How to Fish by the Moon

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: After each trip

   Include the specific times of the day, for fishing action you experienced.
   
   Fishing action includes strikes and nibbles, and not just the fish that you landed.
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   Step 2: write notes on a calender on the fishing action you experienced.

   Get the moon phases and daily tides from the newspaper or the internet as an alternative. ,,, If the moon is out, from its position in the sky, you will be able to know what is the tide phase. , During this changeover, fishing can be fast and furious. , Big fish are leery of light and swimming into shallow water. , When after big fish, you must have some shadows in the water.
   
   Ideally, when after big fish, do not use a light that is on all the time, instead use a little penlight when fixing your rigs or baiting. , Plankton seek the light, small fish seek the plankton and big fish hunt the small fish.
   
   A lantern will not draw much plankton if the moon is full. , Study fishing around the full moon, last quarter and first quarter in this order of importance.
   
   Test the advice of your local fishing experts.
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   Step 3: Buy a calender with the moon phases and tide chart.

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   Step 4: Watch fishing shows

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   Step 5: read fishing books and magazines

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   Step 6: and follow the advice of other people.

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   Step 7: Carry a clipping of the tide chart when fishing

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   Step 8: and schedule meal breaks

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   Step 9: traveling or resting when it is not favorable such as a full

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    Step 10: high tide.

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    Step 11: Relate the position of the moon to the tide.

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    Step 12: Study the effects of fishing action at the moon rise and set.

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    Step 13: When night fishing

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    Step 14: fish for big fish when the moon is smaller and small fish when the moon is bigger.

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    Step 15: If using a light

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    Step 16: at night

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    Step 17: notice the shadows it casts on the water.

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    Step 18: When night fishing

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    Step 19: to draw fish with a light

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    Step 20: such as a lantern that is always on

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    Step 21: choose a darker moon phase or the time of night before or after the moon rises or sets.

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    Step 22: Fish by the moon phases for the different fish species in addition to fish size.

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