| Every fisherman dreams of a bigger catch! Is it | | | | Choosing The Best Fishing Times |
| possible to know beforehand when you should plan a | | | | There really is nothing complicated about this at all; it's |
| trip to enjoy some fishing, catch more than usual, and | | | | just a matter of knowing ahead of time exactly when |
| come home feeling 100% satisfied? Based on my own | | | | the sun and moon will rise and set. Fish are most |
| personal research around the best fishing times, I think | | | | active during 90-minute windows surrounding each of |
| it is. | | | | these four daily events; that's 45 minutes before and |
| When I first started fishing, the best fishing time for me | | | | after these four daily points. |
| was whatever time happened to suit me. I tried | | | | Fishing during these four periods will help increase your |
| different lures, baits and techniques until I'd spent a | | | | fishing catch, but if you plan wisely so as to ensure |
| small fortune in my quest to improve my fishing catch. | | | | you're at the water's edge on the days of new or full |
| When I finally heard about the "Solunar Theory"--or | | | | moon, you can use these 'windows' to reel in a catch |
| fishing by moon phase--like most anglers, I was | | | | like you've never done before. If you have to choose |
| skeptical. | | | | between sunrise/set and moonrise/set, always go with |
| What I'd read sounded too complicated. All sorts of | | | | the moon as the moon is the stronger influence. |
| factors needed to be checked and the determined | | | | Hunters have always known that fish and game are |
| angler needed to be at the water's edge at exactly | | | | most active at dawn and dusk--sunrise and |
| the right time, TO THE MINUTE, in order to improve on | | | | sunset--but their activity surrounding moonrise and |
| his average catch. Was I really willing to take my | | | | moonset is less noticeable because these events are |
| hobby that seriously? Let's just say that curiosity got | | | | likely to occur without eÂffecting any change in |
| the better of me. | | | | the perceived light. The rise and set of a new moon is |
| To help me determine whether there was any truth in | | | | invisible anyway, and overcast weather often hides |
| the moon's effect on the best fishing times, I kept a | | | | the moon. Without prior knowledge of setting and rising |
| record of every trip I made over a period of 18 | | | | times, two of the best fishing times will be missed |
| months. All information related to the moon's phases, | | | | every day! |
| the weather conditions and the catches I made were | | | | Other Considerations |
| carefully logged. What I discovered convinced me that | | | | When planning your fishing by moon phase, there are |
| moon phase fishing works. BUT, I also found that it isn't | | | | certain other factors that should also be considered. |
| anywhere near as complicated as many would have | | | | Weather - Severe weather changes have an impact |
| us believe. | | | | on the way fish feed. When a storm's brewing, or just |
| How Does Fishing By Moon Phase Work? | | | | after one has passed, is a good time. If this happens |
| Every fisherman knows that the best fishing times are | | | | while you're in place, you'll be in for a treat! However, if |
| when the fish are feeding. This tends to be during | | | | there's a cold front approaching, the fish are likely to |
| dawn and dusk, but what often goes unnoticed are | | | | move deeper into the water and become inactive. |
| the two periods elsewhere in the day--moonrise and | | | | Season - Most fish are more likely to bite willingly |
| moonset. Because the moon has an effect on a | | | | during seasonal transitions with the transition from |
| variety of factors surrounding the fish--including the live | | | | winter to spring and summer to fall being the two best |
| fodder they hunt--these periods, combined with the | | | | fishing times. |
| moon's phase, are what trigger feeding. | | | | Now that you know that moon phase fishing really |
| By understanding this, and choosing times when | | | | works, there's no reason why you shouldn't utilize this |
| sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset coincide with | | | | knowledge to increase your own fishing catch by |
| new or full moon phases, you'll increase you chance of | | | | being at the ready with your rod during the best fishing |
| a good fishing catch. Assuming there are fish in the | | | | times available. It's easy and it works! |
| area, of course. | | | | Good luck! |