| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
david weber
Bear Mullet
Joined: 29 Nov 2012
Posts: 118
|
 Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 8:54 am Post subject: How to Read Bay Water Depth On Maps |
 |
|
| Regarding the various bay maps you can buy, which show depth....how to you correlate the tide to the map. Is map at low tide or high tide or ????? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
lifeaquatic
Member White Shrimper Boot Club
Joined: 17 Dec 2012
Posts: 932
|
| Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 10:03 am Post subject: |
|
|
| My experience is that the fishing maps are not reliable for exact depth just an indicator of the area. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Central Scrutinizer
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 14 Jul 2009
Posts: 3572
Location: Flour Bluff
|
| Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 12:04 pm Post subject: Re: How to Read Bay Water Depth On Maps |
|
|
| david weber wrote: | | Regarding the various bay maps you can buy, which show depth....how to you correlate the tide to the map. Is map at low tide or high tide or ????? |
Given that the tides here are on the order of inches  , I wouldn't worry too much about what the map says. I tend to go with the B-1-RD markers scattered about the bays.
 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
SeanHHH
Member White Shrimper Boot Club
Joined: 05 May 2006
Posts: 547
Location: San Antonio
|
| Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 7:48 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| While looking at your maps look at Google Earth. The deeper water on GE tends to be darker green. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TroutSupport
Flour Bluffian in training
Joined: 21 Mar 2013
Posts: 438
Location: United States
|
| Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 8:58 am Post subject: |
|
|
Darker green / blue green is usually deeper.
Most the maps were probably at mean tide.. but that doesnt cover every day's tidal change due to weather or season. They are strickly as a general reference. Find a pole, dock, or PVC pipe in the bay and get used to reading the scum line or barnacles on it. If there is a lot of dark green to black and barnacles showing it's going to be shallower on the flats. Some might not be run-able at all. On the other hand, higher than normal tides can open up a lot of water if you know your rigs capability. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Johninaustin
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 03 Jun 2007
Posts: 1105
|
| Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 8:36 am Post subject: |
|
|
Just a note, those fishing maps you find at Academy and such are filled with things that are not there and missing things that are. The oyster reefs in CC bay for example. Not where the map shows them to be.
I'm not sure but I suspect the data they use is VERY old and just gets reprinted without any confirmation or research. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
