By Steve Graf    

This is a question that has been asked for centuries and I’m not sure if it can actually be answered with certainty. There are several different lunar charts that will predict daily/hourly game activity based on the moon’s position in the sky. But there’s one that I have come to trust and seems to be fairly accurate, the iSolunar Chart (yes, that is the correct spelling).

From an angler’s perspective, I’ll have to admit that there have been days where this chart was spot on in terms of predicting game or fish activity. After a fishing trip with Lake Fork guide, Johnny Guice, I became a believer.

While on this fishing trip with Johnny, and after a slow start that morning, he made the comment that the major feeding time was not supposed to occur until around 10:15 that morning. Well, to say I was skeptical would be an understatement.

Then at 10:15, his cell phone alarm went off and he made the comment, “Get ready boys, they should start biting pretty quick.” Again, me being a doubting Thomas, I chuckled in silence. But five minutes later all three of the guys on this boat started catching fish!

The bite was on, and we began to put fish in the boat faster than we could take them off the hook! I was amazed at the timing and accuracy of the iSolunar Chart as I thought to myself, maybe there’s some truth to this chart.

From that day on, I’ve been using this chart to make sure I’m in my best area on the lake where I have found fish in practice. This chart basically predicts where the moon will be in the sky at any certain time of day.

Your best feeding periods most of the time will be when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot (the other side of the Earth). Turns out there is a correlation between the position of the moon in the sky with fish and wildlife activity.

I cannot tell you how many times I have used this chart just to give me an idea as to what time of day I can expect the major bite (feeding period) to occur. But it can also have its drawbacks if you’re expecting the major feeding period to kick in at a specific time and it doesn’t.

This can have a mental effect on you as an angler if you’re counting on this chart to be correct. There are weather conditions that can also alter things, like an approaching cold front or major weather change.

While this chart can help you in many ways, don’t rely on it totally. Again, game and fish activity can be influenced by many other factors. This chart is simply a tool that may or may not help you to be successful.

So, whether you’re a hunter, fisherman or a bird watcher, check the iSolunar Chart the next time you’re planning your next hunting or fishing trip. You too might be surprised just how accurate this chart can be.

You can add this app to your phone for easy access by going to your app store and searching, iSolunar Hunt & Fish Times. ‘Til next time, good luck on all your hunting and fishing adventures.

Contact Steve at sgraf26@yahoo.com