Full Moon

Tim Birch · #1 (**permalink**) 10-10-2003, 19:32

I never seem to do very well on a full moon for carp. Wether this is due to it being lighter maybe?
I've always believed predatory fish to be more active at this time, including larger predatory carp so maybe a small minnow or roach livebait boltrigged?

#2 (**permalink**) 10-10-2003, 21:03

we have had a thread on this Tim and it brought out some interesting theories, cant remember where it was though!

a lot has been written on moon phasing though

Kiwi Carper · #3 (**permalink**) 10-10-2003, 22:45

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Peter Jacobs · #4 (**permalink**) 11-10-2003, 09:48

Aptly enough, Friday's full moon is known as the "Hunter's Moon" being the first full moon following the "Harvest Moon" which in itself is the full moon closest to the Autumn equinox.

Autumn full moons cover a low arc through the night sky, and therefore tend to appear to be both bigger and brighter than at other times during the year.

#5 (**permalink**) 11-10-2003, 11:14

I make little blisters with me two front teeth!!!!

Never liked fishing under a full moon, never proved any good.

#6 (**permalink**) 11-10-2003, 12:17

Me neither

#7 (**permalink**) 11-10-2003, 19:06

Under certain conditions and temperatures, the magnetic pull from the moon, can cause many invertibrate species to move to the higher water layers, this will inturn effect the next trophic faunal level to follow suit. The moon additionally has an effect on the earths tidal systems through gravitational pull.

Harry Corr · #8 (**permalink**) 23-12-2003, 19:58

Humbug!

#9 (**permalink**) 23-12-2003, 20:00

i had some good fish this autumn under a very bright full moon so bright i could bait up without using my torch.

#10 (**permalink**) 23-12-2003, 20:02

****** they weren't carp though they were chub on a river, thought i ought to add that in as we are in the carp thread.

don't eels feed under full moons.