So then, the moon.

I've been flicking through some of my older carp magazines recently, some from before I started fishing that I was lucky enough to be given by another angler a year or so ago (a top bloke who taught me more in a few days of chance encounters with him than I learnt from months and months of fishing.) In a 2007 edition of ACF Dave Moore talks about lunar phases, and how they effect the carp and their feeding patterns. It's something that I'd heard of before, but hadn't really put a great deal of thought into, but now I've read the article it makes sense. The sun can have such a massive effect on carp fishing and feeding times so really, why shouldn't the moon? Yes, the suns impact is much more obvious with it's light and warmth, but Dave talks about the gravitational effect from the moon on the earth.

So, I thought I'd put it on here to try and start a bit of a BOTLN chat going. Is it something we should consider and adjust to like we would for dawn and dusk? Or is this taking it too far, does...

Hello guys,
I just felt i had to post this, as it's been a sad year for the UK carp fishing scene. As you well know, 4 of our most famous carp have passed away, and i noticed that there were no pics on this site, so here they are!

Benson


Heather the leather



The Black Mirror



Our record fish- Two Tone


Now i always feel a bit odd saying RIP to a fish i've never seen in person, but these fish were the ultimate 'prizes' in the UK carp fishing scene, and i'm sad i'll never get to fish for them- let...