| What's the Best Time to Fish? | | | | potentially good time to have your fishing tackle in |
| For all of us who fish there is one question we | | | | the water. Any good Almanac will give these |
| continually ask. Whether we fish in fresh water, | | | | times for each day of the year. So plan your |
| brackish water or salt water, in rivers and | | | | fishing trips accordingly.o Full Moon |
| streams or in the ocean, we always ask, "what's | | | | This one has always worked for me. Not mostly, |
| the best time to fish?" Other common questions | | | | not many times - always. I became addicted to |
| on the best locations to fish, the best bait and | | | | fishing the full moon at night in winter on the open |
| what techniques to use all can pale into | | | | sea. I didn't even use live or cut bait. I simply used |
| insignificance. | | | | artificial lures, silvered sinking plugs or florescent |
| Here are the Seven Times of the Day Fish Bite | | | | multi-hook jigs and "whammo" - it never failed me. |
| Besto Sunrise | | | | Yes, it was cold as a you-know-what, but the |
| "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, | | | | fishing was always top-notch.o New Moon |
| wealthy and wise", the old saying goes. It's also | | | | Many fellow anglers swear by the new moon as |
| one of the best times to go after the "catch of | | | | well. I know so many catfishermen who live for a |
| the day". As the first light of the sun begins to | | | | new moon it's almost passé. Even in salt |
| cast hues of color across the sky, breaking the | | | | water, there are species better caught at night in |
| outline of the horizon, you should be with tackle in | | | | totally overcast conditions or during nights of a full |
| the water to greet the early-rising fish species.o | | | | moon.o Incoming Tide |
| Sunset | | | | When you fish the surf, the best time to do so, |
| Many fish species are nocturnal feeders. That is | | | | according to a number of addicts I know, is when |
| to say, they become active feeders as the sun | | | | there's an incoming tide. A half an hour before, |
| echoes its final rays across the waters of late | | | | get started and continue fishing the shallows of |
| evening. From then on and through the night it's | | | | the incoming surf for the best chances of a |
| feeding time for these species. Night fishing is also | | | | consistent catch. |
| often less crowded, quieter and cooler in tropical | | | | The Best Times of the Day |
| climates.o Moonrise | | | | There you have it. These are the seven times of |
| If you're familiar with solunar calendars, you'll | | | | the day when fish bite best. There are numerous |
| know that they provide times for the moon's | | | | theories, studies, experiences and stories as to |
| rising from below the horizon. This can impact the | | | | why each one of these times is an effective one. |
| feeding habits of many saltwater as well as fresh | | | | But whatever the real reasons might be, you can |
| water fish species. While this can occur at various | | | | at lest depend on each one being a solid |
| times of the day, depending on the time of year, | | | | opportunity to improve your catch rate. Whether |
| it can be useful to know when planning a fishing | | | | you fish in fresh water, brackish water or salt |
| outing.o Moonset | | | | water, in rivers and streams or in the ocean, I |
| In opposition to moonrise, moon set, when the | | | | wish you good luck. |
| moon goes below the horizon, is another | | | | And me, I'll see you later. I've gone fishing. |