Moonphases

[Little Green Fish]

Been wondering about this for quite some time now.

I remember when I was still very young, perhaps some 100 years ago, I think.... my parents always used to say that the fish are biting when the moon grows or is full or something like that.

Now other than the fact that the moon should excert some effect on any piece of water wrt pressure (gravitational effect) is that the decisive factor or could the moonlight in itself be the reason why this was so stringly believed, or is this just a load of howling at the moon old wives tales?

 

 

[siocnarf]

LGF

Apparently some people belief in this moon table for selecting best fishing days.

 

[Little Green Fish]

k so what this table show is that every 8 days there's a change in the lunar cycle - in effect the lunar week is 8 days and not 7 and the numbers respond to the days of the lunar week

k so have you experimented with this and again the question is, does it work or is it all bull?

 

[Sonix]

I've read up about this some time ago ...

A scientist in the USA wanted to test the effect of tides (moon phases) on sealife ... apparently, clams opens up, when the tide is rising ...
He took some clams from the east coast of the USA, and took it to his lab on the Westcoast (there's a bit of a time difference between the two) ....
In his lab, he put the clams in aquariums (totally isolated from the outside world and in darkness)... for the first few days, the clams kept opening their shells, according to the time and tide of their home at the East coast, but after a week or so, they started to open up their shells according to the time and tides of the West coast ....no effect from water levels rising or lowering .... no effect from sunlight or moonlight ... makes one think...doesn't it ...
According to the Solunar theory, there are windows where fish (and all wild animals) are more active than other times ...
The first of these windows, is 3 days around full moon, and 3 days around new moon ...
"Apparently" they've also figured out that fish are not only active during sunrise and sunset, but also during moonrise and moon set ...so your ultimate best time for fishing, would be when it's full moon, or new moon, and when the moon and sun rise or set times is approximately at the same time ...
Example: let's say we're in that 3 day period during full moon or new moon .... let's say the sun rise at 6am tomorrow morning, and at 6:21am the moon sets or rise ....then tomorrow morning, from 5am till 7:30am will be the BEST time for you to get some action this month...

Another way to look at it .... we all know an hour before and after sunrise and sunset is good for some action .. apparently this also counts for moonrise and moonset ...so if the moon rises 11:30am tomorrow morning, then 10:30am till 12:30pm will also be a good time for some action ..

Apparently there's also a bass fishermen that tested this for a 6 year period, and he also swears by it ...

I've not tested this theory yet, but I'm planning on testing it ...
I don't have allot of luck when it comes to catching alot of fish, so I will QUICKLY see if this makes a difference ...hehehee

 

[Johanvc]

What I have learned was. You get: Full Moon, Half Moon, New Moon
Now those are the 3 phases that have the major influence on fishing. Now according to what I have learned. The best fishing with Full Moon would be 4 days before full moon. The fishing will start improving by the first day and will continue getting better for the duration. But I have found that on the day Off Full moon fishing goes down drastically. But according to experts they say fishing should be at its peak. Then from the day after the full moon the fishing picks up again for around two days and returns to normal. Half Moon: Usually the day before to the day after half moon fishing picks up.
New Moon: Usually the day before to the day after new moon fishing picks up.
Now they also say that. If you can accurately predict the following Sunrise, Sunset, Moonrise and moonset and can fish 45 minutes before and after. Those times will produce some good fish.
The reason for this. Well Till today I could not get the same answer from more than one person. Some people say that when conditions are right. Tilapia would move to spawn beds and some other people say that it has to do with the gravitational pull and push from the moon and that would influence water levels. So Till now I am not 100% sure what the reason is. But I do know fishing that time during Full moon is very Fun

 

[HennieS]

Interesting discussion, your theories is all correct. If you want to simplify this get a coastal tide table, if you in Gauteng get the Natal tide table. Then monitor the moon according to the tide table and shcedule your fish around 1 hour before and 1 hour after high tide and low tide. What causes tides the Moon! You will be very surprised with the results.

 

 

[Little Green Fish]

Guys thanx for your inputs, the question remaining is this, if it does work ito upping the activity and feeding patterns of fish (and this seems to be the case from your inputs) does this increase occur as a result of the water-levels (pressure on the water at a designated depth), or as it's was believed by my parents that its due to the penetration of moonlight into the water, or this this due to a combination of these aspects.  I'm trying to figure out why this is the case, if indeed it is, as to perhaps see if some types of lures wouldn't be more sucessful than others ito of say colour and type.

