Angler's Almanac

[Bluevien]

Who has one?

Do you consult it before a fishing trip?

If you do, have you noticed if you catch more fish on the so-called "best or good" days and bomb out on the "fair and poor" days?

Or don't you even care .... you just wanna go fishing and let it just happen?

I have one.

I take a peek at it either before I go fishing or during but I don't plan around it.

I have noticed a better catch rate if I do fish around the "better days" but it doesn't stop me fishing on the others.

As a newby I find it handier for fish ID but I know some who plan all their trips around it.

[werewolf]

how do they predict best times? I could understand tide and moon for salt, but what for fresh. Moon only?

[kriso]

they predict bite times something to do with moons position bla bla bla i think i rember jeff f telling me about it one time.

[noname]

hehehehehe, they got your 5 bucks. . look, if you think it helps you, go for it.

[Bluevien]

I was afraid of that!!!! , but at least now I know a snapper from my elbow lol.

[Feral]

I bought one to see if it is the same as my watch, it isn't.

The evil mongrel watch is flashing fish at me right now, but then Almanac says fishing is lousy until friday.

[Dinodadog]

I had the almanac plus rex hunts tips plus another I cant remember and I caught more fish on the days I should of stayed home so they ended up in the bin.

[hairyweasel]

The almanac is based on movements of the sun and moon. Its a proven fact that the phases of the moon affect the feeding patterns of some fish but that's only one part of the puzzle. There are a raft of other factors that are equally important and in some cases more important, such as weather patterns, barometric pressure, prevailing winds, salinity, water temp, migration patterns, spawning seasons, movements of bait species to name just a few.

Dont throw the almanac away, use it for what it is ....part of the puzzle. Just learn to read the others as well.

[psblake]

My proven best time for fishing is when the wife and kids start nagging, fool proof! :laugh:

[hairyweasel]

psblake wrote:

My proven best time for fishing is when the wife and kids start nagging, fool proof! :laugh:

There is some suggestion that domestic unrest is influenced by the full moon......it all fits together!!!!!!!!!

[Bluevien]

Hahahahahahahaha!!