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WINTER 2012 Check it out: www.rockportrattler.com	NORTH GULF FORECAST DECEMBER 2011 Search Gulf Coast Fisherman's Web Site Winter '10 Spring '10 Summer '10 Fall '10   Port Isabel, TX to Eugene I., LA   Ship Shoal Light, LA to St. Joseph Pt., FL    Captiva Pass to Apalachicola  Welcome to the Wells Daily Fishing Forecast for the West Gulf. Each issue of Gulf Coast Fisherman magazine contains three months of Fishing Forecasts for the West Gulf, North Gulf, and Florida Gulf Coast. The Fishing Forecast allows you to plan the better days and time to fish months in advance. If you are planning a trip with a fishing guide, pick the days with the strongest current for the best chance of success. Advance planning is the key to fishing success! Published Exclusively by Gulf Coast Fisherman since 1956. DAY DIR STARTS ENDS STRENGTH WED I 11:30am 03:10pm Good 1 O 11:05pm 03:45am Strong AFTERNOON BEST THU I 11:55am 04:15pm Good 2 O 11:35pm 04:55am Strong AFTERNOON BEST FRI I 12:25pm 05:25pm Strong 3 - - - - AFTERNOON BEST SAT O 12:10am 05:50am Strong 4 I 01:05pm 06:25pm Strong AFTERNOON BEST SUN O 12:50am 06:40am V Strong 5 I 01:50pm 07:20pm Strong EARLY MORN, AFT'N BEST MON O 01:30am 07:20am V Strong 6 I 02:35pm 08:05pm Strong EARLY MORN, AFT'N BEST TUE O 02:20am 07:50am Strong 7 I 03:40pm 08:40pm Strong EARLY MORN, LATE AFT'N BEST WED O 03:25am 08:05am Strong 8 I 05:00pm 09:00pm Good EARLY MORN, LATE AFT'N BEST THU O 04:45am 08:05am Good 9 I 06:45pm 09:05pm Moderate EARLY MORNING BEST FRI O 05:55am 07:45am Weak 10 I 08:35pm 09:55pm Very Weak EARLY MORNING BEST SAT O 06:52pm 08:02pm Very Weak 11 - - - - EARLY MORNING BEST SUN I 09:10am 10:50am Weak 12 O 08:25pm 10:45pm Moderate MID MORNING BEST MON I 08:55am 12:15pm Good 13 O 08:45pm 12:45am Good LATE MORNING BEST TUE I 08:55am 01:55pm Strong 14 O 09:05pm 02:25am Strong LATE MORN, EARLY AFT'N BEST WED I 09:35am 03:15pm Strong 15 O 09:45pm 03:35am V Strong LATE MORN, EARLY AFT'N BEST THU I 10:30am 04:20pm V Strong 16 O 10:40pm 04:40am V Strong LATE MORN, AFT'N BEST Get 3 Months of Forecasts in Each Issue of Gulf Coast Fisherman! Gary Ralston, Publisher email: gary@gulffishing.com  ©1996-2011, Harold Wells Gulf Coast Fisherman, Inc.	CURRENT MOON lunar phases WELLS DAILY FISHING FORECAST CURRENT MOVEMENT DAY DIR STARTS ENDS STRENGTH (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) TUE I 05:30am 09:50am Good 1 O 01:15pm 02:35pm Very Weak O 10:20pm 04:20am* V Strong GOOD TO MID-MORNING (6) WED I 06:35am 09:15am Good 2 O 02:15pm 05:25pm(7) VStrong2(8) EARLY MORN, MID AFTERNOON BEST 1. Day and Date 2. Direction of current. (I) Incoming or Flooding. (O) Outgoing or Ebbing. 3. Approximate time that current will exceed .3 knot 4. Approximate time current will slow below .3 knot. 5. Prediction of current strength. 6. Overall forecast for the day. 7. * - Current starts previous day. 8. A "1" following strength rating indicates a lower low tide; a "2" indicates a higher high tide. Introduction to Wells Daily Fishing Forecast >>> Note: Many things can upset tide and current tables. Cold fronts, thunder storms, winds, barometric pressure, to name a few, can all impact the predicted times of tide height, and current movement, strength and even direction.
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