Best Fishing Times for July 2024

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Location: Columbus
Local Time: 10:04 pm
Timezone: America/New_York
Latitude: 39.9612
Longitude: -82.9988

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Sun and Moon

The sun will be at it's highest point at 01:39 pm. Today we have 14:25 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:

05:17 am

Sunrise:

06:26 am
Sunset:

08:51 pm

Nautical Twilight ends:

10:00 pm
Moonrise:

11:58 pm
Moonset:

12:29 pm
Moon over:

05:53 am
Moon under:

06:13 pm
Visibility:

66%
Third Quarter Moon

Next New Moon in 8 days on 4th August

Distance to earth:

363,690 km

Proximity:

98.6 %

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 Columbus

Full Moon: Sun, 21 Jul - 06:19 am

Last Quarter: Sat, 27 Jul - 10:54 pm

New Moon: Sun, 4 Aug - 07:14 am

Full Moon: Mon, 19 Aug - 02:28 pm

Solunar Clock

Settings

Display Settings:

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The Solunarclock displays the best fishing times on a 24 hour clock. Green areas represent major bite times, yellow minor bite times, the center displays the moon phase and illumination (66%).

Best fishing times:

major Time:

04:53 am - 06:53 am
minor Time:

11:29 am - 01:29 pm
major Time:

05:13 pm - 07:13 pm
minor Time:

10:58 pm - 12:58 am

All times are displayed in the America/New_York timezone and are automatically adjusted to daylight savings. The current timezone offset is -4 hours. Green and yellow areas indicate the best fishing times (major and minor). The center shows the current moon phase which is a Third Quarter Moon at 66% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a poor 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 53 minutes. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.

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Current Fishing Weather

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Cloud Cover:

Humidity:

Wind Speed and Direction

Wind Direction:

Wind Speed:

Wind Direction and Speed are one of the most important aspects for choosing a fishing spot. An offshore wind can help land-based anglers with longer casting distances, while an onshore wind will make kayak fishing safer. Often fish will also move to certain feeding areas depending on the wind direction. Check out the long term wind forecast at the charts below.

Fishing Barometer

Atmospheric Pressure:

Change since midnight:

Trend for next 6 hours:

Atmospheric or Barometric Pressure affects fish activity. The best fishing can be had on a rising barometer and also the time just before it is falling. A steady barometer in the higher ranges can also mean good fishing. A falling or low barometer reading without much change is usually not a very good time for fishing.

UV Effect on Fishing

UV Index:

As a rule of thumb, the higher the UV index, the deeper fish will move. Shallow water fishing is best done at times with a low UV index. When the UV is high, stick to early mornings, late evenings and shaded areas. The effect is less noticable in deeper water, but often a higher UV index can produce good results in the deep.

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Date	Major Bite Times	Minor Bite Times	Sun	Moon	Moonphase
Fri, 26 Jul	04:53 am - 06:53 am 05:13 pm - 07:13 pm	11:29 am - 01:29 pm 10:58 pm - 12:58 am	R: 06:26 am S: 08:51 pm	R: 11:58 pm S: 12:29 pm	Third Quarter Moon
Sat, 27 Jul	05:44 am - 07:44 am 06:04 pm - 08:04 pm	12:43 pm - 02:43 pm 11:25 pm - 01:25 am	R: 06:27 am S: 08:50 pm	R: - S: 01:43 pm	Third Quarter Moon
Sun, 28 Jul	06:41 am - 08:41 am 06:57 pm - 08:57 pm	01:57 pm - 03:57 pm 11:25 pm - 01:25 am	R: 06:28 am S: 08:49 pm	R: 12:25 am S: 02:57 pm	Third Quarter Moon
Mon, 29 Jul	07:33 am - 09:33 am 07:52 pm - 09:52 pm	03:11 pm - 05:11 pm 11:56 pm - 01:56 am	R: 06:28 am S: 08:48 pm	R: 12:56 am S: 04:11 pm	Third Quarter Moon
Tue, 30 Jul	08:28 am - 10:28 am 08:51 pm - 10:51 pm	12:34 am - 02:34 am 04:22 pm - 06:22 pm	R: 06:29 am S: 08:47 pm	R: 01:34 am S: 05:22 pm	Waning Crescent
Wed, 31 Jul	09:22 am - 11:22 am 09:49 pm - 11:49 pm	01:19 am - 03:19 am 05:26 pm - 07:26 pm	R: 06:30 am S: 08:46 pm	R: 02:19 am S: 06:26 pm	Waning Crescent
Thu, 01 Aug	10:17 am - 12:17 pm 10:48 pm - 12:48 am	02:13 am - 04:13 am 06:22 pm - 08:22 pm	R: 06:31 am S: 08:45 pm	R: 03:13 am S: 07:22 pm	Waning Crescent

