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Recorded 1 catch of Bluegill in Iowa. Most active — May. A day-by-day bite calendar for Bluegill.
Saturday, September 5
The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.
Best time — 11:00–17:00 (daytime activity).
Pick a stretch of steady current, chum one spot and fish it — don't move around without reason.
Today's bait — worm or tiny jig.
It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must.
An average day — best chances during peak windows.
The computed water temperature is around 76 °F — inside the 64–82 °F comfort range for Bluegill, so baseline activity is high.
Bluegill feeds by day — between sunrise and sunset; their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is rising 0.09 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.
September is an average month for Bluegill here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Cloudy · feels like +99°
The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
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.
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