 

[HennieS]

Definetly a combination of light and water level!

 

[Herman Nel]

Hi guys!

My take on this :

I used to fish for carp a lot ( both league and specimen ) and followed the moon fases when planning trips like my mom used to follow Egoli!

All I learnt was nothing, Full moon = bad fishing, and then we would kill them, new moon ( donkermaan ) = Good fishing, and then we would get few or even no fish!

Full moons in summer usually accompanies rain and in the winter cold fronts...still the "best fishing days" in the Stywe Lyne mag wouldn't work...

So here is what I believe ( except for the last full moon in July that activates the bass' spawning cycle )


If there is fish in the water you are fishing in,and you have got the right bait or lure you will catch them, they have to feed sometime , regardless of full moon, new moon, high pressure,low pressure , - 5 degrees Celsius/+ 30 degrees Celsius , rain, drought, northern or western or southern or eastern wind , earthquakes, godzilla etc etc...I think guys get to technical nowadays!


Use your confidence baits and stick to a plan...and believe in your rig or technique and you will catch!
Just persevere!

My 2 cents worth!LOL!

Herman

 

[Herman Nel]

Here is what Rob Belloni, one of the bass anglers I respect most in the whole world thinks :

regards

Herman


"Becoming a Better Fisherman - Part IIBy Rob BelloniOctober 3, 2003This is the second installment on becoming a better fisherman [align=left]Last time we talked about paying attention to detail as a strategy to eliminate gear problems. This time, let's talk about paying attention to detail on the water to build confidence and become aware of what conditions mean. There are some basic indicators you can look at every time you fish, but there are also a myriad of smaller indicators that can be just as useful as the obvious things. [/align] [align=left]First the basics: No matter what you fish for, you should make note of the basics each time you fish. The basics are weather, time of year, moon and if you are fishing in the ocean, tide. Whether you track these factors mentally or in a log book, if you are taking your fishing seriously, you need to start paying attention to these factors as your basic indicators. [/align] [align=left]As an example, let's talk about moon phase. I know when I picked up Bill Murphy's book on trophy bass, the first thing I did was look in the table of contents, find his section on moon phases and look at what he had to say. I didn't do it because I was going to accept whatever he said as the gospel on moon phases. I just wanted to see how what he thought compared to what I thought. I ask a lot of people what they think about moon phase and other conditions, and I listen with an open mind to whatever people tell me. BUT, I believe first in foremost in my own experience because in my own experience I have a native confidence that only your own personal experiences can instill in you. [/align] [align=left]Someone else could know much more about bass fishing and moon phase than I do, but what good does it do me to go out to the lake blindly believing that I will catch fish because someone else said they thought it as a good moon phase? If you don't know why somethign is good, it takes away 90% of it's value. I don't usually get the luxury of picking my days to fish, but if I look at my own experiences and believe that I am going to hit on a good day because of the moon phase, my confidence goes way up. That's important. That kind of mental edge is what breeds success.[/align] [align=left]So, that is the first part, and really the easy part. Paying attention to the obvious conditions that you can track on weather.com, or by looking at a calendar or a tide book. The less obvious part is the subtle conditions. Subtle conditions could be anything. It could be a certain kind of plant blooming on the shore. It could be a 1" drop in water level. It could be a slight difference in water color, or a little current that runs around a point. It could be 2 birds sitting on the water in the open ocean, or the way when a wave rolls back out off the shore and creates a deep pocket of water. I can't sit here and write down all these micro-conditions because they are are so varied depending on where you are. But what you can do as a fisherman, is take that extra minute to look around between casts to get a good look around shuffle those mental notes into the archives for the future. [/align] [align=left]It's also just as important to note these little things when it's bad fishing as when it's good fishing. Being able to identify a bad condition and change locations is a great strength of the best fisherman. I have so much to learn in this regard. It takes years upon years of experience to learn this kind of stuff. What also differentiates the good fisherman from the great is that the really awesome sticks can recognize the windows within a day when fish are really going to bite. Party boat captains, deck hands, and professional bass fisherman are often times really good at recognizing these windows and making the most of them. That's an experience thing, but it's experience learned by paying attention to counteless small details. [/align] [align=left]So when you're on the water, get your polaroid glasses on, pull the brim of your hat up a little so you can look around and start really paying attention to the details of the conditions. It may take a long time to start identifying the indicators of your success, but there are things at each lake, river, or section of ocean that you can look at that will tell you when you are going to experience good or bad fishing. Make mental notes especially about seasonal conditions. As the seasons change the landscape above and below the water changes. Look not only at the water but at the land and the sky and the sun. Compare these conditions year over year. The day will come when you will get to the lake and you will not just think you are going to get bit that day, you will KNOW you are going to get bit."[/align]

