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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