Moon Phases
How does the moon phases affect bass fishing?
Off the top of my head, I know the moon affects the spawn and the tide. Hopefully Pete will chime in with any other information on how moon phases affect bass fishing.
Moon phase can affect things in a bunch of ways. Here are some of the top ways I see it impacting things. It drives the tides if you fish rivers. That is the most obvious impact. It can drive fish to begin the spawn. The most important factors during the spawn are the season and water temperature. If both of those things are in place the full moon can drive fish to start bedding. I have seen the full moon create feeding at night. This sometimes explains why fish don't bite as well during the day. I know a lot guys that follow the lunar table to predict major and minor periods. They try to position themselves in their best areas on the major periods.
I'd say The Dean is Spot On.
I would add this next part... And lived this without knowing why... But thru BassU... I learned that just before the first full moon After Spawn (typically in June) ... It is good time to catch those post spawn bass in or near spawn areas before they go to summer spots.
