04-21-2016, 06:41 PM
[#0000FF]Glad to hear you are having fun frolicking in the moonlight. And glad the kitties are humoring you.
I no longer fish at night as much as I used to. But I have spent many a moonlit night fishing for many species...cats included. I have made only about two observations: 1. It is easier to see without a headlamp in the moonlight. 2. It is easier for the mosquitoes to find you in the moonlight. Hate skeeters.
As far as catfish and moonlight, all I can say is that I believe there are several other factors that are more important in whether the fish are active or not. If the water is warming, during a period of nice weather in the spring, the cats will be more active all day. If it is cold and blowing...and water temps are dropping...both fish and fishermen tend to be less active.
That being said, there are times during the hottest days of summer than cats are likely to be more active after dark than during the heat of the day. And I don't think the moonlight has much to do with it. But it is fun to be able to watch a bobber come to life in the moonlight and go cruising across the surface...before it takes a dive.
In waters that have enough clarity for cats to hunt by sight, they do actively hunt live prey...both in the daylight and after dark. I am sure that bright moonlight helps...even if they do have sensitive lateral lines and super sniffers.
In my cynical old man's view, I believe that no matter what set of environmental, atmospheric or astrological situations you come up with there will be some with opinions on whether they are good or bad for fishing...for one species or another. And the more folks you ask, the more opinions they will be. Some might even be close to right.
Now when it comes to what affect "moonshine" might have on anglers. Well, that is a differment type question.
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I no longer fish at night as much as I used to. But I have spent many a moonlit night fishing for many species...cats included. I have made only about two observations: 1. It is easier to see without a headlamp in the moonlight. 2. It is easier for the mosquitoes to find you in the moonlight. Hate skeeters.
As far as catfish and moonlight, all I can say is that I believe there are several other factors that are more important in whether the fish are active or not. If the water is warming, during a period of nice weather in the spring, the cats will be more active all day. If it is cold and blowing...and water temps are dropping...both fish and fishermen tend to be less active.
That being said, there are times during the hottest days of summer than cats are likely to be more active after dark than during the heat of the day. And I don't think the moonlight has much to do with it. But it is fun to be able to watch a bobber come to life in the moonlight and go cruising across the surface...before it takes a dive.
In waters that have enough clarity for cats to hunt by sight, they do actively hunt live prey...both in the daylight and after dark. I am sure that bright moonlight helps...even if they do have sensitive lateral lines and super sniffers.
In my cynical old man's view, I believe that no matter what set of environmental, atmospheric or astrological situations you come up with there will be some with opinions on whether they are good or bad for fishing...for one species or another. And the more folks you ask, the more opinions they will be. Some might even be close to right.
Now when it comes to what affect "moonshine" might have on anglers. Well, that is a differment type question.
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