Good fishing today?
Portage Lakes State Park Beach
New Franklin, Ohio · State park
No live water temperature for this spot
There's no gauge or buoy on this water close enough to read it, so we can't say where the temperature sits for these fish. The moon times below still apply.
- Season: fall.
- Waning Gibbous, 84% lit; solunar major 3:05 AM–5:05 AM and 3:38 PM–5:38 PM (folklore, see below).
Moon and solunar times
Thursday, Oct 29 · Waning Gibbous, 84% lit · times in EDT
| Window | When | Centered on |
|---|---|---|
| Major | 3:05 AM–5:05 AM | Moon overhead |
| Minor | 11:44 AM–12:44 PM | Moonset |
| Major | 3:38 PM–5:38 PM | Moon underfoot |
| Minor | 8:32 PM–9:32 PM | Moonrise |
Anglers swear by solunar tables: the idea, popularized by John Alden Knight, is that fish feed most when the moon is overhead or underfoot (major windows, about two hours) and around moonrise and moonset (minor, about one hour). The moon times are real astronomy; the evidence that fish keep to them is thin. Treat them as a fun tiebreaker, not a forecast.
Sources: water temperature from USGS stream gauges, and Great Lakes stations for spots on a Great Lake; species ranges from the sources linked on each card. Moon times are computed from standard astronomical formulas and agree with the US Naval Observatory to within a few minutes. A fishing license is required; check local regulations before you go.