Stripers at night and the MOON

[striper81]

I have had my best nights when the moon is not visible. The darker the night the better. I have caught fish when the moon is bright just never had a "great" night with a full moon out. I seem to have the best luck just after a full moon is gone.

[tglass]

What happens is that the bright moon will make the bait move away from the bank so they will not be schooled as tight to the bank. This in turn makes the stripers pull back off the bank too. Kinda like making the strike zone go from a hallway to a football field. I have noticed this too. If you look out behind you boat when you are fishing during that full moon you will see bait everywhere on top in the moonlight. That really spreads the fish out in my opinion.

[Duayne]

It can actually be an advantage when the moon is either rising or falling.

Then you can focus on banks that are in the shadows.