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10 verified Smallmouth bass catches are linked to Des Moines River. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Smallmouth bass.
Monday, September 7
The bite is strong — fish are active. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.
Best time — 06:00–08:00 (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: jig with grub or crankbait.
It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.
Worth going — it's a productive day.
The computed water temperature is around 72 °F — inside the 59–75 °F comfort range for Smallmouth bass, so baseline activity is high.
Smallmouth bass works the twilight: the peaks are pinned to sunrise and sunset — their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is dropping 0.09 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.
September is peak season for Smallmouth bass here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Cloudy · feels like +76°
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.
What are solunar periods?Recorded 10 catches here. Most commonly caught: Smallmouth bass. Peak season: June.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.
vertical axis — number of catches
| Value | Catches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 28.54–28.70 inHg | 1 | 10% |
| 28.94–29.09 inHg | 9 | 90% |
Des Moines River (Iowa) — a popular fishing spot. About 666 km long. Nearby towns: Des Moines and Norwalk. Fish species: smallmouth bass. This page shows an hourly bite forecast for today and the week ahead; the algorithm factors in the weather, atmospheric pressure, and the moon phase.