Best time: for Nahr el Bard in Tripoli, Lebanon, the first light window and the last two hours before dark are usually your best bets 🎣
Since you’re fishing in mid spring, fish are waking up fast, but they still like a little comfort. That means cooler water, moving water, and lower light are your friends. If the river has a bit of stain or flow, even better—fish feel safer feeding there.
Best daily windows
- Dawn to about 2 hours after sunrise: usually prime time
- Late afternoon into sunset: often the other strong window
- Overcast days: can extend the bite all day
- After light rain: can improve feeding if the water stays fishable
What to watch for
- Moving current seams and little eddies where food gets swept by
- Shallow runs, pools, and undercut banks if the water is clear
- Turbid water edges after mild rain, but avoid mud-brown floodwater
- If it’s bright and calm, fish tighter to shade, depth, and cover
Simple approach
For a river like Nahr el Bard, start with:
- Small spoons or spinners if you’re covering water
- Tiny jigs, worms, or bait under a float if fish are picky
- Fish upstream and let your lure drift naturally with the current whenever possible
Quick rule of thumb
If you can only fish one time, pick sunrise. If you can fish two, do sunrise and sunset. That’s the classic “fish are hungry and the world is quiet” combo 😄
If you want, I can help you narrow it down for trout, bass, or catfish in that river and suggest the best bait for each. Tight lines!
