How do you determine when the best time to catch fish is?

[GeauxLSU]

I use the same method to determine best fishing times as do to determine best hunting times. Whenever I can make to time to go, I go. "Forecast" means squat. There's only one guaranteed way to not catch anything....

 

[DMGun]

Presuming you are trying to decide which hours / days to go when you have many options... There are apps that predict major and minor feeding periods based on Moon phase and other variables. iSolunar is one, but I do not know if it works... WSBTV also has a predictor on their website.

I personally can't stand being in the heat of the middle day or dealing with 10,000 people on Lake Lanier, so I wind up fishing the last two hours before sunset.

 

[Bioshock]

I've heard when the dog wood trees start blooming it's time to get started, but at our hunting club it's when the percimins start dropping out of the tree, you can wear the cats out there, just grab a handful off the tree an use them as bait! You can't "fish" cause your constantly catching fish

Nice! I've never used persimmons before.

 

[medium187mph]

I live down the street from West Point Lake... I know when the fish are biting when hwy 27 has over 100+ cars parked on both sides of the road just past Ringer Access heading south.

 

[6Bones]

If the grocery is open? Sorry, couldn't resist. Standing by for more intelligent replies...

 

[SR Armory]

Whenever you're not working

 

[Brent1967]

Nice! I've never used persimmons before.

yea serious as a heart attack, but it only works where there are persimmon trees over the water, I've looked like an idiot carrying them to the lake with my buddies an not so much as a nibble!

 

[Gaducker]

When my hull is wet.

 

[GeauxLSU]

By the way, the catalpa worms are on the trees right now... just sayin'......

 

[BIKER13]

watch my goldfish and see how she is acting in her bowl