When fish feed: the solunar windows
Fish don’t feed at random. Solunar theory — described by John Alden Knight in 1926 — ties feeding activity to the moon’s position. Each day brings two major periods, when the moon is directly overhead and directly underfoot, and two minor periods, at moonrise and moonset. These are the windows when the bite most often turns on.
How to use today’s forecast
- Favor higher-rated days. The day rating peaks near the new and full moon.
- Fish the overlaps. A major or minor period that lands at dawn or dusk is the classic “magic hour.”
- Be early and stay through. Activity builds into a period, and majors run about two hours.
Want the theory in depth? Read how to read a solunar table and moon phase and fishing.