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United States / Minnesota / River Jessie Brook

Bite forecast: River Jessie Brook

  • length 8 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    68/100high activity

    Drizzle: 54–59 °F

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Nearby rivers

  • Little Turtle Creek3 mi
  • Bowstring River3 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • LakeJessie Lake0.2 mi
  • LakeLittle Jessie Lake2 mi
  • LakeElbow Lake2 mi
  • LakeTaylor Lake3 mi
  • LakeLittle Spring Lake3 mi
  • LakeLittle Turtle Lake3 mi
  • LakeLittle Too Much Lake4 mi
  • LakeLittle Peterson Lake4 mi
  • LakeAckerman Lakes4 mi
  • LakePeterson Lake4 mi

River Jessie Brook (Minnesota) — a spot well known among anglers. About 13 km long. See when the bite is best: hourly fish activity for the days ahead, computed from the weather, pressure, and season.

Catches

Recorded 1 catch here. Most commonly caught: Bluegill. Peak season: March.

  • Bluegill
    Jessie Brook
    27 °F4 mph
    Mar 13, 2018
WednesdaySeptember 2weather-based forecast
63/100high activity

Clear: 61–84 °F

  • ThursdaySeptember 3weather-based forecast
    61/100high activity

    Cloudy: 63–90 °F

  • Bite calendar

    Aug 31 – Sep 6
    Mon
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Yellow perchCoho salmonMuskellungePikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassBluegillBrook troutCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishLargemouth bassSteelheadWhitefishBlack crappieChinook salmonLake troutRainbow troutWhite crappieBurbot

    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. 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

    Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.

    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. Winds will be strong — wind protection helps, and be careful if you're in a boat.

    Summary

    An average day — best chances during peak windows.

    How this forecast is calculated

    Why this forecast

    The computed water temperature is around 70 °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 °F70 °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 0.09 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.

    Pressure through the day, 0.09 inHg change
    00:00 · 29.8323:00 · 29.75 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
    +77°

    Cloudy · feels like +76°

    Low / high
    +63°…+89°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    12 mph SE
    Cloud cover
    100%
    Humidity
    57%
    Pressure
    29.79 inHg
    00:00+67°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph66%1%
    01:00+67°—9 mpheast wind, 9 mph69%9%
    02:00+66°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph73%5%
    03:00+65°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph74%3%
    04:00+64°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph76%2%
    05:00+64°—8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph78%100%
    06:00+63°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph77%93%
    07:00+63°—10 mpheast wind, 10 mph77%100%
    08:00+66°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph73%96%
    09:00+71°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph63%95%
    10:00+73°—10 mphsoutheast wind, 10 mph61%97%
    11:00+77°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph57%100%
    12:00+77°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph57%100%
    13:00+82°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph56%100%
    14:00+84°—13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph55%49%
    15:00+83°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph55%72%
    16:00+84°—11 mpheast wind, 11 mph56%81%
    17:00+87°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph47%78%
    18:00+89°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph42%16%
    19:00+87°—12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph42%1%
    20:00+75°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph70%5%
    21:00+71°—19 mpheast wind, 19 mph65%0%
    22:00+68°—19 mpheast wind, 19 mph66%7%
    23:00+69°—17 mphsoutheast wind, 17 mph81%14%
    +89°+76°+63°
    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
    06:46
    Sunset
    19:59
    Day length
    13 h 13 min
    Sunshine hours
    8 h 43 min
    UV index
    5
    moderate
    Moon
    Last quarter
    Moonrise
    22:33
    Moonset
    14:42

    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 windowThursday, September 3
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major05:10–07:10Moon overhead
    • Minor14:12–15:12Moonset
    • Major17:40–19:40Moon underfoot
    • Minor22:03–23:03Moonrise

    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?