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United States / Alaska / Upper Tangle Lake

Bite forecast: Upper Tangle Lake

  • 553 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    70/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 43–57 °F

  2. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    63/100high activity

    Drizzle: 50–57 °F

  3. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    60/100high activity

    Rain: 48–52 °F

Upper Tangle Lake (Alaska) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 2.2 km² in area. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

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Nearby rivers

  • Tangle River3 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeRound Tangle Lake5 mi
  • LakeDickey Lake5 mi
  • LakeSwede Lake5 mi
  • LakeLittle Swede Lake5 mi
  • LakeSeventeen Mile Lake6 mi
  • PondRusty Lake6 mi
  • PondDownwind Lake7 mi
  • LakeLong Tangle Lake8 mi
  • LakeLandmark Gap Lake8 mi
  • LakeOsar Lake9 mi

Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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

8/10 · Good

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is strong — fish are active. 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

The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: spinner or fly.

Gear

Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

Summary

Worth going — it's a productive day.

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 dropping 0.18 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 0.18 inHg change
00:00 · 29.9523:00 · 29.76 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

7 SepMonday, September 7
+54°

Partly cloudy · feels like +51°

Low / high
+41°…+58°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
5 mph ESE
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
78%
Pressure
29.93 inHg
00:00+46°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph90%1%
01:00+44°—4 mphnorth wind, 4 mph91%1%
02:00+44°—4 mphnorth wind, 4 mph92%16%
03:00+43°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph92%30%
04:00+42°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph94%94%
05:00+42°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph94%100%
06:00+41°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph95%100%
07:00+42°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph95%100%
08:00+43°—4 mphnorth wind, 4 mph96%92%
09:00+45°—4 mphnorth wind, 4 mph95%81%
10:00+47°—4 mphnorth wind, 4 mph92%73%
11:00+50°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph86%72%
12:00+54°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph78%75%
13:00+56°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph72%79%
14:00+58°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph70%86%
15:00+58°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph69%94%
16:00+58°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph70%100%
17:00+57°0.00 in12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph75%100%
18:00+56°0.00 in12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph82%99%
19:00+55°0.00 in12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph88%98%
20:00+54°0.02 in13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph92%98%
21:00+53°0.02 in13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph94%99%
22:00+52°0.02 in13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph96%100%
23:00+51°0.00 in14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph97%100%
+58°+50°+41°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Monday, September 7
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
07:39
Sunset
21:14
Day length
13 h 35 min
Sunshine hours
7 h 45 min
UV index
2
low
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
00:25
Moonset
20:21

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 windowMonday, September 7
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor00:00–00:55Moonrise
  • Major09:52–11:52Moon overhead
  • Minor19:51–20:51Moonset
  • Major22:20–00:00Moon 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?