Welcome To Fishingreminder - Your Ultimate Fishing Almanac

The aim of this website is to provide vital fishing information for planning successful fishing trips. We want to give you the best fishing almanac the internet has to offer.

Fishing is a great hobby and in order to catch fish consistently we need to consider a wide range of parameters. We need to familiarize ourselves with the habitat of the target species, look for good fishing spots, decide which tackle to use, check weather, wind and tides and make an educated guess about the best time to go fishing on a given day.

Fishingreminder is here to help you decide when to go fishing. Fish have feeding times just like us, we call them bite times. But their feeding times follow a natural rhythm of sun and moon. Because sun and moon will change during the years, months and days the bite times for each day will vary.

For that reason a specific theory was developed to describe and predict bite times. It's called the Solunar Theory. Fishingreminder uses this theory to calculate a fishing calendar based on sun and moon movements, tides and weather. We have even included knowledge from the ancient Maori fishing calendar in our calculations.

According to the Solunar Theory all wildlife and not only fish follow a similar feeding rhythm. Fishingreminder can therefore also be used for hunting and bird watching to find times of increased feeding activity.

Sometimes we are very busy with work and other commitments and don’t have time or forget to check for good fishing days regularly. Only to realize a week or so after new moon that we have just missed what could have been an epic fishing session.

That’s why Fishingreminder will scan the best fishing times for your location daily and remind you per email when you should go out fishing. Cause we know that nothing is more frustrating then to miss a great fishing opportunity.

On the site you will find Major and Minor Fishing Times, Sun and Moon information, Tide information if available and Weather info’s.

There is also a Forum, which you can use to ask people for advice or help others with your knowledge. In the Photo Section you can share your photos and show us what you caught and comment on photos. We also have an Article section and try to upload interesting articles and links to help you become an even more successful fisherman.

So have fun, explore the site and share your thoughts and catches with us.

All the best and good luck to everyone!

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5 months ago by Gus Singh

👍was at North mole today. Only landed one Toby. Rhe rest were nibbles. Fished between 14H00 to 16H30.

5 months ago by George Thomas

More tips for back water fishing

5 months ago by raynop

Hi from Vasse Western Australia ( just south of Busselton). Great weather, 37⁰C thru to 39ºC over the weekend. Haven't put my line in yet, but hoping to tomorrow and over the weekend. Cheers for now, Peter

5 months ago by Jody “Toad” Keller

Hey glad to be here it looks like this site is a lot more knowledgeable and easier to navigate then the other sites I've been to.

5 months ago by Jody “Toad” Keller

I don't have a boat or kayak any means of getting on the water so I'm restricted to land, which is no problem with me. Just trying to find some good tips where to go.

5 months ago by Ruben Chavez

Yesterday I caught a 17” speckled trout by the Base👍🏽

5 months ago by Holly Rivers

Love this, so very helpful.

5 months ago by Ken Webber

Caught nothing today so hopefully this will help me in future

5 months ago by J Corbitt

Hey Toad, Where are you fishin and what kind of fish are you trying to catch?

5 months ago by Hierro

This is a great website! Congrats!

5 months ago by Guss Anderson

Great guide line, as always fishing is based on variables, another tool for the tackle box.

4 months ago by Alex Torres

has anyone gone fishing latley with this guide?? and is it helpful??

