Fishing Times for
Columbus, US đź‡şđź‡¸

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The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 10:54 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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  • New Moon - 1% illuminated New Moon
Next Full Moon in 13.856249746505 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:
    405,064 km
    Proximity:
    1.5 %
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 Columbus
New Moon: Tue, 21 Oct - 08:25 am
First Quarter: Wed, 29 Oct - 12:22 pm
Full Moon: Wed, 5 Nov - 08:20 am
Last Quarter: Wed, 12 Nov - 12:29 am
New Moon: Thu, 20 Nov - 01:48 am
Full Moon: Thu, 4 Dec - 06:15 pm
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Best fishing times:
  • major Time:
    12:29 am - 02:29 am
  • minor Time:
    08:02 am - 10:02 am
  • major Time:
    01:00 pm - 03:00 pm
  • minor Time:
    05:58 pm - 07:58 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 New Moon at 1% 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 -2 hour and -12 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/New_York • Wed, 22 Oct 11:47 • 39.961, -82.999
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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: Columbus, 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

Cooling October temps around Columbus have fish feeding up. On the Scioto and Olentangy, look for smallmouth and largemouth bass pushing bait to riffles and current seams. Work shallow rock in the morning with spinnerbaits or squarebills, then shift to jerkbaits and finesse jigs as the sun gets up. Reservoirs like Alum Creek, Hoover, Griggs, and O’Shaughnessy are producing crappie over brush in 8–15 ft on minnows or small plastics, and evening bites for saugeye along dam faces and windblown points with jig-and-minnow or shad-pattern crankbaits. Channel catfish remain active on cut bait along drop-offs at dusk.

Best action is during early and late windows or right before a front when pressure is falling. After rain, expect stained water—use louder profiles and brighter colors; on clear, calm days, downsize and go natural. Watch for surface activity as schools of shad push shallow on warming afternoons.

Top tip: Find the warmest water and windblown banks; wind concentrates baitfish—fish a jerkbait or lipless crank at a 45° angle to the bank to cover multiple depths efficiently.

Best Fishing Spots in the greater Columbus area

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

Rich Street Low Head Dam - 0.58881139259km , Olentangy River - 1.55996082266km , Greenlawn Avenue Low Head Dam - 2.10539411864km , Fifth Avenue Low Head Dam - 3.82371647466km , Bliss Run - 6.09252241199km , Argyle-Woodland Run - 6.30197521066km , Ackerman Run - 6.37020983541km , Kian Run - 6.40785294472km , Glen Echo Run - 6.63728874261km , Buckeye Swamp - 6.8628344555km , Walhalla Creek - 7.36229058945km , Scioto Big Run - 9.01192807754km , Adena Brook - 9.34509196797km , Ohio State University Golf Course Lake Dam - 9.63314330286km , Julian Griggs Dam - 10.16825778246km , Mulberry Run - 10.77412273964km , Grove City Creek - 10.95481353013km , Mason Run - 11.04252588595km , Republican Run - 11.21232616279km , Bill Moose Run - 11.78252185626km , Alum Creek - 11.8018368519km , Blacklick Creek - 11.84955264952km , Rocky Fork Creek - 12.103625692km , Grant Run - 12.96043417818km , Hayden Run - 15.13004674284km , Brookside Country Club Lake Dam - 15.64096523522km , Thoreau Pond Dam - 16.9287079459km , Little Jordan Run - 17.16000490948km , Big Walnut Creek - 17.90183823441km , George Creek - 18.05980324905km , South Fork Indian Run - 18.81075712966km , North Fork Indian Run - 18.82374110263km , Hoover Dam - 19.26648580665km , Timber Lake Dam - 19.78149202263km , Little Darby Creek - 20.03583649054km , Gay Run - 20.98874276955km , Running Bear Run - 21.07063328235km , Hellbranch Run - 21.08084513114km , Silver Creek Dam - 21.20096543872km , Kramer Run - 21.32859786483km

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