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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

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.

MondaySeptember 7weather-based forecast
67/100high activity

Drizzle: 64–77 °F

  • SundaySeptember 6weather-based forecast
    61/100high activity

    Drizzle: 63–84 °F

  • 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
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    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
      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

    Bite calendar

    7–Sep 13
    Mon
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    Bite activity:highmediumlowslow
    Based on:weatherseasonal
    What is a bite calendar?
    Brook troutCoho salmonMuskellungePikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassYellow perchLargemouth bassWhitefishBluegillCarpChannel catfishFlathead catfishSteelheadBlack crappieRainbow troutWhite crappieChinook salmonLake troutBurbot

    Black crappie

    7/10 · Good

    Hourly activity

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    Bite activity:highmediumlow

    The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is rising — activity tends to be more subdued.

    Peak bite hours

    Best time — 06:00–08:00 (dawn bite) and 20:00–21:00 (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

    Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly. 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 65 °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 °F65 °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 · 29.9823:00 · 29.91 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

    10 SepThursday, September 10
    +74°

    Cloudy · feels like +71°

    Low / high
    +53°…+77°
    Precipitation
    0.00 in
    Wind
    4 mph E
    Cloud cover
    97%
    Humidity
    36%
    Pressure
    29.99 inHg
    00:00+59°—6 mphnorth wind, 6 mph63%74%
    01:00+58°—5 mphnortheast wind, 5 mph67%73%
    02:00+56°—4 mphnortheast wind, 4 mph71%63%
    03:00+56°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph74%49%
    04:00+55°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph76%44%
    05:00+54°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph78%59%
    06:00+53°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph80%83%
    07:00+54°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph78%100%
    08:00+57°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph70%100%
    09:00+62°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph58%95%
    10:00+67°—6 mpheast wind, 6 mph48%91%
    11:00+71°—5 mpheast wind, 5 mph41%93%
    12:00+74°—4 mpheast wind, 4 mph36%97%
    13:00+76°—3 mpheast wind, 3 mph32%100%
    14:00+77°—6 mphsoutheast wind, 6 mph29%100%
    15:00+77°—11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph29%100%
    16:00+75°—14 mphsoutheast wind, 14 mph33%100%
    17:00+72°0.00 in13 mphsoutheast wind, 13 mph46%100%
    18:00+67°0.00 in11 mphsoutheast wind, 11 mph64%100%
    19:00+63°0.00 in8 mphsoutheast wind, 8 mph79%100%
    20:00+62°—7 mphsoutheast wind, 7 mph88%100%
    21:00+61°—7 mpheast wind, 7 mph93%100%
    22:00+60°—9 mpheast wind, 9 mph96%100%
    23:00+60°—10 mpheast wind, 10 mph96%92%
    +77°+65°+53°
    Weather throughout the day
    0:006:0012:0018:0023:00

    Sun and moon

    Thursday, September 10
    The day: daylight and the hours the moon is above the horizon. Local time0:0012:0024:00
    DaylightMoon above the horizon
    Sunrise
    06:55
    Sunset
    19:45
    Day length
    12 h 50 min
    Sunshine hours
    7 h 10 min
    UV index
    3
    moderate
    Moon
    Waning crescent
    Moonrise
    06:06
    Moonset
    19:15

    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

    +14% in the windowThursday, September 10
    Feeding windows on the day scale, local time0:0012:0024:00
    Major periodsMinor periods
    • Major00:00–01:24Moon underfoot
    • Minor05:36–06:36Moonrise
    • Major11:47–13:47Moon overhead
    • Minor18:45–19:45Moonset

    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?

    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%