Pike fishing at Malyy Volkhovets
8 verified Pike catches are linked to Malyy Volkhovets. 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
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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
Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.
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
01:28
Moonset
19:01
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
- Minor00:58–01:58Moonrise
- Major09:33–11:33Moon overhead
- Minor18:31–19:31Moonset
- 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 8 catches here. Most commonly caught: Pike, Zander, Perch. Peak season: June–October.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
What actually worked on this water
PikeBased on 8 verified catchesPeriod: 2022–2024
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 | 3 | 38% |
| Jul | 2 | 25% |
| Aug | 1 | 13% |
| Sep | 1 | 13% |
| Oct | 1 | 13% |
About Malyy Volkhovets
River Malyy Volkhovets (Novgorodskaya oblast) — a spot well known among anglers. About 18 km long. Close by — Великий Новгород and Панковка. Species found here: pike. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.
