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Planning your next fishing trip in Aiken, 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 Aiken, South Carolina centers on the Savannah River system, Clarks Hill (Strom Thurmond) Lake, and a network of fertile ponds and small lakes loaded with bass, crappie, catfish, and panfish. Anglers around Aiken enjoy year-round freshwater action, with easy access to big-water reservoir fishing, flowing river habitat, and well-managed local impoundments that respond well to modern bass and crappie techniques. read more...

Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 14:8 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:
    32%
  • First Quarter Moon - 32% illuminated First Quarter Moon
Next Full Moon in ~10 days on 29th July
  • Distance to earth:
    387,780 km
    Proximity:
    42.1 %
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 Aiken
New Moon
Tue, 14 Jul
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:
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    04:31 am - 06:31 am
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    11:09 am - 01:09 pm
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    05:01 pm - 07:01 pm
  • minor Time:
    10:53 pm - 12:53 am
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 First Quarter Moon at 32% 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 -31 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/New_York • Sun, 19 Jul 19:21 • 33.56, -81.72
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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 Aiken

Fishing in Aiken, South Carolina is built around the Savannah River corridor and the vast waters of Clarks Hill (Strom Thurmond) Lake just to the west, with additional opportunities in local ponds, small lakes, and public waters scattered across the county. The area is best known for reliable largemouth bass action, slab crappie, and consistent catfish and bream fishing that stay productive in every season.

Seasonal patterns revolve around water temperature more than the calendar. In late winter and early spring, prespawn largemouth bass stage on main-lake points, creek-channel bends, and the first secondary points in coves. Slow-rolled spinnerbaits, medium-diving crankbaits in shad or craw patterns, and Carolina-rigged soft plastics are key on Clarks Hill and larger ponds. As water moves into the upper 50s and 60s, bass and crappie push shallow; work the backs of creeks, flooded bushes, and shoreline cover with weightless stickbaits, floating worms, and small jigs for aggressive fish.

By summer, expect an early-and-late pattern. At Clarks Hill, bass and hybrid/striped bass feed on offshore bait over humps, channel edges, and long points. Deep-diving crankbaits, football jigs, and drop-shot rigs shine on bass holding in 15–25 feet. For stripers and hybrids, slow trolling live shad or herring over main-lake structure and along river-channel drops is a staple. Around Aiken’s ponds and smaller lakes, focus on shade: docks, overhanging trees, and any inflow pipe or creek. Topwater walking baits and buzzbaits at first light, then Texas-rigged worms and finesse jigs once the sun gets high, are reliable producers.

Fall brings one of the best bites of the year as baitfish move shallow and into creeks. Cover water quickly with squarebill crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and swim jigs around wood, riprap, and grass edges. Crappie stack up on brushpiles, bridge pilings, and standing timber; use small tube jigs or minnows vertically on tight clusters of fish you mark on electronics. Winter cools things down but doesn’t shut the fishing off—bass slide to deeper rock, bluff walls, and channel swings, where jigging spoons, blade baits, and shaky-head worms fished slowly can be very effective.

Habitat types around Aiken range from big-reservoir structure to intimate, bank-friendly waters. Clarks Hill Lake offers expansive main-lake flats, steep bluff banks, timber-filled creek arms, and classic points. Reading the wind is crucial here; wind-blown points and shorelines concentrate bait and predators. The Savannah River below the dam presents current seams, eddies, and deep holes that favor catfish, striped bass, and seasonal shad runs. Smaller municipal and farm ponds feature gently sloping banks, scattered brush, and emergent vegetation, which are ideal for bank anglers targeting bass, bluegill, and shellcracker.

Common techniques and tactical tips are straightforward but reward precision. For bass, keep a three-rod core: a medium spinnerbait or chatterbait for covering water, a Texas-rigged worm or creature bait for pitching to wood and docks, and a finesse setup (shaky head or wacky-rig) for pressured fish and clear water. Downsize your line and lures in clear conditions or on heavily fished small lakes to draw more bites. Crappie anglers do well spider-rigging or single-pole jigging over brush at varying depths until they dial in the strike zone.

Catfish are abundant in both the Savannah River and reservoir arms. Anchor above channel bends, outside bends of rivers, or at the heads of deep holes and present cut shad, bream chunks, or chicken-based baits on slip-sinker rigs. Night fishing in summer is especially productive on gently sloping points and flats near deep water. For panfish, ultra-light gear, small floats, and live crickets or red worms fished around grass edges, laydowns, and dock pilings will keep rods bending, especially during the late spring and early summer bedding periods.

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Aiken 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 1 beaches and bays in this area.

Camp Gravatt Pond Dam D-0820 - 3.55873858787km

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

Camp Gravatt Pond Dam D-0820 - 3.55873858787km , Robinson Pond - 3.70751269661km , South Carolina Noname 02141 D-0693 Dam - 4.48603510397km , South Carolina Noname 02016 D-0696 Dam - 5.58767119514km , South Carolina Noname 02112 D-2134 Dam - 5.83343298353km , Bradley Mill Branch - 6.12893451063km , Richardsons Lake - 6.99247778775km , Suhrer Lake Dam D-2137 - 7.2641504354km , Johnson Lake Dam D-0709 - 7.44630333873km , South Carolina Noname 02051 D-2010 Dam - 7.51565389459km , South Carolina Noname 02002 D-0710 Dam - 7.57104053986km , Wildwood Lake Dam D-0708 - 7.80368362021km , Bridge Creek Pond - 7.87255729322km , South Carolina Noname 02006 Dam - 7.93392554465km , South Carolina Noname 02058 D-0755 Dam - 7.98255323002km , Joyce Branch - 8.47383187158km , South Carolina Noname 02039 Dam - 8.53402432545km , South Carolina Noname 02036 D-2006 Dam - 8.88648841521km , Redds Branch - 8.95919774712km , South Carolina Noname 02005 Dam - 8.96333253997km , Sand River - 9.17347246863km , Brogdon Branch - 9.33466168119km , Wood Valley Dam D-2138 - 9.34931619089km , Clearwater Branch - 9.41523020553km , Sage Mill Branch - 9.44862577109km , South Carolina Noname 02111 D-2049 Dam - 9.49505774369km , Good Spring Branch - 9.83939269124km , South Carolina Noname 02004 Dam - 9.93105599206km , Williamson Lake Dam D-2050 - 10.01893186411km , South Carolina Noname 02040 D-0706 Dam - 10.41550330821km , South Carolina Noname 02035 D-2129 Dam - 11.35707360576km , Anderson Millpond - 11.42780932269km , South Carolina Noname 02018 D-2000 Dam - 11.42780932269km , South Carolina Noname 02026 D-2004 Dam - 11.50355274573km , South Carolina Noname 02034 D-2128 Dam - 11.6023495134km , Herndon Pond - 11.76534958228km , South Carolina Noname 02068 D-2016 Dam - 11.78044640482km , Kimball Pond - 12.33067894789km , South Carolina Noname 02001 Dam - 12.54490280718km , Kines Fork - 12.65946721449km

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