Best time to fish in Five Rivers
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (ADT) · New Brunswick, Canada Today, Wed, Oct 28 · ADT- Major periods
- 1:53–3:53 am and 2:24–4:24 pm
- Minor periods
- 10:50–11:50 am and 6:54–7:54 pm
- Solunar activity
- High
- Sun
- 7:56 am–6:10 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, the best time to fish in Five Rivers is 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, with moonrise, sunset and some swell. It's a fair day (4/10). The best day this week is Friday, October 30, at 9/10.
We don't have a tide station close enough to Five Rivers, so the tide doesn't count in the rating: it comes from the solunar periods, the light and the weather.
Your day in Five Rivers at a glance
The strip runs from midnight to midnight, local time. Night in gray, daylight in yellow; below, the solunar periods and the best windows.
Fishing forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best times | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4fair day | 5:30–7:30 pm1:50–3:50 am | Waning gibbous |
| Thu 29 | 6average day | 7:30–8:40 am3:00–5:00 am | Waning gibbous |
| Fri 30 | 9great day | 5:20–6:30 pm7:30–8:40 am | Waning gibbous |
| Sat 31 | 7good day | 5:30–6:40 pm5:00–7:00 am | Waning gibbous |
| Sun 1 | 6average day | 5:30–7:30 pm | Last quarter |
| Mon 2 | 9great day | 6:30–7:50 am1:40–2:40 pm | Waning crescent |
| Tue 3 | 6average day | 6:40–7:50 am7:10–9:10 pm | Waning crescent |
Each day's rating comes from the solunar periods, the light and, when we have the forecast, the weather (the tide doesn't count here).
What can you catch in Five Rivers?
Sport fishing species with the most records within about 19 mi of Five Rivers: winter flounder, Atlantic cod, striped bass and Atlantic mackerel. October is one of the months when these are seen most: winter flounder.
- Winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus · fish · 601 records Photo: Wikimedia Commons · public domain
- JanJ
- FebF
- MarM
- AprA
- MayM
- JunJ
- JulJ
- AugA
- SepS
- OctO
- NovN
- DecD
- Atlantic cod Gadus morhua · fish · 110 records Photo: Wikimedia Commons · public domain
- JanJ
- FebF
- MarM
- AprA
- MayM
- JunJ
- JulJ
- AugA
- SepS
- OctO
- NovN
- DecD
- Striped bass Morone saxatilis · fish · 84 records Photo: Steven G. Johnson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- JanJ
- FebF
- MarM
- AprA
- MayM
- JunJ
- JulJ
- AugA
- SepS
- OctO
- NovN
- DecD
- Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus · fish · 57 records Photo: Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- JanJ
- FebF
- MarM
- AprA
- MayM
- JunJ
- JulJ
- AugA
- SepS
- OctO
- NovN
- DecD
These are sightings and catches recorded since 1970 (reports from divers and anglers, scientific surveys and museum collections), not a promise that you will catch them. The months come from sightings only, adjusted for how many there are each month; hatched months have too few to tell.
Source: GBIF.org, which also gathers OBIS data. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0, from 1,130 datasets (retrieved October 24, 2026). Where the data comes from
Photos: each species' image on Wikidata (Wikimedia Commons) or, if there isn't one, one from GBIF; only licences that allow this use, each with its author and licence.
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps.
How we work out the best time
We score every moment of the day, every 10 minutes, with simple rules anglers have used for decades:
- Solunar: 2.5 points in the major periods (moon overhead or underfoot) and 1.5 in the minor ones (moonrise and moonset).
- Light: 2 points at dawn and dusk, from first light to the end of the morning golden hour and from the evening golden hour to the end of twilight.
- Weather: falling pressure adds 1 point and rising pressure takes 1 away; wind takes points away from force 4 (about 12 mph), up to 5 points in a gale; waves of 1.6 ft to 4.9 ft add half a point (they stir up the water) and from 8.2 ft they take points away (up to 4).
- Best windows: the stretches of 40 minutes to 3 hours with the most points, at least an hour apart.
- Day's rating out of 10: the best window (up to 5), the moon (up to 2, near new or full moon), the tide coefficient (up to 2) and whether a solunar period lines up with sunrise or sunset (1). Without a tide, we score out of 8 and scale it to 10. Good weather adds up to 1 point and bad weather pulls it down.
Today: best window 1.8 of 5, moon 1 of 2 and lineup 0 of 1; the weather adds 0.5.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: fish don't read tide tables. Always check the sea conditions and local fishing rules before you go.
Learn more
Fishing rules in Five Rivers
Licenses, size limits, bag limits and closed seasons are set by the authorities and change often. We don't copy them here: check the official website before you go.
Questions about fishing in Five Rivers
What's the best time to fish in Five Rivers today?
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, with moonrise, sunset and some swell. Also 1:50 am to 3:50 am and 2:20 pm to 4:20 pm. Today's rating: 4/10 (fair day).
What about tomorrow? When's the best time to fish in Five Rivers?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: 7:30 am to 8:40 am, with a rating of 6/10.
Which day this week is best for fishing in Five Rivers?
Friday, October 30, at 9/10. Its best window is 5:20 pm to 6:30 pm.
What can you catch in Five Rivers?
Sport fishing species with the most records within about 19 mi of Five Rivers: winter flounder, Atlantic cod, striped bass and Atlantic mackerel. October is one of the months when these are seen most: winter flounder. These are sightings and catches recorded in GBIF and OBIS, not a promise that you will catch them.
When are the solunar periods in Five Rivers today?
Major: 1:53–3:53 am and 2:24–4:24 pm. Minor: 10:50–11:50 am and 6:54–7:54 pm. Solunar activity today: high.
Does the tide affect fishing in Five Rivers?
We leave it out: there's no tide station close enough to Five Rivers to give reliable tide times. Where the tide is noticeable, the hours before and after high and low tide tend to fish best.
How is the rating worked out?
From the solunar periods, the light at dawn and dusk, the moon phase and, when we have the forecast, the pressure, the wind and the waves. Each factor gives a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10. The tide doesn't count here: without it, we score out of 8 and scale it to 10.
Does it take the weather into account?
Yes. During today's best window: steady pressure (30.27 inHg), light offshore wind (10 mph) and some swell (1.6 ft waves) to stir the water. Strong wind and big waves lower the rating; falling pressure raises it a little.
What are the fishing rules in Five Rivers?
Recreational fishing rules in Five Rivers (licenses, size limits, bag limits and closed seasons) are set by the authorities: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gulf Region and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. They change often: check the official website before you go.
More about Five Rivers today
Our own calculation: sun and moon with astronomy-engine and, when available, weather and sea from Open-Meteo (ECMWF, NOAA GFS and Copernicus Marine, CC BY 4.0).