Monday, August 10, 2026
Is Today a Good Day to Fish?
Today is solid on lunar timing, rating B.
That is a lunar rating: moon phase and feeding periods, the factors that are the same everywhere in the country. Water temperature moves a fishing grade more than the moon does and depends entirely on where you fish, so it is not in this number.
Best times to fish today
Major periods run when the moon is overhead or underfoot. Minor periods fall at moonrise and moonset. Times are Central, measured at the geographic centre of the US, and shift roughly an hour for every 15 degrees of longitude.
Is tomorrow any better?
Tomorrow rates B against today’s B. The strongest lunar day in the next seven is Wednesday, August 12 at B+.
Common questions
Is today a good day to fish?
Today is solid on lunar timing. Today rates B on solunar timing, with major feeding periods 9:10 AM to 11:10 AM and 8:43 PM to 10:43 PM Central. That covers moon phase and feeding periods, which apply nationwide. Water temperature matters more than the moon and depends on where you fish, so enter your location for a full A+ to F grade.
What time should I fish today?
The strongest windows today are the major solunar periods: 9:10 AM to 11:10 AM and 8:43 PM to 10:43 PM Central, when the moon is overhead or underfoot. Minor periods at moonrise and moonset add shorter windows. Dawn and dusk overlap with these on many days and carry their own bonus.
Is tomorrow a good day to fish?
Tomorrow rates B on solunar timing against today's B. The best lunar day in the next seven is Wednesday, August 12 at B+.
Do solunar tables actually work?
Solunar theory dates from 1926 and predicts feeding from the moon and sun alone. Peer-reviewed work since then, including Quigley et al. 2023, found no significant lunar effect on trout catch rate, while water temperature was a strong predictor. Our scoring weights moon phase at 1% and water temperature at 23% for that reason. See how we score for the full method.
Get the number that actually counts
Enter a location and today’s rating becomes a full A+ to F grade, weighing water temperature from the nearest gauge, weather, pressure trend and tides.