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Canada / British Columbia / Lake Harelda Lakes

Bite forecast: Lake Harelda Lakes

  • 9 ha
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    68/100high activity

    Cloudy: 3–14 °C

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeHarelda Lakes0.6 km
  • LakeHarelda Lakes0.7 km
  • LakeHarlequin Lake3 km
  • LakeHermit Lake5 km
  • LakeJuno Lake6 km
  • LakeCygnet Lake6 km
  • LakeSpence Lake6 km
  • LakeImber Lake7 km
  • LakePurdy Lake7 km
  • BayMcIntyre Bay7 km

Lake Harelda Lakes (British Columbia) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 9 ha in area. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

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MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
63/100high activity

Drizzle: 2–10 °C

  • SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    61/100high activity

    Cloudy: 2–11 °C

  • Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
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    Sat
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?

    In the fish list, this icon marks species recorded here by GBIF. Unmarked species may still occur in the waterbody.

    Coho salmonDolly VardenBrown troutChum salmonLargemouth bassPink salmonMountain whitefishSockeye salmonSteelheadBrook troutBull troutCutthroat troutChinook salmonPikeWhitefishRainbow troutWalleyeWhite sturgeonYellow perchBlack crappieSmallmouth bassLake troutBurbot

    Black crappie

    5/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

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    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 07:00–09:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–22:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

    Look for drop-offs and gaps in the weeds, retrieve slowly, lingering over promising spots.

    Lures

    The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: small jig or minnow bait.

    Gear

    Bring a warm jacket — it's noticeably colder on the water than on shore. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 8 °C — colder than the 14–24 °C comfort range for Black crappie: the fish conserves energy and takes more cautiously.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 14–24 °C comfort rangecomfort 14–24 °C8 °C
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    Black crappie works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

    The day: daylight hours and when Black crappie feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is dropping 3 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 3 hPa change
    00:00 · 102023:00 · 1017 hPa

    One more input — the moon's feeding windows: within their hours the score sits higher than across the rest of the day. The window times are in the “Solunar feeding periods” card below.

    Feeding windows on the day scale0:0012:0024:00

    September is an average month for Black crappie here.

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    These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

    6 SepSunday, September 6
    +8°

    Cloudy · feels like +5°

    Low / high
    +2°…+11°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    1 m/s SE
    Cloud cover
    95%
    Humidity
    64%
    Pressure
    1019 hPa
    00:00+4°0.2 mm1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s100%100%
    01:00+4°0.6 mm1 m/ssoutheast wind, 1 m/s99%100%
    02:00+3°1.3 mm1 m/ssoutheast wind, 1 m/s100%100%
    03:00+3°0.9 mm1 m/ssouth wind, 1 m/s99%100%
    04:00+2°0.7 mm1 m/ssouthwest wind, 1 m/s100%100%
    05:00+2°0.3 mm1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s99%100%
    06:00+2°—1 m/ssouthwest wind, 1 m/s99%98%
    07:00+3°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s99%67%
    08:00+3°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s99%25%
    09:00+4°—0 m/swest wind, 0 m/s95%4%
    10:00+5°—0 m/ssoutheast wind, 0 m/s85%25%
    11:00+7°—1 m/ssoutheast wind, 1 m/s73%66%
    12:00+8°—1 m/ssoutheast wind, 1 m/s64%95%
    13:00+9°—1 m/ssoutheast wind, 1 m/s56%97%
    14:00+10°—2 m/ssoutheast wind, 2 m/s50%87%
    15:00+10°—1 m/ssoutheast wind, 1 m/s47%76%
    16:00+11°—1 m/ssoutheast wind, 1 m/s46%67%
    17:00+11°—1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s46%56%
    18:00+10°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s49%45%
    19:00+9°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s58%33%
    20:00+7°—0 m/snorth wind, 0 m/s73%20%
    21:00+5°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s87%10%
    22:00+4°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s90%4%
    23:00+4°—1 m/swest wind, 1 m/s87%1%
    +11°+6°+2°
    Weather throughout the day
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    Sun and moon

    Sunday, September 6
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    07:11
    Sunset
    20:25
    Day length
    13 h 14 min
    Sunshine hours
    12 h 22 min
    UV index
    2
    low
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    00:34
    Moonset
    18:55

    The day is 4 min shorter than yesterday.

    Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

    Solunar feeding periods

    +11% in the windowSunday, September 6
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor00:04–01:04Moonrise
    • Major08:54–10:54Moon overhead
    • Minor18:25–19:25Moonset
    • Major21:25–23:25Moon underfoot

    The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.

    What are solunar periods?