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United States / Maine / Lake Morris Pond

Bite forecast: Lake Morris Pond

  • 28 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    85/100high activity

    Cloudy: 41–63 °F

Lake Morris Pond (Maine) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 11 ha in area. The town of Waterville 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.

MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
80/100high activity

Clear: 43–73 °F

  • ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    72/100high activity

    Fog: 55–61 °F

  • Nearby towns

    • Waterville10 mi

    Nearby rivers

    • Outlet Stream6 mi
    • Fifteenmile Stream7 mi
    • Mill Stream8 mi

    Nearby water bodies

    • ReservoirBranch Pond2 mi
    • LakeChina Lake3 mi
    • LakeBeech Pond5 mi
    • PondBowler Pond5 mi
    • PondPrescott Pond5 mi
    • PondFoster Pond5 mi
    • PondJump Pond6 mi
    • LakeLovejoy Pond6 mi
    • PondBelden Pond6 mi
    • LakeSheepscot Pond7 mi
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    Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    CarpBluegillBrook troutLargemouth bassPikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhitefishYellow perchBrown troutStriped bassRainbow troutBlack crappieLake trout

    Black crappie

    5/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

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

    The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 19:00–21:00 (dusk bite).

    Tactics

    Look for drop-offs and gaps in the weeds, retrieve slowly, lingering over promising spots.

    Lures

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

    Gear

    No special gear needed — seasonal clothing will do. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 62 °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 °F62 °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 0.24 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 0.24 inHg change
    00:00 · 30.0923:00 · 29.86 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

    3 SepThursday, September 3
    +58°

    Fog · feels like +56°

    Low / high
    +56°…+61°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    9 mph ESE
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    100%
    Pressure
    29.93 inHg
    00:00+57°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph85%100%
    01:00+56°—14 mphsouth wind, 14 mph93%100%
    02:00+56°0.03 in14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph95%100%
    03:00+56°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph93%100%
    04:00+56°0.02 in14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph93%100%
    05:00+56°0.03 in13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph96%100%
    06:00+56°0.11 in14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph97%100%
    07:00+56°0.03 in15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph95%100%
    08:00+57°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph92%100%
    09:00+58°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph92%100%
    10:00+58°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph97%100%
    11:00+58°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph97%100%
    12:00+58°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph100%100%
    13:00+59°—9 mphsoutheast wind, 9 mph100%100%
    14:00+60°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph99%100%
    15:00+60°0.07 in8 mpheast wind, 8 mph98%100%
    16:00+61°0.02 in7 mpheast wind, 7 mph95%100%
    17:00+61°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph98%100%
    18:00+61°—5 mphsoutheast wind, 5 mph100%100%
    19:00+61°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph100%100%
    20:00+61°—4 mpheast wind, 4 mph100%100%
    21:00+60°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph100%100%
    22:00+60°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph100%100%
    23:00+60°—2 mpheast wind, 2 mph99%100%
    +61°+59°+56°
    Weather throughout the day
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    Sun and moon

    Thursday, September 3
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:03
    Sunset
    19:12
    Day length
    13 h 9 min
    Sunshine hours
    0 min
    UV index
    0
    low
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    22:14
    Moonset
    13:41

    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

    +12% in the windowThursday, September 3
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major04:30–06:30Moon overhead
    • Minor13:11–14:11Moonset
    • Major17:00–19:00Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:44–22:44Moonrise

    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?