Pike fishing at Bolshaya Sarapulka
5 verified Pike catches are linked to Bolshaya Sarapulka. 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
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 dropping — this usually boosts the bite.
Peak bite hours
Best time — 05:00–07:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).
Tactics
Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.
Gear
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 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 8 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
+18°
Cloudy · feels like +16°
Low / high
+12°…+20°
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Wind
5 m/s NE
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
79%
Pressure
1002 hPa
Sun and moon
Tuesday, September 8DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
05:46
Sunset
19:07
Day length
13 h 21 min
Sunshine hours
2 h 44 min
UV index
3
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
01:12
Moonset
18:13
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
+11% in the windowTuesday, September 8Major periodsMinor periods
- Minor01:00–01:42Moonrise
- Major08:57–10:57Moon overhead
- Minor17:43–18:43Moonset
- Major21:24–23:24Moon 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, Roach. Peak season: July–October.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
What actually worked on this water
PikeBased on 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul | 1 | 20% |
| Aug | 2 | 40% |
| Oct | 2 | 40% |
About Bolshaya Sarapulka
River Bolshaya Sarapulka (Udmurtiya) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 3 km long. Nearby towns: Сарапул and Сигаево. Fish species: pike. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.
