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Show fNGLlNG NGLES b old Hi Old Hi has been glad to hear from so many of you fellows everywhere from Connecticut to Utah, and New York to Alabama and Texas about these weekly chats on fish and tackle. Let me know in care of this newspaper if there are any questions you want answered. Typical of the letters received is one from Leo Blevin, a loyal reader from Corbin City, New Jersey who writes, "Please send me a free copy of your booklet, 'Salt Water Sports Fishing', and also, 'Fishing for the Millions'. I always check your column col-umn first when I buy the local paper to find out the latest news. Keep "up the good work". Walter Sarheim of Spring Valley, Val-ley, New York has a couple of problems. He asks, "Is it true that fish won't bite during 48 hours around the full moon? I've been told that this is true in regard re-gard to salt water fishing, but how about lakes and streams? When is the best time for fishing in lakes on a clear, sunny day, a cloudy day, or when it rains or after a rainy day? Well, now, it isn't true that fish won't bite in lakes and streams during the full moon period. In fact, in some cases with respect to walleyes especially this is one of the best times to take these fish. The water temperature is generally gener-ally cooler during this period, making the fish more active and in a hungrier mood. I've made good catches around the full moon phase, taking walleyes, black bass, pickerel, various panfish and others. oth-ers. This period influences the biting of fish in that they are apt to remain in shallower water or nearer near-er the surface for more hours of the day, and thus gives the angler a better chance to capture them with light casting or trolling lures. When fish are hungry they'll bite, regardless of how big the moon appears. ap-pears. The best time to fish in lakes depends somewhat upon the species spec-ies you're after. Many panfish bite best on clear, sunny, quiet days . . . often black bass feed at that time. But usually a cloudy day brings better results, for the water temperature may be lower, a wind may be blowing (which infuses in-fuses oxygen into the water and makes the fish livelier), and you are less likely to frighten the fish since you won't be seen as clearly. |