Cloud or moon?

[Thrasher]

The sea trout fisher in me likes a cloudy dark night for trying to catch sea trout, no moon, moon being bad. To be fair I have caught sea trout on moonlit nights.

Do you have any preferences if you are out at night, do you think it has any influence on your catches either way the moon being out?

 

[Beach]

I used to go after 9pm and fly fish for them. They didn't seem to worry what was happening in the sky.

 

[The Third Earl]

Although I am no game fisherman I always prefer moonless nights if possible, either on the beach or when freshwater fishing.
Most times though I take whatever is on offer , my better catches have always been on moonless , or very overcast nights .

Dave

 

[Beach]

Although I am no game fisherman I always prefer moonless nights if possible, either on the beach or when freshwater fishing.
Most times though I take whatever is on offer , my better catches have always been on moonless , or very overcast nights .

Dave

Time to change your methods Dave.

 

[Thrasher]

Sorry gents, misled you, down the shore off the rocks, sea fishing, was just using sea trout as a reference.

 

[Beach]

Sorry gents, misled you, down the shore off the rocks, sea fishing, was just using sea trout as a reference.

No probs thrash, did you catch anything?

 

[The Third Earl]

Time to change your methods Dave.

Old dogs etc, I find that I can mostly winkle something out wherever I end up.
I will be in Cornwall in a couple of weeks, so lets see what that brings . ?

Dave

 

[Tatunka joe]

Over cast for me especially on bass

 

[Mr Fish]

Over cast for me especially on bass

Agreed!

 

[Topwater]

Yes no moon or overcast for me too

 

[Wolf]

I don't fish if the moon is a full one

 

[Thrasher]

No probs thrash, did you catch anything?

Planning for tomorrow night, big tides clear sky by the looks of it.

 

[Dutchman]

I would much rather fish daylight hours.

 

[Trampster]

I never head out after dark - i'm good enough at falling & stumbling around in daylight! If I have been out beach fishing from about teatime and it's a mid evening tide, I'll stay out until about 10 or 11pm, but the state of the moon doesn't factor in my decision to go out - tide times are more important.

 

[Beach]

Old dogs etc, I find that I can mostly winkle something out wherever I end up.
I will be in Cornwall in a couple of weeks, so lets see what that brings . ?

Dave

Hope the tides out when you collect winkles earl, good luck and easy on the pasties

 

[solehunter]

The sea trout fisher in me likes a cloudy dark night for trying to catch sea trout, no moon, moon being bad. To be fair I have caught sea trout on moonlit nights.

Do you have any preferences if you are out at night, do you think it has any influence on your catches either way the moon being out?

For sea trout I prefer a full or half moon covered with thick clouds. I don't seem to catch as much in the sea on bright moonlit nights with a clear sky. Depth is probably a big factor.

 

[Valleyboy]

No moon or no visible moon for close in or lure work. If the sea is stirred up or water is deep it's different

 

[Valleyboy]

I would much rather fish daylight hours.

You will get far more fish at night. I’d say 5 to 1 easy for bass

 

[RemoteWanderer]

If water clarity is clear then moon more often than not means a poor session. If lure fishing, using black lures to silhouette can be better. If murky clarity or deeper water as mentioned than not much of a factor I find. Al,

 

[Mike hemming]

Night time for me , I catch hell of a lot more night time the darker the better . I do catch in the day light but not quality size fish and duing day light hours you get dog walkers piss heads junkies tourists and all other so called interfering humans . Yep night time fishing for me