Episode 19: Does Moon Phase Matter? w/ Dr. Steven Cooke and Gord Pyzer

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete dove deep into moon phases and sought to answer the question, once and for all, "do moon phases affect fishing?"

Before they got to that, however, some housekeeping was in order. Topics discussed include: The origins of solunar tables; Is the moon sexy enough?; Brad’s armpit; Lab migration; Underwhelming fish movement; Dying geese; Switching to tungsten; and whether the next FNC boat will be electric?

With those matters out of the way, the boys welcomed their first guest of the episode, biology professor Dr. Steven Cooke of Carleton University. Topics discussed include: Ignoring solunar tables; Angler science; The reproductive influences of the moon; Why saltwater fish care about the moon so much more; Do lakes have tides?; Why moon phases don’t impact the feeding behaviour of bass; Are Muskie the one exception?; The folklore around the moon; The power of temperature; The master factor; Why snorkelling makes you a better angler; Reproductive holidays; and whether bass need a break during g the pre-spawn period.

After that eye-opening discussion with Dr. Cooke, the boys call up our good friend Gord Pyzer to get some pro-moon-phase perspective. Topics discussed include: Why so many records are caught around the full moon; When cigarettes were healthy; Pink senkos; Why muskie love moonrise; Do freshwater tides matter?; The rabbits of the water; Bass deciding not to spawn due to stress; Canada not managing fisheries to their potential; Off-Topic w/ Gord Pyzer; Gord for Prime Minister;  what Gord wants for Lake Simcoe; and much more!

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