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Planning your next fishing trip in Memphis, United States ? Today is a average 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 Memphis, Tennessee centers on the mighty Mississippi River, nearby lakes, and oxbow backwaters that hold impressive catfish, bass, crappie, and rough fish year-round. Anglers come to the Memphis area for trophy blue catfish, fast-paced white bass runs, and dependable panfish action in both river and lake settings. read more...

Some of the best fishing spots near Memphis include: Sardis Lake, Pickwick Lake, Arkabutla Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Tunica Lake, Poplar Tree Lake, etc. see full list

Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 14:33 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.
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  • Full Moon - 98% illuminated Full Moon
Next New Moon in ~16 days on 14th July
Full Moon is generally a productive time for fishing - especially night fishing. Bright nights mean that many predators feed more actively during the night. During full moon the gravitational pull is in line with the gravitational pull of the sun, affecting all wildlife and increasing feeding behaviour.
  • Distance to earth:
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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 Memphis
Full Moon
Mon, 29 Jun
New Moon
Tue, 14 Jul
Full Moon
Wed, 29 Jul

Solunar Bite Times

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All times are displayed in the America/Chicago timezone and are automatically adjusted to daylight savings. The current timezone offset is -5 hours. Green and yellow areas indicate the best fishing times (major and minor). The center shows the current moon phase which is a Full Moon at 98% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a average day for fishing, but you need to cross check this with the current weather forecast for a final decision. Today some bite times coincide with sunrise or sunset. Those will be particularly good times for fishing and are indicated by sun icons. The next best fishing time ( ) starts in -3 hour and -50 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/Chicago • Sun, 28 Jun 00:26 • 35.15, -90.049
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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.
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7 Day Fishing Forecast Calendar
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Fishing Overview Memphis

Fishing in Memphis, TN revolves around the Mississippi River, its backwaters, and nearby reservoirs and city lakes. The main river is best known for trophy blue and channel catfish, hard-fighting drum, and seasonal white bass and sauger, while smaller waters around the metro provide reliable largemouth bass, crappie, and panfish opportunities.

Seasonal patterns in the Memphis area are defined by river levels and water temperature. Late winter into early spring is prime time for big blue catfish and sauger on the Mississippi. Focus on deep outside bends, ledges, and scour holes below wing dikes using fresh cut shad or skipjack on bottom rigs. As water warms in April–May, catfish slide shallower to feed along flats adjacent to the channel, and crappie stage on brush and riprap in local lakes. Summer brings strong current and stable patterns: drift or bump baits along ledges for cats, and fish early and late for bass around shade, docks, and grass. In fall, shad migrate into coves and creek arms; follow them to locate schooling white bass and feeding largemouth and spotted bass.

Key habitats include the Mississippi’s channel edges, wing dike fields, sandbars, and backwater sloughs, plus small lakes and ponds scattered around the city and suburbs. On the big river, current seams where fast water meets slower eddies are high-percentage zones. Anchor just upstream of a seam and cast baits back into the break. Around wing dikes, probe the deep scour hole on the upstream side for catfish, then work the downstream eddy for drum and white bass. In still waters, target submerged brush piles, fallen trees, and weedlines. Riprap-lined banks near bridges and causeways are especially productive for crappie and bass in spring and fall.

Effective techniques on the Mississippi near Memphis center on sturdy bottom rigs for catfish and vertical presentations for sauger. Use 3–8 oz no-roll or bank sinkers on a slip-rig or three-way setup, 40–80 lb mainline, and 40–60 lb leaders with 5/0–10/0 circle hooks for blues and flatheads. Fresh cut skipjack, shad, and mooneye are top-producing baits. For sauger and white bass, jig 1/2–1 oz hair jigs or jigging spoons tipped with minnows along the bottom in current breaks and below sandbar drops.

In lakes around Memphis, finesse bass and panfish tactics excel. Weightless soft plastics, Texas-rigged worms, and compact jigs pitched tight to cover take largemouth bass. For crappie, tight-line live minnows or small jigs (1/16–1/8 oz) around brush piles and bridge pilings, adjusting depth until you mark schools on electronics. Bluegill and redear sunfish respond well to small worms or crickets under a float placed near vegetation or shallow wood.

Tactical tips include watching river gauges and clarity—rising, muddy water pushes fish tight to cover, while falling or stable flows spread them along ledges. Use heavy enough sinkers to stay in contact with bottom in strong current. In small waters, fish low light periods for pressured bass and downsize line and lures when the bite gets tough. Keep a mix of live bait and artificials on hand to adapt quickly to changing Memphis-area conditions.

The Best Fishing Spots around Memphis

Sardis Lake

A short drive south of Memphis, Sardis Lake is famous for giant slab crappie and also offers excellent largemouth bass, catfish, and white bass; spring pre‑spawn in the upper shallows and tributaries is prime for crappie, while summer and fall see trolling and crankbait patterns on main‑lake flats and points, with winter fish stacking on deeper timber and channel edges—many anglers pair trips here with nearby North Mississippi impoundments like Enid Lake and Arkabutla Lake.

