It's a commonly held belief that bluegills spawn on or around the full moon, but whether or not the moon phase is the actual trigger or not, I don't know. Personally, I suspect other variables come into play also.

I know I never took moon phases into consideration when searching out spawning bluegills, but I know plenty of anglers who do.

Right now, we have BG's and RES spawning in all five of our ponds....and the activity is heavy, despite the lack of a full or new moon.

"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"

If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
PB answer: It depends.