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McDonald Lake, United States 🇺🇸

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Fishing Overview for McDonald Lake

Located at Medical Center Park in Amarillo, McDonald Lake is a popular urban fishery featuring bank-accessible water with rainbow trout in the cool season and year-round opportunities for channel catfish, largemouth bass, and sunfish; points, aerators, and dock edges are reliable spots for families and casual anglers. Nearest Hub: Palestine

Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 14:16 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:
    38%
  • First Quarter Moon - 38% illuminated First Quarter Moon
Next Full Moon in ~10 days on 29th June
  • Distance to earth:
    381,082 km
    Proximity:
    57.8 %
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 McDonald Lake
New Moon
Sun, 14 Jun
Full Moon
Mon, 29 Jun
New Moon
Tue, 14 Jul
Full Moon
Wed, 29 Jul

Solunar Bite Times

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Best fishing times:
  • major Time:
    05:22 am - 07:22 am
  • minor Time:
    11:18 am - 01:18 pm
  • major Time:
    05:52 pm - 07:52 pm
  • minor Time:
    11:27 pm - 01:27 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 First Quarter Moon at 38% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a poor 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 -1 hour and -1 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/Chicago • Sat, 20 Jun 05:20 • 31.861, -95.557
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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: Palestine, US
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7 Day Fishing Forecast Calendar
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*bold times indicate best fishing times around sunrise or sunset

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater McDonald Lake area

We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby McDonald Lake. 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.

McDonald Lake Dam - 0.30367874861km , Mound Prairie Creek - 3.84550182616km , Charles E Ham Lake Dam - 4.84484397309km , W A Smith Lake Number 1 Dam - 5.07755383772km , Wells Creek - 5.18146942117km , M A Davey Lake Dam - 5.65838226315km , Lake Dogwood Dam - 6.13623867842km , Haverlah Lake Dam - 6.1883392261km , Grover C Walker Lake Dam - 6.28737637864km , Haverlah Lake - 6.61555383332km , Broughton Lake Dam - 7.38000651439km , Lost Prairie Lake Dam - 7.73355605642km , Hardshell Creek - 9.34122945871km , Turtle Slough - 10.49807988687km , Lake Frankston Dam - 11.32546036998km , Hudson Lake Dam - 11.92097488367km , Williams Lake Dam - 11.92294129573km , Horseshoe Lake - 12.00299268386km , Circle R Dam Number 2 - 12.18795138922km , Swift Lake - 12.23790568724km , Black Lake - 12.42165664982km , Circle R Dam Number 1 - 12.77875751596km , Buzzard Slough - 12.92474054108km , Whiskey Branch - 12.97493809899km , Pineywoods Lake Dam - 13.06001598754km , Alligator Lake - 13.07950660648km , Dead Water Lake - 13.08091118335km , Killon Lake Dam - 13.19502657804km , De Young Lake Dam - 13.39421784847km , Crystal Lake Dam - 13.87211550758km , Calhoun Lake Number 1 Dam - 13.93205078522km , Norwegian Creek - 13.93945043132km , Calhoun Lake Number 2 Dam - 14.19890281164km , Upper City Lake Dam - 14.4708004465km , Pine Lake - 14.47575072322km , Worley Branch - 15.04860860777km , Lower City Lake Dam - 15.11138396483km , Phillips Lake - 15.21774599546km , Indian Pond - 15.28907571546km , Cary Lake - 15.49210593991km

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