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

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Planning your next fishing trip in Albemarle, United States ? Today is a good 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 around Albemarle, North Carolina centers on Badin Lake, Lake Tillery, and the Yadkin–Pee Dee River chain, offering outstanding freshwater action within easy reach of town. Anglers target largemouth bass, crappie, blue catfish, striped bass, and more across rocky points, creek channels, and deep reservoirs known statewide for trophy-class fish. read more...

Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 13:57 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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  • Visibility:
    91%
  • Waning Gibbous - 91% illuminated Waning Gibbous
Next New Moon in ~11 days on 12th August
  • Distance to earth:
    387,218 km
    Proximity:
    43.4 %
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 Albemarle
Full Moon
Wed, 29 Jul
New Moon
Wed, 12 Aug
Full Moon
Fri, 28 Aug

Solunar Bite Times

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Best fishing times:
  • major Time:
    02:29 am - 04:29 am
  • minor Time:
    08:20 am - 10:20 am
  • major Time:
    02:42 pm - 04:42 pm
  • minor Time:
    09:05 pm - 11:05 pm
All times are displayed in the America/New_York 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 91% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a good 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 -5 hour and -18 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/New_York • Sat, 1 Aug 10:23 • 35.35, -80.2
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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 Albemarle

Albemarle, NC sits in the heart of one of North Carolina’s most productive freshwater systems, with Badin Lake, Lake Tillery, and the Yadkin–Pee Dee River offering diverse fishing for bass, crappie, catfish, and stripers. These deep, rocky reservoirs fish differently than Piedmont ponds, so matching tactics to season and structure is key.

Spring is prime time on Badin and Tillery. Largemouth bass push shallow into protected coves, pea-gravel pockets, and secondary points. Work suspending jerkbaits, squarebill crankbaits, and Texas-rigged creature baits around visible cover and the first break off the bank. As water warms into the 60s, weightless soft stickbaits and floating worms shine around boat docks and laydowns. Crappie stack up on brush piles, bridge pilings, and shallow stake beds; 1/16–1/32 oz hair or tube jigs suspended under a fixed or slip float catch numbers. Catfish bite well along warming flats at the mouths of creeks; fish fresh cut shad or bream on Carolina rigs just off the channel edge.

In summer, both lakes set up as classic offshore fisheries. Bass school on main-lake points, humps, and submerged roadbeds in 15–30 feet, especially near the river channel. Use your electronics to find hard spots and bait, then rotate through deep-diving crankbaits, football jigs, and drop-shot rigs. Early and late, target shallow seawalls and riprap with buzzbaits, walking topwaters, and small swimbaits for a brief but explosive bite. Stripers and hybrid striped bass in Badin often relate to the main river channel; troll down-imaging-verified breaks with umbrella rigs or downlines rigged with live shad. Night fishing is extremely effective in summer for both bass and catfish—anchor or drift over channel bends using fresh cut bait on 3-way or slip-sinker rigs.

Fall brings baitfish shallow, and fishing across the Albemarle area becomes highly patternable. Watch for surface schooling activity on wind-blown points and coves; kastmaster-style spoons, small flukes, and lipless crankbaits mimic young shad perfectly. Work medium-diving crankbaits and spinnerbaits along rocky banks, especially where wind pushes into the shoreline. Crappie migrate back to mid-depth brush in 10–18 feet; vertical jigging directly over brush piles or slow-trolling multiple rods (long-lining) with small jigs is productive.

Through winter, focus on deeper water and stable structure. Bass frequently suspend along steep rock walls and main-lake bluffs on Badin; jerkbaits, underspins, and Damiki-style vertical presentations with small shad-profile plastics can be deadly when you match sonar-marked fish depth. Crappie form tight schools on the deepest brush and bridge pilings—use light line and subtle presentations. For blue catfish, target the deepest river-channel holes and ledges with big cut baits, paying attention to current seams created by dam releases.

Across the Albemarle region, success hinges on reading the lake’s structure and bait rather than simply bank-hopping. Invest time learning contours, key channel swings, and man-made brush using sonar and mapping. Downsize line and tackle in the clear water, especially on sunny, calm days, and adjust locations around power generation schedules and wind direction to stay near moving water and active fish.

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Albemarle area

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

Poplin Branch - 1.09427603695km , Poplin Creek - 1.19477992548km , Coley Branch - 1.24767712784km , Town Creek - 1.81860187456km , Melchor Branch - 1.91652987986km , Little Long Creek - 2.24887289656km , Albemarle City Lake Dam - 2.40590786439km , Reservoir Lake Dam - 5.550202307km , Scaly Bark Branch - 6.12205120287km , Little Mountain Creek - 7.9436875609km , Stony Mountain Number Two Dam - 8.64856195412km , Dafor Dam - 8.74870983326km , Stony Mountain Number One Dam - 8.75039230968km , Little Bear Creek - 11.66873183852km , Ramsey Creek - 11.97766878876km , Narrous Dam - 12.32207032003km , Badin Dam - 12.34310653989km , Wood Run - 12.35614622426km , Falls Dam - 12.38537545461km , Yadkin Falls Dam - 12.4319631501km , Palmer Island - 12.4420769474km , Upper Wood Run - 12.71898043233km , South Ugly Creek - 13.16149100422km , Yadkin River - 13.19274960816km , Uwharrie River - 13.33860023806km , Dutch John Creek - 13.35278500264km , Stony Run - 13.35620786241km , Graveyard Island - 13.75781538268km , Ugly Creek - 13.77821324742km , Running Creek - 13.92465964941km , Big Bear Creek - 13.98206201108km , Big Island Creek - 14.08386484004km , Stump Pond Dam - 14.18948351146km , Long Branch Reservoir Dam - 14.29279761718km , Pole Bridge Creek - 14.34568193422km , Little Island Creek - 14.63572974292km , Allison Branch - 15.0242957083km , Tuckertown Dam - 15.06575635757km , Garr Creek - 15.39533991723km , Curl Tail Creek - 15.60538106063km

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