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United States / Idaho / Lake Duck Pond

Bite forecast: Lake Duck Pond

  • 4 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
    66/100high activity

    Cloudy: 46–57 °F

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

    Cloudy: 34–70 °F

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

    Cloudy: 39–54 °F

Nearby towns

  • Lewiston0.6 mi

Lake Duck Pond (Idaho) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 2 ha in area. The town of Lewiston is nearby. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

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Nearby water bodies

  • LakeHells Gate Marina4 mi
  • LakeMann Lake9 mi

Bite calendar

Aug 31 – Sep 6
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
CarpLargemouth bassBluegillBrown troutSteelheadBrook troutChannel catfishCutthroat troutChinook salmonWalleyeWhitefishYellow perchRainbow troutSmallmouth bassBlack crappieLake troutBurbot

Black crappie

4/10 · Weak

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 07:00–09:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

Tactics

Look for drop-offs and gaps in the weeds, retrieve slowly, lingering over promising spots.

Lures

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

Gear

Bring a warm jacket — it's noticeably colder on the water than on shore. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

Summary

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 54 °F — colder than the 57–75 °F comfort range for Black crappie: the fish conserves energy and takes more cautiously.

Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 57–75 °F comfort rangecomfort 57–75 °F54 °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 0.12 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

Pressure through the day, 0.12 inHg change
00:00 · 30.0123:00 · 29.89 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 average month for Black crappie here.

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

5 SepSaturday, September 5
+63°

Cloudy · feels like +60°

Low / high
+34°…+69°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
0 mph SW
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
31%
Pressure
29.84 inHg
00:00+37°—3 mphnorthwest wind, 3 mph82%7%
01:00+36°—2 mphnorth wind, 2 mph90%6%
02:00+35°—1 mpheast wind, 1 mph93%0%
03:00+35°—1 mpheast wind, 1 mph94%0%
04:00+35°—1 mpheast wind, 1 mph93%0%
05:00+34°—1 mpheast wind, 1 mph92%0%
06:00+34°—2 mphsoutheast wind, 2 mph91%0%
07:00+34°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph88%0%
08:00+39°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph75%6%
09:00+46°—2 mphsoutheast wind, 2 mph57%100%
10:00+53°—2 mphsoutheast wind, 2 mph43%16%
11:00+58°—1 mphsouth wind, 1 mph35%100%
12:00+63°—0 mphsouthwest wind, 0 mph31%100%
13:00+67°—1 mphwest wind, 1 mph28%11%
14:00+69°—2 mphwest wind, 2 mph27%5%
15:00+69°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph27%0%
16:00+69°—3 mphsouthwest wind, 3 mph25%7%
17:00+69°—3 mphwest wind, 3 mph25%13%
18:00+65°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph31%100%
19:00+57°—5 mphnorth wind, 5 mph47%100%
20:00+50°—5 mphnorth wind, 5 mph60%15%
21:00+50°0.00 in3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph60%100%
22:00+47°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph66%100%
23:00+44°—2 mphnortheast wind, 2 mph71%7%
+69°+52°+34°
Weather throughout the day
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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
12 h 30 min
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
00:14
Moonset
17:21

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
  • Minor00:00–00:44Moonrise
  • Major07:49–09:49Moon overhead
  • Minor16:51–17:51Moonset
  • Major20:21–22:21Moon 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?