Best Days to Fish in May 2021
Fishing Almanac & Solunar Calendar
Showing: General US
Top 5 Best Fishing Days
May 12🌑 New Moon (Waxing)
84
B+
May 15🌒 Waxing Crescent
79
B+
May 16🌒 Waxing Crescent
89
A
May 24🌔 Waxing Gibbous
82
B+
May 25🌕 Full Moon (Waxing)
85
A
Moon Phase Calendar
🌑New Moon
May 11
Peak feeding activity
🌕Full Moon
May 26
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 2021 Fishing Calendar
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1🌖C+
2🌗B
3🌗C
4🌗D
5🌗B
6🌘B
7🌘B+
8🌘D
9🌘C
10🌑B
11🌑B+
12🌑B+
13🌑C+
14🌒C+
15🌒B+
16🌒A
17🌒B+
18🌓D
19🌓F
20🌓C
21🌔C+
22🌔C
23🌔C
24🌔B+
25🌕A
26🌕C
27🌕C+
28🌖B
29🌖B
30🌖C
31🌖C
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.