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United States / Georgia / Gilder Lake

Bite forecast: Gilder Lake

  • 6 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    31/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 70–90 °F

  2. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    28/100low activity

    Partly cloudy: 73–91 °F

  3. SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    27/100low activity

    Partly cloudy: 73–90 °F

Gilder Lake (Georgia) — a popular fishing spot. About 2 ha in area. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

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Nearby rivers

  • Oconee River8 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeTatnall Lake0.4 mi
  • LakeSarchett Lake3 mi
  • LakeBowens Lake3 mi
  • LakeHobbs Lake3 mi
  • LakeMcdonald And Segars Lake3 mi
  • LakeTownsend Lake4 mi
  • LakeWillis Lake4 mi
  • LakeYorks Dead River5 mi
  • LakeMclees Lake5 mi
  • LakeLake Leisure (upper half)6 mi

Bite calendar

Thursday, September 3

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 crappieSmallmouth bassWhite bassLargemouth bassWalleyeBrook troutBlue catfishBluegillCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishGrass carpRainbow troutSpotted bass

Black crappie

6/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 07:00–08:00 (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

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 81 °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 °F81 °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 0.03 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 0.03 inHg change
00:00 · 30.0523:00 · 30.02 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

3 SepThursday, September 3
+87°

Partly cloudy · feels like +97°

Low / high
+73°…+92°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
6 mph NNE
Cloud cover
26%
Humidity
69%
Pressure
30.05 inHg
00:00+78°—4 mpheast wind, 4 mph83%100%
01:00+77°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph86%100%
02:00+76°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph89%100%
03:00+76°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph92%91%
04:00+75°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph93%49%
05:00+74°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph94%42%
06:00+74°—2 mpheast wind, 2 mph95%97%
07:00+73°—2 mphnorth wind, 2 mph95%41%
08:00+75°—1 mphnorth wind, 1 mph97%29%
09:00+79°—4 mpheast wind, 4 mph94%14%
10:00+82°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph84%29%
11:00+85°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph73%25%
12:00+87°—6 mphnortheast wind, 6 mph69%26%
13:00+88°—8 mphnortheast wind, 8 mph66%14%
14:00+89°—9 mphnortheast wind, 9 mph61%21%
15:00+92°—8 mpheast wind, 8 mph54%76%
16:00+92°—8 mpheast wind, 8 mph52%100%
17:00+92°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph51%100%
18:00+88°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph64%46%
19:00+85°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph66%7%
20:00+82°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph72%48%
21:00+80°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph77%10%
22:00+79°—6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph81%100%
23:00+78°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph85%71%
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Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Thursday, September 3
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
07:06
Sunset
19:51
Day length
12 h 45 min
Sunshine hours
10 h 58 min
UV index
6
high
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
23:49
Moonset
13:55

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

+16% in the windowThursday, September 3
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major05:24–07:24Moon overhead
  • Minor13:25–14:25Moonset
  • Major17:54–19:54Moon underfoot
  • Minor23:19–00:00Moonrise

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?