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Planning your next fishing trip in Kansas City, 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.

Kansas City offers surprisingly diverse freshwater fishing, from big-reservoir bass and crappie to river catfish and stocked trout within easy driving distance. Anglers around Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas can target largemouth bass, blue catfish, walleye, white bass, and panfish in lakes, reservoirs, and the Missouri and Kansas rivers. With year-round opportunities and a mix of urban lakes and large impoundments, Kansas City fishing suits both bank anglers and serious boaters. read more...

Some of the best fishing spots near Kansas City include: Smithville Lake, Longview Lake, Lake Jacomo, Blue Springs Lake, Kansas River, Clinton Lake, Hillsdale Lake, Shawnee Mission Lake, Wyandotte County Lake, etc. see full list

Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 12:54 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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  • Third Quarter Moon - 34% illuminated Third Quarter Moon
Next New Moon in ~6 days on 10th September
  • Distance to earth:
    363,324 km
    Proximity:
    99.5 %
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 Kansas City
New Moon
Thu, 10 Sep
Full Moon
Sat, 26 Sep

Solunar Bite Times

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    07:15 am - 09:15 am
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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 Third Quarter Moon at 34% 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 -4 hour and -26 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/Chicago • Sat, 5 Sep 03:48 • 39.114, -94.627
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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 Kansas City

Kansas City fishing centers on a triangle of water: the Missouri River to the north and east, the Kansas (Kaw) River to the west, and a ring of productive reservoirs like Smithville Lake, Blue Springs Lake, Longview Lake, and Hillsdale Lake. Within the metro you’ll also find heavily stocked community lakes offering quick hits for bass, catfish, crappie, bluegill, and in winter, urban trout.

Seasonal patterns drive success around Kansas City. In early spring, focus on warming north banks and protected coves. Largemouth bass stage on secondary points and creek-channel swings in Smithville and Hillsdale; jerkbaits, lipless crankbaits, and slow-rolled spinnerbaits shine when water is still cool and stained. By late April and May, crappie push shallow to spawn along riprap, boat docks, and shallow brush—tiny jigs under fixed bobbers are deadly at Blue Springs and Longview. Summer heat pushes bass and walleye deeper on main-lake points, humps, and ledges, while night becomes prime time for blue, flathead, and channel catfish on the Missouri and Kansas rivers. In fall, shad push into the backs of creeks and along windy banks; follow the bait with shad-imitating crankbaits, topwaters, and swimbaits for schooling white bass, wipers, and largemouths.

Key habitat types include riprap dam faces, standing timber, rock points, brush piles, and shallow coves with submerged vegetation. Smithville Lake is known for standing timber and man-made brush piles that hold crappie and bass year-round—use electronics or mapping to hop from pile to pile. Longview and Blue Springs feature clear to lightly stained water where rocky main-lake points and riprap banks are consistent producers. On the Missouri and Kaw rivers, focus on current breaks: outside bends, wing dikes, logjams, and scour holes below structure for big blue and flathead catfish.

Techniques and tactical tips around Kansas City are straightforward but benefit from a few local tweaks:

  • Reservoir bass: In stained spring water, throw chartreuse/white spinnerbaits, black-and-blue jigs, and squarebill crankbaits tight to cover. As water warms and clears, downsize to finesse worms on shaky heads and Ned rigs on points and edges of flats.
  • Crappie tactics: Use 1/16–1/32 oz tube jigs or marabou jigs on light line, especially over brush and standing timber. Vertical jigging over deeper brush in summer on Smithville is often better than casting shorelines.
  • Catfish strategy: On rivers, anchor above a wing dike or hole and fan-cast cut shad or live bait into multiple current seams. In reservoirs, drift or slow-troll cut bait along channel edges and windblown points for blue cats.
  • Walleye and white bass: Troll crankbaits and crawler harnesses along contour breaks on lakes like Hillsdale and Clinton (a short drive from town), especially at dawn, dusk, and on cloudy days.
  • Urban & winter trout: Cold months bring stocked rainbow trout to several metro lakes. Ultralight spinning gear with small inline spinners, 1/64–1/32 oz jigs, or PowerBait on light leaders produces best in clear, cold water.

Because Kansas City sits near the transition of plains and river valley, wind direction matters. Favor windblown banks where shad stack up, especially in fall. A small assortment of shad-pattern crankbaits, spinnerbaits, finesse plastics, jigs, and basic catfish rigs will cover nearly every situation you’ll encounter fishing around Kansas City, MO-KS.

The Best Fishing Spots around Kansas City

Smithville Lake

A premier metro reservoir north of KC, Smithville Lake offers excellent crappie around brush piles, solid largemouth bass along timbered coves, and strong catfish and seasonal walleye bites; spring crappie and post-spawn bass are favorites, with summer night catfishing and fall walleye trolling also productive, and similar patterns found at Longview Lake and Blue Springs Lake.

