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| so i am new to fishing muskies and i am wondering with the full moon coming weds should i fish tuesday, weds, thurs day, i know the answer is fish all three, but if you could only fish one or two days which ones would be the best?
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Location: Walker, MN | It's actually the full moon on Wednesday. It's hard to say which day/days will be best, all good bets. The weather looks good for getting some fish moving. I'd be sure and fish the moon under foot mid-day, and moon rise/sunset. |
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Location: NorthCentral WI | First off, Wednesday is the full moon not the new moon. However, that doesn't change the context of your question.
Second, the best time to go fishing is when you can. I have caught many more fish when conditions were less than prime and been skunked on plenty of days that should have been great according to moon phase or weather conditions. |
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| my fault thats what i meant. |
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Location: oswego, il | The biggest thing for me when there is a full moon or any moon really is when is it underfoot. In this case right in the middle of the day. It's going to set before sunup and rise about 30min before sunset. That's near perfect. If the full moon was overhead in the middle of the day I probably would not bother. Fish Wednesday. |
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| thanks for the info |
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| Remember weather trumps all !! But I 100% agree with Todd moon underfoot is 100% the best time to catch fish an hour before and after!!
Darren |
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Location: E. Tenn | ToddM - 10/18/2021 2:22 PM
If the full moon was overhead in the middle of the day I probably would not bother. Fish Wednesday.
The full moon can never be overhead in the daytime.. |
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Location: Brighton CO. | A number of years ago I caught my largest Muskie on a cold windy October day of the full moon. When telling the story to a friend he asked what time did catch it ? After telling him "just when you should have" I guess the moon was under foot. |
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Location: E. Tenn | musky1969 - 10/18/2021 7:11 PM
Remember weather trumps all !! But I 100% agree with Todd moon underfoot is 100% the best time to catch fish an hour before and after!!
Darren
OK, here's my quandry... The weather here has been sunny, and calm with seasonal temperatures since Saturday. More of the same is forecast for tomorrow (full moon), with increasing cloudiness on Thursday, an increasing chance of rain, and eventual thunderstorms after sunset, with the approach of a cold front..
I can only fish one of these days, since the nearest muskie water is two hours away.. Which day would you fish?
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Location: oswego, il | I can say I have never caught a fish on the October full moon. Been on the best spots and rise always coincides pretty close with sunset. It's never done a thing for me. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I'd fish the closest to the front arriving I could and not worry a lot about the moon at that point. last night I was chasing walleye, bass, and crappie schools around on the Humminbird Mega 360, and lit them up pretty good the hour surrounding moonrise. I only saw 1 muskie yesterday, hanging around a crib. Coudn't get it to do anything. |
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| i went yesterday evening and only had a follow. guess i will be out tomorrow |
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