timing on lakes

[patches]

i find that timing on the lakes is important to the cutthroat fisher that targets fish in the lakes,the full moon being an example of this . the bait like kokanee school up down deep during the day and rise to the surface to feed in the evening and night. the cutts that lurk below can easily ambush these fish having the full moon illuminating the surface above. during the day the fish sulk down deep digesting the feast from the night before . at this stage i find it hard to catch the biggest fish that are around and the small fish take advantage of this time and feast ,wile the lunkers are some what out of commission. after speaking with fisherman about this they find the same though some say to just slow it down and work deep . this fish will still take just got to put it down to them and keep it in there zone as long as possible.at this time a slower sink line is now required to not hook down on bottom and keep it in the zone where the fish are.
does any body in the rainbow /crony fisheries find the full moon changes your lake fishery ? we all know that sea run fish are affected this way but i find the affect of the full moon on lake fisheries a very interesting topic.

[phearless]

Full moon and dry caddis fishing.
Can be much fun.
Also had success with floating leeches.

[flyfisher3000]

Cuttie fish sucked after the full moon. They must have feed all night on fry. But fishing lakes in the full moon can be very good.I fish mostly leeches at night,you can get some big fish at night.

[flyslinger]

night fishing can be good,but the day time is usually dead the day before the day of and the day after full moon.

[steeleagle]

I've read in many books that fishing during the full moon or a few days before and after will greatly reduce your fishing success. I've only had one experience and it wasn't the good kind. I've also heard this about night fishing on rivers, but if it's cloudy isn't can be productive.

[chalupa]

When I plan trips to lake fish in the interior, it is always a week to ten days prior to the full moon, and I will fish up until the day before this event. Typically the fishing has already started to slow down and will remain so until about a week or so into the waning period. I have a few theories on this but really no solid explanation. All I know is that I've seen it enough times to know when I'd be kicking a dead horse. It is not that you cannot catch fish at these times, but the big boys seem reluctant to come out and play. If you look at a solunar table you might notice that the activity periods( Majors and Minors ) are of relatively short duration and sometimes occur when everybody is asleep for the night. CHALUPA