Best Fishing Times for October 2024

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Location: Columbus
Local Time: 06:31 pm
Timezone: America/New_York
Latitude: 39.9612
Longitude: -82.9988

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Sun and Moon

The sun will be at it's highest point at 01:18 pm. Today we have 11:8 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:

06:45 am

Sunrise:

07:43 am
Sunset:

06:52 pm

Nautical Twilight ends:

07:51 pm
Moonrise:

05:58 pm
Moonset:

05:16 am
Moon over:

11:50 pm
Moon under:

11:37 am
Visibility:

95%
Waxing Gibbous

Next Full Moon in 1 days on 17th October

Distance to earth:

363,857 km

Proximity:

98.2 %

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

First Quarter: Thu, 10 Oct - 02:56 pm

Full Moon: Thu, 17 Oct - 07:27 am

Last Quarter: Thu, 24 Oct - 04:05 am

New Moon: Fri, 1 Nov - 08:48 am

Full Moon: Fri, 15 Nov - 04:29 pm

Solunar Clock

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Display Settings:

average Day

The Solunarclock displays the best fishing times on a 24 hour clock. Green areas represent major bite times, yellow minor bite times, the center displays the moon phase and illumination (95%).

Best fishing times:

minor Time:

04:16 am - 06:16 am
major Time:

10:37 am - 12:37 pm
minor Time:

04:58 pm - 06:58 pm
major Time:

10:50 pm - 12:50 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 Waxing Gibbous at 95% 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. Today some bite times coincide with sunrise or sunset. Those will be particularly good times for fishing and are indicated by sun icons. Currently we have a minor fishing time. The next best fishing time ( ) starts in 4 hours and 18 minutes. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.

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Current Fishing Weather

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Wind Direction and Speed are one of the most important aspects for choosing a fishing spot. An offshore wind can help land-based anglers with longer casting distances, while an onshore wind will make kayak fishing safer. Often fish will also move to certain feeding areas depending on the wind direction. Check out the long term wind forecast at the charts below.

Fishing Barometer

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Atmospheric or Barometric Pressure affects fish activity. The best fishing can be had on a rising barometer and also the time just before it is falling. A steady barometer in the higher ranges can also mean good fishing. A falling or low barometer reading without much change is usually not a very good time for fishing.

UV Effect on Fishing

UV Index:

As a rule of thumb, the higher the UV index, the deeper fish will move. Shallow water fishing is best done at times with a low UV index. When the UV is high, stick to early mornings, late evenings and shaded areas. The effect is less noticable in deeper water, but often a higher UV index can produce good results in the deep.

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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

Date	Major Bite Times	Minor Bite Times	Sun	Moon	Moonphase
Tue, 15 Oct	10:37 am - 12:37 pm 10:50 pm - 12:50 am	04:16 am - 06:16 am 04:58 pm - 06:58 pm	R: 07:43 am S: 06:52 pm	R: 05:58 pm S: 05:16 am	Waxing Gibbous
Wed, 16 Oct	11:28 am - 01:28 pm 11:14 pm - 01:14 am	05:34 am - 07:34 am 05:23 pm - 07:23 pm	R: 07:44 am S: 06:51 pm	R: 06:23 pm S: 06:34 am	Full Moon
Thu, 17 Oct	12:05 am - 02:05 am 12:22 pm - 02:22 pm	06:53 am - 08:53 am 05:51 pm - 07:51 pm	R: 07:45 am S: 06:49 pm	R: 06:51 pm S: 07:53 am	Full Moon
Fri, 18 Oct	12:59 am - 02:59 am 01:19 pm - 03:19 pm	08:14 am - 10:14 am 06:24 pm - 08:24 pm	R: 07:46 am S: 06:48 pm	R: 07:24 pm S: 09:14 am	Full Moon
Sat, 19 Oct	01:54 am - 03:54 am 02:18 pm - 04:18 pm	09:34 am - 11:34 am 07:03 pm - 09:03 pm	R: 07:47 am S: 06:46 pm	R: 08:03 pm S: 10:34 am	Waning Gibbous
Sun, 20 Oct	02:52 am - 04:52 am 03:21 pm - 05:21 pm	10:52 am - 12:52 pm 07:51 pm - 09:51 pm	R: 07:49 am S: 06:45 pm	R: 08:51 pm S: 11:52 am	Waning Gibbous
Mon, 21 Oct	03:53 am - 05:53 am 04:25 pm - 06:25 pm	12:02 pm - 02:02 pm 08:48 pm - 10:48 pm	R: 07:50 am S: 06:43 pm	R: 09:48 pm S: 01:02 pm	Waning Gibbous

