FULL MOON MEANS FULL BLOWN SPAWN

The lakes that I've been fishing are about as unpredictable as catching the coronavirus. One day great, the next stinky. Rising water and now drawdowns have had the fish in funky town. You had better get out today or tomorrow, because the 2nd wave of spawn is fixing to blow up. Full moon is tonight. Some of theses big girls have got to do their thing. Then, it's a 30 degree swing in temps on Thursday. Hi Wed is 93, forecast for Thursday is high of 63 and rain. We gotta catch 'em when they're up, so get out there and practice your social distancing and pull a big female off her bed. Just don't pull her by the hair!

I've always been a skeptic of the whole "moon makes them spawn" deal. Only part of that theory that makes any sense to me is that its bright enough for them to spawn/move up at night, and that's only if the nights are warm enough.

Too busy at work or that's where I'd be.

Let's say this does move a big wave of fish up into the shallows. Does that equate to more fish in the boat or just more fish in the shallows? Are they aggressive or are their singularly focused and looking for a mate or bed? I know we're not talking 100% exacts and certainties but I'm curious as to what this means in terms of catching or not catching.

During pre-spawn/spawn I have found the large females that are suspending and/or roaming just outside the spawning beds are the most difficult fish in the system to catch. When then full moon cycle beckons them to move up they become discernibly easier to catch. Just my experience.

Tru-dat.There is a window when they have to lock on. That time may vary a lot on how long it takes to release their eggs and either guard or move on, but I have seen it too many times that the full moon helps this along, especially toward the last wave of spawning phase. Just my opinion, though....

I think we are hitting the late stage spawners. But I have noticed more big girls being caught. not necessarily more numbers, but definitely more big girls.

You need to get outta East Fork, dude, and start social distancing like the rest of us. In all the years that I've lived here (20), I've never seen spawn end sooner than the end of April...and it's usually into the first couple of weeks of May. Are you sharing at East Fork?

Moon only matters if everything else is ideal....

I didn't need a lot selling Tom, but SOLD on going in the AM. Decisions decisions...LL vs EM

We're rockin beds over here at East Fork

Watched a cruiser eat my frog sunday and saw several more

2nd wave?

Seems more like a constant wave to me.

Saw fry feb 3 and still see fry balls today and lots and lots of bass in between. Feb 3 I saw Fry 2” up to 5”.

Where did you see fry February third?

pinkston and beds almost all the way around it

fry on kurth 3 days later, 2-3 and 5" the 3 and 5" were up under pad leafs and would skitter away as you neared. beds there also pretty thick

5" fry aren't from this year

I'm curious to know what science is available to say the moon phase matters. "My daddy said so" and "I caught my personal best on a fool moon" doesn't count.

I've never seen the moon trigger spawning. If the water temps aren't right, the moon has little effect. Now if the temps are right and stable, then maybe it increases the push I don't know. But if it's February and 54 degree water, they ain't spawning. But if it's February and a slow warming trend into water temps holding around 60-62, that moon don't matter either. They on the bank

The clouds of fry and up to 2” are from this year.

And I’m guessing the 3” are from Nov ish and 5 are from very late last year.

Point is you got spawn almost non stop here.

I'll agree to that. I've pulled up a shallow clump of grass and brush in Rayburn in late September before that had 2" bass in it. They were definitely late summer fish.

I'm more excited about catching them post-spawn....when they're really on the feed bag.

That’s every am in the right spot right now.

Obviously several factors play into it and moon phase is one. I've been fishing a local pond the last couple of weeks since the boat ramps are limited and packed and yesterday the fish were on the move shallow. Never saw them up shallow like that over last couple weeks until yesterday. Heard 3 days before and after full moon are prime days. Not sure what water temp is in the pond but guessing mid to high 60's, maybe 70.