How Do You Know Best Fishing Times Using Moon Phases?
If you like to go fishing, conventional wisdom is that fish bite more aggressively during particular moon phases. We have all seen the charts in fishing magazines that show when the best fishing times are, but they never seem to work. That’s because the times in the charts are not for the specific area where you are fishing. You can determine the best fishing times for your specific location-where you fish. Use online maps to find out the geographic coordinates of where you will be fishing. These are displayed in degrees, minutes, and seconds. For example, 45°55′45″N 89°29′13″W . Now, go to http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.php and enter the locational data. The website will calculate the lunar times by day. You are primarily concerned with sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, and moon transit times. These events will most often be the best fishing times and produce more fish and bigger fish. The best fishing times are one hour before and 1-2 hours after the events of moonrise
