Occur when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot. These are the strongest feeding times of the day.
Minor Periods (1-2 hours)
Occur during moonrise and moonset. Secondary feeding windows that still offer good activity.
July 2027 Fishing Calendar
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1🌘B
2🌑B
3🌑B+
4🌑B+
5🌑B
6🌒B
7🌒B
8🌒C+
9🌓C+
10🌓C+
11🌓C+
12🌔B
13🌔C+
14🌔B
15🌔B
16🌕B
17🌕B
18🌕B+
19🌕B
20🌖B
21🌖B
22🌖C+
23🌖C+
24🌗C+
25🌗C+
26🌗C
27🌗C+
28🌘B
29🌘B
30🌘B
31🌘B+
Best (A/A+)
Good (B/B+)
Fair (C/C+)
Poor (D/F)
Top 5 day
Grades rate solunar timing and moon phase for the whole US. Water temperature moves a fishing day more than the moon does and depends on where you fish.
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Summer Fishing Tips
Summer means early morning and late evening are prime. Fish deeper, cooler water during midday heat. Night fishing can be exceptional during full moon periods. Target structure and shade during bright conditions.
Best Fishing Days in July 2027
The top-rated fishing days in July 2027 are July 3, July 31, July 4, July 18, July 2, ranked by solunar activity, moon phase, and the strength of each day's major and minor feeding periods. Those are the factors a national calendar can actually know. Water temperature moves a fishing grade far more than the moon does, and it depends entirely on where you fish, so enter your location for a full grade that adds water temperature, weather, and barometric pressure.
July is the month to fish the edges of the day. Midday heat pushes fish deep or into heavy shade, and the water is often at its warmest and least oxygenated of the year, so dawn, dusk and after dark carry most of the action. Deep structure, current, and anything that puts cooler or moving water in front of a fish are what separate a good July day from a long one.
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What the Fish Are Doing in July
Pre-spawn (1 species)
Snook feed hard before spawning in July, and our scoring raises their activity by up to 1.20x. Look for snook on beach surf and inlets 2-6 ft.
Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Kokanee feed aggressively through July ahead of winter, with activity lifted by up to 1.25x. Cooling water and baitfish movement make this some of the year's best fishing.