*bold times indicate best fishing times around sunrise or sunset

Welcome to Fishingreminder!

Welcome To Fishingreminder - Your Ultimate Fishing Almanac

The aim of this website is to provide vital fishing information for planning successful fishing trips. We want to give you the best fishing almanac the internet has to offer.

Fishing is a great hobby and in order to catch fish consistently we need to consider a wide range of parameters. We need to familiarize ourselves with the habitat of the target species, look for good fishing spots, decide which tackle to use, check weather, wind and tides and make an educated guess about the best time to go fishing on a given day.

Fishingreminder is here to help you decide when to go fishing. Fish have feeding times just like us, we call them bite times. But their feeding times follow a natural rhythm of sun and moon. Because sun and moon will change during the years, months and days the bite times for each day will vary.

For that reason a specific theory was developed to describe and predict bite times. It's called the Solunar Theory. Fishingreminder uses this theory to calculate a fishing calendar based on sun and moon movements, tides and weather. We have even included knowledge from the ancient Maori fishing calendar in our calculations.

According to the Solunar Theory all wildlife and not only fish follow a similar feeding rhythm. Fishingreminder can therefore also be used for hunting and bird watching to find times of increased feeding activity.

Sometimes we are very busy with work and other commitments and don’t have time or forget to check for good fishing days regularly. Only to realize a week or so after new moon that we have just missed what could have been an epic fishing session.

That’s why Fishingreminder will scan the best fishing times for your location daily and remind you per email when you should go out fishing. Cause we know that nothing is more frustrating then to miss a great fishing opportunity.

On the site you will find Major and Minor Fishing Times, Sun and Moon information, Tide information if available and Weather info’s.

There is also a Forum, which you can use to ask people for advice or help others with your knowledge. In the Photo Section you can share your photos and show us what you caught and comment on photos. We also have an Article section and try to upload interesting articles and links to help you become an even more successful fisherman.

So have fun, explore the site and share your thoughts and catches with us.

All the best and good luck to everyone!

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5 months ago by wenscod

Thanks for accepting me into the group, invaluable information which will hopefully equate to more fish caught

5 months ago by Alex Nidza

I thank you for good services for fishing reminder

5 months ago by Shawn Mabe

This app is epic!!!✨

5 months ago by Leby Geronimo

Just heard your website from another angler. Looks very helpful to newy. Thanks!

5 months ago by Mikeyo357

Straight river is on cracking popping and shaking!

5 months ago by McNashFish

Hi all, new here and thanks for the info. I’m based in Jersey CI and would love a little more info on CI fishing times and how the Major Time (Green) is always at Low Tide, locals speak to going -1 hr +1 hr at high tide here. FYI Jersey had a tide range between ~12m and ~1m which means quite a long dangerous walk out :)

4 months ago by Edwin Chinyemba

thanks for update it helps to plan

4 months ago by Steven Caplan

Hey there everyone, need all the help I can get. Surfcasting for some strippers in a few hours. Hoping for a "slottie" here on the south shore of long island.

4 months ago by Rob Fowler

App works well. Gives good info as to what depth to fish

4 months ago by Cavaliers

I like to use a frog lure but when a fish tries to strike it I can never set the hook in time. Any tips on how I can solve this problem?

4 months ago by Jason Mikkles

Why am I seeing weather for Austin when I fish in Rosebud. Temple or Waco would be better if you can't show Rosebud TX

4 months ago by Cyndi 1

Hello we out on Claytor Lake and the meeting place of the New River, any advice on carfishing times that are the best..

