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United States / Massachusetts / Lake Farnham Reservoir

Bite forecast: Lake Farnham Reservoir

  • 41 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

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

    Cloudy: 61–81 °F

Lake Farnham Reservoir (Massachusetts) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 17 ha in area. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
63/100high activity

Cloudy: 64–81 °F

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

    Cloudy: 66–86 °F

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    Bite calendar

    Thursday, September 3

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
    Tue
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    Thu
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    Sat
    Sun
    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    PikeYellow perchSmallmouth bassStriped bassWalleyeBrook troutBlack crappieBluegillCarpChannel catfishLake troutLargemouth bassRainbow troutWhite crappieBrown trout

    Black crappie

    6/10 · Fair

    Hourly activity

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

    The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 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

    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 71 °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 °F71 °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 · 30.1123:00 · 29.88 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
    +76°

    Cloudy · feels like +79°

    Low / high
    +60°…+81°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    11 mph SSW
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    85%
    Pressure
    29.94 inHg
    00:00+62°—3 mphnorth wind, 3 mph83%98%
    01:00+61°—2 mphnorth wind, 2 mph85%91%
    02:00+60°—2 mpheast wind, 2 mph87%100%
    03:00+60°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph93%73%
    04:00+62°—3 mphwest wind, 3 mph94%100%
    05:00+63°—2 mphsoutheast wind, 2 mph94%100%
    06:00+65°0.03 in5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph93%100%
    07:00+66°—3 mphsoutheast wind, 3 mph95%100%
    08:00+69°—7 mphsouth wind, 7 mph94%100%
    09:00+73°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph90%75%
    10:00+74°—10 mphsouth wind, 10 mph88%100%
    11:00+75°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph85%100%
    12:00+76°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph85%100%
    13:00+79°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph76%100%
    14:00+80°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph70%100%
    15:00+81°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph69%38%
    16:00+81°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph66%100%
    17:00+80°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph69%100%
    18:00+78°—11 mphsouth wind, 11 mph76%3%
    19:00+75°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph80%2%
    20:00+73°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph87%0%
    21:00+71°—6 mphsouth wind, 6 mph91%0%
    22:00+71°—5 mphsouth wind, 5 mph93%9%
    23:00+70°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph93%87%
    +81°+71°+60°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    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
    06:12
    Sunset
    19:14
    Day length
    13 h 2 min
    Sunshine hours
    4 h
    UV index
    3
    moderate
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    22:35
    Moonset
    13:45

    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
    • Major04:42–06:42Moon overhead
    • Minor13:15–14:15Moonset
    • Major17:12–19:12Moon underfoot
    • Minor22:05–23:05Moonrise

    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?