Do you have a preference on fishing a particular moon phase? Is there a phase you try to avoid? Would you book a trip with attention to the moon phase? It seems angler opinion and articles by experts vary as widely as anecdotal experiences.
Years ago my friends and I were in our 20's and we targeted east breaking tides on the Cape Cod Canal to catch early morning stripers busting on the surface...it worked much of the time. Big poppers, big fish! It also meant that hitting that tide coincided with the full moon. Fishing for the first few hours of the day was incredible however it was tough work to get a bite after that which led to us flying around the cape looking for more big fish. A week later no full moon, we found fish elsewhere but that AM east tide was gone.
So the verdict for me always seemed to be the moon was blessing a curse rolled together. However, how do the fish see it? Does it matter for one species but not for others. Is it location? Cape Cod has some whacky tides which the moon drives but I have to wonder if it matters on the equator....?
I'd love to hear opinions from Mr. D and others on this forum.
Go Fish!
Chris