Longview Lake

This popular south KC reservoir features largemouth bass on rocky points and weed edges, strong crappie around fish-attractor piles, roaming white bass, and reliable channel catfish; spring and fall shine for bass, while crappie peak during the spawn and brush-oriented summer bite, with comparable suburban options including Lake Jacomo and Shawnee Mission Lake.

Lake Jacomo

Lake Jacomo draws anglers to diverse structure for largemouth bass, prolific crappie, and steady catfish, with bonus walleye and white bass activity; spring crappie around shallow cover and fall bass on points are highlights, and its extensive shoreline access suits bank anglers as well as boaters, similar to Blue Springs Lake and Wyandotte County Lake.

Blue Springs Lake

Known for healthy largemouth bass and dependable crappie, Blue Springs Lake also offers catfish and occasional walleye; anglers focus on riprap, timber, and fish-attractor sites, with spring and early summer prime for bass and crappie and summer evenings popular for catfish, much like nearby Lake Jacomo and Longview Lake.

Kansas River

Also called the Kaw, the Kansas River provides urban-access fishing for flathead and channel catfish, along with white bass, wiper (hybrid striped bass), and seasonal walleye/sauger; anglers target confluences, sandbar drop-offs, and bridge areas, with peak bites typically in late spring through early fall, complementing big-river action on the Missouri River.

Clinton Lake

West of Kansas City near Lawrence, Clinton Lake is renowned for walleye and wiper, strong crappie, and quality catfish, with bass along rock and timber; spring crappie and walleye, summer wiper chasing shad, and fall trolling or jigging are favorites, offering a bigger-water option alongside Perry Lake and Hillsdale Lake.

Hillsdale Lake

A short drive south of KC, Hillsdale Lake produces consistent crappie, strong channel and flathead catfish, and solid largemouth bass, with seasonal wiper activity; brush piles and coves shine in spring, while summer nights are popular for catfish and fall brings roaming wiper, comparable to patterns at Clinton Lake and Perry Lake.

Shawnee Mission Lake

This well-used Johnson County lake offers accessible shoreline and kayak-friendly water with largemouth bass, crappie, and stocked channel catfish, plus seasonal trout in a nearby segment; spring bass around shallow cover and year-round catfish are staples, making it a convenient alternative to Lake Olathe and Wyandotte County Lake.

Wyandotte County Lake

A scenic urban lake with deep water and ample bank access, Wyandotte County Lake holds largemouth bass, plentiful crappie, and channel catfish, with occasional walleye; spring crappie along shoreline brush and docks, summer catfish, and fall bass on points and drop-offs mirror opportunities at Shawnee Mission Lake and Smithville Lake.

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Kansas City area

We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Kansas City. 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.

Jersey Creek - 1.86005676253km , Turkey Creek - 4.1680726363km , Mattoon Creek - 4.28902345404km , Line Creek - 5.19154415905km , Eddy Creek - 5.86938038606km , Muncie Creek - 6.69759273523km , Jumping Branch - 6.86344341611km , Brenner Heights Creek - 7.09794931145km , Burlington Creek - 7.21489206756km , East Creek - 7.2179413768km , Cottonwood Creek - 7.52388543332km , Pierson Park Dam - 9.02144976714km , Nearman Creek - 9.22953919317km , White Aloe Branch - 9.3457199223km , Old Maids Creek - 9.49565053597km , Wales Lake Dam - Number Name 784 - 10.1550264355km , East Fork - 10.29845090305km , Searcy Branch - 10.43910478828km , Bales Lake - 10.48684662054km , Black Swan Dam - 12.08867713459km , Enoch Lake Dam - 12.09102250778km , Mirror Lake (historical) - 12.22869154253km , Antioch Lake North - 12.43478090805km , Lake Waukomis Dam - 12.68081696756km , Rock Creek - 12.77400890049km , Round Grove Creek - 12.94057666481km , Little Turkey Creek - 13.34195691824km , Adkison Lake Dam - 13.64694358274km , Blue River - 13.66190781898km , Drennon Dam - 13.79935994333km , Marshall Creek Dam - 14.02578942075km , Union Lake Dam - 14.18839953426km , Weatherby Dam - 14.2799012539km , Number 791 Dam - 14.35601868421km , Marshall Creek - 14.40614540775km , Connor Creek - 14.47099025776km , Nagwika Lake - 14.87156927667km , Great Midwest Lake Dam - 14.93941811298km , Great Midwest Corporation Dam - 14.99619745204km , Old Channel Missouri River - 15.43235542805km

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