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Delaware Bay (Delaware) — a spot well known among anglers. About 1785.6 km² in area. Nearest town — Dover. A coastal water: the bite here is modelled for the sea, not for a river or a lake. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.
The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.
Best time — 00:00–04:00 and 22:00–23:00 (nighttime activity).
Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.
The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: soft-plastic jig or live bait.
No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.
An average day — best chances during peak windows.
The computed water temperature is around 74 °F — inside the 61–79 °F comfort range for Black drum, so baseline activity is high.
Black drum feeds at night: the peak falls in the dark hours, between sunset and sunrise.
Pressure is rising 0.24 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.
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.
September is an active season for Black drum here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
| 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| -2.4 ft | -1.7 ft | -1.0 ft | -0.2 ft | 0.4 ft | 0.5 ft | 0.1 ft | -0.6 ft | -1.3 ft | -2.2 ft | -2.7 ft | -2.8 ft | -2.3 ft | -1.3 ft | -0.2 ft | 1.0 ft | 2.1 ft | 2.6 ft | 2.5 ft | 1.9 ft | 1.0 ft | -0.2 ft | -1.3 ft | -2.1 ft |
Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 2.1 mi away
Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 2.1 mi from the waterbody. Values are daily means.
Drizzle · feels like +75°
The day is 2 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
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?Recorded 6 catches here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass, Striped bass, Bluefish. Peak season: year-round.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.
vertical axis — number of catches
| Value | Catches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | 2 | 33% |
| Striped bass | 2 | 33% |
| Bluefish | 1 | 17% |
| Flounder | 1 | 17% |