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United States / Alaska / Pond Buffalo Lake

Bite forecast: Pond Buffalo Lake

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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    62/100high activity

    Cloudy: 45–52 °F

Pond Buffalo Lake (Alaska) — a popular fishing spot. About 2 ha in area. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.

SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
60/100high activity

Cloudy: 43–57 °F

  • ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    53/100medium activity

    Drizzle: 50–59 °F

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    Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?

    In the fish list, this icon marks species recorded here by GBIF. Unmarked species may still occur in the waterbody.

    Coho salmonBrook troutSteelheadWhitefishCutthroat troutChinook salmonPikeRainbow troutLake troutBurbot

    Brook trout

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 07:00–09:00 (dawn bite) and 21:00–23:00 (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: spinner or fly.

    Gear

    Bring a warm jacket — it's noticeably colder on the water than on shore.

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 51 °F — inside the 45–61 °F comfort range for Brook trout, so baseline activity is high.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 45–61 °F comfort rangecomfort 45–61 °F51 °F
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    Brook trout works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

    The day: daylight hours and when Brook trout feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is rising 0.21 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 0.21 inHg change
    00:00 · 29.8623:00 · 30.05 inHg

    One more input — the moon's feeding windows: within their hours the score sits higher than across the rest of the day. The window times are in the “Solunar feeding periods” card below.

    Feeding windows on the day scale0:0012:0024:00

    September is peak season for Brook trout here.

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    These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

    2 SepWednesday, September 2
    +51°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +47°

    Low / high
    +38°…+54°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    4 mph NNE
    Cloud cover
    45%
    Humidity
    66%
    Pressure
    30.02 inHg
    00:00+46°—2 mphnorthwest wind, 2 mph76%100%
    01:00+45°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph80%95%
    02:00+44°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph81%100%
    03:00+45°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph78%99%
    04:00+43°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph78%20%
    05:00+41°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph80%1%
    06:00+40°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph79%2%
    07:00+39°—5 mphnorth wind, 5 mph84%17%
    08:00+38°—5 mphnorth wind, 5 mph87%27%
    09:00+41°—5 mphnorth wind, 5 mph84%70%
    10:00+44°—4 mphnorth wind, 4 mph81%62%
    11:00+48°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph71%55%
    12:00+51°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph66%45%
    13:00+52°—2 mphnortheast wind, 2 mph63%100%
    14:00+51°—2 mphsoutheast wind, 2 mph64%100%
    15:00+51°—2 mphsouth wind, 2 mph64%100%
    16:00+53°—2 mphsouth wind, 2 mph62%100%
    17:00+53°—2 mphsoutheast wind, 2 mph63%98%
    18:00+54°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph62%96%
    19:00+54°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph62%100%
    20:00+53°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph67%100%
    21:00+51°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph71%100%
    22:00+51°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph70%98%
    23:00+51°—7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph73%100%
    +54°+46°+38°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Wednesday, September 2
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    07:27
    Sunset
    21:29
    Day length
    14 h 2 min
    Sunshine hours
    7 h 46 min
    UV index
    1
    low
    Moon
    Waning gibbous
    Moonrise
    20:33
    Moonset
    15:50

    The day is 6 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 windowWednesday, September 2
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major04:49–06:49Moon overhead
    • Minor15:20–16:20Moonset
    • Major17:17–19:17Moon underfoot
    • Minor20:03–21:03Moonrise

    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?