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6 verified Channel catfish catches are linked to Red River. The forecast below uses this waterbody and current weather data.
Hourly activity and a seven-day calendar for Channel catfish.
Monday, September 7
The bite is strong — fish are active. A thunderstorm is possible: activity rises before the front and drops after.
Best time — 00:00–04:00 and 23:00–23:00 (nighttime activity).
Work the cover — snags, weed edges, hole entrances; retrieve the lure with pauses.
The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: cut-bait bottom rig or stink bait.
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.
Worth going — it's a productive day.
The computed water temperature is around 68 °F — inside the 68–86 °F comfort range for Channel catfish, so baseline activity is high.
Channel catfish feeds at night: the peak falls in the dark hours, between sunset and sunrise.
Pressure is dropping 0.15 inHg over the day — fish are usually more active ahead of a weather change.
September is an average month for Channel catfish here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Cloudy · feels like +77°
The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
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?Recorded 6 catches here. Most commonly caught: Channel catfish. Peak season: August–September.
BiteGuideFrom anglers’ reports
This is a summary of anglers' reports, not a proven cause of the bite: conditions lining up does not mean they drove it.
vertical axis — number of catches
| Value | Catches | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aug | 4 | 67% |
| Sep | 2 | 33% |
Red River (Minnesota) — one of the area's fishing spots. About 636 km long. Species found here: channel catfish. A smart bite calendar — moon phase, atmospheric pressure, and weather combined into an hourly fish-activity forecast for the coming days.