Pickwick Lake

On the Tennessee River’s lower end, Pickwick Lake is a regional destination for smallmouth bass and also produces stripers/hybrids, largemouth, catfish, and crappie; current below Pickwick Dam fires up smallmouth and sauger, while main‑lake grass, humps, and ledges shine from late spring through fall—many Memphis anglers rotate between Pickwick and closer Mississippi oxbows like Horseshoe Lake when river conditions fluctuate.

Arkabutla Lake

Known for fluctuating water that concentrates fish, Arkabutla Lake offers quality crappie, along with bass and catfish; spring draws crappie into shallow, woody coves, summer trolling works along channel edges, and fall can be excellent around exposed structure as levels drop—anglers often compare patterns here to Sardis Lake and Enid Lake to time peak bites.

Horseshoe Lake

This large Mississippi River oxbow in Arkansas offers classic cypress‑lined fishing for crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass, and catfish; spring brings big crappie to shallow knees, summer shade lines and docks hold bass and bream, and fall sees reliable catfish on cut bait along deeper bends—when the main river muddies, many Memphis anglers shift to Horseshoe or Tunica Lake for clearer, calmer water.

Tunica Lake

Also known as the Tunica Cutoff, this oxbow off the Mississippi is popular for crappie and catfish, with bonus bass and bream; spring crappie staging on timber and edges is a highlight, summer trolling and drifting produce steady action, and fall brings schooling white bass on shad—anglers often alternate between Tunica and Horseshoe Lake based on wind and clarity.

Poplar Tree Lake

Inside Meeman‑Shelby Forest State Park, Poplar Tree Lake is a quiet, cypress‑rimmed option for largemouth bass, crappie, and bream, with catfish in deeper pockets; spring and early summer see bass work shoreline vegetation and laydowns, while crappie relate to timber and brush—many locals pair a morning here with an evening run to Mississippi River (Memphis) or McKellar Lake.

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Memphis area

Beaches and Bays are ideal places for land-based fishing. If the beach is shallow and the water is clear then twilight times are usually the best times, especially when they coincide with a major or minor fishing time. Often the points on either side of a beach are the best spots. Or if the beach is large then look for irregularities in the breaking waves, indicating sandbanks and holes. We found 22 beaches and bays in this area.

Tan Yard Bayou - 0.49562828063km , Bayou Gayoso - 0.81766062263km , DeSoto Bayou - 0.95658340703km , Le Moyne Bayou - 1.10217010086km , Quincy Bayou - 1.29496107329km , Little Bettie Bayou - 1.7998474708km , Madison Heights Bayou - 3.26387253174km , Royster Bayou - 3.89939012512km , Leath Bayou - 4.45195931028km , Incline Bayou - 4.5648461024km , Arlington Bayou - 5.33914579613km , Lenox Bayou - 5.38755544474km , Overton Bayou - 5.75137539634km , Cemetery Bayou - 5.9469940307km , Slaughter House Bayou - 6.37860152771km , Orgill Bayou - 6.38768925917km , Arcadia Mills Bayou - 6.45199680315km , Castalia Bayou - 6.51937276392km , Parkway Bayou - 6.86714871938km , Riverside Bayou - 6.92393356223km , Marjorie Bayou - 6.93569264406km , Mound Bayou - 7.20606605841km

Harbours and Marinas can often times be productive fishing spots for land based fishing as their sheltered environment attracts a wide variety of bait fish. Similar to river mouths, harbour entrances are also great places to fish as lots of fish will move in and out with the rising and falling tides. There are 1 main harbours in this area.

Volunteer Park Marina - 0.58601777686km

We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Memphis. 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.

Tan Yard Bayou - 0.49562828063km , Volunteer Park Marina - 0.58601777686km , Bayou Gayoso - 0.81766062263km , Wolf River Lagoon - 0.92961511685km , DeSoto Bayou - 0.95658340703km , Le Moyne Bayou - 1.10217010086km , Quincy Bayou - 1.29496107329km , Little Bettie Bayou - 1.7998474708km , Mud Island - 2.00883151897km , LaRose Branch - 2.10696068841km , Hopefield Lake - 2.95081461158km , Madison Heights Bayou - 3.26387253174km , Wolf River - 3.7661573127km , Royster Bayou - 3.89939012512km , Leath Bayou - 4.45195931028km , Incline Bayou - 4.5648461024km , Hopefield Chute - 4.58408146853km , Arlington Bayou - 5.33914579613km , Robinson Crusoe Island - 5.35899488004km , Belleair Branch - 5.36248573332km , Lenox Bayou - 5.38755544474km , Zion Branch - 5.64150017814km , Overton Bayou - 5.75137539634km , Cemetery Bayou - 5.9469940307km , Slaughter House Bayou - 6.37860152771km , Orgill Bayou - 6.38768925917km , Arcadia Mills Bayou - 6.45199680315km , Castalia Bayou - 6.51937276392km , Magnolia Branch - 6.64569412848km , Frisco Branch - 6.66949530184km , Parkway Bayou - 6.86714871938km , Riverside Bayou - 6.92393356223km , Marjorie Bayou - 6.93569264406km , Mosquito Lake - 7.01096107543km , Loosahatchie River - 7.04570492873km , Latham Branch - 7.12958295215km , Mound City Chute - 7.19242995475km , Mound Bayou - 7.20606605841km , Ash Slough - 7.27109613813km , Chicken Island - 7.45263051551km

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