Texas Best Fishing Times Today
Solunar major and minor periods, sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and the moon phase for every Texas county, today and for the next 7 days.
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All 254 counties in Texas are in the list. Choose one and the times below switch to that county, in its own local clock time.
Today’s solunar periods, sunrise, sunset and the moon for Travis County, Texas load here.
Texas 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 Texas day against the US Naval Observatory sun and moon tables.
What the Texas fishing times mean
The Texas times here come from the solunar theory John Alden Knight published in 1926: fish are said to feed harder while the moon is overhead or underfoot (the major periods, about 2 hours each) and around moonrise and moonset (the minor periods, about 1 hour each). It is a traditional guide, not a guarantee; Texas water temperature, weather, wind and light still decide most days.
Over Texas, 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 Texas anglers already favour.
Traditional tables give their best ratings to days near a new or full moon, so each Texas card also carries the phase and how much of the moon is lit.
Texas splits across Central time and Mountain time: 252 counties on Central time; 2 counties on Mountain time. Across the state the June 21 sunrise runs 59 minutes from first to last, 5:58 a.m. in Hudspeth County against 6:57 a.m. in Presidio County.
In Travis County, the county around Austin, the longest day of the year is 14 hours 6 minutes and the shortest 10 hours 12 minutes. From Dallam County in the north to Cameron County in the south the county centres are 10.2 degrees of latitude apart; on June 21 that is 14 hours 38 minutes of daylight against 13 hours 46 minutes.
Texas sunrise, sunset and day lengths above are computed for the 254 Census 2023 Gazetteer county internal points with the same SunCalc formulas the widget uses.
Texas fish to plan around today's times
Where to find each fish in Texas, with its limits and records.
- Alligator gar Fishing
- Black drum Fishing
- Blue catfish Fishing
- Bluegill Fishing
- Channel catfish Fishing
- Cobia Fishing
- Common snook Fishing
- Crappie Fishing
- Flathead catfish Fishing
- Greater amberjack Fishing
- Guadalupe bass Fishing
- Hybrid striped bass Fishing
- King mackerel Fishing
- Largemouth bass Fishing
- Rainbow trout Fishing
- Red drum Fishing
- Red snapper Fishing
- Redear sunfish Fishing
- Sheepshead Fishing
- Smallmouth bass Fishing
- Southern flounder Fishing
- Spotted bass Fishing
- Spotted seatrout Fishing
- Striped bass Fishing
- Tarpon Fishing
- Walleye Fishing
- White bass Fishing
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Texas lake pages carry ramps, species, records and live levels where a gauge exists; each one links back here.
- Belton Lake
- Bois d'Arc Lake
- Caddo Lake
- Canyon Lake
- Cedar Creek Reservoir
- Eagle Mountain Lake
- Lake Brownwood
- Lake Buchanan
- Lake Conroe
- Lake Fork
- Lake Granbury
- Lake Limestone
- Lake Lyndon B. Johnson
- Lake Palestine
- Lake Tawakoni
- Lake Texoma
- Lake Travis
- Lake Waco
- Lake Whitney
- Lewisville Lake
- O.H. Ivie Lake
- Ray Roberts Lake
- Richland Chambers Reservoir
- Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Questions on Texas fishing times
What are the best fishing times today in Texas?
In Texas, 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 Travis County.
How many Texas counties does the list cover?
All 254 Texas counties, each with its Census 2023 Gazetteer internal point and its own time zone.
Does Texas have more than one time zone?
Texas splits across Central time and Mountain time: 252 counties on Central time; 2 counties on Mountain time. The widget shows each Texas county in its own clock time.
How much does sunrise differ across Texas?
On June 21 the earliest sunrise is 5:58 a.m. in Hudspeth County and the latest 6:57 a.m. in Presidio County, a 59 minute spread.
How long is the longest day around Austin?
14 hours 6 minutes on the June solstice in Travis County; the December solstice gives 10 hours 12 minutes.
Is a major period better than a minor one in Texas?
For Texas 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; Texas weather and water conditions matter as much.
Why is there no major period on some Texas days?
Over Texas 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 Texas fishing rules?
No. Seasons, limits and hours come from the Texas regulations; see the license and regulations page for Texas.
Can I check the Texas 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 Texas day.