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United States / Florida / Choctawhatchee Bay / Largemouth bass

Largemouth bass fishing at Choctawhatchee Bay

6 verified Largemouth bass catches are linked to Choctawhatchee Bay. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.

Largemouth bass bite forecast today

Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Largemouth bass.

Largemouth bass bite calendar

Friday, September 4

Aug 31 – Sep 6
Mon
Tue
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Thu
Fri
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Lakes & reservoirs

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 07:00–09:00 (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: soft plastic or crankbait.

Gear

It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.

Summary

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 80 °F — inside the 64–82 °F comfort range for Largemouth bass, so baseline activity is high.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 64–82 °F comfort rangecomfort 64–82 °F80 °F
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Largemouth bass 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 Largemouth bass feeds0:0012:0024:00

Pressure is flat: it moves no more than 0.00 inHg over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

Pressure through the day, 0.00 inHg change
00:00 · 29.9623:00 · 29.97 inHg

September is an average month for Largemouth bass here.

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These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

4 SepFriday, September 4
+84°

Cloudy · feels like +97°

Low / high
+76°…+84°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
2 mph SE
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
82%
Pressure
30.00 inHg
00:00+77°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph92%53%
01:00+77°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph93%100%
02:00+77°—4 mpheast wind, 4 mph93%100%
03:00+77°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph94%82%
04:00+76°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph94%53%
05:00+76°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph94%91%
06:00+77°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph94%87%
07:00+76°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph94%76%
08:00+77°—4 mpheast wind, 4 mph95%26%
09:00+78°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph93%100%
10:00+79°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph92%80%
11:00+82°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph82%100%
12:00+84°—2 mphsoutheast wind, 2 mph82%100%
13:00+78°0.21 in12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph90%100%
14:00+79°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph88%85%
15:00+77°0.88 in16 mphsouth wind, 16 mph90%100%
16:00+81°—6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph83%100%
17:00+81°—7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph87%100%
18:00+80°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph79%100%
19:00+81°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph89%44%
20:00+80°—2 mpheast wind, 2 mph91%100%
21:00+79°—4 mpheast wind, 4 mph92%83%
22:00+78°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph94%91%
23:00+77°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph94%100%
+84°+80°+76°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Friday, September 4
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
07:12
Sunset
19:52
Day length
12 h 40 min
Sunshine hours
2 h 27 min
UV index
4
moderate
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
00:11
Moonset
15:06

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 windowFriday, September 4
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor00:00–00:41Moonrise
  • Major06:37–08:37Moon overhead
  • Minor14:36–15:36Moonset
  • Major19:08–21:08Moon 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?

Catches

Recorded 6 catches here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass. Peak season: year-round.

  • Largemouth bass
    Choctawhatchee Bay
    55 °F18 mph
    Jan 08, 2018

BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

What actually worked on this water

Largemouth bassBased on 9 verified catchesPeriod: 2017–2018

This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.

By month

vertical axis — number of catches

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225
JanAprDec
By month
ValueCatchesShare
Jan222%
Apr222%
Dec556%

Air temperature, °F

vertical axis — number of catches

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4113
41505968
Air temperature, °F
ValueCatchesShare
41–48 °F444%
50–57 °F111%
59–66 °F111%
68–75 °F333%

Pressure, inHg

vertical axis — number of catches

036
261
29.9230.1230.31
Pressure, inHg
ValueCatchesShare
29.92–30.08 inHg222%
30.12–30.28 inHg667%
30.31–30.47 inHg111%

Wind direction

vertical axis — number of catches

023
12312
NESESNW
Wind direction
ValueCatchesShare
N111%
E222%
SE333%
S111%
NW222%

Wind speed, mph

vertical axis — number of catches

023
23112
0491318
Wind speed, mph
ValueCatchesShare
0–2 mph222%
4–7 mph333%
9–11 mph111%
13–16 mph111%
18–20 mph222%

About Choctawhatchee Bay

Lake Choctawhatchee Bay (Florida) — a spot well known among anglers. About 339.9 km² in area. Fish species: largemouth bass. 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.

Choctawhatchee BayFlorida
Largemouth bass
Choctawhatchee Bay
48 °F2 mph
Dec 13, 2017
  • Largemouth bass
    Choctawhatchee Bay
    48 °F2 mph
    Dec 13, 2017
  • Largemouth bass
    Choctawhatchee Bay
    59 °F18 mph
    Dec 12, 2017
  • Largemouth bass
    Choctawhatchee Bay
    46 °F7 mph
    Dec 10, 2017
  • Largemouth bass
    Choctawhatchee Bay
    43 °F13 mph
    Dec 09, 2017