Best Days to Fish in May 2024
Fishing Almanac & Solunar Calendar
Showing: General US
Top 5 Best Fishing Days
May 8🌑 New Moon
78
B+
May 11🌒 Waxing Crescent
84
B+
May 12🌒 Waxing Crescent
85
A
May 21🌔 Waxing Gibbous
83
B+
May 22🌕 Full Moon (Waxing)
85
A
Moon Phase Calendar
🌑New Moon
May 7, May 8
Peak feeding activity
🌕Full Moon
May 23
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 2024 Fishing Calendar
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1🌗D
2🌗D
3🌘B
4🌘B
5🌘D
6🌑C
7🌑B
8🌑B+
9🌑B
10🌒C+
11🌒B+
12🌒A
13🌓D
14🌓F
15🌓F
16🌓C
17🌓C+
18🌔C
19🌔C
20🌔C+
21🌔B+
22🌕A
23🌕C
24🌕C
25🌖C
26🌖B
27🌖C+
28🌖C
29🌗C+
30🌗B
31🌗B
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.