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

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Fishing Overview for Lake Mendota

Madison’s flagship lake is a multi-species powerhouse where anglers chase walleye, muskellunge, northern pike, smallmouth and largemouth bass, perch, crappie, and bluegill. Spring brings walleye to shoreline structure and river mouths, summer weedlines produce steady panfish and bass, and fall is prime for trophy musky along breaks and points like Picnic Point; winter ice anglers spread tip-ups across famous flats for pike and perch. Nearest Hub: Madison

Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 12:44 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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Next Full Moon in ~15 days on 26th September
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:
    382,085 km
    Proximity:
    55.4 %
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 Lake Mendota
New Moon
Thu, 10 Sep
Full Moon
Sat, 26 Sep
New Moon
Sat, 10 Oct
Full Moon
Sun, 25 Oct

Solunar Bite Times

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Best fishing times:
  • minor Time:
    06:06 am - 08:06 am
  • major Time:
    12:13 pm - 02:13 pm
  • minor Time:
    06:20 pm - 08:20 pm
  • major Time:
    11:37 pm - 01:37 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 New Moon at 0% 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 -28 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
America/Chicago • Fri, 11 Sep 04:37 • 43.105, -89.42
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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: Madison, 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 Lake Mendota 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 18 beaches and bays in this area.

University Bay - 2.52149605992km , Dengel Bay - 3.91493965326km , James Madison Beach - 3.96528610531km , Tenney Beach - 4.08688240096km , Warner Beach - 4.19180632403km , Spring Harbor Beach - 4.72638970697km , Brittingham Bay - 5.01363357852km , B B Clarke Beach - 5.16375759674km , Brittingham Beach - 5.18785687816km , Marshall Beach - 5.2136513991km , Vilas Beach - 5.27500147426km , Monona Bay - 5.45554777509km , Bernies Beach - 5.8856524533km , Olin Beach - 6.58752490787km , Olbrich Beach - 7.56324102802km , Turvilles Bay - 7.67861531411km , Esther Beach - 8.12545686844km , Squaw Bay - 8.50549373477km

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

Lake Mendota - 0km , Picnic Point Marsh - 2.04865769236km , University Bay - 2.52149605992km , Governors Island - 2.56569061235km , Class of 1918 Marsh - 2.66880511596km , Dengel Bay - 3.91493965326km , James Madison Beach - 3.96528610531km , Sixmile Creek - 3.97686382618km , Tenney Beach - 4.08688240096km , Warner Beach - 4.19180632403km , Mendota Locks 2WP1286 Dam - 4.20517872361km , Great Central Marsh (historical) - 4.26017251278km , Dorn Creek - 4.29236859733km , Spring Harbor Beach - 4.72638970697km , Brittingham Bay - 5.01363357852km , Pheasant Branch - 5.1250687539km , B B Clarke Beach - 5.16375759674km , Brittingham Beach - 5.18785687816km , Marshall Beach - 5.2136513991km , Vilas Beach - 5.27500147426km , Lake Wingra WP 74 Dam - 5.2942012608km , Monona Bay - 5.45554777509km , Lake Wingra - 5.72149459385km , Bernies Beach - 5.8856524533km , Wingra Creek - 6.45879495939km , Lake Monona - 6.47515513481km , Olin Beach - 6.58752490787km , Cherokee Lake - 6.73987866702km , Tiedemans Pond - 7.08918244237km , Starkweather Creek - 7.10358590197km , Graber Pond - 7.30589980046km , Strickers Pond - 7.56029143195km , Olbrich Beach - 7.56324102802km , Turvilles Bay - 7.67861531411km , Esther Beach - 8.12545686844km , Esser Pond - 8.46888652556km , Squaw Bay - 8.50549373477km , Token Creek - 9.41662237583km , Nine Springs Creek - 10.25785833492km , Upper Mud Lake - 11.27917605698km

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