4 months ago by Greg Viegas

Hi good to see you too like to try it out and will get back

4 months ago by John Capobianco

Has anyone caught any smallmouth from the Delaware river this early in the season?

4 months ago by Magdalena Louw

So glad we found this page. Lòve fishing and it's going to help us a lot!!

4 months ago by Jan Gibson 1

hi guys' just trying to sort out a fishing trip ' first time on this group' tight lines

4 months ago by Flippenstick

Can't wait to utilize the site. It is exactly what I was looking for. Thank You

4 months ago by Dwight Slemp

Hi glad i joined you,and look forward to you guiding me to the best fishing times in my personal fishing hole on the columbia river in washington state if it works out like it has in previos years i will send you alot of pix of the fish i catch and realese every year here in my favorite bass hole.

3 months ago by Wyatt Hinton

has anyone caught any fish on the flambeau flowage river

3 months ago by The RJD Factor

How to default on opening to Busseltonj

3 months ago by Mark Totzke

just add this to your locations (with the plus icon) and then make sure to stay logged in.

3 months ago by Eddiedo

Just got boat back from the shop for bellows and engine service. Looking forward to using your site for good and important local information. Thanks.

3 months ago by wenscod

Thanks for accepting me into the group, invaluable information which will hopefully equate to more fish caught

3 months ago by Alex Nidza

I thank you for good services for fishing reminder

2 months ago by Shawn Mabe

This app is epic!!!✨

2 months ago by Leby Geronimo

Just heard your website from another angler. Looks very helpful to newy. Thanks!

2 months ago by Mikeyo357

Straight river is on cracking popping and shaking!

2 months ago by McNashFish

Hi all, new here and thanks for the info. I’m based in Jersey CI and would love a little more info on CI fishing times and how the Major Time (Green) is always at Low Tide, locals speak to going -1 hr +1 hr at high tide here. FYI Jersey had a tide range between ~12m and ~1m which means quite a long dangerous walk out :)

2 months ago by Edwin Chinyemba

thanks for update it helps to plan

2 months ago by Steven Caplan

Hey there everyone, need all the help I can get. Surfcasting for some strippers in a few hours. Hoping for a "slottie" here on the south shore of long island.

2 months ago by Rob Fowler

App works well. Gives good info as to what depth to fish

2 months ago by Cavaliers

I like to use a frog lure but when a fish tries to strike it I can never set the hook in time. Any tips on how I can solve this problem?

2 months ago by Jason Mikkles

Why am I seeing weather for Austin when I fish in Rosebud. Temple or Waco would be better if you can't show Rosebud TX

2 months ago by Cyndi 1

Hello we out on Claytor Lake and the meeting place of the New River, any advice on carfishing times that are the best..

1 month ago by Guitarman

just a great app. I really like it!

1 month ago by Tim Willingham

Glad to be here catching bass and more bass

1 month ago by H8nry

What a great tool for planning next fishing trip all one need at your fingertips accelent

1 month ago by Jacob B

I love this app.. hands down it's the best fishing report app that has ever been created... 🐳🐠🐋🐬🐟 Thanks

1 month ago by Christian Fernsebner (MBChris)

Trying to catch some big ones with shore jigging at Mediterranean Sea 😄

1 month ago by Shaun Kumarasamy

Hi, Shaun here from Malaysia. Hope this app will help me on my fishing endeavours.

1 month ago by Amber Woodroff

Beach fishing in Mexico - happy days!!

1 month ago by Turbo74

Going to fish now for some pike

1 month ago by PT Edward fisher

Hi Mark, I suggest that you add a dislike thumb to photos. Just saw a Charlie Phifer photo with a Trump flag in the background. He's looking like he's ready to draw a gun. He doesn't look friendly, does he?

1 month ago by Mark Totzke

Thanks for the suggestion. I think the flag might have been there just by coincidence and not intentional. Charlie has contributed many photos over the years. But you're right, having it in the background is not appropriate for a neutral fishing site. Perhaps a report photo instead of thumbs down would be a good option.

1 month ago by kingiFiddler

It's a slippery slope, good luck Mark ;-)

1 month ago by Mark Totzke

haha, yeah sure is 😀😀

1 month ago by PT Edward fisher

Hi Mark, Report a photo is probably a better idea. Thanks.