 

[Little Green Fish]

Herman Nel wrote:

[align=left]First the basics: No matter what you fish for, you should make note of the basics each time you fish. The basics are weather, time of year, moon and if you are fishing in the ocean, tide. Whether you track these factors mentally or in a log book, if you are taking your fishing seriously, you need to start paying attention to these factors as your basic indicators. [/align]
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[align=left]Someone else could know much more about bass fishing and moon phase than I do, but what good does it do me to go out to the lake blindly believing that I will catch fish because someone else said they thought it as a good moon phase? If you don't know why somethign is good, it takes away 90% of it's value. I don't usually get the luxury of picking my days to fish, but if I look at my own experiences and believe that I am going to hit on a good day because of the moon phase, my confidence goes way up. That's important. That kind of mental edge is what breeds success.[/align]
[align=left]So, that is the first part, and really the easy part. Paying attention to the obvious conditions that you can track on weather.com, or by looking at a calendar or a tide book. The less obvious part is the subtle conditions. .......
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Herman, now look at the areas in bold, what I'm reading from this is that yes moonphases deffs play a part, but that you need to understand why it does otherwise you're losing 90% of the value of the moonphase, Which I totally agree with, coupled to this are the other Basics that the author deems important, weather, time of year etc etc.

This was the reason behind the thought as it's been with me for some time now, trying to get all the basics right, as I'm at a point where I'm starting to get the subtle factors archive sorted to an extent but still have doubts and empty spaces concerning the basics as the author has put it.  Thats why I posted this to get to the point where I can understand a bit better what the basics is ito say this article.

Don't make the mistake, i do not look at the calender when I go fishing, I go out there with a lure and the confidence that it will be killed by the fish.  I looked at a calender and planned the trip accordingly twice now and it seemed to work closely related to Johanvc's explanation, close but not exactly the same.

I'm filling the gaps in my bass education.

 

[Herman Nel]

True, I also plan, but still ...trying to understand the moons' influence on fish to me is like trying to understand woman! LOL!
( Just kidding! I have already been dubbed a "racist" now I am gonna be a "sexist" too!)

Another thing, regarding BIG BASS.
My  6 biggest Bass I caught in my life was between 12:00-14:00 in the heat of the day!


Spoke to John Easton aka Fishton the other day, he said it was the same with him, and Rob Belloni ( above article ) also found this, but in California!


Try figure that one out?

 

[Sonix]

It was because the moon was rising or setting that day around 1pm! ...easy! heheeee

 

[Little Green Fish]

Ok that's three peeps you mention with one condition out of the basics that consists of (if mem serves me at all) weather, moonphase, barometric pressure, time of year (season), water temp, clarity, structure and foodsource.

Perhaps, if investigated these three peeps experiences regarding their biggest fish caught in the heat of the day ahd a combination of the basic in common. meaning that perhaps the watertemp, type of structure, season and say moonphase was all the same in each of these catches irrespective of location and perhaps clarity and foodsource, see where I'm going with this?

If you could understand the reasons to say more than one or two of these basics, then I believe that not only will it help you to make better decisions regarding lures, possible,hot-spots but also retrieves etc etc.  Now imagine getting to understand all the basics evenly to a level where you could describe it to other people without losing them halfway?

Your confidence will transfer to everything you do, rig, cast, set, etc.  Perhaps to point where you could even catch a fish in your bath and understand women (just kidding there's no understanding them, I was let into a secret by one some time ago................................. trrrrrrrrrrrrrr dusssssh, The lady said, "I feel for you, we don't even understand ourselves but we expect you to understand us"

back to reality now, there's kurpers and small bass in my bath-tub and no I don't stay on a plot or farm and i'm not talking about some old rusted bathtub in the veld, I stay in a security complex in Montana, I'll soon be divorced, being blamed that I don't understand her (her needs for those ridicilous long baths on weekends)

 

[Herman Nel]

"Perhaps, if investigated these three peeps experiences regarding their biggest fish caught in the heat of the day ahd a combination of the basic in common. meaning that perhaps the watertemp, type of structure, season and say moonphase was all the same in each of these catches irrespective of location and perhaps clarity and foodsource, see where I'm going with this?"

