Fishing Chit Chat Thread, Moon Phases in Fishing Related; Is the moon phase critical for night fishing and the tuna bite around the outerbanks southern California. Where are the ...
Is the moon phase critical for night fishing and the tuna bite around the outerbanks southern California. Where are the outerbanks Southern California.
FROM THE FISH COUNTS I FOLLOW, THE BLUEFIN BITE VERY WELL LEADING UP TO A FULL MOON. ALBACORE & Yellow Fin Tuna SEEM TO DROP OFF A BIT. AS FAR AS OUTER BANKS GO...I CONSIDER THE CORTEZ AND TANNER TO BE 'OUTER' BANKS. THE 181, 182, 43 FATHOM SPOT COULD BE CONSIDERED OUTER BANKS. I GUESS I'D ASK A SEASONED SKIPPER TO FIND WHAT EXACTLY IS AN OUTER BANK. GOOD LUCK & HAPPY FISHING!
From Commercial Tuna fishing records the moon period of 1st quarter to full moon & about 1/8 past fullmoon is the peak.
One thing that seems to affect this is that there is a definite peak at the start of the cycle for tunas. Weather can affect this and delay peak activity to later in the cycle & even past the 1/8 waning moon.
This does not infer that there is no activity at other times . Good strike rates can be experienced outside the moon peak for a huge variety of reasons.
For recreational fishing it's more a decision of available time management & going fishing in season when you are able to provide the time. Any day on the water is far more fun than working DenisB
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