Today's Best Fishing Times for
Yuma, United States 🇺🇸

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Planning your next fishing trip in Yuma, United States ? Today is a good day for fishing. Our comprehensive fishing almanac combines our popular solunar tables, moon times, sunrise and sunset times, and a 7-day fishing calendar so you always know the best fishing times in your area. We analyse major and minor solunar bite times, rate each day on a five-star scale, and pair it with localized weather forecasts so you can quickly tell whether today is a good day to fish without juggling multiple tabs. Be sure to bookmark this page so you never miss a bite. view bite times...

  • Check our unique Solunar Clock for precise solunar tables and the best moon phases.
  • Use the forecast calendar section to sync bite times with major weather changes.
  • Analyze the forecasted weather conditions, such as wind, barometric pressure and rain to plan your fishing session.
  • Jump to the 7-Day Fishing Calendar for an extended fishing forecast, then explore nearby fishing spots on the interactive map.

Fishing in Yuma, Arizona centers on the lower Colorado River and its maze of backwaters, canals, and reservoirs, offering year-round action for warmwater species. Anglers target largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, striped bass, catfish, crappie, and abundant panfish in desert conditions that grow fish fast. With a blend of river current, oxbows, marshes, and irrigation channels, Yuma fishing rewards anglers who understand seasonal movements and subtle structure. read more...

Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 14:19 hours of daylight. For shallow water fishing the twilight periods are often the most productive fishing times, especially on days when a major or minor time will coincide with twilight. In low light conditions predators have better cover for their ambush and often hunt in shallow water.
  • Nautical Twilight begins:
    Sunrise:
  • Sunset:
    Nautical Twilight ends:
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  • Visibility:
    16%
  • Waning Crescent - 16% illuminated Waning Crescent
Next New Moon in ~3 days on 14th June
  • Distance to earth:
    368,849 km
    Proximity:
    86.5 %
We can compare the current moon distance to it's minimum and maximum distance from earth and express that as proximity. A high proximity means the moon is closer to earth. At 50% it would be at it's mean distance. A high proximity causes big tides, currents and has a direct effect on increased bite times. A proximity greater than 90% indicates a super moon.
Moon Phases for Yuma
New Moon
Sun, 14 Jun
Full Moon
Mon, 29 Jun

Solunar Bite Times

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Best fishing times:
  • minor Time:
    01:20 am - 03:20 am
  • major Time:
    08:17 am - 10:17 am
  • minor Time:
    03:15 pm - 05:15 pm
  • major Time:
    08:36 pm - 10:36 pm
All times are displayed in the America/Phoenix timezone and are automatically adjusted to daylight savings. The current timezone offset is -7 hours. Green and yellow areas indicate the best fishing times (major and minor). The center shows the current moon phase which is a Waning Crescent at 16% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a good day for fishing, but you need to cross check this with the current weather forecast for a final decision. The next best fishing time ( ) starts in -1 hour and -7 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/Phoenix • Thu, 11 Jun 20:28 • 32.725, -114.624
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7 Day Fishing Weather

The weather plays an important role in fishing. Wind strenght and direction often determine where you can fish and where fish might be holding. Although high pressure is usually good for fishing, steep pressure changes often trigger feeding frenzies and are great times for fishing. Of course temperature has also a strong effect on fishing and comfort on the water. So make sure to cross check the weather forecast with the solunar fishing times to determine the best times to go fishing. The graph below shows you the 3 hourly weather progression over the next 7 days. Scroll the graph left or right to see more.
Selected Weather Station: Yuma, US
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7 Day Fishing Forecast Calendar
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*bold times indicate best fishing times around sunrise or sunset

Fishing Overview Yuma

Fishing in Yuma revolves around the lower Colorado River corridor, including Imperial, Laguna, and Martinez areas, plus irrigation canals and desert backwaters. Warm water, consistent flow, and heavy aquatic vegetation create prime habitat for bass, catfish, and panfish that feed aggressively much of the year.

