But then, straws tell which way the wind blows. I gave the matter some thought. Fish feed more freely during solunar periods than at other time. The chief physical manifestation of solunar attraction is the phenomenon of ocean tides. Ocean tides have long been considered the controlling factor in governing the daily feeding times of ocean fish.
Tidal movement is intensified during the full of the moon and the dark of the moon.
Solunar pull or attraction is at its minimum and maximum respectively during these phases of the moon. Our farmer friend had found that, over a period of thirty-odd years, he had his best shooting during the dark of the moon and his worst shooting during the light of the moon. Fishermen, night fishermen particularly, have known for generations that they had their best fishing during the dark of the moon and their worst fishing during the light of the moon. This, as has been stated before, has been quite well established through experiment. Items 4 and 5 may also be combined.