This is the week of the early-morning bite. Even though the moon reaches its furthest point from earth today - 41 minutes before midnight (lunar apogee) - the lunar phase will still cause fish to move into feeding migration patterns during the early-morning hours. ...more

October 25, 2009

The new-moon lunar phase happens tomorrow at 4:06 p.m., which means today through Friday will be the best fishing days of the month to catch trophy bass. ...more

March 25, 2009

Today the last quarter moon phase officially arrives at 5:47 p.m. and with it comes enough lunar influence to create the best late-afternoon feeding migration of the month. However, today's late-afternoon to evening bite might be a bit slow and less than it normally would be, because of the arrival of a minor front yesterday and the subsequent mass feeding it produced. ...more

March 18, 2009

The first-quarter moon arrives today at 7:46 a.m. and with it comes the start of an excellent early-morning feeding migration. ...more

March 4, 2009

The Full Moon lunar phase occurs tomorrow at 9:13 a.m., which means today could be the best fishing day of the month, especially if the weather conditions come into positive play with a drop in barometric pressure. ...more

September 14, 2008

The lunar phase status today is three days past the first-quarter moon, and six days prior to the full moon. ...more

September 10, 2008

The new-moon lunar phase provides two more days of great ideal fishing conditions for the Florida summertime angler. ...more

August 31, 2008

The full moon happens three days from tonight at 9:16 p.m., which means today's peak feeding migration occurs from 10 a.m. to noon and starts about 15 minutes later each day and builds in intensity as the moon's position to the earth becomes increasingly closer; influencing more fish to feed longer and in greater numbers. ...more

August 13, 2008

To start off the new year, the Central Florida largemouth bass angler better dig deep into his closet and put on his Canadian thermo-wear. The first major cold front of the year and winter season arrived Tuesday and does change the approach anglers will need to use to set the hook on a decent catch. Time and patience is needed in order to entice bass under the current conditions. The best times of the day to get out on the lake is from sun-up to 2 p.m., with the peak period being from noon to 1 p.m. ...more

January 3, 2008

For the next three days, you can forget about getting out on the lake early. Instead, spend time preparing for a mid- to late-afternoon bite. This is the week where you get out of bed early to set up the boat, rig up your gear and jump in the tow vehicle when you get out of work and be on the lake just as the bite starts. Since the last quarter moon on last Saturday, the early morning bite steadily decreased and the beginnings of a late afternoon bite formed. Now, with the recent semi-cold front that came into our area Monday night, the already formed late-day feeding migration will increase in duration and intensity. The National Weather Service is also predicting a steady increase of 10 degrees over the next three to four days, and this will also help make conditions perfect for the afternoon angler. ...more

December 5, 2007