Best times for anglers
Published in Outdoors
(Table for May 3-May 17)
This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones.
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Sunday………...........12:50 a.m.......…...…….…….......................................1:15 p.m.
Monday………..........1:40 a.m..........………...............................................2:05 p.m.
Tuesday.…..............2:30 a.m.......………………….…….................................2:55 p.m.
Wednesday………....3:20 a.m.......…………………........................................3:50 p.m.
Thursday…….….......4:15 a.m........…………...............................................4:40 p.m.
Friday.....……...........5:00 a.m.........……...…………......................................5:25 p.m.
Saturday…..............5:50 a.m.........……….………........................................6:15 p.m.
Sunday………............6:35 a.m.....…………………..........................................7:00 p.m.
Monday………...........7:20 a.m.......……………………………..............................7:45 p.m.
Tuesday…………........8:05 a.m...........…...…………………...............................8:30 p.m.
Wednesday.............8:50 a.m.......……………………..….................................9:15 p.m.
Thursday……............9:40 a.m........……………………....................................10:05 p.m.
Friday………..............10:30 a.m.......…...………….........................................11:00 p.m.
Saturday…...............11:30 a.m...........………............................................12:05 a.m.
Sunday……...............12:35 p.m................……………...................................1:10 a.m.
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Source: U.S. Naval Observatory data
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