4 months ago by Guitarman

just a great app. I really like it!

4 months ago by Tim Willingham

Glad to be here catching bass and more bass

4 months ago by H8nry

What a great tool for planning next fishing trip all one need at your fingertips accelent

4 months ago by Jacob B

I love this app.. hands down it's the best fishing report app that has ever been created... 🐳🐠🐋🐬🐟 Thanks

4 months ago by Christian Fernsebner (MBChris)

Trying to catch some big ones with shore jigging at Mediterranean Sea 😄

4 months ago by Shaun Kumarasamy

Hi, Shaun here from Malaysia. Hope this app will help me on my fishing endeavours.

4 months ago by Amber Woodroff

Beach fishing in Mexico - happy days!!

3 months ago by Turbo74

Going to fish now for some pike

3 months ago by PT Edward fisher

Hi Mark, I suggest that you add a dislike thumb to photos. Just saw a Charlie Phifer photo with a Trump flag in the background. He's looking like he's ready to draw a gun. He doesn't look friendly, does he?

3 months ago by Mark Totzke

Thanks for the suggestion. I think the flag might have been there just by coincidence and not intentional. Charlie has contributed many photos over the years. But you're right, having it in the background is not appropriate for a neutral fishing site. Perhaps a report photo instead of thumbs down would be a good option.

3 months ago by kingiFiddler

It's a slippery slope, good luck Mark ;-)

3 months ago by Mark Totzke

haha, yeah sure is 😀😀

3 months ago by PT Edward fisher

Hi Mark, Report a photo is probably a better idea. Thanks.

3 months ago by chel concepcion

hows fishing tonight is it good... im here now in uae?

3 months ago by Mucca

Not related to any flags or political jargon, I just wanted to comment on the accuracy of fishingreminder forecast. The last two times I went out walleye fishing the forecast was a two star rating both days. Both days were decent, fish weren’t jumping into the boat but I managed my limit both days. As for “major and minor” time slots, I found that the 11:00am - 1:00pm major window could have been extended to approximately 2:00 pm. Must say I’m enjoying the sight. Good fishing to you all out there!!!!

3 months ago by Mucca

By the way, my location is in the Vermilion Bay Area, NW Ontario, Canada. The true “Land of Lakes!” That’s not a spite towards our wonderful friends in Minnesota!!

3 months ago by JamesThree

Hey Mark Just wanted to let you know that I'm really enjoying your recent YouTube videos and especially appreciate seeing not just edited highlights of all the fish you catch, but also when things don't quite go to plan. (That's what really happens when you go fishing, right?!) And I don't think you babble on too much (ie: your YT comment in the South Island Winter Fishing clip), it's actually interesting to get your insights into where you are, how you plan to approach the fishing, how cold it is and even why anyone would leave their boots and sandals behind. I probably wont ever get to fish in NZ, so your videos are the next best thing. Oh and I so wanted your **improved** fish finder (with external battery) to work, but it was great that you showed us when it didn't. (I'm hoping to see it successfully re-appear in a future vid.) Anyway, Fishing Reminder remains my Go To fishing forecast app, and I'm looking forward to that new version with the super Settings that you previewed a while back..... ;o)

3 months ago by Mark Totzke

Thanks James, great encouraging feedback - thanks so much for that. I just got back to working on the new feature on FR. I got a bit side tracked for a while but still on it :)

3 months ago by Mark Totzke

And believe it or not as soon as I got home the fish finder worked again. Not sure why it wouldn't work on the boat that day. I think the connector I used is a bit loose and low quality. I'm getting a better connector and next time it should do the job just right, fingers crossed :)

3 months ago by Tina Daniels

I really disagree with fishing forecasts here. On poor days, I’ve caught more fish than I could handle. Best days, not a bite. Other websites also contradict your forecasts. 😏

3 months ago by Mark Totzke

There is the misconception that the best fishing times are something that is set in stone. Yet the bite time predictions work on the assumption that all other conditions are ideal. Everything needs to be checked an put in perspective. If the weather conditions are bad for fishing on a good day and great on a poor day the fishing will be better on the poor day. If the major bite time is near sunrise or sunset it will probably be better than in the middle of a hot sunny day. Bite times and day ratings are an additional tool in the fishing forecast not a non plus ultra rule. As to any discrepancy with other websites. We do use additional information to predict the best days so there could be a slight difference but it will not be a contradiction because generally the best days (under ideal conditions) are around new moon and full moon and that will be across the board. We are confident in our predictions as we get frequently great feedback from fishos around the world. But there is always room for improvement. In our next version we are trying to combine the weather and fishing times into one prediction system rather than having to check them separately.

