Our Angling correspondent reports that there has been a great deal caught on the Lochs in December.
Whilst looking through his journals for the past few years, he has made some interesting observations when he compared the size and the amount of pike caught to the point in the Lunar cycle at which they were caught!
According to our man, the New Moon and 1st Quarter phases proved most fruitful, though fish were still being caught during the last quarter and Full Moon phases. Lighting conditions have had little to do with the catch rates, as fishing did not take place in the dark hours.
"Is this some kind of modern tie-in with the Moon's influence, from Lore?", I hear you ask.
Well, not exactly.
In the UK, several other leading (Trout and Salmon) fishermen have already noted a correlation between the Moon's 'pull' and freshwater fish yields.
In the USA, the sportsmen there call it SoLunar theory, and it has quite a following.
It was first researched there with any seriousness, back in 1935, by John Alden Knight. Put simply (the only way I know how...) - the further away that the Moon was, more Large fish were landed. So, it appears that the Moon's nearness/distance has some effect on the fish, perhaps triggering or delaying their feeding cycle - and therefore their susceptibility to bait/lures.
The following comes from the Sportsmen's webpage
http://www.alfredny.biz/sportsmen/solunar-Moon-phase-chart.htm
"PROVING THE THEORY To substantiate the Solunar Theory, insofar as fish are concerned, John Alden Knight attempted a systematic inquiry to acquire complete details surrounding the capture of record catches. Both individual large fish ... and large numbers. He examined approximately 200 of these catches. Over 90 percent were made during the dark of the Moon (new Moon) when the effects of the Solunar Periods appear to be greatest, and, more important, they were made during the actual times of the Solunar Periods. Initially, only the behaviour of fish was considered. During 1935 to 1939 Knight made extensive studies of game birds and animals. As had been suspected, these also responded to the prompting stimulus of the Solunar Periods."
So there you have it!
Jim
Whilst looking through his journals for the past few years, he has made some interesting observations when he compared the size and the amount of pike caught to the point in the Lunar cycle at which they were caught!
According to our man, the New Moon and 1st Quarter phases proved most fruitful, though fish were still being caught during the last quarter and Full Moon phases. Lighting conditions have had little to do with the catch rates, as fishing did not take place in the dark hours.
"Is this some kind of modern tie-in with the Moon's influence, from Lore?", I hear you ask.
Well, not exactly.
In the UK, several other leading (Trout and Salmon) fishermen have already noted a correlation between the Moon's 'pull' and freshwater fish yields.
In the USA, the sportsmen there call it SoLunar theory, and it has quite a following.
It was first researched there with any seriousness, back in 1935, by John Alden Knight. Put simply (the only way I know how...) - the further away that the Moon was, more Large fish were landed. So, it appears that the Moon's nearness/distance has some effect on the fish, perhaps triggering or delaying their feeding cycle - and therefore their susceptibility to bait/lures.
The following comes from the Sportsmen's webpage
http://www.alfredny.biz/sportsmen/solunar-Moon-phase-chart.htm
"PROVING THE THEORY To substantiate the Solunar Theory, insofar as fish are concerned, John Alden Knight attempted a systematic inquiry to acquire complete details surrounding the capture of record catches. Both individual large fish ... and large numbers. He examined approximately 200 of these catches. Over 90 percent were made during the dark of the Moon (new Moon) when the effects of the Solunar Periods appear to be greatest, and, more important, they were made during the actual times of the Solunar Periods. Initially, only the behaviour of fish was considered. During 1935 to 1939 Knight made extensive studies of game birds and animals. As had been suspected, these also responded to the prompting stimulus of the Solunar Periods."
So there you have it!
Jim
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