Best Days to Fish in October 2025

Fishing Almanac & Solunar Calendar

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Top 5 Best Fishing Days

Oct 6🌕 Full Moon (Waxing)
76
B
Oct 7🌕 Full Moon
69
C+
Oct 20🌑 New Moon (Waning)
74
B
Oct 21🌑 New Moon
69
C+
Oct 22🌑 New Moon (Waxing)
67
C+

Moon Phase Calendar

🌑New Moon

October 21

Peak feeding activity

🌕Full Moon

October 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.

October 2025 Fishing Calendar

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

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 October 2025

The top-rated fishing days in October 2025 are October 6, October 20, October 7, October 21, October 22, 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.

Fall Fishing: 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.

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