Georgia Best Fishing Times Today
Solunar major and minor periods, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and the moon phase for every Georgia county, today and for the next 7 days.
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Choose from 159 Georgia counties to see today’s solunar periods and the next seven days for that one.
Today’s solunar periods, sunrise, sunset and the moon for Fulton County, Georgia load here.
Georgia times are worked out in your browser with SunCalc for each county’s internal point in the Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer, shown in that county’s local time. Check any Georgia day against the US Naval Observatory sun and moon tables.
What the Georgia fishing times mean
Major periods, roughly 2 hours long, are centred on the moon passing overhead and underfoot; minor periods, roughly 1 hour, are centred on moonrise and moonset. This is the solunar theory John Alden Knight set out in 1926, a traditional guide for Georgia waters and not a guarantee of bites.
Over Georgia, moon times shift about 50 minutes later each day, so a major period that falls at dawn this week lands mid-morning next week. The 7-day row shows when one lines up with sunrise or sunset, the hours many Georgia anglers already favour.
Solunar tables traditionally rate the days around the new and full moon highest; the phase and the share of the moon lit are on every Georgia day card.
All 159 counties keep Eastern time. Clock sunrise is not the same across Georgia: on June 21 it ranges from 6:20 a.m. in Burke County to 6:37 a.m. in Seminole County, 17 minutes apart.
In Fulton County, the county around Atlanta, the longest day of the year is 14 hours 24 minutes and the shortest 9 hours 54 minutes. From Towns County in the north to Echols County in the south the county centres are 4.2 degrees of latitude apart; on June 21 that is 14 hours 30 minutes of daylight against 14 hours 8 minutes.
Georgia sunrise, sunset and day lengths above are computed for the 159 Census 2023 Gazetteer county internal points with the same SunCalc formulas the widget uses.
Georgia fish to plan around today's times
Where to find each fish in Georgia, with its limits and records.
- Altamaha Bass
- American Eel
- American Shad
- Atlantic Croaker
- Atlantic Sturgeon
- Bartram's Bass
- Black Bullhead
- Black Crappie
- Black Drum
- Black Sea Bass
- Blue Catfish
- Bluefish
- Bluegill
- Bowfin
- Brook Trout
- Brown Bullhead
- Brown Trout
- Chain Pickerel
- Channel Catfish
- Chattahoochee Bass
- Cobia
- Common Carp
- Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
- Flathead Catfish
- Flier
- Flounder
- Freshwater Drum
- Gag Grouper
- Greater Amberjack
- Green Sunfish
- Hammerhead Sharks
- Hickory Shad
- Hybrid Striped Bass
- King Mackerel
- Large Coastal Sharks
- Largemouth Bass
- Longear Sunfish
- Longnose Gar
- Rainbow Trout
- Red Drum
- Red Porgy
- Red Snapper
- Redbreast Sunfish
- Redear Sunfish
- Redeye Bass
- Redfin Pickerel
- Rock Bass
- Shadow Bass
- Sheepshead
- Shoal Bass
- Small Sharks
- Smallmouth Bass
- Smallmouth Buffalo
- Spanish Mackerel
- Spot
- Spotted Bass
- Spotted Gar
- Spotted Seatrout
- Spotted Sunfish
- Striped Bass
- Suwannee Bass
- Tallapoosa Bass
- Tarpon
- Tripletail
- Walleye
- Warmouth
- Weakfish
- White Bass
- White Catfish
- White Crappie
- Yellow Bass
- Yellow Bullhead
- Yellow Perch
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Every Georgia lake page has access points, species and a level box where a gauge sits on the lake.
- Alexander Lakes
- Alexander Stephens Park Lake
- Allen Pond
- American Legion Lake
- Antioch Lake East
- Antioch Lake West
- Banks Lake
- Barnes Lake
- Barnesville Reservoir
- Bartlett's Ferry Lake
- Bear Creek Lake
- Beaverdam Creek Lake
- Bidd Sands Pond
- Big Club House Pond
- Big Lazer Lake
- Big Metz Lake
- Black Rock Lake
- Blythe Island Regional Park Lake
- Clarks Hill Lake
- Lake Hartwell
- Lake Lanier
- Lake Seminole
- Lake Sinclair
- Lake Walter F. George
Questions on Georgia fishing times
What are the best fishing times today in Georgia?
In Georgia, the major periods: about 2 hours around the moon overhead and underfoot, then the minor periods around moonrise and moonset. Pick your county above; the list starts on Fulton County.
How many Georgia counties does the list cover?
All 159 Georgia counties, each with its Census 2023 Gazetteer internal point and its own time zone.
Does Georgia have more than one time zone?
No. All 159 counties keep Eastern time. The widget still uses each county centre, so Georgia times shift a few minutes from east to west.
How much does sunrise differ across Georgia?
On June 21 the earliest sunrise is 6:20 a.m. in Burke County and the latest 6:37 a.m. in Seminole County, a 17 minute spread.
How long is the longest day around Atlanta?
14 hours 24 minutes on the June solstice in Fulton County; the December solstice gives 9 hours 54 minutes.
Is a major period better than a minor one in Georgia?
For Georgia anglers, solunar theory rates major periods (moon overhead or underfoot, about 2 hours) above minor ones (about 1 hour at moonrise and moonset). It is a traditional guide; Georgia weather and water conditions matter as much.
Why is there no major period on some Georgia days?
Over Georgia the moon passes overhead or underfoot about 50 minutes later each day, so roughly once a month one of the two falls just past midnight and that county day card shows a single major period.
Do solunar times change Georgia fishing rules?
No. Seasons, limits and hours come from the Georgia regulations; see the license and regulations page for Georgia.
Can I check the Georgia times against an official source?
Yes. The US Naval Observatory publishes sun and moon rise, set and transit times for any place and date; enter the county centre coordinates for a Georgia day.