Re: Moon Phase : facts, myths, or both?

[Gary Meyers]

Title: Re: Moon Phase : facts, myths, or both?

Amen on the beaver splashes at night. You'd think Godzilla had jumped in the river by the noise they make. Gary Meyers Kirkland Had a similar thing happen with a beaver, but during daylight. I was fishing a small lowland lake alone and had seen one earlier but paid it no attention. I was playing a fish when this gawd-awful splash went off what seemed a couple feet behind me, scaring me halfway out of my tube and nearly causing me to fill my waders from the inside. A diaper would've been much more useful than a  blankie ;-) Kent Lufkin ---------- From: "steblina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Moon Phase : facts, myths, or both? Date: Wed, Jan 23, 2002, 7:23 PM Hm, I've heard the opposite so have always fished the dark of the moon.   Did you keep count of fish caught during different phases?? My experience has been that rainbows play after dark, but cutts have to be home.  Haven't fish for browns at night, but have heard that they also like to play at  night. I like the blankie idea...my favorite moment was 2:30 am, 200 yards from shore.....a beaver swims up behind me and panics, slaps the water....blankie would have been useful. Vladimir -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 6:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Moon Phase : facts, myths, or both? Now for my two cents worth.  Danny and I have had similar experiences, that is that fishing is worse both in salt and fresh, lake, and river near or on a full moon.  With one exception.  That exception being if you fish after dark.  One of my favorite things is fishing lakes such as Lenice, Nunnaly, Chopaka, etc., after dark, even in the heat of summer.  Fishing during periods of little moonlight is nowhere near as productive as fishing on a full or near full moon after dark.   I have had some incredible fish and more of them fishing on a full moon.  My theory is that with the full moon the fish can see objects above them better than in less light.  The darker the fly fished after dark, and the bigger, the better. I believe the larger fish come out to play and eat at night! anyway, and feel safer.  They are also less easily spooked by things above them.  Just some thoughts but borne out by many years of fishing experience.  Downside to fishing at night is all the night sounds and critters out there, particularly in a remote location.  But I bring my blankie along so I don't get too scared. ;) Roger