I do infact do a lot of research prior to a trip, using google earth etc...but i pay specific attention to my line quality , hook sharpness , reel drag settings and a few other things.
When arriving at the venue I will study my pre-made maps and look for structure, choose a lure ( of confidence ) and then trust my "gut feeling" as where to start,cast etc.

Trust me bud, I have checked just about everything thing to make a "pattern":

Water clarity
Water temp
Air temp
Structure in area- trees rocks or both...
Plant species in water
Baitfish species in water
Angle of the sun
Month of the year
Water acidity / Alkalinity ( no really, I use my swimming pool and fish tanks' test kits!)
Wind direction
Wind speed
Barometric pressure
Hygrometer / Rain / Air moisture
Moon phase
Depth at which fish was caught
Lure used
Size of lure used
Breakfast eaten that specific morning...etc...

Very few of these things correspond, the only thing that did was that all these "big" fish was caught between 12:00 and 14:00...

 

[Little Green Fish]

Ok, I've sort of had a similar list before, just to the point where I even took into consideration the answer the "Boss" gave me (with regard to the manner, tone underlying info/threat/content/etc) when I asked to go fishing.

My big fish were all caught at times varying from 04:00 in the morning to 21:30 at night, same venue, different baits, various trips, so thats why I tried to get as much on the influencing factors to try and pinpoint what it is that I'm doing right and more important what I'm doing wrong.

 

[Herman Nel]

Regarding my BIG BASS caught on the heat of the day theory...

Here is a  webpage and info I saved some time ago from another African fishing site.

This page discusses the big Zim bass records and history etc.

NOW, READ THE TIMES IN THE COLLUM SHOWING THE CATCH INFO ETC OF THE RECORDS...





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[align=left][/align]Probably the most captivating and sought after subject on every Bass fisherman’s mind - even stronger than mere numbers of bass or tournament winnings - is the thought of one day catching a record fish, or more so, a world record fish. Well, Africa’s Basser’s, we are not far off the mark now.
On Wednesday 8th August 2001, 19 year old Danyal Patel of Buffalo Range in Zimbabwe’s Lowveld hooked and landed a bass that is probably amongst the top forty biggest bass landed on the rod and reel in the world. Danyal’s fish, caught at noon, regurgitated a bream of 250 grams which would have counted toward overall weight. After the midday catch, the fish was only weighed at 6pm that evening. 
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Having caught and released several fish over 10 pounds and one topping the scale at 14.8 pounds before, he knew when he hooked it that this one was different, and a trophy worthy of keeping. The fish viciously attacked a chartreuse Ark buzz bait with a clacker fished on 17 pound line using a 6’6" graphite rod. Not only does he have a knack of catching big fish but constantly runs rings around his Dad who employs him as a cattleman, an occupation which affords him ample opportunity for a cast or two without being noticed. This time he got caught!


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Danyal’s fish had similar measurements to the Nhamo Mkondo’s previous all Africa record of 7.295kg (16lbs 3 oz) which has stood for three years. The latter having a length of 27" and Danyal’s having a length of 27" and a 21.5" girth. The fish was weighed on two separate certified butcher scales and witnessed by three senior Bass Master Members.

What’s even more intriguing is the fact that Danyal caught his fish off the bank in a storage dam no bigger that three rugby fields in total area, with an average depth of 5ft. The dam, which will remain anonymous for obvious reasons, is littered with crab scales along the shore line and has abundant populations of tilapia and Limpopo sardines. More importantly, it has a good cross section of bass - fingerlings, wristlings, through to five pounders and as proved - records.

The Lowveld is renowned  for producing big bass. In actual fact Danyal’s elder brother Zane Patel, landed a fish in 1987 on Lone Star Ranch which was an unofficial record. Unfortunately, not realising its significance he gutted it, but it still beat the previous Lake Kyle record of 9 pounds. Some mention was made in the press of bass caught exceeding 10 pounds. Later Dave Duncan of Hippo Valley also set a new record, but who knows what lies beneath that maze of water ways?

