Zander fishing at Tsimlyanskoye
5 verified Zander catches are linked to Tsimlyanskoye. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Zander bite forecast today
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Zander.
Zander 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 — 05:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 18:00–21:00 (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: paddle-tail on a jig or curly-tail grub.
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 19 °C — inside the 10–22 °C comfort range for Zander, so baseline activity is high.
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Zander works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is dropping 2 hPa over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.
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September is peak season for Zander 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
+19°
Cloudy · feels like +14°
Low / high
+10°…+20°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
6 m/s NW
Cloud cover
84%
Humidity
38%
Pressure
1018 hPa
Sun and moon
Tuesday, September 8DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
05:47
Sunset
18:47
Day length
13 h
Sunshine hours
11 h 30 min
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
01:45
Moonset
17:30
The day is 3 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
- Minor01:15–02:15Moonrise
- Major08:47–10:47Moon overhead
- Minor17:00–18:00Moonset
- Major21:14–23:14Moon 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: Zander, Pike, Perch. Peak season: year-round.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
What actually worked on this water
ZanderBased on 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | 13% |
| Mar | 2 | 25% |
| Oct | 2 | 25% |
| Nov | 2 | 25% |
| Dec | 1 | 13% |
About Tsimlyanskoye
Цимлянское водохранилище в Ростовской области — это огромная акватория площадью более 230 тысяч гектаров и длиной свыше 300 километров, связанная с бассейном Дона. Оно расположено буквально в шаге от Волгодонска и Цимлянска, что делает его удобным для выезда на рыбалку. Масштаб водохранилища впечатляет, и его протяжённость вдоль берегов даёт много простора для поиска удачного места. На Цимлянском водохранилище можно ловить разнообразную рыбу — от щуки и сома до язя и жереха. Щука здесь типичный хищник, а сом добавит азарта своей силой. Есть и мирная плотва с уклейкой, а налим подойдёт тем, кто любит необычную рыбалку в холодное время. Общее настроение ловли — азартное и насыщенное разными возможностями, где каждый найдёт свою добычу.
