full moon or no moon ???? : The Wizard

Matt Flynn · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject:

That's what the new FFF Blogs are for - so you can record your fishing trips, including the tide, temperature and moon phase - the blogs will make a bl..dy good pool of information if people get stuck into them.

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I agree with you Dick :mrgreen:

As I posted earlier in this topic I found full moon on fresh to be best. Never did I keep account of it :-?

I just knew the fishing was better on full moon :mrgreen:

That's for me though.

Awesome info Dick 8-)

And quite a few fishing trips there in a short period of time :mrgreen:

Where do you fish for that many trips, is it from Ivanhoe crossing up to the diversion dam?? Lake Kununurra it's self or all over?? If you don't mind me asking :mrgreen:

Dick · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject:

Mainly between the dam and Tararra bar but a bit below that as far as bat ally

cuddlescooper · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: full moon or no moon ????

Every spot works differnetly and I dont think you can put one moon phase down as the best. Fish have to be somewhere and like all creatures have to eat at sometimes. As tides are all tied into moon phase if you work one out the other should all fall into place (Moon and tide). The best times all compair to conditions and water temp, water temperature stability, Water clarity, Water movement, bait breeding cycles, water levels, oceanic currents, and most importantly here in the NT the wet season and amount of time fresh water spends on the floodplains. This fresh water has a huge part even in bluewater fishing as it breeds more bait attracting more predators. So much to take in and learn and I doubt any of us will ever master it all. If you do give up fishing because it wont be fun any more. The not knowing is the best part.

ronje · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: full moon or no moon ????

4 years stats around Rocky.

New moon - 1st Quarter 2.3 fish average; 149 fish for 65 trips
1 st Quarter - Full Moon 2.8 fish average; 136 fish for 49 trips
Full Moon - Last Quarter 1.9 fish average; 126 fish for 66 trips
Last Quarter - New Moon 1.6 fish average; 83 fish for 53 trips
Total fish 494 Total trips 233

Not counting Roper River trips (didn't take note of moon. Probably too drunk/tired at night!)

I'll go for around full moon as well. New moon ok.

regards
Ronj

barra bro · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:38 pm Post subject: Re: full moon or no moon ????

and what's the best moons for muddies or it doesn't really matter??

shaggs · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:20 pm Post subject: Re: full moon or no moon ????

I find the full moon better for night time fishing and the new moon for daytime

Turtle · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:04 am Post subject: Re: full moon or no moon ????

The other night on the daly, was full moon but it hadn't risen and the barra were feeding hard everywhere, when the moon came above the tree line it went noticeably quite, so Im not sure as of yet..

cuddlescooper · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:15 am Post subject: Re: full moon or no moon ????

Turtle wrote:

The other night on the daly, was full moon but it hadn't risen and the barra were feeding hard everywhere, when the moon came above the tree line it went noticeably quite, so Im not sure as of yet..

remember that one turtle. your fishing just got 20% better. :idea:

Now add to it. You know the fish are there. you know they were surface feeding. do they completly disapeare when the moon got up or do they change feeding habbits. Think of lure selection. :mrgreen:

Turtle · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:45 am Post subject: Re: full moon or no moon ????

cuddlescooper wrote:

Turtle wrote:

The other night on the daly, was full moon but it hadn't risen and the barra were feeding hard everywhere, when the moon came above the tree line it went noticeably quite, so Im not sure as of yet..

remember that one turtle. your fishing just got 20% better. :idea:

Now add to it. You know the fish are there. you know they were surface feeding. do they completly disapeare when the moon got up or do they change feeding habbits. Think of lure selection. :mrgreen:

Haha yep, by that stage tho I was way too tired/drunk, and my swag looked so bl..dy inviting..
About 5am in the morning starting fishing again, they were back on the surface feeding, even tho the moon was still up. My uncle even floated a bomber lure 15m or so out the back just in the current while he made a coffee and it went off, landed a 75cm barra. Not even 2 mins in the water again same thing, happened 4/5 times in 20 minutes or so.
Its certainly alot to learn tho when you start thinking about all the different variables that line up, I guess once you start documenting them you'll see patterns emerge, which will ultimately make you a better fisherman by predicting where/when the fish are gonna be on from past experiences.

Note to self - Start a fishing diary..

ronje · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 6:58 am Post subject: Re: full moon or no moon ????

Shaggs

I'd second that

seano · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:37 am Post subject: Re: full moon or no moon ????

New moon in the shallows (salt) for me-black popper.

wally gator · Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: full moon or no moon ????

A freind of mine was a pro crabber and he allways said FULL MOON FULL CRABS ???? do you agree???

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