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United States / Iowa / East Nodaway River

Bite forecast: East Nodaway River

  • length 64 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    63/100high activity

    Drizzle: 68–82 °F

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Nearby water bodies

  • ReservoirLake Binder0.8 mi
  • LakeSpring Lake2 mi
  • ReservoirLake Icaria4 mi

East Nodaway River (Iowa) — a spot well known among anglers. About 103 km long. The town of Corning 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.

SaturdaySeptember 5weather-based forecast
57/100medium activity

Cloudy: 73–104 °F

  • SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    57/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 70–99 °F

  • Nearby towns

    • Corning0.4 mi

    Bite calendar

    7–Sep 13
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    PikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassMuskellungeYellow perchBlack crappieWhite crappieBluegillCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishLargemouth bassRainbow trout

    Black crappie

    7/10 · Good

    Hourly activity

    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Bite activity:highmediumlow

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

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

    Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

    Lures

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

    Gear

    It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 73 °F — inside the 57–75 °F comfort range for Black crappie, so baseline activity is high.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 57–75 °F comfort rangecomfort 57–75 °F73 °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 · 29.9523:00 · 29.83 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
    +80°

    Drizzle · feels like +81°

    Low / high
    +68°…+82°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    14 mph SE
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    71%
    Pressure
    29.90 inHg
    00:00+71°0.03 in5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph91%100%
    01:00+69°0.03 in5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph96%100%
    02:00+69°0.00 in5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph98%100%
    03:00+69°0.00 in5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph98%100%
    04:00+68°0.00 in5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph98%100%
    05:00+68°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph99%98%
    06:00+68°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph99%95%
    07:00+68°—8 mpheast wind, 8 mph98%94%
    08:00+69°—8 mpheast wind, 8 mph95%95%
    09:00+72°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph91%98%
    10:00+74°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph86%100%
    11:00+77°0.00 in12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph79%100%
    12:00+80°0.00 in14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph71%100%
    13:00+82°0.00 in15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph65%100%
    14:00+82°0.00 in14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph63%98%
    15:00+82°0.00 in13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph64%96%
    16:00+82°0.00 in11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph65%95%
    17:00+82°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph66%97%
    18:00+81°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph67%100%
    19:00+80°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph69%100%
    20:00+78°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph74%91%
    21:00+75°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph80%79%
    22:00+73°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph86%71%
    23:00+72°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph90%74%
    +82°+75°+68°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    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
    06:51
    Sunset
    19:39
    Day length
    12 h 48 min
    Sunshine hours
    11 h 25 min
    UV index
    4
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    03:48
    Moonset
    18:30

    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
    • Minor03:18–04:18Moonrise
    • Major10:16–12:16Moon overhead
    • Minor18:00–19:00Moonset
    • Major22:42–00:00Moon 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?

    Measured river conditions are available for East Nodaway River: current gauge height, streamflow, and water temperature when reported by the source.

    Water

    Gauge height
    8.99 ft
    Streamflow
    15 ft³/s

    USGS gauge East Nodaway River at Highway 2 near Clarinda, IA, 24 mi away · measured 2026-09-02 02:45 · data source · provisional data, subject to revision