I took my wife and two daughters to Westport Sunday afternoon. Actually fished on the slip next to Spawnout. Man was Spawnout killing them! Six at a time! My daughters 7 & 10 had a great time. We only fished for a short time(1 hour or so) and brought 30 home. We were there for the outgoing tide and it appeared to slow down as the tide went out. Spawnout caught his limit and left before the fishing slowed. It seemed to be picking up again when we left. I guess I would recommend incoming mid to high tide but I wouldn't worry much about it... the herring will be there. The only input I would have is to make sure to bring some herring jigs just in case. The local stores were sold out and Eglund Marine was closed on Sunday. I bought a couple setups from some kids on the pier. Spawnout said the herring will probably be around through March. Bring a kid, it's a blast. Thanks Spawnout.