Thread: 2 newbie questions

1. How does the full moon affect your fishing and what do you do about it?
2. The Blackwell thread mentions catching fish at the dock in the morning but it shutting down early and not picking back up. Does that usually mean that the lake is done or just that you need to move to find the bite?

Excellent questions--I am totally interested in the answers!

I've never really paid attention to moon phases but as for the dock question in my experience the fish just move it doesn't mean the day is done if you're in a boat.

I've noticed the same thing with fishin in a pond by my place. Early in the morning the fishing is amazing but once it hits around 10:30 or 11:00am it goes completely dead. I don't get it any help or info is to why this is happening?

Breakfast is over, wait until lunch and dinner! Haha j/k

Shoot I sure wish that was the case now that I'm getting all hungry haha

I believe our local weather pattern effect our fish feeding pattern more than the moon phase but the moon phase is a good indicator for time of day put them together should make for a great day of fishing. As this article states their are some disagreements. http://www.explorekentuckylake.com/l...1-basics-2.htm

Another good articale http://www.landbigfish.com/articles/default.cfm?ID=876

That was really informational thanks minnowtime for that.

During a full moon, crappie will feed at night as long as the sky is clear. If cloudy, not so much. Moonlight seems to allow the crappie to feed better in my opinion. At least, I've experienced the bite always slowing down during a full moon if it is not a cloudy night.

The fish are on the move all day. If you ever get up north and ice fish you can really see the pattern as you have to move and drill more holes as the fish move from shallow to deeper water and vice versa.
Seems like in winter here In the wee morning hours before light they like to go to structure (docks) especially in 15-17 fow. Blackwell, thunderbird, and Eufaula you can see this from the dock fishermen reports. After that they head deeper and tight to structure or follow bait in open water. Depth depends on the lake and structure.
When we have night fished in winter in the past we usually anchored up on deep piles then hour before light ran over to the docks that were in 12-20' fow and worked them over. Hour or 2 after light the bite died and it was time to move back out t structure.

Not facts but just my experience.