ARW best tide?

I was wondering at what part of tide is best for fishing the ARW. Last several times I've been out was on a incoming time but not even a scratch bait. Also, what bait do you recommend. I was using live chovies but they were very small. maybe next time, I'll bring some frozen dines as backup.

My ideal conditions for ARW is a small high tide in the morning.  The first two hours after the tide turns is best.  For me, live smelt or chovies usually outfishes live shiners or frozen bait.  However, lately, I've seen guys like Martianfish kickin but with frozen bait.  Just gotta find that hungry butt!

You never know when the buts' want their meal.  Sunday we had the Yakhoppers Rockwall event and I got mine a couple of hours after an extra low tide using this time a cut herring (wanted smaller size bait)(first opening).  The week before I got one on the outgoing tide off the second wall.

they say....they are a lazy-sightfish, so when the water is dirty and moving fast, your odds lessen. When it's is clear and moving slow, the odds get higher.
Getting your offering(no matter what it may be) in front of their face/mouth is the key.
So they say 

Clear and slow tides are the best. At the turn of the tide the fish have to re-position to face the current. This is when they are most active I believe. So if you have a small incoming followed by a small out go , I would say 2 hours before the top and 2 hours after it turns are the best, Butt hey what do I know.

Butt hey what do I know.

how to strike the ol'Spidey pose= classic, but what happened to that guy? 

He's on NWKA now.

Thanks guys for all the tips. Hopefully when the wind dies down, I'll be out there trying my luck for the flatties.

Same advise for anywhere you hunt halis....

At the turn of the tide the fish have to re-position to face the current.

That does sorta make sense...  Is that conjecture on your part, Craig, or do you know this to be true?