Interpreting Fishing Time Screen Contents
Fish Marks (Projected Probability of Fishing Success
Indicators)
The number of fish marks on the Fishing Time screen indicates the projected
probability of fishing success. Anywhere from zero to four white fish marks
are displayed, and more white fish marks indicate that better success can be
expected. Note however, that this in no way specifically guarantees your
fishing success.
The fish mark indicator display is based on the current Moon age and Moon
position (hour angle). Fishing timing is said to be best when the Moon age is
new Moon or full Moon, and second best during the Moon’s first quarter and
last quarter. For the Moon hour angle, 00:00 and 12:00 is said to be optimal,
while 06:00 and 18:00 is said to be second best. The correlation of these
factors results in the fish mark indications shown below.
Hour Angle
00:00/12:00 Hour
Hour Angle
06:00/18:00 Hour
Other
New Moon/ Full
Moon
*
First Quarter/
Last Quarter
Other
* Including Moon ages 26.9 to 28.6, and 12.1 to 13.8.
Note
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Hour angle is one of the coordinates used to give the direction of a celestial
body (planet, moon, etc.) point on the celestial sphere. The hour angle
directly overhead is 00:00, westward is 06:00, directly downwards is 12:00,
and eastward is 18:00.
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