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United States / Minnesota / Lake Pool 3

Bite forecast: Lake Pool 3

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Best fishing days for the next week

  1. ThursdaySeptember 10weather-based forecast
    81/100high activity

    Cloudy: 54–77 °F

  2. MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
    67/100high activity

    Drizzle: 64–77 °F

  3. SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    61/100high activity

    Drizzle: 63–84 °F

Lake Pool 3 (Minnesota) — one of the area's fishing spots. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.

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Nearby rivers

  • Catfish Slu1 mi
  • Canon River2 mi
  • North Cannon River3 mi
  • Wind River4 mi
  • Miley Run4 mi
  • Jackson Run5 mi

Nearby water bodies

  • ReservoirDischarge Basin0.4 mi
  • LakeJones Lake0.7 mi
  • LakeBuffalo Slough0.9 mi
  • LakeBrunner Lake1 mi
  • ReservoirGantenbein Lake2 mi
  • LakeNelson Lake2 mi
  • LakeTrenton Slough3 mi
  • LakeLower Rattling Springs Lake3 mi
  • LakeTwin Lakes4 mi
  • LakeUpper Rattling Springs Lake4 mi

Catches

Recorded 6 catches here. Most commonly caught: Walleye, Channel catfish, Pike. Peak season: March–August.

  • Walleye — Pool 3, Mar 07, 2018, 6:41 PM
    2
    Walleye
    Pool 3
    23 °F7 mph
    Mar 07, 2018, 6:41 PM
  • Walleye — Pool 3, Mar 07, 2018, 6:35 PM
    2
    Walleye
    Pool 3

Bite calendar

7–Sep 13
Mon
Tue
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Thu
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Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
Based on:weatherseasonal
What is a bite calendar?
MuskellungePikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassYellow perchBrook troutCoho salmonLargemouth bassBluegillCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishSteelheadWhitefishBlack crappieLake troutRainbow troutWhite crappieBurbotChinook salmon

Black crappie

5/10 · Fair

Hourly activity

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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

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. 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 67 °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 °F67 °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 rising 0.06 inHg over the day — the bite usually settles down after a rise.

Pressure through the day, 0.06 inHg change
00:00 · 29.9223:00 · 29.98 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

9 SepWednesday, September 9
+79°

Clear · feels like +71°

Low / high
+58°…+82°
Precipitation
0.00 in
Wind
18 mph W
Cloud cover
3%
Humidity
28%
Pressure
29.92 inHg
00:00+63°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph70%0%
01:00+61°—2 mphnorth wind, 2 mph73%0%
02:00+61°—2 mphwest wind, 2 mph73%0%
03:00+61°—5 mphsouthwest wind, 5 mph71%0%
04:00+61°—8 mphsouthwest wind, 8 mph70%0%
05:00+60°—9 mphsouthwest wind, 9 mph73%0%
06:00+58°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph76%0%
07:00+59°—10 mphsouthwest wind, 10 mph75%0%
08:00+63°—11 mphsouthwest wind, 11 mph65%0%
09:00+68°—13 mphwest wind, 13 mph49%0%
10:00+73°—15 mphwest wind, 15 mph37%0%
11:00+76°—16 mphwest wind, 16 mph31%1%
12:00+79°—18 mphwest wind, 18 mph28%3%
13:00+81°—19 mphwest wind, 19 mph26%13%
14:00+82°—20 mphwest wind, 20 mph25%40%
15:00+82°—20 mphwest wind, 20 mph24%75%
16:00+82°—20 mphnorthwest wind, 20 mph25%97%
17:00+80°—18 mphnorthwest wind, 18 mph27%93%
18:00+78°—15 mphnorthwest wind, 15 mph31%76%
19:00+75°—13 mphnorthwest wind, 13 mph35%63%
20:00+71°—11 mphnorthwest wind, 11 mph41%61%
21:00+67°—9 mphnorth wind, 9 mph48%64%
22:00+63°—8 mphnorth wind, 8 mph54%67%
23:00+61°—7 mphnorth wind, 7 mph59%70%
+82°+70°+58°
Weather throughout the day
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Sun and moon

Wednesday, September 9
The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
DaylightMoon above the horizon
Sunrise
06:54
Sunset
19:47
Day length
12 h 53 min
Sunshine hours
12 h 43 min
UV index
5
moderate
Moon
Waning crescent
Moonrise
04:48
Moonset
18:54

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 windowWednesday, September 9
Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
Major periodsMinor periods
  • Minor04:18–05:18Moonrise
  • Major10:59–12:59Moon overhead
  • Minor18:24–19:24Moonset

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?
Mar 07, 2018, 6:35 PM
  • Pike
    Pool 3
    16 °F7 mph
    Mar 02, 2019, 9:27 AM
  • Channel catfish
    Gantenbein Lake
    Aug 29, 2015, 12:16 PM
  • Channel catfish
    Gantenbein Lake
    Aug 29, 2015, 12:15 PM
  • Blue catfish
    Pool 3
    79 °F2 mph
    Aug 09, 2015, 12:22 AM
  • BiteGuide·From anglers’ reports

    What actually worked on this water

    Based on 6 verified catchesPeriod: 2015–2019

    This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.

    By fish species

    vertical axis — number of catches

    012
    2211
    Channel catfishWalleyeBlue catfishPike
    By fish species
    ValueCatchesShare
    Channel catfish233%
    Walleye233%
    Blue catfish117%
    Pike117%

    By month

    vertical axis — number of catches

    023
    33
    MarAug
    By month
    ValueCatchesShare
    Mar350%
    Aug350%

    By time of day

    vertical axis — number of catches

    012
    1221
    371219
    By time of day
    ValueCatchesShare
    03:00117%
    07:00233%
    12:00233%
    19:00117%