Fishing Calendar – When Is the best day to fish?
The Farmers’ Almanac Fishing Calendar is based on the phase of the Moon, the zodiac sign the Moon is in, and experience. Local conditions, tides, and weather may affect your fishing success.
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CALENDAR KEY
Fishing Condition
This is the overall rating for the whole day, based upon our formula:
Best Time
This column lists the best time of the day when, according to our formula, fish will be biting: MORNING or EVENING.
- Sep 22 Fair Morning
- Sep 23 Fair Morning
- Sep 24 Good Morning
- Sep 25 Good Morning
- Sep 26 Best Morning
- Sep 27 Best Morning
- Sep 28 Fair Morning
- Sep 29 Fair Evening
- Sep 30 Good Evening
- Oct 01 Good Evening
- Oct 02 Good Evening
- Oct 03 Poor Evening
- Oct 04 Poor Evening
- Oct 05 Best Evening
- Oct 06 Best Morning
- Oct 07 Poor Morning
- Oct 08 Poor Morning
- Oct 09 Poor Morning
- Oct 10 Fair Morning
- Oct 11 Fair Morning
- Oct 12 Poor Morning
- Oct 13 Poor Morning
- Oct 14 Poor Evening
- Oct 15 Fair Evening
- Oct 16 Fair Evening
- Oct 17 Poor Evening
- Oct 18 Poor Evening
- Oct 19 Fair Evening
- Oct 20 Fair Evening
- Oct 21 Fair Morning
- Oct 22 Good Morning
What do our ratings mean?
POOR day basically means the fish will either steal all your bait or will not even touch your line.
FAIR day means that you may catch one or two fish but you will have to work hard to do so.
GOOD day means that you will catch enough fish to feel gratified.
BEST day means that you will catch something almost every time you cast your line in the water.
Get the whole year’s worth of fishing dates and more in the print edition of the Farmers’ Almanac.
Places to Fish and Boat Map
Ensure you have a successful day on the water! Use the Places to Fish & Boat Map (map provided by Take Me Fishing™) to see photos of catches made and bait used by anglers near you. You can also filter by species to see what’s being caught in real time. Be sure to check out other great features like: gear & equipment, bait shops, license vendors, boat ramps, marinas, charters, fly fishing shops, and fish refuges/hatcheries.
Get Your Fishing License Online
Ensure you have a successful day on the water! Use the Places to Fish & Boat Map (map provided by Take Me Fishing™) to Get your fishing license today using this tool (provided by Take Me Fishing™). Click on a state to find out everything you need to know about fishing licenses (or boat registrations). A license is one of the most important items any angler needs before they go fishing – every purchase helps protect, preserve and enhance the sport of fishing today and for generations to come.
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Do you think tomorrow would be a good day to bass fishing in farm ponds and what bait should I use in the ponds
We think any day is a good day to go fishing – if you are looking for a successful outing though – Sept 18 and 19 are good days to fish in the evening, September 24 and 25 are good days to fish in the morning, and Sept 26 and 27 are BEST DAYS to fish – preferably in the morning. I usually use spinnerbait in ponds and small lakes. Good luck!
When it says poor in the evening for fishing does that mean that the morning time is poor too or could you have a good morning and a poor evening? Am I making sense lol?
I was wondering the same haha. Someone please help
why does the fish not bait on bad days
thanks for the information it helps me out. thank you
We are happy to hear that the information was useful!
i love crappie and bass
This really helps me out when I want to go fish
Hope you have a successful fishing day!