Best time to fish in Haines
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (AKDT) · Alaska, United States Today, Wed, Oct 28 · AKDT- High tides
- 3:01 am and 2:43 pm
- Major periods
- 1:47–3:47 am and 2:19–4:19 pm
- Solunar activity
- High
- Sun
- 8:12 am–5:18 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, the best time to fish in Haines is 2:20 pm to 3:40 pm, with the 2:43 pm high tide and a major period, though with rising pressure. It's a good day (7/10). The best day this week is Thursday, October 29, at 9/10.
Your day in Haines at a glance
The strip runs from midnight to midnight, local time. Night in gray, daylight in yellow; the blue curve is the tide; below, the solunar periods and the best windows.
Fishing forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best times | High tides | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7good day | 2:20–3:40 pm7:40–9:10 am | ▲ 3:01 am ▲ 2:43 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Thu 29 | 9great day | 3:20–4:30 pm8:30–9:20 am | ▲ 3:49 am ▲ 3:27 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Fri 30 | 9great day | 4:30–5:20 pm4:00–5:40 am | ▲ 4:42 am ▲ 4:17 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Sat 31 | 6average day | 5:00–6:50 am4:20–6:20 pm | ▲ 5:46 am ▲ 5:17 pm | Waning gibbous |
| Sun 1 | 6average day | 5:30–6:30 pm5:00–7:00 am | ▲ 6:03 am ▲ 5:33 pm | Last quarter |
| Mon 2 | 5average day | 6:40–7:50 am6:10–8:00 pm | ▲ 7:24 am ▲ 7:02 pm | Waning crescent |
| Tue 3 | 6average day | 7:30–8:30 am2:10–3:30 pm | ▲ 8:31 am ▲ 8:27 pm | Waning crescent |
Each day's rating comes from the tide, the solunar periods, the light and, when we have the forecast, the weather.
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
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Artificial reefs and wrecks to fish from a boat
Artificial reefs and wrecks draw fish, so they make good spots to fish from a boat. The nearest ones, within 16 mi.
Check the rules before you go: some have closed seasons, protected zones or banned gear. Wreck and reef positions are approximate and not for navigation; a wreck’s depth runs from the top of the hull to the seabed.
US wrecks: NOAA electronic navigational charts (ENC), a U.S. Government work; not for navigation.
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:
- Tide: 2 to 3.5 points in the hour before and the hour after each high and low tide. Spring tides (high coefficient) score more, because the water moves faster.
- 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 4.1 of 5, moon 1 of 2, coefficient 2 of 2 and lineup 1 of 1; the weather multiplies the rating by 0.86.
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 Haines
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 Haines
What's the best time to fish in Haines today?
2:20 pm to 3:40 pm, with the 2:43 pm high tide and a major period, though with rising pressure. Also 7:40 am to 9:10 am and 2:00 am to 3:50 am. Today's rating: 7/10 (good day).
What about tomorrow? When's the best time to fish in Haines?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: 3:20 pm to 4:30 pm, with a rating of 9/10.
Which day this week is best for fishing in Haines?
Thursday, October 29, at 9/10. Its best window is 3:20 pm to 4:30 pm.
When are the solunar periods in Haines today?
Major: 1:47–3:47 am and 2:19–4:19 pm. Minor: 12:38–1:38 pm and 4:56–5:56 pm. Solunar activity today: high.
Does the tide affect fishing in Haines?
Yes. Today high tide is at 3:01 am and 2:43 pm and low tide at 8:45 am and 9:21 pm, with a tide coefficient of 95 (spring tides). The hours around each tide change tend to fish best, because moving water carries food.
How is the rating worked out?
From the tide, 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.
Does it take the weather into account?
Yes. During today's best window: rising pressure (+0.11 inHg in 24 h), light offshore wind (5 mph) and calm sea (1.5 ft waves). Strong wind and big waves lower the rating; falling pressure raises it a little.
What are the fishing rules in Haines?
Recreational fishing rules in Haines (licenses, size limits, bag limits and closed seasons) are set by the authorities: Alaska Department of Fish and Game; offshore, NOAA Fisheries. They change often: check the official website before you go.
More about Haines today
Our own calculation: tide from Haines Inlet (NOAA), 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). Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database)