Home › Fishing times
Best fishing times on lakes, by state
Solunar fishing times for 5,241 lakes and reservoirs in the United States: the major and minor periods of each day, sunrise and sunset and the moon phase, for 8 days. Pick your state.
- Alabama
26 lakes - Alaska
39 lakes - Arizona
106 lakes - Arkansas
33 lakes - California
376 lakes - Colorado
92 lakes - Connecticut
42 lakes - Delaware
9 lakes - District of Columbia
4 lakes - Florida
261 lakes - Georgia
59 lakes - Hawaii
8 lakes - Idaho
47 lakes - Illinois
66 lakes - Indiana
36 lakes - Iowa
22 lakes - Kansas
40 lakes - Kentucky
35 lakes - Louisiana
35 lakes - Maine
84 lakes - Maryland
20 lakes - Massachusetts
227 lakes - Michigan
283 lakes - Minnesota
725 lakes - Mississippi
31 lakes - Missouri
34 lakes - Montana
162 lakes - Nebraska
12 lakes - Nevada
50 lakes - New Hampshire
116 lakes - New Jersey
58 lakes - New Mexico
23 lakes - New York
597 lakes - North Carolina
49 lakes - North Dakota
21 lakes - Ohio
38 lakes - Oklahoma
82 lakes - Oregon
163 lakes - Pennsylvania
66 lakes - Rhode Island
25 lakes - South Carolina
21 lakes - South Dakota
147 lakes - Tennessee
31 lakes - Texas
160 lakes - Utah
47 lakes - Vermont
19 lakes - Virginia
32 lakes - Washington
327 lakes - West Virginia
22 lakes - Wisconsin
176 lakes - Wyoming
57 lakes
Major periods, about two hours each, are centered on the moon passing overhead or underfoot. Minor periods, about an hour, are centered on moonrise and moonset. By solunar tradition the days around the new and full moon are the strongest, and many anglers plan for a major period that falls on a moving tide.