Seasonally, spring and fall are peak times. From February through April, warming shallows in coves, backwaters, and flooded tules draw largemouth bass and panfish tight to the bank. Sight-fishing is common in protected pockets with hard bottom and emergent reeds. In fall, cooling nights push fish back to shoreline grass lines and shallow points, making reaction baits and topwater especially productive. Summer fishing focuses on low-light windows—early, late, and at night—when bass and catfish roam edges of current seams, riprap, and submerged wood. Winter action slows but fish stack in deeper holes, channel bends, and marinas where slow presentations shine.

Yuma’s habitat types are diverse for a desert fishery. Main-river stretches feature current breaks, wing dams, and rock piles that attract smallmouth bass, striped bass, and channel catfish. Off the main flow, oxbows, backwaters, and flooded brush lines favor largemouth bass, bluegill, and crappie. Canals and drains with steady flow and clear water often hold surprisingly good panfish and catfish, especially where bridges, siphons, and drop structures create shade and turbulence.

Productive techniques for bass include soft plastics, moving baits, and topwater. In grass-choked backwaters, Texas-rigged worms, creature baits, and flipping jigs pitched to tules, laydowns, and mats produce consistent bites. On more open banks and points, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and vibrating jigs excel when there’s wind or current. Surface lures—walking baits, frogs, and poppers—are deadly at first and last light around matted vegetation and current breaks.

For catfish, target deep holes, outside bends, and the base of drop-offs in the main river, as well as canal junctions and slower eddies. Channel and blue catfish respond well to cut bait, shrimp, and prepared dough baits fished on simple sliding sinker rigs. Flathead catfish favor live bait presented tight to heavy cover, such as undercut banks, submerged timber, and rock piles after dark.

Yuma’s panfish and crappie scene is excellent wherever there’s vegetation and moderate depth. Look for schools around brush piles, docks, and submerged trees along the edges of backwaters. Small jigs, mini-tubes, and live worms or minnows under a float work well. In canals, focus on shaded stretches, culverts, and corners that break the current.

Key tactical tips include downsizing line in ultra-clear canals, using heavier braid to punch vegetation in backwaters, and adjusting presentations to daily water releases that change current speed. Polarized glasses are essential for spotting grass lines, submerged wood, and cruising fish in the shallow, sunlit waters that define the Yuma fishing experience.

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Yuma area

We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Yuma. Below you can find them organized on a map. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots. As these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.

Haughtelin Lake - 6.76336641063km , Bee Wash - 6.81415540982km , Araz Wash - 7.84248444256km , Picacho Wash - 8.00034059623km , Bard Lake - 8.15344150596km , Hanlon Heading - 9.43975082499km , Unnamed Wash - 9.8747065856km , Morelos Dam - 10.05833788813km , Reservation Levee - 13.37997091334km , Elevenmile Spillway - 13.60461490442km , Mission Wash - 14.10732395242km , Laguna Dam - 16.32713556719km , Castle Dome Wash - 22.08607331845km , Imperial Dam - 22.85998078308km , Imperial Dam - 23.05551290234km , American Girl Wash - 23.76618785612km , Xanyō Xamshré - 23.82825446479km , Xanyō Xamshré Dike Dam - 24.22044362018km , Senator Wash Dam - 24.59169184047km , Senator Wash - 24.72614596597km , North Dike Dam - 24.96141252662km , Tumco Wash - 25.32005650248km , Vinegarroon Wash - 25.68357355412km , Bennett Wash - 27.97490938519km , Burro Wash - 28.08701033534km , Ferguson Wash - 29.40563594868km , Long Mountain Wash - 29.46285726253km , Arrastia Wash - 30.19421009498km , Ferguson Lake - 30.44950202017km , Twin Tanks Wash - 30.72185586924km , Gatuna Wash - 31.78876242199km , Muggins Wash - 32.10942640801km , White Wash - 32.75911650784km , Marcus Wash - 32.94408214914km , Red Rock Lake - 33.22496910035km , Little Picacho Wash - 33.26815238376km , Indian Wash - 33.36190967709km , Stewarts Lake - 33.39459663001km , Island Lake - 33.66701637906km , Sortan Wash - 33.81063965837km

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