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United States / Colorado / Reservoir Henderson Lake

Bite forecast: Reservoir Henderson Lake

  • 15 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    76/100high activity

    Clear: 57–88 °F

  2. SaturdaySeptember 12weather-based forecast
    71/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 45–73 °F

  3. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    70/100high activity

    Clear: 59–86 °F

Reservoir Henderson Lake (Colorado) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 6 ha in area. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Nearby rivers

  • Canyon Creek0.6 mi
  • Poison Creek2 mi
  • Burnt Timber Creek3 mi
  • North Burnt Timber Creek3 mi
  • South Burnt Timber Creek3 mi
  • Blodgett Creek3 mi
  • Tank Creek4 mi
  • North Fork Coon Creek4 mi
  • Elbert Creek5 mi
  • Middle Fork Coon Creek5 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • ReservoirStratton Lake4 mi
  • ReservoirSmith Lake5 mi
  • ReservoirKeeler Reservoir5 mi
  • ReservoirHaviland Lake5 mi
  • LakeRuby Lake6 mi
  • ReservoirElectra Lake6 mi
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Bite calendar

Sunday, September 6

Aug 31 – Sep 6
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Yellow perchPikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassBluegillBrook troutCarpChannel catfishCutthroat troutLargemouth bassWhitefishBlack crappieBrown troutRainbow troutWhite crappieLake trout

Black crappie

6/10 · Fair

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 — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (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: small jig or minnow bait.

Gear

It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must. 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 69 °F — inside the 57–75 °F comfort range for Black crappie, so baseline activity is high.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 57–75 °F comfort rangecomfort 57–75 °F69 °F
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Black crappie 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 Black crappie feeds0:0012:0024:00

Pressure is dropping 0.06 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 0.06 inHg change
00:00 · 29.7623:00 · 29.69 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 an active season for Black crappie here.

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

6 SepSunday, September 6
+81°

Clear · feels like +82°

Low / high
+58°…+86°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
6 mph E
Cloud cover
2%
Humidity
40%
Pressure
29.78 inHg
00:00+71°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph30%67%
01:00+67°—8 mphnortheast wind, 8 mph49%0%
02:00+66°—5 mphnorth wind, 5 mph59%56%
03:00+64°0.02 in10 mphnorthwest wind, 10 mph78%92%
04:00+62°—9 mphnorth wind, 9 mph81%100%
05:00+60°—5 mphnorth wind, 5 mph84%28%
06:00+59°—4 mphnorth wind, 4 mph84%1%
07:00+58°—1 mphsouthwest wind, 1 mph86%4%
08:00+61°—3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph85%29%
09:00+64°—3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph79%100%
10:00+70°—2 mphsoutheast wind, 2 mph64%18%
11:00+76°—1 mpheast wind, 1 mph49%7%
12:00+81°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph40%2%
13:00+83°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph34%0%
14:00+85°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph35%9%
15:00+86°—15 mpheast wind, 15 mph31%100%
16:00+86°—16 mphsoutheast wind, 16 mph28%59%
17:00+85°—17 mphsoutheast wind, 17 mph27%78%
18:00+83°—17 mphsoutheast wind, 17 mph28%100%
19:00+79°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph32%6%
20:00+71°—15 mphnorth wind, 15 mph57%63%
21:00+67°—10 mphnorth wind, 10 mph66%17%
22:00+65°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph68%23%
23:00+65°—3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph61%1%
+86°+72°+58°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Sunday, September 6
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:32
Sunset
19:22
Day length
12 h 50 min
Sunshine hours
9 h 14 min
UV index
7
high
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
01:21
Moonset
16:59

The day is 2 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 windowSunday, September 6
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor00:51–01:51Moonrise
  • Major08:14–10:14Moon overhead
  • Minor16:29–17:29Moonset
  • Major20:45–22:45Moon 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?