Pike fishing at Ilmen
6 verified Pike catches are linked to Ilmen. 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
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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 — 05:00–08:00 (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 14 °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 5 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.
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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
+14°
Cloudy · feels like +9°
Low / high
+4°…+17°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
2 m/s SSW
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
1%
Pressure
1016 hPa
Sun and moon
Tuesday, September 8DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:03
Sunset
19:30
Day length
13 h 27 min
Sunshine hours
36 min
UV index
3
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
01:36
Moonset
18:56
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
+12% in the windowTuesday, September 8Major periodsMinor periods
- Minor01:06–02:06Moonrise
- Major09:33–11:33Moon overhead
- Minor18:26–19:26Moonset
- Major22:00–00:00Moon 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 6 catches here. Most commonly caught: Pike, Perch, Zander. Peak season: June–October.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
What actually worked on this water
PikeBased on 13 verified catchesPeriod: 2019–2026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun | 6 | 46% |
| Jul | 2 | 15% |
| Aug | 3 | 23% |
| Sep | 1 | 8% |
| Oct | 1 | 8% |
About Ilmen
Озеро Ильмень в Новгородской области заслуживает внимания своим внушительным размером — площадь почти 93 тысячи гектаров и длина около 45 километров делают его одним из крупнейших в регионе. Оно находится совсем близко к Великому Новгороду и другим небольшим поселкам, что удобно для выезда на рыбалку. Максимальная глубина до 10 метров позволяет сочетать прибрежные и более глубокие участки, а расположение в бассейне Невы добавляет водоему особую рыболовную атмосферу. Для рыбака Ильмень интересен разнообразием видов. Здесь можно рассчитывать на щуку — грозного хищника, а также на язя и жереха, которые любят активную игру на поверхностной воде. В улове встречаются плотва и уклейка — мелкие рыбки для живца или просто приятного времяпрепровождения. Налим и сом добавляют рыбалке больше экстрима, ведь это рыба донная и ночная. Ёрш — частый спутник любого водоёма, он тоже не даст скучать.
