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United States / Delaware / Reservoir Silver Lake

Bite forecast: Reservoir Silver Lake

  • 37 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

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

    Partly cloudy: 64–84 °F

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Reservoir Silver Lake (Delaware) — a popular fishing spot. About 15 ha in area. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
51/100medium activity

Partly cloudy: 73–84 °F

  • FridaySeptember 4weather-based forecast
    48/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 72–91 °F

  • Nearby rivers

    • Appoquinimink River3 mi
    • Drawyer Creek4 mi
    • Great Bohemia Creek4 mi
    • Hangmans Run5 mi
    • Blackbird Creek6 mi
    • Little Bohemia Creek7 mi
    • Sawmill Branch8 mi
    • Black Duck Creek8 mi
    • Scott Run8 mi
    • Long Creek9 mi

    Nearby water bodies

    • ReservoirNoxontown Pond1 mi
    • PondDeep Creek Pond1 mi
    • LakeBayberry North Lake6 mi
    • ReservoirWhite Swan Lake7 mi
    • LakeMetton Pond7 mi
    • LakeLums Pond8 mi

    Bite calendar

    7–Sep 13
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    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

    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

    The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: small jig or minnow bait.

    Gear

    It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

    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 dropping 0.06 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 0.06 inHg change
    00:00 · 30.1423:00 · 30.08 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
    +80°

    Partly cloudy · feels like +80°

    Low / high
    +63°…+84°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    11 mph SSW
    Cloud cover
    57%
    Humidity
    51%
    Pressure
    30.11 inHg
    00:00+65°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph67%24%
    01:00+64°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph68%49%
    02:00+64°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph69%70%
    03:00+63°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph70%84%
    04:00+63°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph72%93%
    05:00+64°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph73%100%
    06:00+64°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph75%100%
    07:00+65°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph78%100%
    08:00+67°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph77%100%
    09:00+70°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph71%81%
    10:00+74°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph61%56%
    11:00+78°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph54%44%
    12:00+80°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph51%57%
    13:00+81°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph50%83%
    14:00+82°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph50%100%
    15:00+83°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph50%98%
    16:00+84°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph51%87%
    17:00+83°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph53%75%
    18:00+81°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph56%63%
    19:00+78°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph61%50%
    20:00+75°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph66%41%
    21:00+73°0.00 in11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph72%37%
    22:00+71°0.00 in10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph78%37%
    23:00+69°0.00 in9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph83%38%
    +84°+74°+63°
    Weather throughout the day
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    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
    5
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    03:33
    Moonset
    18:08

    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 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?