Understanding Moon Phase Impact on Bass

Some suggest the moon phase impacts when bass are actively feeding. For example, some suggest bass will eat during the night on a full moon and are lethargic during the day.

Why is Understanding Moon Phase Impact on Bass Important?

It is important to understand moon phase impact on bass to:

  • Adjust Fishing Tactics: Some suggest that fishing during the day when there is a full moon at night requires an approach for targeting lethargic bass and conversely using tactics for actively feeding bass during the new moon. 
Understanding Moon Phase Impact on Bass
  • Full Moon: Some suggest bass actively feed during the night and as such are still actively feeding first thing in the morning shallow.  Plus, some suggest this result in them being full and don’t eat again until late in the day and the next night.
    • Why Shallow: Some suggest bass identifying forage at night is they will go shallow as the moon light isn’t strong enough for deep water.
  • New Moon: Opposite of a full moon, no moon light at night, as such some suggest bass will then be more actively feeding during the day.
    • Spawning: Some suggest that bass spawn at the first full moon in the spring when the water temperature supports the spawn. Some suggest bass spawn during the day opposed to at night during the full moon.
  •  Other Theories:
    • Gravitational Pull Triggers Feeding Activity: Some suggest that the new moon and full moon that moon’s gravitational pull is stronger which can trigger feeding behavior.
    • Moon Rise and Moon Set: Some suggest bass are more actively feeding during moon rise or moon set.
Additional Considerations
  •  Moon Phase Fishing Apps: There are moon phase fishing apps to help angler plan fishing around the moon phases.
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Fishing Slow Lures 
Some suggest bass are more lethargic during a full moon and suggest fishing slow.

Reaction Bite Lures
Some suggest bass are more lethargic during a full moon and suggest trying to trigger a reaction bite.

Fishing Fast Lures
Some suggest bass are more actively feeding in the morning and at dusk on new moons and thus fishing fast.

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