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Recorded 2 catches of Pike in Iowa. Most active — March. A day-by-day bite calendar for Pike.
Tackle, baits, spots and seasons — a full guide to catching Pike.
Read the guide →Saturday, September 5
The bite is strong — fish are active. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.
Best time — 07:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).
Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.
The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: crankbait or spoon.
It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must. Winds will be strong — wind protection helps, and be careful if you're in a boat.
Worth going — it's a productive day.
The computed water temperature is around 76 °F — warmer than the 46–68 °F comfort range for Pike: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.
Pike works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to 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 peak season for Pike 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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