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United States / Indiana / Lake Sunset Pond

Bite forecast: Lake Sunset Pond

  • 3 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    52/100medium activity

    Clear: 75–97 °F

  2. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    52/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 61–91 °F

  3. FridaySeptember 4weather-based forecast
    50/100medium activity

    Clear: 75–102 °F

Nearby towns

  • Indianapolis9 mi

Lake Sunset Pond (Indiana) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 1 ha in area. The town of Indianapolis 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 rivers

  • Lick Creek5 mi
  • Pleasant Run7 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeCatch the Big One Pay Lake5 mi
  • ReservoirLake Zonda5 mi
  • LakeArrowhead Lake8 mi
  • LakeMarina Lake9 mi
  • LakeLower Pogues Pond9 mi
  • PondUpper Pogues Pond9 mi

Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
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Tue
Wed
Thu
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Coho salmonPikeSmallmouth bassWhite bassYellow perchBlack crappieMuskellungeSteelheadWalleyeWhite crappieBlue catfishBluegillCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishChinook salmonLargemouth bassRainbow trout

Black crappie

6/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 07:00–09:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–22:00 (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 77 °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 °F77 °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 0.00 inHg over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

Pressure through the day, 0.00 inHg change
00:00 · 30.0123:00 · 30.01 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

8 SepTuesday, September 8
+89°

Partly cloudy · feels like +94°

Low / high
+70°…+98°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
11 mph SW
Cloud cover
26%
Humidity
53%
Pressure
30.03 inHg
00:00+70°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph62%55%
01:00+70°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph60%81%
02:00+71°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph60%100%
03:00+72°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph65%100%
04:00+74°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph72%100%
05:00+76°—8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph77%100%
06:00+75°—8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph80%94%
07:00+74°—8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph82%85%
08:00+75°—8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph81%72%
09:00+78°—8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph75%49%
10:00+82°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph67%22%
11:00+86°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph59%10%
12:00+89°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph53%26%
13:00+93°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph47%56%
14:00+95°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph42%81%
15:00+97°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph38%92%
16:00+98°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph36%98%
17:00+98°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph36%100%
18:00+94°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph40%99%
19:00+90°—7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph47%94%
20:00+87°—7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph52%87%
21:00+86°—8 mphsouth wind, 8 mph54%73%
22:00+86°—9 mphsouth wind, 9 mph54%55%
23:00+86°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph54%48%
+98°+84°+70°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Tuesday, September 8
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
07:22
Sunset
20:06
Day length
12 h 44 min
Sunshine hours
12 h 28 min
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
04:13
Moonset
18:51

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 windowTuesday, September 8
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor03:43–04:43Moonrise
  • Major10:38–12:38Moon overhead
  • Minor18:21–19:21Moonset

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?