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United States / Delaware / Cannon Mill Pond

Bite forecast: Cannon Mill Pond

  • 4 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    58/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 70–81 °F

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Nearby rivers

  • Maidstone Branch2 mi
  • Cahoon Branch2 mi
  • Fork Branch3 mi
  • St. Jones River5 mi
  • Cypress Branch6 mi
  • Dyke Branch6 mi
  • Little River6 mi
  • Muddy Branch7 mi
  • Tappahanna Ditch7 mi
  • Leipsic River7 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • PondCahoon Branch Pon2 mi
  • LakeWyoming Lake2 mi
  • ReservoirSilver Lake3 mi
  • LakeMirror Lake3 mi
  • LakeMoore's Lake3 mi
  • PondVoshell Pond5 mi
  • PondDerby Pond5 mi
  • ReservoirGarrison's Lake6 mi
  • LakeStormwater Retention Basin (South)7 mi

Cannon Mill Pond (Delaware) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 2 ha in area. Nearest town — Dover. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
51/100medium activity

Drizzle: 73–82 °F

  • TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    50/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 63–82 °F

  • Nearby towns

    • Dover2 mi

    Bite calendar

    7–Sep 13
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Striped bassSmallmouth bassWhite bassBlack crappieWhite crappieBluegillCarpChannel catfishLargemouth bassRainbow trout

    Black crappie

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    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

    In clear water, natural colors work best: small jig or minnow bait.

    Gear

    It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 74 °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 °F74 °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 flat: it moves no more than 0.03 inHg over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

    Pressure through the day, 0.03 inHg change
    00:00 · 30.1323:00 · 30.15 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

    8 SepTuesday, September 8
    +78°

    Cloudy · feels like +80°

    Low / high
    +62°…+82°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    5 mph WNW
    Cloud cover
    83%
    Humidity
    52%
    Pressure
    30.16 inHg
    00:00+66°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph77%0%
    01:00+64°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph79%5%
    02:00+64°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph76%6%
    03:00+63°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph75%60%
    04:00+63°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph73%17%
    05:00+63°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph73%100%
    06:00+62°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph76%100%
    07:00+63°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph81%100%
    08:00+65°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph78%100%
    09:00+68°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph73%94%
    10:00+72°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph65%86%
    11:00+75°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph58%81%
    12:00+78°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph52%83%
    13:00+80°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph46%89%
    14:00+81°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph42%90%
    15:00+82°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph42%82%
    16:00+82°—7 mphnorthwest wind, 7 mph44%69%
    17:00+81°—8 mphnorthwest wind, 8 mph47%64%
    18:00+79°—8 mphnorthwest wind, 8 mph49%73%
    19:00+76°—7 mphnorthwest wind, 7 mph51%88%
    20:00+73°—7 mphnorthwest wind, 7 mph53%100%
    21:00+72°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph55%100%
    22:00+72°—3 mphnorthwest wind, 3 mph56%100%
    23:00+71°—1 mphnorth wind, 1 mph58%100%
    +82°+72°+62°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Tuesday, September 8
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:36
    Sunset
    19:21
    Day length
    12 h 45 min
    Sunshine hours
    12 h 1 min
    UV index
    6
    high
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    03:33
    Moonset
    18:08

    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

    +13% in the windowTuesday, September 8
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor03:03–04:03Moonrise
    • Major09:57–11:57Moon overhead
    • Minor17:38–18:38Moonset
    • Major22:23–00:00Moon 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?