Pike fishing at Desnogorskoye
7 verified Pike catches are linked to Desnogorskoye. 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 18:00–21:00 (dusk bite).
Tactics
Look for drop-offs and gaps in the weeds, retrieve slowly, lingering over promising spots.
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 15 °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 3 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
+16°
Partly cloudy · feels like +14°
Low / high
+5°…+18°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
2 m/s W
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
59%
Pressure
1020 hPa
Sun and moon
Tuesday, September 8DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:07
Sunset
19:23
Day length
13 h 16 min
Sunshine hours
12 h 16 min
UV index
4
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
01:54
Moonset
18:28
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
+11% in the windowTuesday, September 8Major periodsMinor periods
- Minor01:24–02:24Moonrise
- Major09:24–11:24Moon overhead
- Minor17:58–18:58Moonset
- Major21:51–23:51Moon 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 7 catches here. Most commonly caught: Pike, Bream. Peak season: June–December.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
What actually worked on this water
PikeBased on 22 verified catchesPeriod: 2018–2019
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 | 3 | 14% |
| Jun | 1 | 5% |
| Jul | 1 | 5% |
| Aug | 1 | 5% |
| Sep | 4 | 18% |
| Oct | 2 | 9% |
| Nov | 2 | 9% |
| Dec | 8 | 36% |
About Desnogorskoye
Десногорское водохранилище в Смоленской области впечатляет своей внушительной площадью почти 4000 гектаров. Оно расположено буквально в шаге от города Десногорск — всего 800 метров, что делает его удобным местом для рыбалки без долгих переездов. Природа здесь детально раскрывается через просторную водную гладь, где есть и открытые пространства, и укромные уголки для рыбака. В Десногорском можно поймать щуку — активного хищника, который любит охотиться на мелкую рыбу, такую как уклейка и плотва. Язь и жерех добавляют разнообразия, а налим и сом привнесут ощущение настоящей глубинной охоты. Ерш — рыба непритязательная, но всегда радостно встречающаяся на крючке. Рыбалка здесь живописна и разнопланова, стоит только выбрать свою любимую приманку.
