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United States / Georgia / Flint River

Bite forecast: Flint River

  • length 342 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    28/100low activity

    Clear: 73–97 °F

  2. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    27/100low activity

    Partly cloudy: 73–93 °F

  3. SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    25/100low activity

    Partly cloudy: 73–95 °F

Nearby towns

  • Albany0.5 mi
  • Atlanta7 mi
  • Peachtree City11 mi

Flint River (Georgia) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 551 km long. Close by — Albany, Atlanta and Peachtree City. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeMathis Lake4 mi
  • ReservoirDaniel Lake5 mi
  • LakeThree Fingered Lake5 mi
  • LakeSwift Creek Lake5 mi
  • LakeCopper Hill East Lake5 mi
  • LakeCopper Hill West Lake5 mi
  • LakeWiggam Branch Lake6 mi
  • LakeHammonds Lake6 mi
  • LakeUpson County Sportsmens Club Lake6 mi
  • ReservoirSunnyside Lake6 mi
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Catches

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

  • Smallmouth bass
    Flint River
    81 °F7 mph
    Jun 15, 2020, 8:04 AM
  • Largemouth bass
    Flint River
    64 °F7 mph
    Jan 18, 2019
  • Largemouth bass
    Flint River
    63 °F13 mph
    Dec 14, 2018
  • Smallmouth bass
    Flint River
    61 °F4 mph
    Nov 04, 2018
  • Smallmouth bass
    Flint River
    86 °F9 mph
    Oct 07, 2018
  • Largemouth bass
    Flint River
    64 °F9 mph
    Mar 10, 2018

Bite calendar

Aug 31 – Sep 6
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Black crappieStriped bassWhite crappieLargemouth bassSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassBrook troutBlue catfishBluegillCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishGrass carpRainbow troutSpotted bass

Black crappie

5/10 · Fair

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 20:00–22:00 (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

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 82 °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 °F82 °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 · 29.8623:00 · 29.85 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

6 SepSunday, September 6
+94°

Clear · feels like +101°

Low / high
+76°…+101°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
9 mph W
Cloud cover
5%
Humidity
46%
Pressure
29.84 inHg
00:00+83°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph69%96%
01:00+80°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph74%0%
02:00+79°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph77%0%
03:00+78°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph79%0%
04:00+78°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph81%0%
05:00+78°—6 mphsouthwest wind, 6 mph82%0%
06:00+77°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph84%0%
07:00+76°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph85%0%
08:00+78°—6 mphwest wind, 6 mph82%6%
09:00+83°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph72%27%
10:00+87°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph62%38%
11:00+91°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph53%10%
12:00+94°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph46%5%
13:00+97°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph40%0%
14:00+99°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph37%5%
15:00+100°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph34%32%
16:00+101°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph32%47%
17:00+101°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph31%78%
18:00+94°—13 mphnorth wind, 13 mph41%21%
19:00+79°0.03 in7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph75%100%
20:00+79°0.01 in13 mphsouth wind, 13 mph77%100%
21:00+79°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph83%25%
22:00+80°0.02 in9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph82%100%
23:00+76°0.23 in12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph93%100%
+101°+88°+76°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Sunday, September 6
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
07:08
Sunset
19:47
Day length
12 h 39 min
Sunshine hours
10 h 47 min
UV index
6
high
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
01:58
Moonset
17:04

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 windowSunday, September 6
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor01:28–02:28Moonrise
  • Major08:34–10:34Moon overhead
  • Minor16:34–17:34Moonset
  • Major21:05–23:05Moon 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?

BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

What actually worked on this water

Based on 6 verified catchesPeriod: 2018–2020

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

By fish species

vertical axis — number of catches

023
33
Largemouth bassSmallmouth bass
By fish species
ValueCatchesShare
Largemouth bass350%
Smallmouth bass350%

By month

vertical axis — number of catches

01
111111
JanMarJunOctNovDec
By month
ValueCatchesShare
Jan117%
Mar117%
Jun117%
Oct117%
Nov117%
Dec117%

Air temperature, °F

vertical axis — number of catches

024
411
597786
Air temperature, °F
ValueCatchesShare
59–66 °F467%
77–84 °F117%
86–93 °F117%

Pressure, inHg

vertical axis — number of catches

035
15
29.7229.92
Pressure, inHg
ValueCatchesShare
29.72–29.88 inHg117%
29.92–30.08 inHg583%

Wind direction

vertical axis — number of catches

012
2121
NEESESW
Wind direction
ValueCatchesShare
NE233%
E117%
SE233%
SW117%

Wind speed, mph

vertical axis — number of catches

023
321
4913
Wind speed, mph
ValueCatchesShare
4–7 mph350%
9–11 mph233%
13–16 mph117%

Measured river conditions are available for Flint River: current gauge height, streamflow, and water temperature when reported by the source.

Water

Gauge height
2.64 ft
Streamflow
136 ft³/s

USGS gauge FLINT RIVER NEAR THOMASTON, GA, 5 mi away · measured 2026-09-04 05:15 · data source · provisional data, subject to revision