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

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Planning your next fishing trip in Norman, 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 near Norman, Oklahoma centers on Lake Thunderbird, the Canadian River, and a network of ponds that offer consistent action for bass, crappie, catfish, and sunfish. Anglers around Norman enjoy year-round opportunities, from spring spawning runs on Lake Thunderbird to summertime night catfishing and winter crappie fishing off deep structure. read more...

Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 14:28 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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  • 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 Norman
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:
    03:41 am - 05:41 am
  • minor Time:
    08:42 am - 10:42 am
  • major Time:
    04:01 pm - 06:01 pm
  • minor Time:
    11:20 pm - 01:20 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 -35 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/Chicago • Thu, 4 Jun 02:05 • 35.223, -97.439
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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: Norman, 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 Norman

Norman, Oklahoma anglers focus mainly on Lake Thunderbird, the South Canadian River, and numerous city lakes and ponds that hold healthy populations of bass, crappie, catfish, and sunfish. The area’s shallow, stained water and plentiful wood cover make power fishing and live-bait presentations especially productive. Knowing how fishing shifts with the seasons is key to staying on fish around Norman.

Spring is prime time on Lake Thunderbird and nearby ponds for largemouth bass and crappie. As water temps climb into the mid‑50s and 60s, bass push into coves, flooded buckbrush, and shallow flats. Target them with spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and square-bill crankbaits when it’s windy, switching to Texas-rigged creature baits and wacky worms when it’s calm. Crappie concentrate around brush piles, standing timber, and riprap; 1/16–1/8 oz marabou or soft-plastic jigs in chartreuse, white, and monkey milk fished under a slip float catch numbers during the spawn. Look for the warmest, slightly stained water in the backs of creeks after a couple of mild days.

By summer, Norman’s waters heat up and fish slide deeper or relate to shade and current. On Lake Thunderbird, early and late are best for bass—work topwaters like walking baits and buzzbaits along main-lake points, riprap, and submerged roadbeds at first light. As the sun rises, switch to Carolina rigs, deep-diving crankbaits, or shaky heads on offshore humps and point drops. Night fishing can be excellent for both bass and catfish; use black or dark-purple soft plastics and slow-roll spinnerbaits for bass, while anchoring near channel edges and humps with cut shad, chicken liver, or punch bait for channel and blue catfish. In small Norman ponds, focus on aerators, inflow pipes, and any shade—simple slip-float rigs with worms or small jigs take bluegill and bonus bass.

During fall, cooling water pushes baitfish shallow and triggers some of the best multi-species fishing of the year. Bass and white bass chase shad on wind-blown banks and main-lake flats; watch for surface busts and work lipless crankbaits, small swimbaits, and compact spinnerbaits through active schools. Crappie slide back to mid-depth brush and docks; vertical jigging directly over cover with small plastics or minnows excels. Catfish remain active—drift-fishing cut shad along channel edges in 10–20 feet of water is a consistent pattern on Thunderbird.

In winter, Norman area lakes get clearer and fish concentrate tightly. Crappie stack on deeper brush, bridge pilings, and channel swings; downscan and side imaging help you locate them, then present small jigs or minnows just above the school. Bass respond well to slow presentations—jig-and-craw combos, finesse worms on shaky heads, and metal blade baits yo-yoed off the bottom. On milder days, riprap banks warmed by the sun can draw both bass and sunfish.

Tactically, success around Norman comes from matching your approach to the habitat. Focus on timber, brush piles, and rocky structure in Lake Thunderbird; shallow vegetated edges in city ponds; and current breaks, eddies, and sandbar holes in the Canadian River. Stained water favors noisy, high-profile lures—spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and rattling crankbaits—while live bait like minnows, cut shad, and nightcrawlers consistently produce for crappie, catfish, and sunfish across the Norman area.

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Norman area

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

Oknoname 27414 Dam - 2.24826956303km , Oknoname 02719 Dam - 2.45711472972km , Oknoname 02720 Dam - 2.70704408298km , Hall Park Dam - 2.99576560999km , Oknoname 02715 Dam - 3.02857849906km , Oknoname 02713 Dam - 3.47462191062km , Oknoname 02712 Dam - 3.47506857461km , Oknoname 02710 Dam - 3.53519927565km , Oknoname 02716 Dam - 3.75884883065km , Oknoname 02711 Dam - 4.33323336187km , Oknoname 02717 Dam - 4.46580940504km , Oknoname 02709 Dam - 4.70806006035km , Merkle Creek - 5.14781684034km , Oknoname 02718 Dam - 5.66675853262km , Imhoff Creek - 5.68560921943km , North Fork Little River - 5.80318535785km , Oknoname 02708 Dam - 7.17162069232km , Oknoname 02733 Dam - 7.56369704768km , Mussel Shoals Dam - 8.0707681276km , Lazy Day Dam - 8.11917675639km , Oknoname 02725 Dam - 8.65854482484km , Oknoname 087013 Dam - 8.77327575749km , Bishop Creek - 8.93114667221km , Oknoname 02723 Dam - 9.18091782526km , Oknoname 087001 Dam - 9.29068294224km , Oknoname 087005 Dam - 9.65688178941km , Oknoname 02724 Dam - 9.77413108802km , Still Creek - 10.32915625545km , Oknoname 087002 Dam - 10.72536063714km , Oknoname 087007 Dam - 11.04271836075km , Oknoname 02722 Dam - 11.1395563358km , Oknoname 087048 Dam - 11.32180462382km , Oknoname 087003 Dam - 11.43728518448km , Oknoname 087024 Dam - 11.46523017502km , West Elm Creek - 11.67104590429km , East Elm Creek - 11.68899521013km , Stanley Draper Dam - 11.72440603637km , Oknoname 02727 Dam - 11.73601020147km , Oknoname 087026 Dam - 11.92008659029km , Oknoname 087023 Dam - 12.23248379716km

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