Best Days to Fish in May 2020

Fishing Almanac & Solunar Calendar

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Top 5 Best Fishing Days

May 6🌕 Full Moon (Waxing)
67
C+
May 7🌕 Full Moon
76
B
May 22🌑 New Moon
69
C+
May 23🌑 New Moon (Waxing)
74
B
May 27🌒 Waxing Crescent
71
B

Moon Phase Calendar

🌑New Moon

May 22

Peak feeding activity

🌕Full Moon

May 7

Excellent night fishing

Major & Minor Feeding Periods

Major Periods (2-3 hours)

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.

May 2020 Fishing Calendar

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1🌓D
2🌔C
3🌔C
4🌔C
5🌔C+
6🌕C+
7🌕B
8🌕C+
9🌖C+
10🌖C
11🌖C
12🌖C
13🌗C+
14🌗D
15🌗D
16🌗C
17🌘C
18🌘C
19🌘C
20🌘C+
21🌑C+
22🌑C+
23🌑B
24🌑C+
25🌒C+
26🌒C+
27🌒B
28🌓C
29🌓D
30🌓D
31🌓D
Best (A/A+)
Good (B/B+)
Fair (C/C+)
Poor (D/F)

Spring Fishing Tips

Spring brings warming waters and pre-spawn activity. Fish move shallow to feed heavily. Focus on warming flats, creek channels, and areas with early vegetation. Morning bite improves as water temperatures rise.

Best Fishing Days in May 2020

The top-rated fishing days in May 2020 are May 7, May 23, May 27, May 22, May 6, based on solunar activity, moon phases, and major/minor feeding periods. Each day in our free fishing almanac is graded from A+ (excellent) to F (poor) so you can plan your trips around peak fish activity.

Spring Fishing: Spring brings warming waters and pre-spawn activity. Fish move shallow to feed heavily. Focus on warming flats, creek channels, and areas with early vegetation. Morning bite improves as water temperatures rise.

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