Full Moon Fishing?

[BigFish]

What are your thoughts on how productive the fishing is or can be on a night with a full moon? I am going out tonight to fish the flood high under the bright bulb I think! Be curious to hear your thoughts and experiences!

[Flaptail]

Play the shadow line.

[BigFish]

Always do.

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

Play the shadow line.

What Flap said.

After reading his article here I did just that.I hit this east facing spot late night and I always do well there.

That article completely changed the way I fish around the full moon.

http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...ad.php?t=18274

[Gunpowder]

got my biggest bass two days after the full moon at near high tide... i hear all the time that with the full moon, the light keeps the fish from coming in close... my motto has always been, if i want to fish, i fish. if i don't, well, hell i still go out and fish. a full moon creates currents and extreme tides that i would not miss a day to fish during... long answer short larry, i love them.


mike

[Flaptail]

Plug wise on a full moon I prefer yellow especially on the outer beaches.

[BigFish]

I have done quite well with my "Bunker" pattern under the lights! Yellow over white is always a great choice!

[Back Beach]

Try a horsecock eel.

[Sea Flat]

Zeno Hromin prefers the new moon over the full moon in his book I am reading now. I would think the exception would be if there is a full moon and it is overcast. Just as good as new moon.

[Flaptail]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

Try a horsecock eel.

Horescock, thats a term I haven't heard in years referring to eels. Somehow "horsecock" became "sled dog" the last ten years in respect to large eels.

Your post on enjoying the bigger fish we have in another thread was right on btw.

[Surf Zombie]

Biggest blitz I have ever been in was on a full moon in May of 1992, but it was in the day time. Started at dead high and lasted till our arms practically fell off! Never seen anything like it since. Good luck!

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

Horescock, thats a term I haven't heard in years referring to eels. Somehow "horsecock" became "sled dog" the last ten years in respect to large eels.

Your post on enjoying the bigger fish we have in another thread was right on btw.

I always preferred 'Ewing' or 'Holmes' when referring to eels.

[fcap60]

Typically, I'm not a fan of surf fishing under a bright moon and given the choice, I plan around them. Having said that, there are always exceptions and I've had many nights when the bass feed aggressively under the lights.

My choices for success under the lights would be:
1. Live eels,
2. black sluggos (yes, BLACK on bright nights), and
3. yellow plugs,


good luck

[FishermanTim]

If you're fishing around structure (like a bridge or pier) then fish the shadow line. As for lure colors, bring variety because even though there are general rules, the exceptions tend to be the norm.

One possible benefit will be the likleyhood that any miscreants/thiefs will be more visible under a full moon, and less likely to venture out.

[BigFish]

I am looking to hear your experiences folks fishing the full moon! Do you like a full moon? Do you stay home when its full? What is YOUR experience? I have my best nights between the half and full moon.....no clouds. I never do well under a new moon and Lawd knows I have tried!! Favorite moon phase is a quarter moon!

[afterhours]

hate it...

[FishermanTim]

I may adjust my tactics or lure color/selection, but if the fish are there during new moon conditions, they will be there during full moon as well. They may adapt a different feeding routine, but they'll be there.

I will fish around structure (if tide is right) but I have had good outings down at the canal on full moon nights. What's funny is that I had to remind myself that even though typical theory has it that you use light colors on bright nights and dark colors on dark nights.
In those outings where I was getting fish, I had gone against the typical theory and used black Slug-gos on moonlit nights and nailed 40"+ fish. As I stated earlier, bring a variety of lures and colors so that you are pigeon-holed into a limited selection.

Best of all, bring a friend so that if the fish don't bite, you have someone to blame.

[DZ]

Recently wrote an article for The Fisherman mag about the moon. Not sure what issue it will be in but it covers multiple scenarios. I'm not a fan of a bright moon but I do employ special tactics when I fish it.

DZ

[Clogston29]

generally I don't like the full moon but i've had some decent nights under it. deep, moving water and eels seem to be the key to what full moon success I've had. Cloud cover obviously changes everything and a full moon with cloud cover is among my favorite conditions. last year I decided to take a few nights off around the full moon in september and later found out that the fishing was great.

[Skitterpop]

if you can find them feeding good luck out there BF

[code207]

full moon is the best fishing hands down go in the marsh like 1-4am and your golden

[OLD GOAT]

Ijust don,t like all the floating grass on big water tides. Sometimes you can,t move a plug 6ft without grassen up.

[cow tamer]

doesn't seem to bother the bluefish any

[steve]

Waste of time. If you have to fish, try to get out before moon gets to high. Right at dark can be good.

[Clogston29]

cloudy and rainy tonight

[ridler72]

New Moon week?, The Rocks works for me. Always something good happening.

I've been swearing at my self this full moon week for night adventures in the rocks. Sucked. A dead sea on the FF with the occasional schoolie grabbing the eel.

[Tagger]

I skunked

[Grapenuts]

I love fishin a full moon but got hauled off the beach cause I exposeing it to much

[SAUERKRAUT]

Nothing wrong with the full moon time of the month. Just pray for clouds.

[Vogt]

Last night was quite productive with a bunch of mid-high teen sized bass, untill the skys cleared. The storm fronts moved out, taking the clouds with them, and the fishing turned off like a light.