Several of us this year have made repeated trips to the Lowveld with the hopes of landing a record bass. I personally made six trips, lured by Danyal’s haunting phone calls of big fish, one of which he caught topping 14.8 pounds in July of this year. Special mention must be made to Danyal’s brother Zane, Derek Richter and Glen Mac Harrison for realising Danyal’s potential as an all species angler and encouraging him to fish with Tom Oxden-Willows’ juniors, where he has received his Junior Colours. More importantly we compliment the Lowveld anglers for their “labour of love” in translocating bass throughout the drought, floods and farm occupations in order to protect their future.

In my quest for a record, I visited Bangala Ranch, and was disgusted to say the least at what I found. At one time this was a prime fishery for both bass and bream, and a game ranch of international note boasting most antelope species including over hundreds of sable. Today, all have gone and the ranch laid waste through burning, poaching and tree cutting. We saw not one bream and all of the 50 or so bass we boated weighed only a third of what they should have. Every ant hill around the dam had a fire, a fish rack and a dugout as unsustained poaching is rife. The only survivors were the hippos and crocodiles and who knows how long they will last. 


[align=left]With little or no Parks intervention in the management of bass in Zimbabwe, we can be proud of our achievements, but nevertheless we should not develop a laid-back attitude because our dams are productive... now! We should elevate bass fishing in Zimbabwe and Africa to the stage where we can earn enough foreign currency to encourage proper Parks management of this valuable resource. Only then would we be able to save such dams as Chivero, Mazvikadei and even prime venues like Albert Falls in South Africa .[/align]

[align=left]Several states in the USA have developed brood-stock hatcheries where only bass over 13 pounds are loaned to the system and later released by their owners. The genetics of these fish, including fish of over 18 pounds, are vital to produce world record fish. Our brood-stock of fish in the 10 pound range has made Lake Manyame what it is today. A world record fish, if kept alive would make some lucky guy a multi millionaire overnight.[/align]

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I recently fished at Albert Falls Dam in Natal RSA with over 600 competitors and was sad to see such a decline in catches. This may be due to several factors other than poor weigh bay management (lack of oxygenated water while queueing for 30 minutes or more at the weigh-bay), thus increasing the normal 25% tournament mortality figures to maybe 30%, which don’t normally show up till some time after the event. This leads us to believe that cast for cash competitions aren’t as valuable unless the waters can sustain this sort of impact annually. For some reason, fish definitely become stunted when handled consistently.

Ex-Zimbabwean Bass Founder, Gerry Leach who was responsible for introducing Florida strain large mouth bass to Zimbabwe, is tirelessly working to improve and promote bass angling in Southern Africa. He has offered to enter Danyal’s fish on to their web site at http://www.sa.angling.com and is obviously proud to see his efforts of years gone by bearing fruit.

I can assure you that with the bass angler’s management policies, all eyes will be focused on Zimbabwe sooner than most have predicted. Fish in excess of 18 to 19 pounds are there and certainly some of the measurements received for a 20 pound 12 ounce fish - measuring 27" x 27" - will move us closer to the world record mark of 22 pounds 4 ounces. This American caught fish measured 32" long with a 28" girth.

Where next? Your guess is as good as mine but its all a question of timing...

Editor’s Note. - A record application for Danyal Patel’s fish has been submitted to Howard Voss, keeper of the Zimbabwe National Angling Records, and is expected to be approved as the new Zimbabwe and All Africa record bass. For easy reference, we once again publish the table of past Zimbabwe Record

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[font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]21/09/96  [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]12.45pm  [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]Priv. Dam,Centenary      [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]B. Buckby              [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]6,500kg   [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]61cm  [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]57cm[/font]

[font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]05/07/98  [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]11.15am  [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]Manyame Dam,Darwendale  [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]N. Mkondo         [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]7,295kg    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]67cm   [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]56cm[/font]

[font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]08/08/01  [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]12.00   [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]Private Dam, Lowveld    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]R. Patel                     [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]7,995kg   [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]67cm    [/font][font="Trebuchet MS, Arial, Helvetica"]54,5cm
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*These fish were the original Northern strain, a smaller, slower growing fish first introduced in 1932. The introduction of the faster growing Florida strain in 1981, and its cross breeding with the original strain, can account for the larger record fish from the late eighties onward.

 

 

 

Looks to me like a pattern? Big bass feeds on the heat of the day?

Regards

Herman

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with the phases - I have heard that if the moon looks like it can hold fish like a bucket = good fishing

If it looks like fish can fall out = not so good fishing

?????