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United States / Delaware / Killens Pond

Bite forecast: Killens Pond

  • 81 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    57/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 61–82 °F

Killens Pond (Delaware) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 33 ha in area. Nearest town — Dover. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.

WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
57/100medium activity

Cloudy: 68–90 °F

  • ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    51/100medium activity

    Drizzle: 73–82 °F

  • Nearby towns

    • Dover12 mi

    Nearby rivers

    • Murderkill River0.5 mi
    • Johnson Branch7 mi
    • Mispillion River8 mi
    • Swan Creek8 mi
    • Cypress Branch9 mi

    Nearby water bodies

    • PondCoursey Pond1 mi
    • PondMcCauley Pond2 mi
    • LakeAndrews Lake3 mi
    • PondMcGinnis Pond4 mi
    • LakeStormwater Retention Basin (South)5 mi
    • PondBlairs Pond6 mi
    • PondBlairs Pond6 mi
    • PondGriffith Lake6 mi
    • PondTubmill Pond6 mi
    • LakeHaven Lake7 mi

    Bite calendar

    7–Sep 13
    Mon
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    Sat
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Smallmouth bassStriped bassWhite bassBlack crappieWhite crappieLargemouth bassRainbow troutBluegillCarpChannel catfish

    Black crappie

    7/10 · Good

    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

    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 73 °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 °F73 °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 0.03 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 0.03 inHg change
    00:00 · 30.2423:00 · 30.21 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°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +78°

    Low / high
    +60°…+82°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    6 mph SSW
    Cloud cover
    66%
    Humidity
    44%
    Pressure
    30.27 inHg
    00:00+64°—3 mphwest wind, 3 mph64%0%
    01:00+63°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph66%1%
    02:00+62°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph67%2%
    03:00+61°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph68%1%
    04:00+60°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph68%1%
    05:00+60°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph68%7%
    06:00+61°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph68%26%
    07:00+62°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph67%51%
    08:00+63°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph65%68%
    09:00+67°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph60%66%
    10:00+72°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph54%56%
    11:00+76°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph48%53%
    12:00+78°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph44%66%
    13:00+80°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph40%86%
    14:00+81°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph38%100%
    15:00+82°—7 mphsouthwest wind, 7 mph37%100%
    16:00+82°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph38%100%
    17:00+81°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph40%100%
    18:00+78°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph45%100%
    19:00+75°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph51%100%
    20:00+72°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph55%100%
    21:00+71°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph56%100%
    22:00+72°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph56%99%
    23:00+72°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph56%99%
    +82°+71°+60°
    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
    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

    +11% 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?
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