Palagic activity based on soluar tables????

Hello Guys

Im sure this question has been asked many times....but here goes anyways. 

Do you believe that the solunar tables effect pelagic fish?

 

  I am from Victoria and a group of Fishing club friends are planning our 2nd trip to the Montebello's mid next year (2011)  sometime. 

 

We went in August 09 and had a mind blowing experience.  We were lucky enough to be leaving Dampier when there was masses of Small black marlin and sailfish going great guns!, We ended up with 13 Blacks and 18 Sails for the day (all released in healthy condition) and lost lots more.  It was actually harder to get live baits than billfish!!!!.

We had Spanish mackerel to 30kg, Reds and all the typical bottom species.  but the GT fishing was quiet

In your opinion(s) when is the best time of the year for the following?

Reds and bottom fish...

Mangrove Jack.....

Cobia.....

GT's....

Spanish Mackerel....

Billfish....

Wahoo.....

Dogtooth tuna....

Dolphin fish....

I have a copy of the Solunar tables and will possibly try to book a Charter boat based on this, I am genuinely interested in some of the locals (& non locals) thoughts on pelagic and reef fish/fishing and the effects of the moon ect.

 

Any feed back would be fantastic

Thanks in Advance

Dancer 


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Sun, 2010-09-26 20:28

Dancer . i was told a few years back that the week going up to the New moon was best for surface fish and the week following was best for bottom.  we have also found that this needs to sinyc with the neap tides , and will depend on the  current running and water temp just to start , but this is only my view but has paid off over the years