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United States / Delaware / River Little Mill Creek

Bite forecast: River Little Mill Creek

  • length 10 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    53/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 64–84 °F

River Little Mill Creek (Delaware) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 16 km long. Nearest town — Wilmington. 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.

ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
48/100medium activity

Partly cloudy: 73–84 °F

  • MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    46/100medium activity

    Clear: 61–79 °F

  • Nearby towns

    • Wilmington1 mi

    Nearby rivers

    • Hershey Run2 mi
    • Red Clay Creek2 mi
    • Brandywine Creek3 mi
    • Pike Creek5 mi
    • White Clay Creek5 mi
    • Shellpot Creek5 mi
    • Army Creek6 mi
    • Broad Run7 mi
    • Gambles Gut7 mi
    • Henby Creek8 mi

    Nearby water bodies

    • PondFolley Pond2 mi
    • ReservoirHoopes Reservoir3 mi
    • LakeEnchanted Lake4 mi
    • LakeSmalleys Pond7 mi
    • ReservoirSomerset Lake7 mi
    • LakeBellevue Lake7 mi
    • LakeNewark Reservoir7 mi
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    Bite calendar

    7–Sep 13
    Mon
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Striped bassSmallmouth bassWhite bassBlack crappieWhite crappieChannel catfishLargemouth bassRainbow troutBluegillCarp

    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

    Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

    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 rising 0.06 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

    Pressure through the day, 0.06 inHg change
    00:00 · 30.0923:00 · 30.14 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

    7 SepMonday, September 7
    +76°

    Clear · feels like +80°

    Low / high
    +60°…+79°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    3 mph W
    Cloud cover
    0%
    Humidity
    50%
    Pressure
    30.15 inHg
    00:00+64°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph64%13%
    01:00+62°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph66%25%
    02:00+61°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph68%39%
    03:00+60°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph69%57%
    04:00+60°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph69%78%
    05:00+60°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph69%93%
    06:00+60°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph69%100%
    07:00+61°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph69%100%
    08:00+62°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph68%100%
    09:00+66°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph64%73%
    10:00+70°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph59%35%
    11:00+74°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph54%6%
    12:00+76°—3 mphwest wind, 3 mph50%0%
    13:00+78°—2 mphsouth wind, 2 mph45%0%
    14:00+79°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph44%0%
    15:00+79°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph47%0%
    16:00+77°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph52%1%
    17:00+76°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph57%2%
    18:00+74°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph62%3%
    19:00+71°—12 mphsouth wind, 12 mph66%4%
    20:00+69°—12 mphsouth wind, 12 mph69%5%
    21:00+68°—13 mphsouth wind, 13 mph69%3%
    22:00+67°—12 mphsouth wind, 12 mph67%1%
    23:00+65°—12 mphsouth wind, 12 mph66%6%
    +79°+69°+60°
    Weather throughout the day
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    Sun and moon

    Monday, September 7
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:35
    Sunset
    19:23
    Day length
    12 h 48 min
    Sunshine hours
    12 h
    UV index
    6
    high
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    02:14
    Moonset
    17:36

    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

    +11% in the windowMonday, September 7
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor01:44–02:44Moonrise
    • Major09:01–11:01Moon overhead
    • Minor17:06–18:06Moonset
    • Major21:29–23:29Moon 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?