Perch fishing at Ik
9 verified Perch catches are linked to Ik. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Perch bite forecast today
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Perch.
Perch bite calendar
Monday, September 7
7–Sep 13
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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 rising — activity tends to be more subdued.
Peak bite hours
Best time — 04:00–06:00 (dawn bite) and 18:00–20:00 (dusk bite).
Tactics
Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.
Lures
The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: curly-tail grub or spinner.
Gear
No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.
Summary
Worth going — it's a productive day.
Why this forecast
The computed water temperature is around 16 °C — inside the 10–22 °C comfort range for Perch, so baseline activity is high.
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Perch works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is rising 2 hPa over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.
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September is an active season for Perch here.
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These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
7 SepMonday, September 7
+16°
Cloudy · feels like +17°
Low / high
+12°…+16°
Precipitation
0.2 mm
Wind
2 m/s SW
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
86%
Pressure
1008 hPa
Sun and moon
Monday, September 7DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
04:52
Sunset
18:14
Day length
13 h 22 min
Sunshine hours
0 min
UV index
2
low
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
—
Moonset
17:01
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 windowMonday, September 7Major periodsMinor periods
- Major07:04–09:04Moon overhead
- Minor16:31–17:31Moonset
- Major19:33–21:33Moon 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 9 catches here. Most commonly caught: Perch, Pike, Zander. Peak season: year-round.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
What actually worked on this water
PerchBased on 11 verified catchesPeriod: 2015–2019
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 | 1 | 9% |
| Mar | 2 | 18% |
| Jul | 1 | 9% |
| Aug | 1 | 9% |
| Sep | 1 | 9% |
| Nov | 1 | 9% |
| Dec | 4 | 36% |
About Ik
River Ik (Tatarstan) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 197 km long. Nearby towns: Муслюмово and Мензелинск. Fish species: perch. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.
