Moon Phases and Bass

A lot of fishermen ask me at seminars if the moon really has a bearing on bass behavior. There is no question that the moon phase does have an effect upon bass, especially during the spawning period. I have found that the male bass will move to the spawning water on the dark of the moon first and that the females will usually follow on the full moon. It also effects them during the full moon as the fish can see better on clear nights and will feed more heavily when it is a bright full moon, during the night time hours. Here is a great moon phase calendar to check the moon phase for any date.