Cloud or moon?

[Cwab]

Only fish now in autumn/ winter for codling given favourable conditions sea state etc prefer night tides but don’t mid grey overcast days if a sea running and good location. Lucky on rock edges don’t see folks apart from other anglers and not many of them as a rule.

 

[Mr Fish]

Only fish now in autumn/ winter for codling given favourable conditions sea state etc prefer night tides but don’t mid grey overcast days if a sea running and good location. Lucky on rock edges don’t see folks apart from other anglers and not many of them as a rule.

Yep sea pigs aren’t too fussy!

 

[Live in hope]

Yep sea pigs aren’t too fussy!

Yeah those bass are a sodding pain in the arse when your trying to catch proper fish.

 

[Mushty]

Over cast for me especially on bass

You saying that, and others referring to no headlamps etc when fishing for Bass. I saw the biggest shoal of Bass I’d ever seen in the pool of light cast onto the water by a pier floodlight once, at least a third of them were close to doubles!
I’ve caught plenty of Bass too with a backdrop of promenade lights etc, so not sure whether a dark night is that beneficial?? Who knows

 

[Beach]

Way back when we used to use a light cluster from the cargo ship, it brings in the small bait fish with large barracuda underneath them. good sport when caught some, watch out for the teeth though. fiesty things so be careful

 

[Mr Fish]

You saying that, and others referring to no headlamps etc when fishing for Bass. I saw the biggest shoal of Bass I’d ever seen in the pool of light cast onto the water by a pier floodlight once, at least a third of them were close to doubles!
I’ve caught plenty of Bass too with a backdrop of promenade lights etc, so not sure whether a dark night is that beneficial?? Who knows

Ah. My theory is that if it’s a regular constant light they get used to it and indeed probably come to see it as an indication of food ie prawns, squid, small fish attracted by the light.
In fact people fish by the bridge lights here for bass.
Backdrop lights that are on every night, again it just seems normal to them.

However… on a dark beach unexpected bright light will spook them in my opinion as it’s something out of the ordinary.

As far as the moon goes, I think it makes them more cautious, or perhaps it makes their prey more cautious, especially in shallow water.
I have caught bass under a bright moon but far fewer than on dark nights.

 

[solehunter]

Ah. My theory is that if it’s a regular constant light they get used to it and indeed probably come to see it as an indication of food ie prawns, squid, small fish attracted by the light.
In fact people fish by the bridge lights here for bass.
Backdrop lights that are on every night, again it just seems normal to them.

However… on a dark beach unexpected bright light will spook them in my opinion as it’s something out of the ordinary.

As far as the moon goes, I think it makes them more cautious, or perhaps it makes their prey more cautious, especially in shallow water.
I have caught bass under a bright moon but far fewer than on dark nights.

This mirrors my experience with night fishing for sea trout in urban areas where there is light pollution.