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United States / Idaho / Walleye

Walleye bite in Idaho

Recorded 1 catch of Walleye in Idaho. Most active — January. A day-by-day bite calendar for Walleye.

Walleye bite forecast in Idaho today

Best fishing days for the next week

  1. FridaySeptember 11weather-based forecast
    79/100high activity

    Cloudy: 46–63 °F

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

  2. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    78/100high activity

    Cloudy: 46–66 °F

    Best fishing time: 06:00–09:00

  3. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    77/100high activity

    Cloudy: 39–68 °F

    Best fishing time: 19:00–22:00

Map of waters and catches

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Catches

  • Walleye
    Idaho, Custer County
    30 °F11 mph
    Jan 30, 2018

Other fish in Idaho

  • Largemouth bass13 catches
  • Rainbow trout6 catches
  • Smallmouth bass5 catches
  • Steelhead4 catches
  • Brown trout3 catches
  • Yellow perch2 catches
  • Black crappie1 catch
  • Cutthroat trout1 catch
  • Walleye bite calendar

    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 moderate — fish feed in short bursts. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 07:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–22:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

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

    Lures

    The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: jig with grub or jig with live minnow.

    Gear

    Bring a warm jacket — it's noticeably colder on the water than on shore. 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.

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 53 °F — inside the 50–72 °F comfort range for Walleye, so baseline activity is high.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 50–72 °F comfort rangecomfort 50–72 °F53 °F
    JFMAMJJASOND

    Walleye 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 Walleye 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 · 29.9323:00 · 29.93 inHg

    September is an active season for Walleye here.

    JFMAMJJASOND

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

    5 SepSaturday, September 5
    +50°

    Clear · feels like +46°

    Low / high
    +39°…+55°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    10 mph SSE
    Cloud cover
    9%
    Humidity
    82%
    Pressure
    29.96 inHg
    00:00+43°0.02 in6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph92%100%
    01:00+42°0.07 in7 mphwest wind, 7 mph97%100%
    02:00+41°0.02 in7 mphwest wind, 7 mph95%73%
    03:00+41°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph92%100%
    04:00+40°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph93%100%
    05:00+39°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph96%100%
    06:00+40°0.07 in2 mphsouth wind, 2 mph95%100%
    07:00+41°0.02 in8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph91%100%
    08:00+42°0.11 in7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph86%100%
    09:00+44°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph89%100%
    10:00+46°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph88%32%
    11:00+47°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph86%19%
    12:00+50°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph82%9%
    13:00+52°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph76%34%
    14:00+53°—7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph68%15%
    15:00+55°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph63%100%
    16:00+52°—0 mphwest wind, 0 mph72%100%
    17:00+54°—4 mphwest wind, 4 mph72%31%
    18:00+55°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph67%98%
    19:00+53°—3 mphwest wind, 3 mph71%72%
    20:00+51°—1 mphwest wind, 1 mph69%23%
    21:00+49°—2 mpheast wind, 2 mph70%100%
    22:00+48°—5 mphwest wind, 5 mph51%94%
    23:00+48°—2 mphwest wind, 2 mph51%100%
    +55°+47°+39°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Saturday, September 5
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    07:02
    Sunset
    20:06
    Day length
    13 h 4 min
    Sunshine hours
    8 h 35 min
    UV index
    5
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    00:04
    Moonset
    17:07

    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

    +13% in the windowSaturday, September 5
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Minor00:00–00:34Moonrise
    • Major07:37–09:37Moon overhead
    • Minor16:37–17:37Moonset
    • Major20:08–22:08Moon 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?