Pike fishing at Otradnoye
5 verified Pike catches are linked to Otradnoye. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Pike bite forecast today
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Pike.
Pike bite calendar
Tuesday, September 8
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
Lakes & reservoirs
Hourly activity
0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
Bite activity:highmediumlow
The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.
Peak bite hours
Best time — 05:00–08:00 (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.
Gear
Bring a warm jacket — it's noticeably colder on the water than on shore.
Summary
Worth going — it's a productive day.
Why this forecast
The computed water temperature is around 13 °C — inside the 8–20 °C comfort range for Pike, so baseline activity is high.
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Pike works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is dropping 7 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.
00:00 · 101623:00 · 1010 hPa
September is peak season for Pike 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
+13°
Cloudy · feels like +7°
Low / high
+5°…+14°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
3 m/s S
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
1%
Pressure
1014 hPa
Sun and moon
Tuesday, September 8DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:03
Sunset
19:34
Day length
13 h 31 min
Sunshine hours
0 min
UV index
2
low
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
01:14
Moonset
19:18
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
+13% in the windowTuesday, September 8Major periodsMinor periods
- Minor00:44–01:44Moonrise
- Major09:37–11:37Moon overhead
- Minor18:48–19:48Moonset
- Major22:04–00:00Moon 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?Catches
Recorded 5 catches here. Most commonly caught: Pike. Peak season: year-round.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
What actually worked on this water
PikeBased on 6 verified catchesPeriod: 2017–2023
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 | 1 | 17% |
| Jun | 3 | 50% |
| Nov | 2 | 33% |
About Otradnoye
Озеро Отрадное в Ленинградской области — крупное водное пространство площадью более 6800 гектаров, заслуживающее внимания своим масштабом. Здесь ощущается простор и сила природы, ведь такой размах редко встречается неподалёку от населённых пунктов. Это настоящая акватория для любителей всесторонней рыбалки: от тихих заливов до просторных плёсов. Отрадное привлекает рыболовов своими разнообразными обитателями. Здесь и хищники — щука и сом, и стайные виды — уклейка и плотва, и даже налим, который любит зимнюю ловлю. Жерех и язь добавляют охоты драйв, а ёрш поможет разнообразить улов. В общем, рыбалка на Отрадном может быть разной — от активной гонки за хищником до спокойного ожидания стайной рыбы.
