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United States / Florida / Mitchell River

Bite forecast: Mitchell River

  • length 6 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    31/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 75–95 °F

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Nearby rivers

  • Live Oak Cutoff0.6 mi
  • Rushing Cutoff2 mi
  • Indian River2 mi
  • Cypress River2 mi
  • Black River2 mi
  • Sister River4 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeEastern Lake7 mi
  • LakeDeer Lake8 mi

Mitchell River (Florida) — a spot well known among anglers. About 9 km long. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
30/100medium activity

Clear: 75–95 °F

  • FridaySeptember 11weather-based forecast
    29/100low activity

    Clear: 77–93 °F

  • Bite calendar

    7–Sep 13
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Black crappieStriped bassWhite bassWhite crappieLargemouth bassBlue catfishBluegillCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishGrass carpSpotted bass

    Black crappie

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

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    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is strong — fish are active. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 07:00–09:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

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

    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. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 80 °F — warmer than the 57–75 °F comfort range for Black crappie: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 57–75 °F comfort rangecomfort 57–75 °F80 °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 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 · 30.1323:00 · 30.12 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

    9 SepWednesday, September 9
    +90°

    Clear · feels like +100°

    Low / high
    +74°…+95°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    3 mph ENE
    Cloud cover
    6%
    Humidity
    54%
    Pressure
    30.16 inHg
    00:00+78°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph86%97%
    01:00+77°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph87%100%
    02:00+77°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph89%44%
    03:00+76°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph89%100%
    04:00+76°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph90%7%
    05:00+75°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph91%11%
    06:00+74°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph93%12%
    07:00+74°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph94%11%
    08:00+75°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph92%32%
    09:00+79°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph82%37%
    10:00+83°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph73%14%
    11:00+86°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph62%10%
    12:00+90°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph54%6%
    13:00+94°—0 mpheast wind, 0 mph47%15%
    14:00+95°—4 mphsouthwest wind, 4 mph46%44%
    15:00+93°0.01 in4 mphwest wind, 4 mph51%63%
    16:00+90°0.01 in4 mphwest wind, 4 mph60%85%
    17:00+87°0.01 in3 mphwest wind, 3 mph67%100%
    18:00+85°0.00 in3 mphwest wind, 3 mph71%100%
    19:00+84°0.00 in3 mphnorthwest wind, 3 mph73%100%
    20:00+83°0.00 in3 mphnorthwest wind, 3 mph75%100%
    21:00+82°—2 mphnorth wind, 2 mph77%98%
    22:00+81°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph79%96%
    23:00+80°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph80%95%
    +95°+85°+74°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Wednesday, September 9
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    07:15
    Sunset
    19:46
    Day length
    12 h 31 min
    Sunshine hours
    11 h 17 min
    UV index
    6
    high
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    05:44
    Moonset
    19:07

    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

    +14% in the windowWednesday, September 9
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major00:00–01:05Moon underfoot
    • Minor05:14–06:14Moonrise
    • Major11:30–13:30Moon overhead
    • Minor18:37–19:37Moonset

    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?