Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Placing branches down for YP spawn

""... do you see the YP spawn correlating to any moon cycle?" Never paid much attention to moon phase for YP spawning. YP spawning in my NW OH pond is almost always the last few days of March to the last few egg ribbons near April 10 regardless of the moon cycle. Water temperature for the first egg ribbons laid is 47F to 50F. I think the photoperiod that Dr.Willis referred to was more the day length rather than the moon phase. From my experience the YP eggs are laid mostly during the night or dawn of early morning.

Since BG spawn can occur over an extended period of months the actual egg laying could be more related to the moon phase with the brighter night light from fuller moon periods.