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United States / Massachusetts / Bay Bigelow Bight

Bite forecast: Bay Bigelow Bight

  • 1431.1 sq mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    69/100high activity

    Cloudy: 61–81 °F

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Bay Bigelow Bight (Massachusetts) — a spot well known among anglers. About 3706.5 km² in area. A coastal water: the bite here is modelled for the sea, not for a river or a lake. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.

Catches

Recorded 16 catches here. Most commonly caught: Largemouth bass, Striped bass, Brook trout. Peak season: June–October.

  • Striped bass — Casco Bay, Jun 23, 2018, 1:33 PM
    Striped bass
    Casco Bay
    64 °F7 mph
    Jun 23, 2018, 1:33 PM
  • Striped bass
    Plum Island River
    68 °F11 mph
    Jun 11, 2019
  • Largemouth bass
    Little Sebago Lake
    79 °F4 mph
    Jun 10, 2019
  • Striped bass
    Webhannet River
    36 °F7 mph
    Mar 13, 2019
  • Largemouth bass
    Tide Mill Creek
    Oct 15, 2018
  • Largemouth bass
    Tide Mill Creek
    Oct 12, 2018
  • Largemouth bass
    Bauneg Beg Pond
    Aug 03, 2018
  • Largemouth bass
    Bauneg Beg Pond
    Jul 29, 2018
ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
63/100high activity

Cloudy: 64–81 °F

  • FridaySeptember 4weather-based forecast
    58/100medium activity

    Cloudy: 66–86 °F

  • Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
    Wed
    Thu
    Fri
    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Striped bassAtlantic salmonBluefishFlounderBrown trout

    Atlantic salmon

    7/10 · Good

    Hourly activity

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

    The bite is strong — fish are active. Weather is steady, with no sharp swings — fish behave predictably.

    Peak bite hours

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

    Tactics

    Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.

    Lures

    In clear water, natural colors work best: salmon spoon or salmon fly.

    Gear

    It's a hot day — a hat, sunglasses, and plenty of water are a must.

    Summary

    Worth going — it's a productive day.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 70 °F — warmer than the 39–57 °F comfort range for Atlantic salmon: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.

    Computed water temperature by month; the green band is the 39–57 °F comfort rangecomfort 39–57 °F70 °F
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    Atlantic salmon 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 Atlantic salmon feeds0:0012:0024:00

    Pressure is flat: it moves no more than 0.03 inHg over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.

    Pressure through the day, 0.03 inHg change
    00:00 · 30.0923:00 · 30.11 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 Atlantic salmon here.

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    These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works

    Tides

    • High water02:252.4 ft
    • Low water08:20-5.9 ft
    • High water14:423.3 ft
    • Low water21:02-6.2 ft
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:000:006:0012:0018:0023:00
    Sea level height by hour
    00:0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008:0009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:00
    -0.6 ft1.4 ft2.3 ft2.2 ft1.3 ft-0.5 ft-2.8 ft-4.8 ft-5.8 ft-5.6 ft-4.6 ft-2.8 ft-0.4 ft1.8 ft3.1 ft3.2 ft2.5 ft0.9 ft-1.5 ft-3.9 ft-5.7 ft-6.2 ft-5.7 ft-4.5 ft

    Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 0.4 mi away

    Water

    Water temp.
    66 °F
    In the model
    70 °F
    Wave
    1.4 ft
    Period
    8 s

    Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 0.4 mi from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

    2 SepWednesday, September 2
    +74°

    Cloudy · feels like +73°

    Low / high
    +59°…+77°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    7 mph E
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    50%
    Pressure
    30.17 inHg
    00:00+62°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph88%62%
    01:00+61°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph88%100%
    02:00+62°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph86%100%
    03:00+62°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph87%100%
    04:00+61°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph89%85%
    05:00+60°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph93%35%
    06:00+59°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph92%96%
    07:00+60°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph94%98%
    08:00+65°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph85%100%
    09:00+68°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph76%93%
    10:00+70°—7 mphnortheast wind, 7 mph65%100%
    11:00+73°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph56%100%
    12:00+74°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph50%100%
    13:00+76°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph45%100%
    14:00+77°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph44%100%
    15:00+77°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph46%52%
    16:00+77°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph46%71%
    17:00+76°—8 mpheast wind, 8 mph46%100%
    18:00+74°—8 mpheast wind, 8 mph47%100%
    19:00+71°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph50%100%
    20:00+67°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph61%100%
    21:00+65°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph73%100%
    22:00+64°—0 mphnortheast wind, 0 mph77%90%
    23:00+63°—3 mphnortheast wind, 3 mph79%98%
    +77°+68°+59°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Wednesday, September 2
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:11
    Sunset
    19:16
    Day length
    13 h 5 min
    Sunshine hours
    9 h 4 min
    UV index
    6
    high
    Moon
    Waning gibbous
    Moonrise
    21:31
    Moonset
    12:23

    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

    +13% in the windowWednesday, September 2
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major03:34–05:34Moon overhead
    • Minor11:53–12:53Moonset
    • Major16:01–18:01Moon underfoot
    • Minor21:01–22:01Moonrise

    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?

    BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 16 verified catchesPeriod: 2017–2019

    This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.

    By fish species

    vertical axis — number of catches

    0510
    1051
    Largemouth bassStriped bassBrook trout
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Largemouth bass1063%
    Striped bass531%
    Brook trout16%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    036
    11136121
    JanMarAprJunJulAugOctDec
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Jan16%
    Mar16%
    Apr16%
    Jun319%
    Jul638%
    Aug16%
    Oct213%
    Dec16%

    Air temperature, °F

    9 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

    012
    121122
    233241596877
    Air temperature, °F
    ValueCatchesShare
    23–30 °F111%
    32–39 °F222%
    41–48 °F111%
    59–66 °F111%
    68–75 °F222%
    77–84 °F222%

    Pressure, inHg

    9 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

    035
    5211
    29.7229.9230.1230.31
    Pressure, inHg
    ValueCatchesShare
    29.72–29.88 inHg556%
    29.92–30.08 inHg222%
    30.12–30.28 inHg111%
    30.31–30.47 inHg111%

    Wind direction

    9 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

    024
    14121
    SESSWWNW
    Wind direction
    ValueCatchesShare
    SE111%
    S444%
    SW111%
    W222%
    NW111%

    Wind speed, mph

    9 catches have this data · vertical axis — number of catches

    035
    54
    49
    Wind speed, mph
    ValueCatchesShare
    4–7 mph556%
    9–11 mph444%

    Nearby rivers

    • Pollack Creek4 mi
    • Spurwink River4 mi
    • Higggins Creek4 mi
    • Libby River5 mi
    • Scarborough River8 mi
    • Jones Creek8 mi
    • Long Creek8 mi

    Nearby water bodies

    • BayBigelow Bight0 mi
    • BayBigelow Bight0 mi
    • PondLittle Pond2 mi
    • PondGreat Pond3 mi
    • LakeMassacre Pond5 mi
    • PondProuts Pond6 mi
    • LakeBorrow Pit6 mi
    • ReservoirMill Brook7 mi
    • ReservoirMill Brook8 mi
    • BaySaco Bay8 mi