sure you find a good creek where you can keep concealed. You need a dog. Find a place where that dog don't have to stand or lay in water but can also be hidden. Hope your thigh boots or chest waders don't have a hole in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 If I had to chose one form of shooting tide flighting would be the one. Success depends on the individual marsh and the weather. Best with a strong onshore wind , this will swing the duck over the marsh edge and give the fowler a chance of a shot or two. Usually best on the rising tide and again when the tide starts to drop. Often at the top of the tide the duck will have found a sheltered spot out of the wind and rought waves and start to fly again as the tide drops a little. However on one marsh I shoot on the duck feed on the tides edge at high tide and then a few hours after high tide flight into the larger creeks to roost during the day.The last hour as the larger creeks dry out can be great shooting , but every marsh can be different. I guess the attraction of tide flighting for me is seeing the birds in broad daylight , being able to pick drakes and being able to use decoys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Croc Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 (edited) Tips: Know your tides, remember the weather can have a massive affect on water. Make sure you find a good creek where you can keep concealed. You need a dog. Find a place where that dog don't have to stand or lay in water but can also be hidden. Hope your thigh boots or chest waders don't have a hole in them. Plus 1 on all that (My highlight) Been there, done that and on the coldest day of the winter -5 I'd rather tide flight than dawn or dusk Edited September 30, 2013 by The Croc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 I just love tide flight Which equals "I don't like getting up in the middle of the night"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barls2-9-12 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Can't beat a tide flight in the right conditions. Especially if you can get one to coincide with early morning or evening get the best of both worlds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Croc Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Which equals "I don't like getting up in the middle of the night"? Not me Grandalf, down for dawn, and stay for tide and dusk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Good for you boy. Best advice for fowlers or keepers is - Be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Yes me too not done much of it really but am going to this season, any tips? "Time and tide wait for no man" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted October 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 "Time and tide wait for no man" Amen to that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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