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United States / Connecticut / Bluegill

Bluegill bite in Connecticut

Bluegill lives in Connecticut. Today's bite forecast, a day-by-day and hour-by-hour activity calendar, best time and baits.

Bluegill bite forecast in Connecticut today

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    63/100high activity

    Cloudy: 66–81 °F

    Best fishing time: 12:00–15:00

  2. FridaySeptember 4weather-based forecast
    59/100medium activity

    Clear: 61–86 °F

    Best fishing time: 12:00–15:00

  3. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    58/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 59–79 °F

    Best fishing time: 11:00–14:00

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Bluegill bite calendar

Wednesday, September 2

Aug 31 – Sep 6
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is weak — fish are sluggish. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 11:00–16:00 (daytime activity).

Tactics

Pick a stretch of steady current, chum one spot and fish it — don't move around without reason.

Lures

Today's bait — worm or tiny jig.

Gear

No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do.

Summary

A slow day — go only if you really feel like it.

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 69 °F — inside the 64–82 °F comfort range for Bluegill, so baseline activity is high.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 64–82 °F comfort rangecomfort 64–82 °F69 °F
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Bluegill feeds by day — between sunrise and sunset; their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.

The day: daylight hours and when Bluegill feeds0:0012:0024:00

Pressure is flat: it moves no more than 0.00 inHg over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

Pressure through the day, 0.00 inHg change
00:00 · 30.0723:00 · 30.08 inHg

September is an average month for Bluegill 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
+69°

Cloudy · feels like +70°

Low / high
+61°…+73°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
6 mph E
Cloud cover
98%
Humidity
67%
Pressure
30.16 inHg
00:00+62°—7 mphnortheast wind, 7 mph91%100%
01:00+62°—7 mphnortheast wind, 7 mph90%100%
02:00+62°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph92%100%
03:00+62°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph91%100%
04:00+62°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph90%100%
05:00+62°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph89%100%
06:00+61°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph89%59%
07:00+61°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph89%100%
08:00+63°—7 mphnortheast wind, 7 mph85%100%
09:00+64°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph84%99%
10:00+65°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph80%100%
11:00+67°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph75%100%
12:00+69°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph67%98%
13:00+72°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph64%100%
14:00+73°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph60%100%
15:00+73°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph62%100%
16:00+73°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph63%100%
17:00+72°—6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph64%100%
18:00+70°—6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph71%100%
19:00+67°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph77%100%
20:00+66°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph79%100%
21:00+64°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph77%100%
22:00+65°—4 mphsoutheast wind, 4 mph77%100%
23:00+64°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph84%100%
+73°+67°+61°
Weather throughout the day
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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
06:16
Sunset
19:21
Day length
13 h 5 min
Sunshine hours
4 h 12 min
UV index
6
high
Moon
Waning gibbous
Moonrise
21:50
Moonset
12:25

The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.

Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

Solunar feeding periods

+13% in the windowWednesday, September 2
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major03:44–05:44Moon overhead
  • Minor11:55–12:55Moonset
  • Major16:11–18:11Moon underfoot
  • Minor21:20–22:20Moonrise

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?
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