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.
November 2026 Fishing Calendar
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1🌗C+
2🌗C+
3🌘C+
4🌘B
5🌘C+
6🌘B
7🌑B+
8🌑B+
9🌑B+
10🌑B
11🌒B
12🌒B
13🌒B
14🌒C+
15🌓C+
16🌓C+
17🌓C+
18🌓C+
19🌔B
20🌔B
21🌔B
22🌔B
23🌕B+
24🌕B+
25🌕B+
26🌖B
27🌖B
28🌖B
29🌗C+
30🌗C+
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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Fall Fishing Tips
Fall triggers aggressive feeding as fish prepare for winter. Follow baitfish migrations and target transition zones. Cooling water pushes fish shallow again. Some of the best fishing of the year.
Best Fishing Days in November 2026
The top-rated fishing days in November 2026 are November 24, November 7, November 8, November 9, November 23, 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.
November is the big-fish month, with fewer bites and better ones. Cooling water slows metabolism and shortens the feeding window, but the fish still eating are often the largest in the system, and they are eating to last the winter. Slow down, fish deeper structure, and give the middle of the day more attention than the summer months deserved.
Want it on the boat or the fridge? This page doubles as a free printable fishing calendar for November 2026. Use the Print or Save as PDF button at the top and your browser produces a clean one-page PDF of the whole month, grades and moon phases included.
What the Fish Are Doing in November
Pre-spawn (3 species)
Lingcod, Pacific Halibut, Rockfish feed hard before spawning in November, and our scoring raises their activity by up to 1.30x. Look for lingcod on nearshore rock and ledges 30-120 ft.
Brown Trout, Flounder, Redfish (Red Drum), Yellowfin Tuna are recovering from the spawn in November. Expect a short lull before they return to normal feeding, and favour slower presentations near spawning flats.