Best time to fish in Waskaganish
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (EDT) · Quebec, Canada Today, Wed, Oct 28 · EDT- Major periods
- 1:50–3:50 am and 2:22–4:22 pm
- Minor periods
- 11:18 am–12:18 pm and 6:22–7:22 pm
- Solunar activity
- High
- Sun
- 8:02 am–5:55 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, the best time to fish in Waskaganish is 1:50 am to 3:50 am, with a major period and falling pressure. It's a good day (7/10). The best day this week is Tuesday, November 3, at 9/10.
We don't have a tide station close enough to Waskaganish, so the tide doesn't count in the rating: it comes from the solunar periods, the light and the weather.
Your day in Waskaganish 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 | 7good day | 1:50–3:50 am7:30–8:50 am | Waning gibbous |
| Thu 29 | 7good day | 3:30–6:30 pm7:30–8:20 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Fri 30 | 7good day | 5:00–6:30 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Sat 31 | 8good day | 5:30–6:20 pm2:30–3:10 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Sun 1 | 5average day | 4:30–7:30 pm1:30–2:30 pm | Last quarter |
| Mon 2 | 8good day | 6:40–7:50 am6:20–8:20 pm | Waning crescent |
| Tue 3 | 9great day | 6:40–8:00 am | 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).
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 2.4 of 5, moon 1 of 2 and lineup 1 of 1; the weather adds 1.
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.
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Fishing rules in Waskaganish
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 Waskaganish
What's the best time to fish in Waskaganish today?
1:50 am to 3:50 am, with a major period and falling pressure. Also 7:30 am to 8:50 am and 2:20 pm to 4:20 pm. Today's rating: 7/10 (good day).
What about tomorrow? When's the best time to fish in Waskaganish?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm, with a rating of 7/10.
Which day this week is best for fishing in Waskaganish?
Tuesday, November 3, at 9/10. Its best window is 6:40 am to 8:00 am.
When are the solunar periods in Waskaganish today?
Major: 1:50–3:50 am and 2:22–4:22 pm. Minor: 11:18 am–12:18 pm and 6:22–7:22 pm. Solunar activity today: high.
Does the tide affect fishing in Waskaganish?
We leave it out: there's no tide station close enough to Waskaganish 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: falling pressure (−0.13 inHg in 24 h), light offshore wind (8 mph) and calm sea (0.3 ft waves). Strong wind and big waves lower the rating; falling pressure raises it a little.
What are the fishing rules in Waskaganish?
Recreational fishing rules in Waskaganish (licenses, size limits, bag limits and closed seasons) are set by the authorities: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. They change often: check the official website before you go.
More about Waskaganish 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).