GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Ray Markham. ...more

December 18, 2007

On the subject of daytime fishing, I have bad news and I have worse news. The bad news is the morning bite will be dismal at best, unless the weather changes dramatically, producing a barometric drop and lots of cloud cover during the day. Now for the worse news: Afternoons offer much less chances at hooking into your favorite fish. Each day, the current type of weather pattern increases and combines with the lunar cycle to shut off the bite almost completely for the next three to four days. ...more

December 13, 2007

GO FISHING is a daily look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Fred Everson. ...more

December 2, 2007

I'm sure we've all heard or read somewhere that fishing is best three days before a full or new moon and three days after. What most people don't realize is about half the yearly moon events occur at night when most of us don't plan to fish. Such is the case again in December. The new moon happens on the Dec. 9 at 5:40 p.m. and the full moon on the 24th at 1:16 a.m. So is there any good news to deduce from this fact? The answer is yes. ...more

November 28, 2007

This week the full moon occurs on Friday night at 11:03 p.m. and for anglers and fishermen this means excellent nighttime bite and not-so-good daytime bite. During last spring and summer, the lunar cycle occurred during the midday hours mostly, but now shifts to the other side of the solar cycle. ...more

November 7, 2007