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United States / Georgia / The Little River

Bite forecast: The Little River

  • length 15 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    28/100low activity

    Drizzle: 73–90 °F

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

    Clear: 75–97 °F

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

    Clear: 73–91 °F

The Little River (Georgia) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 24 km long. Nearest town — Tifton. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Nearby towns

  • Tifton11 mi
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Nearby water bodies

  • ReservoirBetts Pond2 mi
  • ReservoirStory Lake2 mi
  • ReservoirH E Jones Lake3 mi
  • ReservoirJones Lake3 mi
  • ReservoirBaker Lake3 mi
  • ReservoirWynne Lake4 mi
  • ReservoirWinfreds Lake4 mi
  • ReservoirWiltons Lake5 mi
  • ReservoirSumner Lake5 mi
  • ReservoirNelson Lake5 mi

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 crappieSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassBrook troutLargemouth bassBlue 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. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 07:00–09:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

Tactics

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

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

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

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 flat: it moves no more than 0.03 inHg over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

Pressure through the day, 0.03 inHg change
00:00 · 29.9923:00 · 29.97 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

4 SepFriday, September 4
+85°

Clear · feels like +97°

Low / high
+76°…+90°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
0 mph WNW
Cloud cover
15%
Humidity
70%
Pressure
30.03 inHg
00:00+78°—4 mpheast wind, 4 mph87%100%
01:00+78°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph89%100%
02:00+77°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph90%60%
03:00+77°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph93%30%
04:00+77°—2 mpheast wind, 2 mph94%54%
05:00+76°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph96%100%
06:00+77°—2 mphsoutheast wind, 2 mph96%100%
07:00+76°—2 mphnortheast wind, 2 mph95%58%
08:00+77°—1 mpheast wind, 1 mph97%8%
09:00+80°—3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph90%11%
10:00+82°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph83%21%
11:00+83°—3 mphsouth wind, 3 mph76%21%
12:00+85°—0 mphnorthwest wind, 0 mph70%15%
13:00+87°—1 mphnortheast wind, 1 mph67%20%
14:00+89°—1 mphnorthwest wind, 1 mph64%39%
15:00+89°—1 mphnorthwest wind, 1 mph61%100%
16:00+90°—2 mphnortheast wind, 2 mph59%95%
17:00+88°—2 mphnortheast wind, 2 mph61%100%
18:00+88°—2 mpheast wind, 2 mph64%100%
19:00+87°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph66%87%
20:00+80°—8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph80%67%
21:00+78°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph84%17%
22:00+78°—4 mphsouth wind, 4 mph84%1%
23:00+77°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph88%1%
+90°+83°+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
07:07
Sunset
19:50
Day length
12 h 43 min
Sunshine hours
6 h 49 min
UV index
6
high
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
—
Moonset
15:04

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

+16% in the windowFriday, September 4
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major06:29–08:29Moon overhead
  • Minor14:34–15:34Moonset
  • Major19:00–21:00Moon 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?

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

Water

Gauge height
-1.50 ft
Streamflow
1.1 ft³/s
Water temp · measured
73 °F
In the model
81 °F

USGS gauge LITTLE RIVER AT UPPER TY TY ROAD, NEAR TIFTON, GA, 12 mi away · measured 2026-07-15 13:15 · data source · provisional data, subject to revision