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What a year for bioluminescence -- I don't ever recall seeing it so prominent. Even worse than the large particles (which have been really bad) is the "superfine luminescence." On dark nights, any white water looked like it was subtly lit; my hands actually glowed in the dark after a few hours in the water; white shells on the beach looked like they were under a mild black light; and even kicking over dry sand while walking the beach created fine, glow-in-the-dark splatter. It's been like this for months.
As noted above, I have done especially well in this glowing stuff (during calm conditions) with a small sand eel needle. It's thin (.6"), light (5/8 oz) and it suspends, which means I don't have to impart hardly any movement. When the water gets choppy and/or the moon lights things up, the door opens again on other options -- but this light, little needle has filled this niche very well this year on shallow beaches, especially in flat conditions.
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