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United States / Idaho / Cutthroat trout

Cutthroat trout bite in Idaho

Recorded 1 catch of Cutthroat trout in Idaho. Most active — April. A day-by-day bite calendar for Cutthroat trout.

Cutthroat trout bite forecast in Idaho today

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    87/100high activity

    Cloudy: 46–57 °F

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

  2. SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
    66/100high activity

    Cloudy: 34–70 °F

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

  3. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    64/100high activity

    Cloudy: 39–54 °F

    Best fishing time: 19:00–22:00

Map of waters and catches

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Where it's caught

  • Hells Canyon Reservoir1 catch

Catches

  • Cutthroat trout
    Hells Canyon Reservoir
    41 °F2 mph
    Apr 02, 2020

Other fish in Idaho

  • Largemouth bass13 catches
  • Rainbow trout6 catches
  • Smallmouth bass5 catches
  • Steelhead4 catches
  • Brown trout3 catches
  • Yellow perch2 catches
  • Black crappie1 catch
  • Walleye1 catch
  • Cutthroat trout bite calendar

    Wednesday, September 2

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

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

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–22:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

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

    Lures

    In clear water, natural colors work best: fly or small spinner.

    Gear

    Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 55 °F — inside the 45–63 °F comfort range for Cutthroat trout, so baseline activity is high.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 45–63 °F comfort rangecomfort 45–63 °F55 °F
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    Cutthroat trout 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 Cutthroat trout feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is dropping 0.06 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 0.06 inHg change
    00:00 · 29.7723:00 · 29.70 inHg

    September is an active season for Cutthroat trout here.

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

    2 SepWednesday, September 2
    +47°

    Cloudy · feels like +38°

    Low / high
    +46°…+57°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    15 mph W
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    81%
    Pressure
    29.74 inHg
    00:00+49°—4 mpheast wind, 4 mph77%99%
    01:00+47°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph82%99%
    02:00+47°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph73%82%
    03:00+47°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph73%100%
    04:00+47°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph71%95%
    05:00+46°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph72%92%
    06:00+46°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph73%99%
    07:00+46°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph70%100%
    08:00+47°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph71%100%
    09:00+49°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph72%100%
    10:00+52°—12 mphsouth wind, 12 mph70%100%
    11:00+50°—16 mphwest wind, 16 mph71%100%
    12:00+47°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph81%100%
    13:00+54°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph57%0%
    14:00+55°—14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph39%100%
    15:00+57°—17 mphsouthwest wind, 17 mph26%21%
    16:00+57°—18 mphsouthwest wind, 18 mph25%45%
    17:00+57°—18 mphsouthwest wind, 18 mph26%79%
    18:00+55°—17 mphsouthwest wind, 17 mph31%95%
    19:00+54°—15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph33%100%
    20:00+51°—12 mphsouthwest wind, 12 mph35%100%
    21:00+49°—14 mphsouthwest wind, 14 mph36%95%
    22:00+48°—15 mphsouthwest wind, 15 mph41%100%
    23:00+47°—13 mphsouthwest wind, 13 mph47%100%
    +57°+51°+46°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Wednesday, September 2
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:58
    Sunset
    20:11
    Day length
    13 h 13 min
    Sunshine hours
    7 h
    UV index
    2
    low
    Moon
    Waning gibbous
    Moonrise
    22:25
    Moonset
    13:36

    The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.

    Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.

    Solunar feeding periods

    +11% in the windowWednesday, September 2
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major04:36–06:36Moon overhead
    • Minor13:06–14:06Moonset
    • Major17:04–19:04Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:55–22:55Moonrise

    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?