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re: Fishing on a full moon
Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:29 am to Sparetime
Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:29 am to Sparetime
I booked an overnight Green Canyon Blue Marlin charter out of Venice with a well known captain for June. Told him to look at moon tables and pick a day. This was well in advance of his calendar booking up. He choose four days before the June "Strawberry" Moon.
Will report back how it goes.
Will report back how it goes.
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Posted on 4/24/24 at 8:46 am to MarsellusWallace
Heading to Fourchon tonight. Fingers crossed.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:00 pm to MarsellusWallace
Awesome decision, should be game on late afternoon leading up to major that week. Good luck!
We fished those same days last year and was best trip of the year. Caught multiple sails, hoos, mahis, and a big blue girl. They were definitely chewing.
We fished those same days last year and was best trip of the year. Caught multiple sails, hoos, mahis, and a big blue girl. They were definitely chewing.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:12 pm to Sparetime
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Billfish are tied tight to the lunar table in my experience. We don't wanna be moving during a major for sure, and the bite sucks on a full moon especially with mahi.
Pelagic trollers I know won't fish a full moon either.
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Bream bed on the full moon for sure as stated.
Only bluegill. Other types of "bream" only spawn once a year, and sometimes a false spawn more often. It's why bluegill takeover any pond/lake they are stocked in from other "bream" species like redbreasts and shellcracker. It's why they are the preferred species for bass forage, they'll reproduce like rabbits on every full moon when the water is over 70.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 6:52 pm to jrobic4
Read the moon over/under table. When you have a moon overhead or under foot with moving water, the fish eat, more active for about 2/3 hours. No matter the moon phase but a full moon creates a stronger tidal pull.
Ex. If moon rises at 2am and sets at 3pm in a certain area, divide 13 hrs by 2 and that equals 6.5 hrs. Add 6.5 hrs to 2am l. That will he about 830am the moon will be overhead where you are. Fish from 630am till about 1030am and chances are you catch much better during those times. 730 to 930am being the hottest time. I've followed this all my life for specks. If the noon over is at 3pm in the area I'll fish, I won't leave till noon. Moon under foot(other side of earth directly under you) is a minor feeding time high also.
Ex. If moon rises at 2am and sets at 3pm in a certain area, divide 13 hrs by 2 and that equals 6.5 hrs. Add 6.5 hrs to 2am l. That will he about 830am the moon will be overhead where you are. Fish from 630am till about 1030am and chances are you catch much better during those times. 730 to 930am being the hottest time. I've followed this all my life for specks. If the noon over is at 3pm in the area I'll fish, I won't leave till noon. Moon under foot(other side of earth directly under you) is a minor feeding time high also.
This post was edited on 4/24/24 at 6:55 pm
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