Best Fishing Times for May 2025

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🇺🇸 Ashburn

Location: Ashburn
Local Time: 02:37 pm
Timezone: America/New_York
Latitude: 39.0437
Longitude: -77.4875

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Sun and Moon

The sun will be at it's highest point at 01:07 pm. Today we have 14:35 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:

04:41 am

Sunrise:

05:49 am
Sunset:

08:25 pm

Nautical Twilight ends:

09:32 pm
Moonrise:

03:22 am
Moonset:

04:29 pm
Moon over:

09:55 am
Moon under:

10:09 pm
Visibility:

17%
Waning Crescent

Next New Moon in 3.3520495779745 days on 26th May

Distance to earth:

364,655 km

Proximity:

96.4 %

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 Ashburn

Last Quarter: Tue, 20 May - 08:00 am

New Moon: Mon, 26 May - 11:04 pm

Full Moon: Wed, 11 Jun - 03:46 am

Solunar Clock

Settings

Display Settings:

good Day

The Solunarclock displays the best fishing times on a 24 hour clock. Green areas represent major bite times, yellow minor bite times, blue high and low tides, the center displays the moon phase and illumination (17%).

Best fishing times:

minor Time:

02:22 am - 04:22 am
major Time:

08:55 am - 10:55 am
minor Time:

03:29 pm - 05:29 pm
major Time:

09:09 pm - 11:09 pm

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). Blue areas indicate high and low tides. The center shows the current moon phase which is a Waning Crescent at 17% 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 -51 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.

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Tides for Fishing: Fri, 23 May

Tide Clock

The Tideclock displays the tide status and the hours until the next tide. Currently the tide is rising and the next high tide is in 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Tide Graph

Times

Tide	Time	Height
high	05:38 am	3.48 ft
low	12:36 pm	0.43 ft
high	06:08 pm	3.05 ft

Tide Coefficient at 05:38 am is 136

Tide Coefficient at 06:08 pm is 110

For fishing, stronger tides are often favourable as they cause stronger currents and more motion on the sea bed. The above tidal coefficients give us an indication of how strong the tides are compared to their average. A value over 90 indicates very strong tides, known as spring tides. A low value indicates weak tides, known as neap tides. The tidal coefficient can range from 20 to 120 with a mean value of 70. A higher number usually indicates better fishing.

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Current Fishing Weather

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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	Tide Times
Fri, 23 May	08:55 am - 10:55 am 09:09 pm - 11:09 pm	02:22 am - 04:22 am 03:29 pm - 05:29 pm	R: 05:49 am S: 08:25 pm	R: 03:22 am S: 04:29 pm	Waning Crescent	high: 05:38 am , 3.48 ft , Coeff: 136 low: 12:36 pm , 0.43 ft high: 06:08 pm , 3.05 ft , Coeff: 110
Sat, 24 May	09:48 am - 11:48 am 10:04 pm - 12:04 am	02:49 am - 04:49 am 04:47 pm - 06:47 pm	R: 05:48 am S: 08:25 pm	R: 03:49 am S: 05:47 pm	Waning Crescent	low: 12:31 am , 0.3 ft high: 06:33 am , 3.67 ft , Coeff: 149 low: 01:39 pm , 0.26 ft high: 07:06 pm , 3.05 ft , Coeff: 110
Sun, 25 May	10:43 am - 12:43 pm 11:02 pm - 01:02 am	03:20 am - 05:20 am 06:07 pm - 08:07 pm	R: 05:48 am S: 08:26 pm	R: 04:20 am S: 07:07 pm	New Moon	low: 01:27 am , 0.26 ft high: 07:26 am , 3.81 ft , Coeff: 157 low: 02:37 pm , 0.13 ft high: 08:03 pm , 3.08 ft , Coeff: 112
Mon, 26 May	11:43 am - 01:43 pm 11:19 pm - 01:19 am	03:58 am - 05:58 am 07:28 pm - 09:28 pm	R: 05:47 am S: 08:27 pm	R: 04:58 am S: 08:28 pm	New Moon	low: 02:23 am , 0.23 ft high: 08:17 am , 3.9 ft , Coeff: 163 low: 03:32 pm , 0.03 ft high: 08:57 pm , 3.12 ft , Coeff: 114
Tue, 27 May	12:15 am - 02:15 am 12:44 pm - 02:44 pm	04:45 am - 06:45 am 08:44 pm - 10:44 pm	R: 05:47 am S: 08:28 pm	R: 05:45 am S: 09:44 pm	New Moon	low: 03:19 am , 0.23 ft high: 09:08 am , 3.9 ft , Coeff: 163 low: 04:25 pm , -0 ft high: 09:50 pm , 3.12 ft , Coeff: 114
Wed, 28 May	01:12 am - 03:12 am 01:46 pm - 03:46 pm	05:43 am - 07:43 am 09:50 pm - 11:50 pm	R: 05:46 am S: 08:29 pm	R: 06:43 am S: 10:50 pm	New Moon	low: 04:14 am , 0.23 ft high: 09:59 am , 3.84 ft , Coeff: 159 low: 05:17 pm , 0 ft high: 10:42 pm , 3.12 ft , Coeff: 114
Thu, 29 May	02:10 am - 04:10 am 02:47 pm - 04:47 pm	06:50 am - 08:50 am 10:44 pm - 12:44 am	R: 05:46 am S: 08:29 pm	R: 07:50 am S: 11:44 pm	Waxing Crescent	low: 05:09 am , 0.26 ft high: 10:51 am , 3.71 ft , Coeff: 151 low: 06:08 pm , 0.07 ft high: 11:36 pm , 3.12 ft , Coeff: 114

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!

