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United States / Massachusetts / Lake Clarks Pond

Bite forecast: Lake Clarks Pond

  • 8 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    63/100high activity

    Cloudy: 66–77 °F

  2. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    62/100high activity

    Partly cloudy: 61–81 °F

  3. FridaySeptember 4weather-based forecast
    58/100medium activity

    Clear: 63–86 °F

Nearby towns

  • Amesbury0.2 mi
  • Newburyport4 mi
  • Haverhill10 mi

Lake Clarks Pond (Massachusetts) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 3 ha in area. Close by — Amesbury, Newburyport and Haverhill. Here you'll find a bite prediction — when fish are active and which hours give the best chances, adjusted for weather and pressure.

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Nearby rivers

  • Back River0.7 mi
  • Powwow River2 mi
  • Artichoke River3 mi
  • Town Creek4 mi
  • Cains Brook4 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • ReservoirPattens Pond0.8 mi
  • LakeLake Gardner0.9 mi
  • ReservoirBailey Pond2 mi
  • PondFlowering Pond2 mi
  • LakeLake Attitash3 mi
  • ReservoirMeadowbrook Pond3 mi
  • ReservoirCains Millpond3 mi
  • LakeTuxbury Pond3 mi
  • LakeLower Artichoke Reservoir4 mi
  • LakeTown Creek4 mi

Bite calendar

Aug 31 – Sep 6
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
Yellow perchPikeSmallmouth bassStriped bassWalleyeBlack crappieBluegillBrook troutCarpChannel catfishLake troutWhite crappieBrown troutLargemouth bassRainbow trout

Black crappie

6/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 19:00–20:00 (dusk bite).

Tactics

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

Lures

In clear water, natural colors work best: small jig or minnow bait.

Gear

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

Summary

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 72 °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 °F72 °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 · 29.8423:00 · 29.71 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

4 SepFriday, September 4
+84°

Clear · feels like +86°

Low / high
+62°…+87°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
6 mph WNW
Cloud cover
0%
Humidity
40%
Pressure
29.78 inHg
00:00+66°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph92%7%
01:00+66°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph92%100%
02:00+65°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph93%10%
03:00+64°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph93%100%
04:00+63°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph93%100%
05:00+62°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph93%100%
06:00+62°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph92%80%
07:00+63°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph90%68%
08:00+68°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph82%35%
09:00+74°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph66%11%
10:00+79°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph52%11%
11:00+82°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph46%0%
12:00+84°—6 mphnorthwest wind, 6 mph40%0%
13:00+86°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph37%0%
14:00+87°—7 mphwest wind, 7 mph35%0%
15:00+87°—9 mphwest wind, 9 mph34%8%
16:00+85°—8 mphwest wind, 8 mph36%100%
17:00+84°—7 mphnorthwest wind, 7 mph41%100%
18:00+80°—7 mphnorthwest wind, 7 mph51%100%
19:00+74°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph60%100%
20:00+71°—4 mphnorthwest wind, 4 mph62%100%
21:00+70°—5 mphnorthwest wind, 5 mph66%100%
22:00+68°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph71%11%
23:00+67°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph73%5%
+87°+74°+62°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Friday, September 4
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
19:12
Day length
12 h 59 min
Sunshine hours
12 h 42 min
UV index
6
high
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
23:18
Moonset
14:52

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 windowFriday, September 4
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major05:34–07:34Moon overhead
  • Minor14:22–15:22Moonset
  • Major18:06–20:06Moon underfoot
  • Minor22:48–23:48Moonrise

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?