Perch fishing at Baykal
11 verified Perch catches are linked to Baykal. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Perch bite forecast today
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Perch.
Perch bite calendar
Tuesday, September 8
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
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Lakes & reservoirs
Hourly activity
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Bite activity:highmediumlow
The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.
Peak bite hours
Best time — 05:00–07:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (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: curly-tail grub or spinner.
Gear
Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly.
Summary
Worth going — it's a productive day.
Why this forecast
The computed water temperature is around 12 °C — inside the 10–22 °C comfort range for Perch, so baseline activity is high.
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Perch works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is dropping 5 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.
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September is an active season for Perch here.
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These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
8 SepTuesday, September 8
+14°
Cloudy · feels like +11°
Low / high
+8°…+15°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
3 m/s WSW
Cloud cover
87%
Humidity
51%
Pressure
1023 hPa
Sun and moon
Tuesday, September 8DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:05
Sunset
19:33
Day length
13 h 28 min
Sunshine hours
9 h 12 min
UV index
3
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
03:17
Moonset
18:25
The day is 5 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
Solunar feeding periods
+14% in the windowTuesday, September 8Major periodsMinor periods
- Major09:17–11:17Moon overhead
- Minor17:55–18:55Moonset
- Major21:44–23:44Moon underfoot
- Minor02:47–03:47Moonrise
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?Catches
Recorded 11 catches here. Most commonly caught: Perch. Peak season: year-round.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
What actually worked on this water
PerchBased on 49 verified catchesPeriod: 2016–2025
This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.
By month
vertical axis — number of catches
| Value | Catches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 12% |
| Feb | 4 | 8% |
| Mar | 5 | 10% |
| Apr | 1 | 2% |
| May | 5 | 10% |
| Jun | 7 | 14% |
| Jul | 4 | 8% |
| Aug | 3 | 6% |
| Sep | 3 | 6% |
| Oct | 1 | 2% |
| Nov | 6 | 12% |
| Dec | 4 | 8% |
About Baykal
Lake Baykal (Irkutskaya oblast) — a spot well known among anglers. About 32369.2 km² in area, up to 1642 m deep. Nearby towns: Слюдянка, Байкальск and Еланцы. Fish species: perch. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.
