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

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Planning your next fishing trip in Greenville, 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 Greenville, South Carolina centers around the storied waters of Lake Hartwell, Lake Keowee, Lake Jocassee, and the trout-rich rivers of the Blue Ridge foothills. Anglers come here for trophy largemouth and spotted bass, hard-fighting striped bass, stocked rainbow trout, and abundant panfish, with year‑round opportunities from big reservoirs to small mountain streams. read more...

Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 14:18 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:
    399,539 km
    Proximity:
    14.5 %
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 Greenville
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:
    03:15 am - 05:15 am
  • minor Time:
    08:20 am - 10:20 am
  • major Time:
    03:35 pm - 05:35 pm
  • minor Time:
    10:50 pm - 12:50 am
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 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 -2 hour and -4 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/Chicago • Thu, 4 Jun 02:10 • 33.409, -91.06
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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.
Selected Weather Station: Greenville, US
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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 Greenville

Greenville, SC fishing revolves around a mix of big reservoirs, river systems, and cold mountain lakes, giving anglers year‑round options within an hour’s drive of downtown. The primary bass and striper factories are Lake Hartwell and Lake Keowee, while Lake Jocassee and nearby headwater streams offer trout, deep‑water smallmouth, and occasional trophy surprises.

Seasonal patterns are key around Greenville. In late winter and early spring, Hartwell and Keowee bass stage on secondary points and creek-channel swings; jerkbaits, Alabama rigs, and underspins shine for spotted bass, with largemouth sliding shallower as water hits the low 60s. The April–May spawn pushes bass tight to red clay banks, docks, and laydowns—perfect for soft plastics, floating worms, and light Texas rigs. Summer heat drives spotted bass and stripers deep on Hartwell and Keowee; think main-lake humps, timber edges, and river-channel drops. Drop‑shot rigs, deep crankbaits, and vertical presentations over bait schools are the norm. Fall cool-down brings shad and blueback herring shallow, especially in creeks—topwaters, walking baits, and small swimbaits cover water quickly.

For striped and hybrid bass on Lake Hartwell, winter and summer are largely electronics games. In winter, work creek mouths and river channels with live bait or jigging spoons, focusing on bait balls and suspended arches on your sonar. In summer, the bite pushes toward the lower lake and dam area; downlines with live blueback herring, weighted free-lines, and vertical presentations with spoons and flukes take fish suspended 20–60 feet down.

Trout fishing near Greenville centers on Lake Jocassee and the region’s tailwaters and mountain streams. Jocassee’s deep, clear water holds brown, rainbow, and occasional brook trout. Most serious trout anglers troll with downriggers or lead‑core line, running small spoons, crankbaits, or live shiners along steep bluff walls and over submerged river channels, often 40–80 feet down depending on season. In spring and fall, surface temps and light levels let trout ride higher, opening up long‑line trolling and early‑morning flatlines.

Upstream, freestone creeks and managed reaches of rivers carry good numbers of stocked and wild trout. Focus on pocket water, undercut banks, and shade lines. In cooler months, small nymphs and single‑egg patterns under indicators produce; once water warms, dry‑dropper rigs, small spinners, and 1/16‑oz inline spoons are reliable for covering water quickly.

Panfish and catfish offer consistent action across Greenville’s lakes and ponds. Bluegill and shellcracker stack on shallow brush, riprap, and dock pilings from late spring into early summer; simple float rigs with worms or crickets are tough to beat. Crappie relate to brush piles, bridge pilings, and deep docks. Use small jigs or minnows, especially when fish suspend 10–20 feet over structure. Catfish patrol river channels, points, and flats—target them after dark with cut bait on Carolina rigs, focusing on contour breaks and current seams.

Across the Greenville area, success comes from staying mobile and matching presentations to depth and forage. Use electronics on big reservoirs to hunt bait schools and structural transitions, and downsize line and lure profiles in the region’s clear, heavily pressured waters. In the creeks and rivers, stealth, precise casts, and reading current seams are the keys to consistent fishing.

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Greenville 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 9 beaches and bays in this area.

Ash Bayou - 6.66650995735km , Red Bridge Bayou - 7.9901971603km , Roper Bayou - 9.6468000426km , Camp Lake - 10.18623080931km , Rolling Bayou - 13.73126503577km , Williams Bayou - 13.78448879469km , Ferry Bayou - 15.52286351841km , Bull Bayou - 16.08752804559km , McCuteheon Bayou - 16.20624953766km

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

Lake Ferguson - 1.03536028135km , Archer Lake - 2.89415922276km , Archer Island - 2.94124496313km , Blue Hole Lake - 4.32389171011km , La Grange Towhead - 5.74245955601km , LaGrange Crevasse - 6.05985382758km , Bledsoe Lake Dam - 6.54055644143km , Ash Bayou - 6.66650995735km , Backbone Lake - 6.99480566956km , Cocklebur Lake - 7.84640345751km , Red Bridge Bayou - 7.9901971603km , Dry Lake - 8.16926798258km , Woodstock Island - 8.95034564668km , Roper Bayou - 9.6468000426km , Sawgrass Lake - 9.66000795422km , Duck Slough - 9.811883033km , Island Number 82 - 10.04996684822km , Camp Lake - 10.18623080931km , James and Bobby Dycus Pond Dam - 11.04543139826km , Leland Chute - 11.09669208495km , Lake Paradise - 13.14219989473km , Hammett and Sons Lake Dam - 13.35872409671km , Beaver Lake - 13.46230576119km , Rolling Bayou - 13.73126503577km , Williams Bayou - 13.78448879469km , East Branch Deer Creek - 13.80321504413km , Leland Lagoon Dam - 13.83513217086km , L and W Catfish Ponds Dam - 13.90271158796km , Lake Lee - 14.41650500998km , Cottonwood Chute - 14.56298301025km , Ferry Bayou - 15.52286351841km , Delta Experimental Station Pond Dam - 15.68095709527km , Huddleston Lake - 15.7490985833km , Stuart Island - 16.04797039928km , Bull Bayou - 16.08752804559km , Aqua Farms Dam - 16.19356182527km , McCuteheon Bayou - 16.20624953766km , Whiskey Chute - 16.23928983962km , Swan Pond - 16.27133874364km , Bell Island - 16.40557754286km

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