Pike fishing at Orlik
5 verified Pike catches are linked to Orlik. 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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Rivers
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 18:00–21:00 (dusk bite).
Tactics
Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.
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 16 °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 1 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
+15°
Partly cloudy · feels like +13°
Low / high
+7°…+17°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
3 m/s NW
Cloud cover
17%
Humidity
53%
Pressure
1019 hPa
Sun and moon
Tuesday, September 8DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
05:57
Sunset
19:08
Day length
13 h 11 min
Sunshine hours
12 h 57 min
UV index
4
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
01:47
Moonset
18:12
The day is 4 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
- Minor01:17–02:17Moonrise
- Major09:12–11:12Moon overhead
- Minor17:42–18:42Moonset
- Major21:39–23:39Moon 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, Perch. Peak season: August–October.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
What actually worked on this water
PikeBased on 5 verified catchesPeriod: 2017–2024
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug | 1 | 20% |
| Oct | 4 | 80% |
About Orlik
Река Орлик протянулась почти на 71 километр в Орловской области, вливаясь в Оку и таким образом становясь частью большого бассейна Волги. Удобная близость к Орлу и небольшим городам вроде Нарышкино и Знаменки делает её вполне доступным местом для любителей рыбалки, которые не хотят уезжать далеко. Орлик не слишком велика, но за счёт своей протяжённости и течения создаёт живую, динамичную картину, где можно почувствовать настоящий дух речной рыбалки. По рыбе в Орлике можно рассчитывать на разнообразие: от активного жереха и осторожной уклейки до более солидного язя и щуки. Здесь присутствует и налим, который предпочитает более глубинные участки, и сом, способный удивить размером. Ловля на Орлике — это игра с течением, где хищники и мирные виды встречаются на разных участках реки. Простор для экспериментов с приманками гарантирован, а разнообразие видов не даст заскучать.
