Moon phases

[Bobj 242]

In Australia there is a term, no run, no fun, meaning big tides fish better.My area has.6.4 metre tides during the full moon period. However, the last 5 full moon periods have produced 4 fish and 9 bites...3 days ago, we had the start of the first quarter moon phase where the tides were1.5 metres between high and low. Consequently, I landed 5 Spanish and 3 spotty mackerel and a couple of small reefies. Next day, was the same, but better quality Macks and a thumper grassy sweetlip.

So much for bigger tides, better action...

[Phone 748]

Bobj

 

Sound like you nailed a neap tide. During each lunar month, there are two spring tides and two neap tides. Since you are down under I'm not sure but what it wasn't a spring tide??

 

I can't understand why your tide would be 5m low. I know strong winds can reduce tide but I think it would take a typhoon to push 5 meters?? Are you comparing apples with apples in your post?

 

Phone

[Bobj 242]

Our tides were heaps, Phone. The tide fall was only 1.5 metres, ergo no run, but lots of fun!

Interestingly, all the big sea barramundi I have caught, were on the first quarter moon phase during the summer months.

[chesters1 1577]

We always fished stokes bay ,it was confusing to all

[Huge_Vitae 561]

Sooooo many different rhymes on fishing around here and soooooo many old wives tales.

 

When the winds in the east the fish bite the least etc

 

When I was a kid I bought my first boat, a 10 foot pram dingy, kept it at Cement Mills which is about a four mile row to the Solent, couldnt afford petrol let alone an outboard.

 

I was told the best time to fish was an hour before high tide until an hour after. I spent many a summer day through many a year rowing up the river when the tide was coming in and rowing against the outgoing tide to get home.

 

I will never know if it improved my catch but by the time I was a teenager I had huge shoulders and biceps That still serve me well to this day.

Edited December 2, 2018 by Huge_Vitae

[Bobj 242]

Fished the full moon period for 3 little reef fish, on 5 metre tides then on the last quarter and had a great time flicking out metal slices for 6 good mackerel, one queen fish and a wolf herring.these were 4 metre tides.

As you said, huge, an hour either side of the top or bottom tides is more productive.

[Ken L 983]

Most of my barra success has been at the half moon stage. Moonlight is good but too much tide run makes fishing almost impossible and very dangerous - although we have had some success with a total change of tactics

[corydoras 468]

Phone
Southampton has funny tides.

Edited March 11, 2019 by corydoras

[Andrew 505]

Archie Braddock is a very keen believer in moon phases, and i believe Bob Roberts is also.

 

That is for coarse and river fishing,

Edited March 14, 2019 by Andrew

[chesters1 1577]

Go when its cloudy it wont have an effect