We went fishing again Saturday morning. Things went well with the solunar
tables this time as it turned out to be the best fishing of the day. We
caught a good number of saugeye and crappie. The water temperatures are
finalling getting into the good range and we were about 10 hours ahead of a
cold front making its way through.

Jeff

"Jeff Durham" wrote in message
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Last night we tried this. We were in a major period, the weather was good
and stable, but only one crappie. We did pickup a bass, saugeye, and
bluegill on leadhead jigs, but the crappie was the only keeper. I think
the
crappie are still somewhat inactive. It has been a cold spring in
Southwestern Ohio. The main lake temperature is now just approaching 60.
Last year, it seems like the crappie fishing became much better when the
water temperature was closer to 70. Early April, the lake temperature was
still in the 40s where as last year at that time, it was already in the
60s.

Jeff


"Jeff Durham" wrote in message
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Perhaps combining the solunar tables with stabilizing weather patterns
is
a
good approach if you can only fish a certain amount in a given week and
you
are flexible in when that can be.

I have started paying attention to these tables this week and both times
the
weather was less than optimal. For instance, just as we started fishing
Monday night when a peak solunar time started, a massive thunderstorm
(fortunately, no lightning) ripped through with 40 MPH winds for 20
minutes.
Then it cleared and we saw a really intense double rainbow. That made
the
whole trip as the shoreline was well lit with sunlight catching the
redbuds
and dogwoods blooming. We caught a few crappie, but the fishing was
pretty
dead. Last night, I went trout fishing during the solunar peak period,
but
did not have much luck. The temperature dropped almost 20 degrees from
the
day before because of the cold front that came through with the
thunderstorms the day before.

I may learn more on Thursday evening as I am going back out crappie
fishing.
The temperature will be back to normal, the weather will be stable, and
there is a peak solunar period that evening. We'll see how that
combination
works! :-)

Jeff

"Jeff Durham" wrote in message
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Hi all,

For those of you that have used the solunar tables, what has been your
experience? I know that there are many factors influencing fishing.
I
was
just wondering how much stock people put into these tables. The
theory
behind it sounds very interesting. A couple of years ago, my neighbor
and
I
were lake fishing for trout and the trout were going nuts. All over
the
lake, you could have at least a solid hit on every cast. Went home
and
checked the solunar tables and sure enough, there was a very strong
period
for that time. That craziness on the water lasted about 90 minutes.

I am a firm believer that any time is a good time to go fishing if you
get
the chance. Just curious if any of you plan your day around these
tables.
I figured I would play with them here for a few weeks just to see what
happens.

Thanks,
Jeff