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

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Planning your next fishing trip in Franklin, 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.

Franklin, United States offers anglers a mix of river, reservoir, and farm-pond fishing with strong populations of bass, crappie, catfish, trout, and panfish. The area’s blend of cool-water streams and warm-water lakes provides year-round fishing opportunities for both bank anglers and boaters. Whether you’re targeting trophy largemouth or drifting live bait for channel cats, Franklin’s diverse fisheries reward anglers who match tactics to season and water conditions. read more...

Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 14:52 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:
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    Nautical Twilight ends:
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  • Visibility:
    84%
  • Waning Gibbous - 84% illuminated Waning Gibbous
Next New Moon in ~11 days on 14th June
  • Distance to earth:
    399,671 km
    Proximity:
    14.1 %
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 Franklin
Full Moon
Sun, 31 May
New Moon
Sun, 14 Jun
Full Moon
Mon, 29 Jun

Solunar Bite Times

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Best fishing times:
  • major Time:
    03:57 am - 05:57 am
  • minor Time:
    08:42 am - 10:42 am
  • major Time:
    04:13 pm - 06:13 pm
  • minor Time:
    11:12 pm - 01:12 am
All times are displayed in the America/Indiana/Indianapolis 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 Waning Gibbous at 84% 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. The next best fishing time ( ) starts in -1 hour and -51 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/Indiana/Indianapolis • Thu, 4 Jun 03:05 • 39.481, -86.055
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Current Fishing Weather

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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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*bold times indicate best fishing times around sunrise or sunset

Fishing Overview Franklin

Fishing in Franklin, United States centers on a healthy mix of rivers, creeks, and man-made lakes that hold strong numbers of bass, catfish, crappie, and panfish, with seasonal trout opportunities. Anglers who pay attention to water temperature, flow, and clarity can stay on active fish almost every month of the year.

Seasonal patterns are predictable. In early spring, rising water temperatures push largemouth and smallmouth bass shallow. Look for fish staging on secondary points, riprap banks, and the first bluff transitions in from the main river. Jigs, compact crankbaits, and suspending jerkbaits are high-percentage choices. Crappie slide into coves, timber, and brush along creek arms; small tube jigs and 1/16–1/32 oz marabou or soft-plastic crappie jigs under fixed or slip floats excel.

By late spring into early summer, bass spawn in protected pockets, flooded brush, and along gravel banks. Weightless soft-plastic stickbaits, Texas-rigged creature baits, and finesse worms pitched to visible cover produce well. After the spawn, a strong early-morning and late-evening topwater bite develops over points, grass edges, and around shallow wood—try walking baits, buzzbaits, and poppers. White bass, hybrids, and stripers (where present) often school on main-lake points and channel bends; watch for surface activity and cast small spoons, tail-spinners, or swimbaits into the fray.

Summer fishing in Franklin shifts deeper during the day. On lakes and reservoirs, graph main-channel ledges, humps, and long tapering points in 12–25 feet for schools of bass, crappie, and catfish. Carolina rigs, deep-diving crankbaits, and drop-shot rigs are staples for bass. For crappie, vertical tight-lining with minnows or small jigs over brush piles and bridge pilings is reliable. Night fishing for channel and blue catfish with cut shad, chicken liver, or prepared baits on slip-sinker rigs can be excellent, especially on outside bends and along riprapped banks.

In rivers and larger creeks around Franklin, current seams are the key. Smallmouth, spots, and rock bass hold on the downstream side of boulders, in eddies behind fallen trees, and along gravel bars. Present 1/8–1/4 oz finesse jigs, small crankbaits, and 3–4 inch soft-plastic swimbaits or grubs upstream and let them swing naturally with the flow. For catfish, anchor just upstream of deep holes and wash baits back into the scour with just enough weight to hold bottom.

Fall triggers heavy feeding. Shad and other baitfish push into creeks and coves, pulling bass and gamefish shallow again. Cover water quickly with medium-diving crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and lipless cranks around bait schools. Crappie regroup on mid-depth brush and channel edges—keep your boat over 10–18 feet and work baits just above the fish. As water cools further, slow down with jigs and live bait.

Franklin’s small lakes, ponds, and park waters are ideal for bank anglers and families. Focus on corners with wind-blown banks, inflow areas, and any visible structure: laydowns, docks, and culverts. Simple rigs—bobber and worm for bluegill, small jig or inline spinner for multispecies action—consistently produce. With a modest selection of jigs, soft plastics, live bait, and a focus on structure and seasonal movement, anglers in Franklin can find dependable fishing all year.

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Franklin area

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

Ray Creek - 3.51757204427km , Moores Creek - 5.19211324154km , Buckhart Creek - 5.77634033694km , Grassy Creek - 5.98913217828km , Tucker Creek - 6.27173963651km , Mullendore Pond - 6.75285048057km , Ransdell Run - 7.8379693156km , Gilmore Creek - 7.8408551131km , Little Sugar Creek - 8.18745162726km , Saunders Lake Dam - 8.72723757701km , Pease Lake Dam - 8.73923848314km , East Grassy Creek - 8.91230970983km , Ray Willoughby Dam Number 2 North - 9.09377031804km , Ray Willoughby Dam Number 1 - 9.25345807898km , Murray Lake Dam - 9.82646272818km , Youngs Creek - 10.06828156537km , Atterbury Dam East - 10.97816074979km , Utterback Branch - 11.33889323857km , Earth Dam West - 11.44034377741km , Short Run - 11.74775623278km , Leatherwood Creek - 12.36348141903km , Flat Branch - 12.37596269623km , Teeters Lake Dam - 12.41395148438km , Bell Lake Dam - 12.64027330097km , FFA Youth Center Dam Number 1 - 12.65473737184km , Rocklane Creek - 13.22142534519km , Kinder Run - 14.39148571859km , Waterloo Run - 14.39710371477km , Princes Hants Lake Dam - 14.89890350936km , H Lake - 15.12231442676km , I Lake - 15.12740084648km , Princes White Lake Dam - 15.14176267501km , Doty Run - 15.22560205497km , Snail Creek - 15.28372975335km , Dailey Lake - 15.33936778376km , Doty Run Lake Dam - 15.39592756992km , Elmer C Summit Lake Dam - 15.49114622377km , Donald Lake - 15.71523142227km , Big Blue River - 15.80120158794km , Hood Lake Dam - 15.83407190307km

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