Louisiana Best Fishing Times Today
Solunar major and minor periods, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and the moon phase for every Louisiana parish, today and for the next 7 days.
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Choose from 64 Louisiana parishes to see today’s solunar periods and the next seven days for that one.
Today’s solunar periods, sunrise, sunset and the moon for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana load here.
Louisiana times are worked out in your browser with SunCalc for each parish’s internal point in the Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer, shown in that parish’s local time. Check any Louisiana day against the US Naval Observatory sun and moon tables.
What the Louisiana fishing times mean
The idea behind these Louisiana times goes back to John Alden Knight’s solunar tables of 1926. A major period runs about 2 hours around the moment the moon crosses overhead or passes underfoot, and a minor period about 1 hour around moonrise or moonset. Treat them as a traditional guide rather than a promise; on Louisiana water a cold front or muddy runoff matters more.
Each day the moon rises over Louisiana roughly 50 minutes later than the day before, which walks the periods through the clock. Look along the week for a period that overlaps first or last light.
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 Louisiana day card.
All 64 parishes keep Central time. On the June solstice the first Louisiana sunrise comes in St. Bernard Parish at 5:57 a.m. and the last in Cameron Parish at 6:13 a.m., a 16 minute spread on the clock.
Around Baton Rouge daylight lasts 14 hours 7 minutes on the June solstice and 10 hours 10 minutes on the December solstice, so the same solunar period can fall in daylight in summer and in the dark in winter. From Union Parish in the north to Plaquemines Parish in the south the county centres are 3.5 degrees of latitude apart; on June 21 that is 14 hours 19 minutes of daylight against 14 hours 1 minutes.
Louisiana sunrise, sunset and day lengths above are computed for the 64 Census 2023 Gazetteer parish internal points with the same SunCalc formulas the widget uses.
Louisiana fish to plan around today's times
Where to find each fish in Louisiana, with its limits and records.
- Alligator Gar
- Almaco Jack
- Atlantic Sharpnose Shark
- Banded Rudderfish
- Bigeye Tuna
- Bigmouth Buffalo
- Black Buffalo
- Black Crappie
- Black Drum
- Black Grouper
- Black Sea Bass
- Blackfin Snapper
- Blacktip Shark
- Blue Catfish
- Blue Marlin
- Bluefin Tuna
- Bluegill
- Bonnethead Shark
- Bowfin
- Bull Shark
- Channel Catfish
- Cobia
- Cubera Snapper
- Flathead Catfish
- Freshwater Drum
- Gag
- Gizzard Shad
- Gray Snapper
- Gray Triggerfish
- Greater Amberjack
- Hogfish
- Hybrid Striped Bass
- King Mackerel
- Lane Snapper
- Largemouth Bass
- Lesser Amberjack
- Longnose Gar
- Mutton Snapper
- Paddlefish
- Queen Snapper
- Rainbow Trout
- Red Drum
- Red Grouper
- Red Snapper
- Redear Sunfish
- Roundscale Spearfish
- Sailfish
- Scamp
- Sheepshead
- Silk Snapper
- Smallmouth Buffalo
- Southern Flounder
- Spanish Mackerel
- Spinner Shark
- Spotted Bass
- Spotted Gar
- Spotted Seatrout
- Striped Bass
- Striped Mullet
- Swordfish
- Tilefish
- Tripletail
- Vermilion Snapper
- Wahoo
- Warmouth
- Wenchman
- White Bass
- White Crappie
- White Marlin
- Yellow Bass
- Yellow Bullhead
- Yellowfin Grouper
- Yellowfin Tuna
- Yellowtail Snapper
Lakes in Louisiana to fish in the next period
Every Louisiana lake page has access points, species and a level box where a gauge sits on the lake.
- Anacoco Lake
- Atchafalaya Basin
- Bartholomew, Desiard and Black Bayou Complex
- Black Bayou Lake (Caddo Parish)
- Black Bayou Lake (Ouachita Parish)
- Black Bayou Reservoir
- Black Lake and Clear Lake
- Black River and Cocodrie Lake Complex
- Bonne Idee Bayou
- Bonnet Carre Spillway
- Bundick Lake
- Caddo Lake
- Caney Creek Reservoir
- Cross Lake
- D'Arbonne Lake
- False River
- Grand Bayou Reservoir
- Henderson Lake
- Indian Creek Reservoir
- Lake Bruin
- Lake Claiborne
- Lake Concordia
- Lake Des Allemands
- Toledo Bend Reservoir
Questions on Louisiana fishing times
What are the best fishing times today in Louisiana?
In Louisiana, the major periods: about 2 hours around the moon overhead and underfoot, then the minor periods around moonrise and moonset. Pick your parish above; the list starts on East Baton Rouge Parish.
How many Louisiana parishes does the list cover?
All 64 Louisiana parishes, each with its Census 2023 Gazetteer internal point and its own time zone.
Does Louisiana have more than one time zone?
No. All 64 parishes keep Central time. The widget still uses each parish centre, so Louisiana times shift a few minutes from east to west.
How much does sunrise differ across Louisiana?
On June 21 the earliest sunrise is 5:57 a.m. in St. Bernard Parish and the latest 6:13 a.m. in Cameron Parish, a 16 minute spread.
How long is the longest day around Baton Rouge?
14 hours 7 minutes on the June solstice in East Baton Rouge Parish; the December solstice gives 10 hours 10 minutes.
Is a major period better than a minor one in Louisiana?
For Louisiana 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; Louisiana weather and water conditions matter as much.
Why is there no major period on some Louisiana days?
Over Louisiana 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 parish day card shows a single major period.
Do solunar times change Louisiana fishing rules?
No. Seasons, limits and hours come from the Louisiana regulations; see the license and regulations page for Louisiana.
Can I check the Louisiana 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 parish centre coordinates for a Louisiana day.