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Solunar
Cycle 2: Calendars, Apps & More
Seems like more and more fishermen are starting to understand the importance and accuracy of keeping track of the solunar cycles. Simply put, it's the art and science of monitoring the phases of the moon in relation to the sun and the tides, and it's been a tried and true method for catching fish probably since mankind first plopped a hook into a stream (the modern name was coined by John Alden Knight in 1926). Though it may have become a sort of a lost art for a time, the comeback of the Solunar method is thanks in big part due to modern technology like the internet, smart phone applications and high-tech watches. Ond great online resource for keeping tabs on the solunar cycle for free is provided by a website called in-fisherman.com. There you can get a quick calendar view of which phases of the moon corespond to particular days, plus high and low tides. The calendar uses that data to also indicate which days the bite should be the best and the worst with gradual buildups and slowdowns in between. If you have an iPhone, you can get iSolunar, a powerful app for hunting and fishing. iSolunar goes even further in using new technology to enhance an old practice by combining "the most accurate astronomical data from the US Naval Observatory with the time-tested Solunar Theory." The app take into account feeding and activity periods, day ratings, moon phases, moonrise and moonset times, plus sunrise and sunset times to give you a clear idea of when are the best times to fish, and when are the best times for maintenance. The solunar craze has gotten so big that you can even get a watch with the all of the pertinent data built in. The Yeswatch "shows the ratio of day and night, times for sunrise and sunset, as well as times for moonrise, moonset and lunar phase for wherever you are." It's great to see technology like this being used to enhance an ancient practice instead of overshadowing it. Maybe its because the solunar theory works.
sources: in-fisherman.com, solunar.com, i-solunar.com, yeswatch.com, ifish.net
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