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United States / Massachusetts / Bay Inner Harbor

Bite forecast: Bay Inner Harbor

  • 18 acres
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    72/100high activity

    Cloudy: 55–70 °F

  2. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    68/100high activity

    Cloudy: 68–88 °F

  3. FridaySeptember 4weather-based forecast
    59/100medium activity

    Partly cloudy: 66–81 °F

Bay Inner Harbor (Massachusetts) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 7 ha in area. Salt water, not fresh — so this page carries its own marine bite forecast. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

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Nearby water bodies

  • PondMary's Lake0.5 mi
  • PondEel Pond2 mi
  • PondNobska Pond3 mi
  • PondFlax Pond4 mi
  • LakeBlaney's Pond4 mi
  • PondOyster Pond4 mi
  • PondMiles Pond4 mi
  • PondFlume Pond5 mi
  • PondSalt Pond5 mi
  • LakeFrench Watering Place5 mi

Bite calendar

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

Atlantic salmon

6/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

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

Lures

The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: salmon spoon or salmon fly.

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 — 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 °F71 °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 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 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 water00:39-0.6 ft
  • Low water04:23-2.3 ft
  • High water05:47-2.1 ft
  • Low water07:33-2.4 ft
  • High water13:140.3 ft
  • Low water20:26-2.4 ft
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Sea level height by hour
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-0.7 ft-0.6 ft-1.0 ft-1.8 ft-2.3 ft-2.2 ft-2.1 ft-2.3 ft-2.3 ft-1.7 ft-0.9 ft-0.3 ft0.1 ft0.3 ft0.2 ft-0.5 ft-1.3 ft-1.6 ft-1.7 ft-2.0 ft-2.4 ft-2.4 ft-1.8 ft-1.2 ft

Open-Meteo tide model, grid point 2.2 mi away

Water

Water temp.
71 °F
In the model
71 °F
Wave
2.0 ft
Period
4 s

Open-Meteo Marine model, grid cell 2.2 mi from the waterbody. Values are daily means.

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
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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
06:12
Sunset
19:14
Day length
13 h 2 min
Sunshine hours
4 h
UV index
3
moderate
Moon
Last quarter
Moonrise
22:27
Moonset
13:36

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 windowThursday, September 3
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Major04:34–06:34Moon overhead
  • Minor13:06–14:06Moonset
  • Major17:04–19:04Moon underfoot
  • Minor21:57–22:57Moonrise

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?