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I'm a big believer in that when you can go, you go. Epic events in the fishing world don't always go on for more then a day, sometimes it's far less then that. You'll either be there or you'll be reading about it on a website or in the paper days later
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Pete couldn't be more correct on that. Hey, we love to fish...and along with that is our yearn to learn. Learning should happen EVERY SINGLE TIME WE GO OUT. If you come back from a trip and didn't learn anything...your increasing your chances of getting sprayed by THE SHUNK...and that's no fun. Unless of course your intention is to just go fish, BS with your crew, and not care if a fish comes up the sandor not. That's fine too and I do that deal also.
To any beginners.... get out there and don't get to caught up on the moon.
As far as the moon goes. yes moonless nights make stripers less skittish and more apt to come in close. Under the cover of darkness, the need for the sanctuary of deep water is reduced. This goes for bait too.
On bright nites...I found that fishing shadows, be it from pilings, rocks in or out of the water or the dunes or structures behind you, provide some great ambush points for predator and prey to use. The same goes for artificial light too. There are shadow lines all over the place but you have to look. Hint----> shadow lines that coincide with the first wave are one of my favorites...Look and you shall find, they are there and some are subtle.
I find cloud cover to be better. I must say that what is more important to me as far as a full or new moon is the increase of current flow. It's spot specific and some adjustments must be made as far as timing the tide stage but in general, I like current and an increase in it could help some places, could hurt others that already have a strong flow, and puts fish in places differently than other stages. Trial and error will show you where you can use the moon to your advantage.