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United States / Minnesota / Middle Fork Whitewater River

Bite forecast: Middle Fork Whitewater River

  • length 40 mi
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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. WednesdaySeptember 9weather-based forecast
    68/100high activity

    Clear: 55–70 °F

  2. TuesdaySeptember 8weather-based forecast
    63/100high activity

    Cloudy: 66–81 °F

  3. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    62/100high activity

    Cloudy: 68–81 °F

Middle Fork Whitewater River (Minnesota) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 65 km long. 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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Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
PikeYellow perchCoho salmonMuskellungeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassBluegillBrook troutCarpLargemouth bassWhitefishSteelheadBlack crappieChannel catfishFlathead catfishLake troutRainbow troutWhite crappieChinook salmonBurbot

Black crappie

5/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

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Bite activity:highmediumlow

The bite is moderate — fish feed in short bursts. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.

Peak bite hours

Best time — 06:00–09:00 (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. A thunderstorm is possible — bring a rain jacket, and pack up at the first rumble of thunder.

Summary

An average day — best chances during peak windows.

How this forecast is calculated

Why this forecast

The computed water temperature is around 68 °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 °F68 °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 · 29.8523:00 · 29.62 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

7 SepMonday, September 7
+72°

Cloudy · feels like +70°

Low / high
+67°…+81°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
19 mph SE
Cloud cover
100%
Humidity
88%
Pressure
29.78 inHg
00:00+68°0.09 in12 mphsoutheast wind, 12 mph91%100%
01:00+68°0.22 in5 mpheast wind, 5 mph95%100%
02:00+68°0.16 in10 mphnortheast wind, 10 mph95%100%
03:00+68°0.09 in12 mpheast wind, 12 mph94%100%
04:00+68°0.05 in14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph94%100%
05:00+67°0.01 in18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph96%100%
06:00+68°0.04 in15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph96%100%
07:00+68°0.02 in16 mphsoutheast wind, 16 mph96%100%
08:00+69°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph96%100%
09:00+71°—15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph92%88%
10:00+71°—16 mphsoutheast wind, 16 mph92%100%
11:00+70°0.02 in17 mphsoutheast wind, 17 mph93%100%
12:00+72°—19 mphsoutheast wind, 19 mph88%100%
13:00+70°—17 mphsoutheast wind, 17 mph91%100%
14:00+71°0.01 in16 mphsoutheast wind, 16 mph89%100%
15:00+74°0.01 in15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph85%100%
16:00+76°0.01 in15 mphsoutheast wind, 15 mph81%100%
17:00+78°—16 mphsoutheast wind, 16 mph75%100%
18:00+80°—17 mphsoutheast wind, 17 mph68%100%
19:00+81°—18 mphsoutheast wind, 18 mph65%100%
20:00+78°0.00 in19 mphsoutheast wind, 19 mph71%100%
21:00+74°0.00 in19 mphsoutheast wind, 19 mph81%100%
22:00+71°0.00 in19 mphsoutheast wind, 19 mph88%100%
23:00+70°—16 mphsoutheast wind, 16 mph90%73%
+81°+74°+67°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Monday, September 7
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:51
Sunset
19:51
Day length
13 h
Sunshine hours
8 h 10 min
UV index
4
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
02:06
Moonset
17:54

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 windowMonday, September 7
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor01:36–02:36Moonrise
  • Major09:07–11:07Moon overhead
  • Minor17:24–18:24Moonset
  • Major21:36–23:36Moon underfoot

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?

Catches

Recorded 1 catch here. Most commonly caught: Rainbow trout. Peak season: April.

  • Rainbow trout — Middle Fork Whitewater River, Apr 24, 2018
    Rainbow trout
    Middle Fork Whitewater River
    66 °F4 mph
    Apr 24, 2018

Nearby rivers

  • Logan Branch4 mi
  • South Fork Whitewater River6 mi
  • North Branch Whitewater River6 mi
  • Whitewater River8 mi