The Weather Changes in the UK and How it Potentially Affects Carp Behaviour and Feeding
Evidence suggests that European monks introduced carp into the UK around the turn of the 17th
century. Since then, anglers have been studying the carp and its environment as a means of locating
and catching the fish. In the 1990s, much work was done to determine the impact of the moon, wind
direction, air pressure changes, oxygen content and water temperature on carp behaviour.
The Moon
Questions have arisen as to whether the moon phases affect carp fishing. Many saltwater fishermen
use solunar tables to calculate prime fishing times. The tables are based on a combination of moon
phases and sun/moon rise/set times and rate the various time periods each day. There is some
computer software available that can do solunar calculations, but these are usually only suited to
North America. It is uncertain how moon phases would affect freshwater fishing as there is no tidal
factor to consider. ...
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