Indiana Best Fishing Times Today
Solunar major and minor periods, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and the moon phase for every Indiana county, today and for the next 7 days.
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The list holds every Indiana county, 92 in all; the times start on Marion County, the county around Indianapolis.
Today’s solunar periods, sunrise, sunset and the moon for Marion County, Indiana load here.
Indiana 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 Indiana day against the US Naval Observatory sun and moon tables.
What the Indiana 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 Indiana waters and not a guarantee of bites.
Over Indiana, 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 Indiana 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 Indiana day card.
Indiana splits across Eastern time and Central time: 80 counties on Eastern time; 12 counties on Central time. Across the state the June 21 sunrise runs 72 minutes from first to last, 5:14 a.m. in LaPorte County against 6:26 a.m. in Pike County.
In Marion County, the county around Indianapolis, the longest day of the year is 14 hours 59 minutes and the shortest 9 hours 21 minutes. From Steuben County in the north to Spencer County in the south the county centres are 3.6 degrees of latitude apart; on June 21 that is 15 hours 12 minutes of daylight against 14 hours 48 minutes.
Indiana sunrise, sunset and day lengths above are computed for the 92 Census 2023 Gazetteer county internal points with the same SunCalc formulas the widget uses.
Indiana fish to plan around today's times
Where to find each fish in Indiana, with its limits and records.
- Atlantic Salmon
- Bighead Carp
- Black Bullhead
- Black Crappie
- Blue Catfish
- Bluegill
- Bowfin
- Brook Trout
- Brown Bullhead
- Brown Trout
- Burbot
- Channel Catfish
- Chinook Salmon
- Coho Salmon
- Common Carp
- Flathead Catfish
- Flier
- Freshwater Drum
- Goldeye
- Grass Carp
- Green Sunfish
- Hybrid Striped Bass
- Lake Trout
- Lake Whitefish
- Largemouth Bass
- Longnose Gar
- Mooneye
- Muskellunge
- Northern Pike
- Paddlefish
- Pink Salmon
- Rainbow Trout
- Redear Sunfish
- Redfin Pickerel
- Rock Bass
- Sauger
- Saugeye
- Shortnose Gar
- Shovelnose Sturgeon
- Silver Carp
- Skipjack Herring
- Smallmouth Bass
- Spotted Bass
- Spotted Gar
- Steelhead Trout
- Striped Bass
- Tiger Muskellunge
- Tiger Trout
- Walleye
- Warmouth
- White Bass
- White Catfish
- White Crappie
- Yellow Bass
- Yellow Bullhead
- Yellow Perch
Lakes in Indiana to fish in the next period
Every Indiana lake page has access points, species and a level box where a gauge sits on the lake.
- Adams Lake
- Big Barbee Lake
- Big Chapman Lake
- Big Lake
- Big Long Lake
- Brookville Lake
- Crooked Lake (Steuben County)
- Dallas Lake
- Dewart Lake
- Hamilton Lake
- Lake Freeman
- Lake James
- Lake Manitou
- Lake Maxinkuckee
- Lake Wawasee
- Lake of the Woods (Marshall County)
- Monroe Lake
- Palestine Lake
- Patoka Lake
- Sylvan Lake
- Tippecanoe Lake
- Waldron Lake
- Webster Lake
- Worster Lake
Questions on Indiana fishing times
What are the best fishing times today in Indiana?
In Indiana, 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 Marion County.
How many Indiana counties does the list cover?
All 92 Indiana counties, each with its Census 2023 Gazetteer internal point and its own time zone.
Does Indiana have more than one time zone?
Indiana splits across Eastern time and Central time: 80 counties on Eastern time; 12 counties on Central time. The widget shows each Indiana county in its own clock time.
How much does sunrise differ across Indiana?
On June 21 the earliest sunrise is 5:14 a.m. in LaPorte County and the latest 6:26 a.m. in Pike County, a 72 minute spread.
How long is the longest day around Indianapolis?
14 hours 59 minutes on the June solstice in Marion County; the December solstice gives 9 hours 21 minutes.
Is a major period better than a minor one in Indiana?
For Indiana 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; Indiana weather and water conditions matter as much.
Why is there no major period on some Indiana days?
Over Indiana 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 Indiana fishing rules?
No. Seasons, limits and hours come from the Indiana regulations; see the license and regulations page for Indiana.
Can I check the Indiana 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 Indiana day.