Comments

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5 months ago by tajiran

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5 months ago by William Sargent

Very cool! Just found it.

5 months ago by Andrea Lynn Tomecko

Fishing has been rough in the Natchez Mississippi area; for me at least. No matter where I go, when I go, how I fish or what bate I fish with. Hopefully I will have luck tomorrow as I take a fishing trip with my mom.

5 months ago by Joseph Finau

1st surf casting in Otamure after watching ur utube. Didn't catch anything yet but enjoying the time & journey here

5 months ago by Vicky Schafer

Fishing has been tough in the Keys . . hoping your info will save me some frustration :) thank you for being there!

4 months ago by Justin Smith_1

Thanks great app, how do people feel about the accuracy of its advice. Do other people believe in the moon phases like I do ? Thanks J

4 months ago by KYbassmaster84

I've had a lot of luck with this app and it's information

4 months ago by Fishingshack

How do I get rid of all the adds

4 months ago by Grunter Hunter

# Justin Smith. My catch rate definitely went up after incorporate it into my fishing planning. The weather are also spot on so yes I will give it a 9 out of 10. As for the phase of the moon for fishing depends on the species you're targeting and water temp

4 months ago by Ipia Darrel Gadabu

Thanks for the welcome. I'm back after a year of being landlocked. Good to be back. By the way, can the app auto detect my new location? I've tried adding my new location in Queensland but it keeps saying "confirm modal" and adds my default location. Please advise. I'd really like to get some Intel, and catch some bucket list Aussie fins while here in this beautiful country. If anyone here can give some tips for the Gold Coast area, Id appreciate it. Planning on start from Coolangatta/Tweeds (Jewfish) and work my way North abit past Brisbane by end of Feb. And Hapi New Year's y'all.

4 months ago by Bob P_1

Sorry for the stupid question, regarding major and minor times, Is minor a good time to fish? or does it mean it's the worst time?

4 months ago by Mark Totzke

Hi Bob, Major is best and Minor is second best :) 🎣

4 months ago by Bob P_1

I kinda thought so. Thank You!

3 months ago by no fishy Cliffy

Just wondering, is this site Canadian or American ?

3 months ago by Stephenie-Lynne Sims

No Fishy Cliffy this is an American site.

3 months ago by Pejerrey

excellent report, in general, very good website accurate

3 months ago by Regan Danger Tremayne

Awesome helpful information all in one place.

2 months ago by Huddy Hudson

Awesome web site. Great info and on the money.

2 months ago by Fisho dave

Yall r wrong it's a NZ site!

2 months ago by Harry Nel

Go for gold . Thanks for the update

2 months ago by Karl Naprelac

I' am enjoying using this Fishing app.

2 months ago by Alexis Padla

Awesome app.helps me a lot

2 months ago by Ervin Fried

I am very happy to have your fishing app

2 months ago by Sum Ting Wong

Thank you for this app! It is very useful and accurate. The fish are in a frenzy on 4 star days and even though I can land a hog on a one star day, it is within the major time frame! I have been staying on Lake Norman for a few years now and I can vouch for it's worth! I use this to plan out my days and focus on the 3 and 4 star days. It is also noteworthy that on better days that you'll see more boating and or sportsfishers out and about as well. Nothing wrong with sport fishing, more fish for me! Love, Peace and release in hot grease!~Fish on! 😃

1 month ago by Kenneth Weir

So fun to fish with my friends and family

1 month ago by Malanaz

Very good app, very accurate on best (3-4 star) days for me here in South Western Western Australia.

1 month ago by glenn 1

Like this app use to plan ahead ahead

1 month ago by Ray Drage

I'm liking the app so far

1 month ago by Stan_1

Major bite is on target

1 month ago by Greg Golden

Dead on man great on your fishing trends

4 weeks ago by Nicole Boreham

Thank you for your website I love fishing and I always check your website before I go fishing Invaluable

4 weeks ago by Clifford Chateau 1

Spot on, my go to app when planning a trip.

3 weeks ago by Kitchen coyote

Tried this last Saturday and it was bang on!

2 weeks ago by Teko2

Great to be back on the site…keep up the great info…so spot on!

1 week ago by Dalv

Thanks for having me.

1 week ago by Scott Kenington

How do I get the app

3 days ago by Reggie_1

Hello there Reggie here thanks 👍 much for fish reminder apps I always consult with y'all everytime before I go fishing I finally found an app that really makes sense thank you for your hospitality

2 days ago by Stuart75

Thanks guys for all.your handwork making it easy and simple to know when it is the best time for a spot of fishing.

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