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Canada / Ontario / Basin Lake

Bite forecast: Basin Lake

  • 12 ha
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    75/100high activity

    Cloudy: 3–15 °C

Basin Lake (Ontario) — a spot well known among anglers. About 12 ha in area. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
68/100high activity

Partly cloudy: 12–25 °C

  • WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    53/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 16–21 °C

  • Nearby rivers

    • Beales Creek9 km

    Nearby water bodies

    • LakeMud Lake0.4 km
    • LakeJones Creek2 km
    • LakeLeeders Creek4 km
    • LakeCharleston Lake5 km
    • LakeKillenbeck Lake6 km
    • LakeHigley Lake6 km
    • LakeGreen Lake8 km
    • LakeLong Lake8 km
    • LakeLeeders Creek8 km
    • LakeRed Horse Lake9 km
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    Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    CarpCoho salmonLargemouth bassBrook troutChannel catfishLake sturgeonMuskellungePikeSaugerSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhitefishYellow perchBrown troutRainbow troutSteelheadBlack crappieChinook salmonLake troutBurbotRainbow smelt

    Black crappie

    4/10 · Weak

    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 — 07:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

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

    Lures

    In clear water, natural colors work best: small jig or minnow bait.

    Gear

    Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly.

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 17 °C — inside the 14–24 °C comfort range for Black crappie, so baseline activity is high.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 14–24 °C comfort rangecomfort 14–24 °C17 °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 rising 1 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 1 hPa change
    00:00 · 101923:00 · 1020 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 active season for Black crappie here.

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

    5 SepSaturday, September 5
    +21°

    Clear · feels like +21°

    Low / high
    +11°…+24°
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Wind
    2 m/s ENE
    Cloud cover
    0%
    Humidity
    55%
    Pressure
    1020 hPa
    00:00+13°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s98%0%
    01:00+12°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s98%9%
    02:00+12°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s98%13%
    03:00+12°—1 m/snortheast wind, 1 m/s97%11%
    04:00+11°—1 m/snorth wind, 1 m/s98%7%
    05:00+11°—1 m/snorth wind, 1 m/s97%0%
    06:00+11°—2 m/snorth wind, 2 m/s97%0%
    07:00+11°—2 m/snorth wind, 2 m/s97%0%
    08:00+12°—1 m/snorth wind, 1 m/s92%0%
    09:00+15°—2 m/snorth wind, 2 m/s81%0%
    10:00+17°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s68%0%
    11:00+19°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s60%0%
    12:00+21°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s55%0%
    13:00+22°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s50%7%
    14:00+23°—2 m/snortheast wind, 2 m/s47%9%
    15:00+24°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s46%10%
    16:00+24°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s46%9%
    17:00+24°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s47%35%
    18:00+23°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s50%63%
    19:00+21°—2 m/seast wind, 2 m/s64%63%
    20:00+18°—1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s74%7%
    21:00+16°—1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s78%11%
    22:00+16°—1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s80%6%
    23:00+15°—1 m/seast wind, 1 m/s82%8%
    +24°+17°+11°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Saturday, September 5
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:49
    Sunset
    20:05
    Day length
    13 h 16 min
    Sunshine hours
    13 h
    UV index
    5
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    —
    Moonset
    16:25

    The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.

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

    Solunar feeding periods

    +16% in the windowSaturday, September 5
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major06:58–08:58Moon overhead
    • Minor15:55–16:55Moonset
    • Major19:30–21:30Moon 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?