Moon Phase plays a big role
in when fish feed. Certain species more than others seem more
sensitve to the moon phase that applies to San Diego sportfishermen.
Bluefin Tuna more than any other Southern California saltwater
fish species historically are caught more during full moon periods. "Making
Bait" squid is another species made during a full moon.
Solunar Tables® are designed to forecast the daily active
feeding periods of fish. They are formulated from the position
of the earth in relation to the sun and moon. If one person finds this information as useful as I then it makes the year license worth the expense for visitors to this website:
The Sun, Moon, tides, and weather all influence fish activity.
For example, fish tend to feed more at sunrise and sunset.
During a full moon, tides are higher than average and fish
tend to feed more.
Growing up my father got me into fishing by first fishing
the shores all over San Diego and the surf. Solunar tables
was his fishing bible for when to fish. He always said and
was always correct that our best fish by far was 1 hour before
and one hour after the high tide. So the Moon, Tide and Solunar
tables combined made for some great days and nights of fishing
sometimes just by the light of the moon. |
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