Fishing Times for
Salem, US 🇺🇸

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The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 10:43 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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Next Full Moon in 15.01705578588 days on 5th November
New Moon is generally a very productive time for fishing. Dark nights mean that many predators feed more actively during daylight hours. The combined gravity of sun and moon during New Moon days has a stronger effect on all water bodies, leads to increased food availabilty and hence better fishing.
  • Distance to earth:
    403,921 km
    Proximity:
    4.2 %
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 Salem
New Moon: Tue, 21 Oct - 05:25 am
Full Moon: Wed, 5 Nov - 05:20 am
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Best fishing times:
  • minor Time:
    06:57 am - 08:57 am
  • major Time:
    12:00 pm - 02:00 pm
  • minor Time:
    05:03 pm - 07:03 pm
  • major Time:
    11:27 pm - 01:27 am
All times are displayed in the America/Los_Angeles 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 New Moon at 0% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a excellent 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 -1 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/Los_Angeles • Tue, 21 Oct 04:55 • 44.943, -123.035
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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: Salem, United States of America
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7 Day Fishing Forecast Calendar
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*bold times indicate best fishing times around sunrise or sunset
October Fishing Report

Cool, damp October weather around Salem brings fresh pushes of fall Chinook and coho through the Willamette and into the Santiam system. Target first light and the last hour of evening for the best bite (low-light windows), especially after small rain bumps that add color and current.

On the North and South Santiam, work travel lanes with 3.5 spinners, wobbling plugs, or cured eggs; twitching jigs can shine for coho in softer seams. A few summer steelhead remain—cover water with brighter spoons when visibility is 2–4 feet. The Willamette around downtown and confluence zones fishes well with anchor or slow-troll presentations.

Stillwaters perk up as temps drop. At Detroit Lake, shallow morning fish respond to small spoons and threaded worms; midday move slightly deeper with slow-rolled spinners. Local ponds can give bonus crappie and bluegill on micro-jigs under a float during stable afternoons.

Top Tip: After the first decent rain, focus on tributary mouths and inside bends; use chartreuse or copper blades and add scent to stand out in stained flows.

Best Fishing Spots in the greater Salem area

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

Pringle Creek - 1.0957559755km , Willamette Slough - 1.17073257614km , McLain Island - 2.5489785624km , Minto Island - 3.02827744346km , Stone Quarry Lake - 3.15750323488km , Croisan Creek - 3.44074881355km , Browns Island - 4.44126204117km , Chatnicka Creek - 4.58710593625km , Wirth Lake - 4.66556559117km , Pettijohn Creek - 4.96955839106km , Rice Rocks - 6.15475383703km , Brush College Creek - 6.38962939381km , Rickreall Creek - 6.83327909486km , Hayden Island - 7.16353362137km , Higgins Creek - 7.27666390137km , Hayden Slough - 7.46571295937km , Willow Lake - 7.64975671519km , Labish Creek - 8.10698694592km , Jory Creek - 8.48235118299km , Waln Creek - 8.64869732278km , McNary Creek - 8.93231960837km , Fruitland Creek - 9.46039460198km , West Fork Little Pudding River - 9.71958312434km , Claggett Creek - 9.86074104363km , Fidler Creek - 9.94060696331km , Hayden Lake - 10.25466874267km , Oak Point Creek - 10.94626321043km , Blossom Creek - 11.48931217582km , Humbug Lake - 11.49505509233km , McDonald Pond - 11.75401395695km , Baskett Slough - 11.98965923943km , Richards Creek - 12.08225892629km , Mud Slough - 12.44019025462km , Windsor Island - 12.48345372984km , South Fork Pudding River - 12.54491182534km , McNary Branch - 12.55992798353km , McMahan Branch - 12.91084900501km , Goodwin Branch Mud Slough - 13.14895603239km , Solle Ponds - 13.9880149387km , Rose Lake - 14.1135307023km

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