1 month ago by chel concepcion

hows fishing tonight is it good... im here now in uae?

1 month ago by Mucca

Not related to any flags or political jargon, I just wanted to comment on the accuracy of fishingreminder forecast. The last two times I went out walleye fishing the forecast was a two star rating both days. Both days were decent, fish weren’t jumping into the boat but I managed my limit both days. As for “major and minor” time slots, I found that the 11:00am - 1:00pm major window could have been extended to approximately 2:00 pm. Must say I’m enjoying the sight. Good fishing to you all out there!!!!

1 month ago by Mucca

By the way, my location is in the Vermilion Bay Area, NW Ontario, Canada. The true “Land of Lakes!” That’s not a spite towards our wonderful friends in Minnesota!!

1 month ago by JamesThree

Hey Mark Just wanted to let you know that I'm really enjoying your recent YouTube videos and especially appreciate seeing not just edited highlights of all the fish you catch, but also when things don't quite go to plan. (That's what really happens when you go fishing, right?!) And I don't think you babble on too much (ie: your YT comment in the South Island Winter Fishing clip), it's actually interesting to get your insights into where you are, how you plan to approach the fishing, how cold it is and even why anyone would leave their boots and sandals behind. I probably wont ever get to fish in NZ, so your videos are the next best thing. Oh and I so wanted your **improved** fish finder (with external battery) to work, but it was great that you showed us when it didn't. (I'm hoping to see it successfully re-appear in a future vid.) Anyway, Fishing Reminder remains my Go To fishing forecast app, and I'm looking forward to that new version with the super Settings that you previewed a while back..... ;o)

1 month ago by Mark Totzke

Thanks James, great encouraging feedback - thanks so much for that. I just got back to working on the new feature on FR. I got a bit side tracked for a while but still on it :)

1 month ago by Mark Totzke

And believe it or not as soon as I got home the fish finder worked again. Not sure why it wouldn't work on the boat that day. I think the connector I used is a bit loose and low quality. I'm getting a better connector and next time it should do the job just right, fingers crossed :)

4 weeks ago by Tina Daniels

I really disagree with fishing forecasts here. On poor days, I’ve caught more fish than I could handle. Best days, not a bite. Other websites also contradict your forecasts. 😏

4 weeks ago by Mark Totzke

There is the misconception that the best fishing times are something that is set in stone. Yet the bite time predictions work on the assumption that all other conditions are ideal. Everything needs to be checked an put in perspective. If the weather conditions are bad for fishing on a good day and great on a poor day the fishing will be better on the poor day. If the major bite time is near sunrise or sunset it will probably be better than in the middle of a hot sunny day. Bite times and day ratings are an additional tool in the fishing forecast not a non plus ultra rule. As to any discrepancy with other websites. We do use additional information to predict the best days so there could be a slight difference but it will not be a contradiction because generally the best days (under ideal conditions) are around new moon and full moon and that will be across the board. We are confident in our predictions as we get frequently great feedback from fishos around the world. But there is always room for improvement. In our next version we are trying to combine the weather and fishing times into one prediction system rather than having to check them separately.

3 weeks ago by JamesThree

Hehe! I wish there was a magic tool that could perfectly predict where and when to fish. I'm going fishing regardless, and use Fishing Reminder to help plan my timing; more often than not, it does help:- THANKS MARK! (That said, I have to confess that I LOVE proving the prediction wrong and having some success on a one star day!) ;op

2 weeks ago by Jason Boa

Cheers Mark for the upgrade Great site and web page..highly recommend. Keep up the good work

2 weeks ago by Mark Totzke

Thanks Jason, your input, feedback and contributions are much appreciated 👍

1 week ago by arwood52130

To be honest, Fishing Reminder is a fantastic website that I use frequently. It’s incredibly handy for checking tide times and the weather, and its accuracy has been spot on so far. Thanks to the Fishing Reminder team for providing such a valuable tool in my tackle box!

3 days ago by Donald 1

Thanks for the reminder

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