moon phase?

[papermouth scaler]

hello all

Just curious if anyone uses the moon phase system ; fish three days before a new moon or three days after etc.., I do believe water temperture play a vital roll as far as fish movement, even feeding, but the moon phase is something that has been iffy with me.
I notice a lot of major fish club mags still publish these reports, religiously, But, hmmm, I would go with water temperture more than moon phase.
Just wondering if anyone had any luck following these charts for fish activity.

[KARL]

..I only look at as an after thought...when i make notes in fishing journal...sometimes if i remember to look before I'll try to be on water during best times...have seen no evidence to speak of...

[Barnacle Bill]

hello all

Just curious if anyone uses the moon phase system ; fish three days before a new moon or three days after etc.., I do believe water temperture play a vital roll as far as fish movement, even feeding, but the moon phase is something that has been iffy with me.
I notice a lot of major fish club mags still publish these reports, religiously, But, hmmm, I would go with water temperture more than moon phase.
Just wondering if anyone had any luck following these charts for fish activity.

Although I keep track of the moon phase in my log, I really never paid much attention to it. I've got about 3 years of entries now. I guess I need to take a closer look at it and see what I can come up with.

[Boscoe]

I think moon phase plays a big part in spawning cycles, we find spawning crappies every year in April in the same places on a full moon even if the weather is bad, and feeding cycles during periods of stable weather, i.e. summer and winter. During periods of unstable weather I think the fish will not feed as much even if the tables say so. One of the creeks that we bridge fish during the summer months produces more big crappies during the full moon cycle than any other time, but it is a tidal creek with more flow during that time of the month. My advice is to fish every chance you can and keep a detailed log book and then ignore the log book and fish every chance you can.

[Barnacle Bill]

I think moon phase plays a big part in spawning cycles, we find spawning crappies every year in April in the same places on a full moon even if the weather is bad, and feeding cycles during periods of stable weather, i.e. summer and winter. During periods of unstable weather I think the fish will not feed as much even if the tables say so. One of the creeks that we bridge fish during the summer months produces more big crappies during the full moon cycle than any other time, but it is a tidal creek with more flow during that time of the month. My advice is to fish every chance you can and keep a detailed log book and then ignore the log book and fish every chance you can.

That works for me!! LOL

[squirrel hunter]

I have kept a log for 5 years and it usually provides more questions than answers.

[papermouth scaler]

Roger that guys
"read less, fish more"
Got it !!