3 months ago by JamesThree

Hehe! I wish there was a magic tool that could perfectly predict where and when to fish. I'm going fishing regardless, and use Fishing Reminder to help plan my timing; more often than not, it does help:- THANKS MARK! (That said, I have to confess that I LOVE proving the prediction wrong and having some success on a one star day!) ;op

3 months ago by Jason Boa

Cheers Mark for the upgrade Great site and web page..highly recommend. Keep up the good work

3 months ago by Mark Totzke

Thanks Jason, your input, feedback and contributions are much appreciated 👍

2 months ago by arwood52130

To be honest, Fishing Reminder is a fantastic website that I use frequently. It’s incredibly handy for checking tide times and the weather, and its accuracy has been spot on so far. Thanks to the Fishing Reminder team for providing such a valuable tool in my tackle box!

2 months ago by Jay M

I have been using fishing reminder for many years now and it definitely helps catch more fish. Good app/ website. I just figured out you can look at graphs about the air pressure and temperature and others that will help you narrow the times down even more love this site

2 months ago by Donald 1

Thanks for the reminder

2 months ago by redelijkheid

We gaan er op uit een hengeltje uit gooien

2 months ago by ron stotz

Very good Love this App

2 months ago by McNashFish

No idea why the Major Fishing times in my location are always low tide.

2 months ago by Mark Totzke

The tide and fishing times are closely related because of the moon. When you have major times around low tide at your location then the minor times will be around high tide. If your location is only accessible or fishable during high tide then the minor times are your best bet at this particular spot.

2 months ago by Mike Thorpe

Fished the Ceiba long pier yesterday, one good bite but lost it during first run. No catches.

2 months ago by Hellrazor

Hey, how’s it going? I love that I found this website. I’m excited to learn about all its features.

1 month ago by mario williams

I really love this website!👍

1 month ago by Trenton Patterson

It’s bs I never catch fish

1 month ago by kingiFiddler

Me neither, I want my money back ;-)

1 month ago by Mark Totzke

My, oh my! What are we gonna do about you guys not catching fish? And all because of this website 😜😂

1 month ago by kingiFiddler

Ha. Got nothing to do with the weather, the season, my inability to find the fish, etc. It's just this website's fault. Keep up the good work Mark. One of the better fishing sites around.

1 month ago by Mark Totzke

haha, thanks brother, glad you enjoy the site :)

1 month ago by Los Tunes

Using app. Yellowfin croaker, Malibu Ca.08/29/2024. All says good day!

1 month ago by Los Tunes

Oops! How do I send photo?

1 month ago by ledairen moody

I just want a good place to catch fish still haven’t found a good spot Hattiesburg Mississippi here

1 month ago by Bradley Wisdom

New to the app/website and liking it very much so far. Thank you!

1 month ago by Ramon Gonzales

Found this app going to give it a try!

3 weeks ago by Stuart Gleeson

Great app has helped to increase our catch rate and quantity.

3 weeks ago by Roy Bittinger

Love this app, it's great

2 weeks ago by Arndell

The adds spoil this site. Is there a way to turn them off.

1 week ago by JCfishing1984

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend and tight lines 😊

1 week ago by Jimmbob

Hey Mark and Heyshin, we love your videos!! In fact we've just brought an Aqua marine dinghy like yours! Keep up the good work, we love watching you and use your App.

1 week ago by Ramil Terante

I can schedule my time for this apps to another appointment so thanks this apps for a time to remind me....

1 week ago by rolyat

very useful info thankyou

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